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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Wardah on February 08, 2015, 09:25:18 PM
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It seems the wave of brushables after the ones with necklaces and cutie marks around their eye and down their leg has been spotted and it looks like the main 6 again. However they have codes on their legs so I'm assuming they need to release them with the codes once and then they will start with the new characters.
http://www.mlpmerch.com/2015/02/new-cutie-mark-magic-mane-6-brushables.html?
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Everytime I think I am warming up to G4, Hasbro releases a new group of Mane Six...and saves me more money.
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Another set of shelfwarmers that block the shelves from getting new character waves.
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All mane six for now, hopefully the codes will lead to more characters since people will want them in game, mane 6 down and Celestia.. now just the other Princesses and CMC, and then possibly more characters after that. Also has this been posted?
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Are stores ever going to start turning down Hasbro and stocking these? All these do is shelfwarm. Tired of seeing mane 6 clogging the aisle up keeping new merchandise from coming in.
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Are stores ever going to start turning down Hasbro and stocking these? All these do is shelfwarm. Tired of seeing mane 6 clogging the aisle up keeping new merchandise from coming in.
That's probably why we never got Holly Dash in the US.
Well these at least make sense. You probably can't have a character in the new app (it is not the gameloft one but a new one) unless you scan its code. So even if someone has all the Mane 6, if they want them in the game they need to buy the ones with the codes. The good news is once people have all the Mane 6 in their game they won't need them again. So after this wave there should be new characters again.
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Boringgg. I'd actually buy different characters. I picked up Sunset Shimmer at WM, so cute!
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There's a new app?? What's it called??
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Well, here's to saving more money!
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I don't know how they found it but there is more information here:
http://www.mlpmerch.com/2015/02/more-info-on-friendship-celebration-app.html?
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Are stores ever going to start turning down Hasbro and stocking these? All these do is shelfwarm. Tired of seeing mane 6 clogging the aisle up keeping new merchandise from coming in.
That's probably why we never got Holly Dash in the US.
Well these at least make sense. You probably can't have a character in the new app (it is not the gameloft one but a new one) unless you scan its code. So even if someone has all the Mane 6, if they want them in the game they need to buy the ones with the codes. The good news is once people have all the Mane 6 in their game they won't need them again. So after this wave there should be new characters again.
It wouldn't surprise me if that's why we never got Holly Dash or the AJ and Daisy Dreams fashion styles as well.
"What's that? The consumer doesn't want another of the same Cadance and Twilight FS but with NEW TATTOOS?" I'm still kind of peeved that the new Sunset Shimmer FS was snatched up in an instant and now all the local Target has is two more Cadances shelfwarming as well right next to the old rainbow winged Twilight.
If these at least tie into a new app game, it at least makes sense, but we're not going to see these on the shelves any time soon. Some of the local stores in my area just barely cleared out the crystal empire mane 6 2 months ago or so and barely got the rainbow power ones. That set is selling arguably even slower.
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"new mane 6 brushables with a new twist!"
I'm baffled. Why do they keep releasing the same ponies with a "twist"? Kids don't want 47 Rainbow Dashes. Eventually their parents will stop buying the same ponies over and over.
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The shelves near me are full of playfull Pinkie Pie, and FS Cadence. I checked 4 stores this weekend, hoping to find FS AJ, snowglobes, or Holly Dash, but that's all I could find. Why more main six, WHY?!
I would assume a company as big as hasbro wouldn't keep releasing them by accident. They must know what they are doing, but I really don't get it.
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This is just my opinion in it, but I kind of see this as no different than the armies of G1's many of us have. Most of my Peachys, for instance, have very small differences to an outside eye but they are arguably different.
I think Hasbro's goal is that children will find a pony they really like and will want every minute variant of. It's certainly working for Skylanders, another Hasbro franchise.
I mean it stinks that they're doing this, and we have no choice in what we buy, but I think that's why Funko and WLF have their licenses: to entice collectors.
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All mane six for now, hopefully the codes will lead to more characters since people will want them in game, mane 6 down and Celestia.. now just the other Princesses and CMC, and then possibly more characters after that. Also has this been posted?
