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There's no reason to have a few years between generations. Transformers hasn't had a 'generation gap' since 1997, and their generations tend to last only about 3 years.The adult fanbase is the cherry on top of the cake for Hasbro . . . but what matters most is the ACTUAL cake, which would be the kids who buy (or who are bought) MLPs. A cake without a cherry is still a perfectly serviceable, delicious cake.
I think a lot of people who don't really collect G4 or G4.5 are ready for a new generation and dont want to wait a few years after G4 ends to see new ponies. Also, if we look back, the period between G1 and G2 was not fun for collectors. We like MLP, we don't really want it to stop or take a break from it! Though some people might want to take a little break from G4 to focus on past gens or for another reason. But I don't think people would like to be forced to wait. Though I would like maybe half a year to wait for the brony fan base to calm down a bit and so I could focus on G1.Hasbro probably won't take a few years without MLP on the shelves. Their main target is little girls. Little girls want pony toys and a pony cartoon. Stopping won't make them happy. Stopping would prevent them selling toys and making a lot of money off of one of their flagship brands. Also, the absence of MLP could lead to other brands dominating the girl toy isle. Hasbro doesn't want that to happen.
I would like a break. I know there won't be one, but it may not matter because I may not even collect G5 unless they do something amazing with it, which isn't likely.But anyway the question is should there be a wait time, not will there be. So to answer the question: Yes. I would like a break to focus on collecting older generations and catch up on things, with maybe some retro stuff thrown in now and then for fun. But just one year, two or one and a half years max.But yeah kids are the main market so there won't be.
Have you picked up any of the factory-style G1 customs, Taffeta? I'm really impressed by their quality. (Like Celebration, Dasher, etc.) Or are you only interested in new ponies also in new molds?