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That's the first good image I've seen of that playset. I am definitly getting it. I could wish that it was a little larger but at least this way it will be on scale with the pop bakery. I love that for that size, they found a way to have different rooms.
As for the mane 6, I guess it was inevitable that they would rerelease them with those codes. It's an ingenious plan to use the game and codes. I have actually thought they might go in that direction before this. I'm just hoping, like others have suggested, that once they cycle through the main cast that this will encourage new characters.
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Well, here's to saving more money!
Yes! XD Right now I'm having trouble keeping up with the new stuff so I won't mind a bit of time to play catch up and buy everything I want.
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I think Hasbro's goal is that children will find a pony they really like and will want every minute variant of. It's certainly working for Skylanders, another Hasbro franchise.
Skylanders? That's Activision. And their constant re-releases has actually drawn the same criticism, and many of the re-release figures end up being shelf warmers. And even then, they're still releasing new characters alongside the old ones, so it's not quite as frustrating as MLP's constant mane 6 releases :P
Anyhow, I'm still surprised that Hasbro don't slip in at least one new character every wave. It would keep people checking back, and keep up the demand.
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I'll only be getting these if they come with their little houses :hmm: Rarity is an automatic for me. That Carasol Boutique look gorgeous!
But the Mane Six will be more custom bait for me! :P
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I think Hasbro's goal is that children will find a pony they really like and will want every minute variant of. It's certainly working for Skylanders, another Hasbro franchise.
Skylanders? That's Activision. And their constant re-releases has actually drawn the same criticism, and many of the re-release figures end up being shelf warmers. And even then, they're still releasing new characters alongside the old ones, so it's not quite as frustrating as MLP's constant mane 6 releases :P
Anyhow, I'm still surprised that Hasbro don't slip in at least one new character every wave. It would keep people checking back, and keep up the demand.
I thought the figures were made by Hasbro, though? O.o I must be getting my franchises mixed up. >_< I have a long laundry list of problem with Activision so I'll save that for another time. :p
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Well, here's to saving more money!
Hahaha, sadly yes...
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I am. So. Tired. Of the mane 6. Six -__________- I HOPE since they are doing the whole 'collect them online' now thing hopefully we wont see the mane 6 for a while after this new wave and thus we see more NEW characters and even re-releases of older characters! I wouldnt mind seeing Blossomforth, Flitterheart, Daisy Dreams, etc again. Hasbro is killin' me here!
But I DO love the designs in their manes!
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I think Hasbro's goal is that children will find a pony they really like and will want every minute variant of. It's certainly working for Skylanders, another Hasbro franchise.
Skylanders? That's Activision. And their constant re-releases has actually drawn the same criticism, and many of the re-release figures end up being shelf warmers. And even then, they're still releasing new characters alongside the old ones, so it's not quite as frustrating as MLP's constant mane 6 releases :P
Anyhow, I'm still surprised that Hasbro don't slip in at least one new character every wave. It would keep people checking back, and keep up the demand.
I thought the figures were made by Hasbro, though? O.o I must be getting my franchises mixed up. >_< I have a long laundry list of problem with Activision so I'll save that for another time. :p
Awe thats insulting for Activision to compare it to Hasbro.... at least the Skylanders all will have new moulds, new designs, totally different forms of each character. Theres baby Spyro, Mega Ram Spyro, Giant's Spryro with the gems, etc and they look really cool and original! With Hasbro and ponies its.... "here lets take a pinkie pie and print some cheap designs we made on Paint and print them all over these spare Pinkie Pies in the back!" x'D
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
As someone else said, the app codes is actually a good sign we'll see new characters afterwards, however, though possibly still dotted with mane six for the late-comers. As little as we like it, the mane six are the MLP "mascots" and aren't going to leave the spotlight any time soon. The hair on these new ones looks interesting so I'll be looking forward to seeing them in person.
I think they are banking on people making shrines or armies. In the Japanese figure industry there are a handful of characters that have hundreds (literally) of figures and merchandise whilst other characters in the same series are ignored. Why? Because there are people that will buy the new Miku Hatsune because she has a new hat, and the new Saber in a slightly different dress. Does it suck? Absolutely, but there must clearly be good money in constantly releasing variations of the same character(s), else it wouldn't be such a prevalent trend.
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Introducing new characters ALONG with the mane 6 wouldn't hurt either. Monster High always has got many Draculaura and Frankie rereleases but they also introduce new characters. The Zelfs also have got rereleases, althought they've got fewer because they prefer to release a new batch of characters in each wave.
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All mane six for now, hopefully the codes will lead to more characters since people will want them in game, mane 6 down and Celestia.. now just the other Princesses and CMC, and then possibly more characters after that. Also has this been posted?
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Wow that is adorable! I don't know if it has been posted yet, but I hadn't seen it before- SO CUTE! Love the little pony mannequin...
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I know! That mannequin is adorable.
I don't know what to say about the re-releases. I know I don't care for them. But it seems to be working for Hasbro. They don't exactly fly off the shelves but they do eventually go and get replaced.
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
Alas this...sad but so so true.
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All mane six for now, hopefully the codes will lead to more characters since people will want them in game, mane 6 down and Celestia.. now just the other Princesses and CMC, and then possibly more characters after that. Also has this been posted?
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Wow that is adorable! I don't know if it has been posted yet, but I hadn't seen it before- SO CUTE! Love the little pony mannequin...
I haven't seen this one before either :D It's cute. Wait a minute... a house which closes off entirely, not just a single wall? Hasbro!? :P
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
Alas this...sad but so so true.
Hopefully it does mean that more variety is incoming, though! Because the zapcodes are only good for one character, right? Sooooo~ in order to fill their virtual world, they're going to need lots and lots of characters, especially the recurring ones like the CMC, Zecora, the Cakes, Princesses, villains, etc etc.
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
Alas this...sad but so so true.
Hopefully it does mean that more variety is incoming, though! Because the zapcodes are only good for one character, right? Sooooo~ in order to fill their virtual world, they're going to need lots and lots of characters, especially the recurring ones like the CMC, Zecora, the Cakes, Princesses, villains, etc etc.
Watch them start to put them on the blind bags, then its game over for brushies.
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
Alas this...sad but so so true.
Hopefully it does mean that more variety is incoming, though! Because the zapcodes are only good for one character, right? Sooooo~ in order to fill their virtual world, they're going to need lots and lots of characters, especially the recurring ones like the CMC, Zecora, the Cakes, Princesses, villains, etc etc.
Watch them start to put them on the blind bags, then its game over for brushies.
The sad thing is, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they did do this. :(
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It makes sense. As little as we like it, this app thingy is Hasbro's new thing so of course the first releases will be the mane six. Which characters are the kids most familiar with and will want more in their game? The mane six.
Alas this...sad but so so true.
Hopefully it does mean that more variety is incoming, though! Because the zapcodes are only good for one character, right? Sooooo~ in order to fill their virtual world, they're going to need lots and lots of characters, especially the recurring ones like the CMC, Zecora, the Cakes, Princesses, villains, etc etc.
Watch them start to put them on the blind bags, then its game over for brushies.
The sad thing is, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they did do this. :(
I would say don't get your hopes up until we see if they are on blind bags or not, because knowing hasbro they will put them on the blind bag cards and thats how people will get them in the game.. which means the whole lots of new characters in brushie form is out the window.
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Alas, who knows what Hasbro is planning aside trying to jump on every bandwagon there is (Equestria Girls~Monster High, blind bags~Moshi Monsters/Lego Minifigures, Zapcodes~Amiibos/Skylanders)
Jack of all trades, master of none.
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Remember when all we needed were magnets in their hooves? :lol:
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Remember when all we needed were magnets in their hooves? :lol:
Remember when all we needed was a brush/comb, a ribbom and MAYBE a puffy sticker or mommy charm? ;)
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Remember when all we needed were magnets in their hooves? :lol:
Remember when all we needed was a brush/comb, a ribbom and MAYBE a puffy sticker or mommy charm? ;)
From the amount of stories I've read on here about kids trashing their G1 ribbons out of disinterest, you didn't even need that :P Remember when the ponies were so beautiful, unique and exciting that they could be appreciated for their own merit without add-ons or gimmicks?
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Oh good gravy...
:bangs head on desk repeatedly:
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I really despise the idea of them having scan codes on them. AT LEAST put it on a paper inside the box. However, that little shop Rarity comes with is really cool.
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Remember when all we needed were magnets in their hooves? :lol:
Remember when all we needed was a brush/comb, a ribbom and MAYBE a puffy sticker or mommy charm? ;)
From the amount of stories I've read on here about kids trashing their G1 ribbons out of disinterest, you didn't even need that :P Remember when the ponies were so beautiful, unique and exciting that they could be appreciated for their own merit without add-ons or gimmicks?
I NEEDED the ribbons! I loved the ribbons almost as much as the ponies!
I wonder how these will be packaged? Id hate for people to scan them through the package!! :(
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It seems the wave of brushables after the ones with necklaces and cutie marks around their eye and down their leg has been spotted and it looks like the main 6 again. However they have codes on their legs so I'm assuming they need to release them with the codes once and then they will start with the new characters.
http://www.mlpmerch.com/2015/02/new-cutie-mark-magic-mane-6-brushables.html?
I realize this is a 'shopped image, but the codes look really bad.
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I really despise the idea of them having scan codes on them. AT LEAST put it on a paper inside the box.
I agree, but perhaps they were worried that if they did that, people would throw away the paper without looking at it? I know LPS used to have a seperate card to scan, but their QR codes (or whatever they're called now) were recently moved to the back of their heads.. if that makes sense.
I just wish the codes were on their hooves or somewhere else easily hidden, if they *have* to be on the ponies themselves.
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The codes look terrible. Couldn't they have made them a different color to match each pony? Or do they not scan properly then?
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The codes look terrible. Couldn't they have made them a different color to match each pony? Or do they not scan properly then?
They need to be high contrast to scan.
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I'm in love with Rarity's shop and will be buying that the moment I see it. (She's my second favorite pony, right after Fluttershy.)
On one hand I feel immense sympathy for all of you who have stuck with mlp for months, years or decades. It sucks that you aren't getting new, exciting characters as brushables. On the other hand, I'm 100% new to collecting ponies (joined back in '10 because I love dolls.) and got into mlp via Friendship is Magic. So I do want at least one version of all of the mane six, and will be happy to get a set without any danger of getting gauged by people trying to stock up and re-sell. (I can respect people placing value on older ponies and collecting them as a vintage item, but it's annoying when someone goes to stores, grabs all of something and wants to resell on ebay or amazon market.)
I agree with those saying that Hasbro should have taken a hint from Skylanders or Monster High if they were going to re-release. They should be offering something for their loyal customers to purchase as well. Failing to do this is definitely a blind spot.
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I love the play set, other than that please stop with the main six , keep that up and I will stop buying pones off the shelf.
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LOL i can totally see hasbro putting scannable qr codes onto blindbags... or at least their cards! xD watch them release waves 1, 3, etc alllll over again so we can scan them xD
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I think having it on their legs looks cute. Didn't another generation of MLP have hearts on their legs in the same place? G3? Maybe they are trying to callback to that. I see a lot of complaints that G4/Hasbro doesn't do enough to acknowledge the older generations so maybe they were trying to do that?
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Looks like all my money will be going to Zelfs. They are doing right what Hasbro is going wrong.
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Everytime I think I am warming up to G4, Hasbro releases a new group of Mane Six...and saves me more money.
right ! I always like ohhhh maybe someone new and pretty.... But then I gland its nothing to wish
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I think having it on their legs looks cute. Didn't another generation of MLP have hearts on their legs in the same place? G3? Maybe they are trying to callback to that. I see a lot of complaints that G4/Hasbro doesn't do enough to acknowledge the older generations so maybe they were trying to do that?
G3 had hearts but they were much smaller, proprtionatly, and much less obvious because they were usually in colors complementary to the pony's design. The original purpose of the heart was to indicate which hoof had the magnet in it. Where as there is no reason why the code on a G4 can't be put on a less obvious part of the pony such as the non-display side. I doubt that Hasbro was thinking of G3 at all in this instance. Though they have actually released several G3 characters so G3 isn't without representation in G4. When people are talking about acknowledging older gens, they almost always mean g1.
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Introducing new characters ALONG with the mane 6 wouldn't hurt either.
This!
You need to have balance. Otherwise people get bored.
Really. This franchise was made to have a variety of characters
in brushables, if you only make the main focus of a toy line include 6 characters it's gonna fall.
That's not to say that they can never use any of the mane 6, but
you have to have that little black word I used before.
What was it again?
Oh yeah. Balance!
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If they're going to print a big heart zapcode on them, why not on the non display side where they're never going to put the other cutie Mark? That way it can't be scanned through the box and it can be somewhere not so noticeable on the pony. And the blank non display side can have something there? Bit better than on the hoof where anyone can scan it
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i understand that as adults we get frustrated with the constant re-releases of the mane six ponies,
but this weekend, my niece who love all things ponies said something that surprised me.
she's one of the few people i know that really only wants merchandise or toys with the mane six, and a few other characters here or there. what i didn't realize is that she's only interested in them if they are in the show, and have names.
i was wondering why she didn't like muffin pony or minty when they came out, and didn't care if she got them or not.
when i asked her if she wanted this new set that's coming out, cuz i know she likes charms and the elements of harmony like things, she asked me if they were in the show, and what happens that they get cutie marks all over.
after telling her i didn't know, she told me she wasn't interested in them.
i was surprised. i guess i underestimated how much pull the show has on what she'll own. (she sometimes will accept the comic as fact too.)
i don't know how many other kids are like this, but i know when i was little i did like lickety split (baby) cuz she was in the movie. same with applejack and firefly. but i still wanted any pony i could get my hands on too. so maybe their marketing isn't a total miss, just not what we want it to be.
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G3 had hearts but they were much smaller, proprtionatly, and much less obvious because they were usually in colors complementary to the pony's design. The original purpose of the heart was to indicate which hoof had the magnet in it. Where as there is no reason why the code on a G4 can't be put on a less obvious part of the pony such as the non-display side. I doubt that Hasbro was thinking of G3 at all in this instance. Though they have actually released several G3 characters so G3 isn't without representation in G4. When people are talking about acknowledging older gens, they almost always mean g1.
It likely has to be so visible so that it's obvious where the code is (there will be those that don't have the stamp due to errors and Hasbro prolly want to avoid upset parents), and to advertise the code being there - why would they hide their new gimmick? As someone else said, the codes have to be bold so that they can be easily scanned. I doubt it can be scanned through the plastic as it's too shiny - I tried photographing marks on a G4 through the plastic recently and it was difficult because of the glare even with no direct light source. It's possible that in-packaging these might have some sort of covering over it I guess? Maybe the mane, like how they used to be packaged?
Build-A-Bear put their new paw logo beneath the ponies' hooves and there was no end of complaining about that, so I wonder if putting it elsewhere would really have made much of a difference :shrug: Disney have their store logo embroidered onto the side of their plush toys, and other plush companies put their tags and logos in obvious places. If it bothers you, just clean it off or don't buy them.
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i understand that as adults we get frustrated with the constant re-releases of the mane six ponies,
but this weekend, my niece who love all things ponies said something that surprised me.
she's one of the few people i know that really only wants merchandise or toys with the mane six, and a few other characters here or there. what i didn't realize is that she's only interested in them if they are in the show, and have names.
i was wondering why she didn't like muffin pony or minty when they came out, and didn't care if she got them or not.
when i asked her if she wanted this new set that's coming out, cuz i know she likes charms and the elements of harmony like things, she asked me if they were in the show, and what happens that they get cutie marks all over.
after telling her i didn't know, she told me she wasn't interested in them.
i was surprised. i guess i underestimated how much pull the show has on what she'll own. (she sometimes will accept the comic as fact too.)
i don't know how many other kids are like this, but i know when i was little i did like lickety split (baby) cuz she was in the movie. same with applejack and firefly. but i still wanted any pony i could get my hands on too. so maybe their marketing isn't a total miss, just not what we want it to be.
This was me as a child. If the toy wasn't of a character from whatever show or movie I was interested in at the time, then I didn't want it. I liked playing with the characters I was already familiar with and fond of.
I didn't like MLP as a kid, but even collecting them now, I only got into them because of FIM, and mostly only collect the show characters I like, or pretty backgrounders.
There have been very few things I've collected as either a child or an adult where there wasn't an associated media that got me interested in the toys/merchandise in the first place.
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i understand that as adults we get frustrated with the constant re-releases of the mane six ponies,
but this weekend, my niece who love all things ponies said something that surprised me.
she's one of the few people i know that really only wants merchandise or toys with the mane six, and a few other characters here or there. what i didn't realize is that she's only interested in them if they are in the show, and have names.
i was wondering why she didn't like muffin pony or minty when they came out, and didn't care if she got them or not.
when i asked her if she wanted this new set that's coming out, cuz i know she likes charms and the elements of harmony like things, she asked me if they were in the show, and what happens that they get cutie marks all over.
after telling her i didn't know, she told me she wasn't interested in them.
i was surprised. i guess i underestimated how much pull the show has on what she'll own. (she sometimes will accept the comic as fact too.)
i don't know how many other kids are like this, but i know when i was little i did like lickety split (baby) cuz she was in the movie. same with applejack and firefly. but i still wanted any pony i could get my hands on too. so maybe their marketing isn't a total miss, just not what we want it to be.
This was me as a child. If the toy wasn't of a character from whatever show or movie I was interested in at the time, then I didn't want it. I liked playing with the characters I was already familiar with and fond of.
I didn't like MLP as a kid, but even collecting them now, I only got into them because of FIM, and mostly only collect the show characters I like, or pretty backgrounders.
There have been very few things I've collected as either a child or an adult where there wasn't an associated media that got me interested in the toys/merchandise in the first place.
I think it all depends on the person. I never owned a single G1 pony that appeared on the show. I loved my own ponies just as much and liked to create my own stories that had nothing to do with the show or movies. G2 also did well over here and never even had a show.
I can't help but feel that in some cases the show limits their imagination rather than expands it.
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I thinkas a a kid I was more drawn to ponies that were featured on the show but I can definitely say that I never would have wanted more than one Firefly/Sundance/etc... ESPECIALLY if they were in the EXACT same pose. Then again the g1 movies always featured a different pony. I think besides show characters, I was drawn to beautiful designs like Sugarberry, Powder, Parasol as opposed to kind of more boring ones like Medley. Then again I was a horse-crazy kid and loved all the ponies :)
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Well look at it this way. Kids may want more than one but the parents -do- have a say in what they get their kids. Really can't always give them what they want even if what they want is 20 Pinkie Pies.. Of course if the kid is spending their own money they've earned.. then really they can do what they want with it (with some guidance from the parents of course)
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Build-A-Bear put their new paw logo beneath the ponies' hooves and there was no end of complaining about that, so I wonder if putting it elsewhere would really have made much of a difference :shrug: Disney have their store logo embroidered onto the side of their plush toys, and other plush companies put their tags and logos in obvious places. If it bothers you, just clean it off or don't buy them.
I have never heard anyone complain about where buildabear puts their logo, but maybe we frequent different places. I'm glad that it's on their hooves.
To be honest, it irritates me a little bit when people just suggest that " if you don't like it just clean it off or don't buy it." The point of forums is to have a discussion and all opinions should be equally valid in that discussion. These things were just announced! Of course everyone wants to give their opinion whether for or against.
As to " why not clean it off", I might still do that. But from a collector's view, altering a pony in any form, usually decreases it's value. I don't care about the mane six or the princesses, there is already plenty of them. I'm thinking in the future when we may get new characters.
And what's more, I actually want to play the game! And from what I've heard, we may have to keep rescanning the codes. Which means that you can't just scan the code once and then clean it off, you have to keep it on there.
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The shelves near me are full of playfull Pinkie Pie, and FS Cadence. I checked 4 stores this weekend, hoping to find FS AJ, snowglobes, or Holly Dash, but that's all I could find. Why more main six, WHY?!
I would assume a company as big as hasbro wouldn't keep releasing them by accident. They must know what they are doing, but I really don't get it.
If you think that's bad: All of the Dollar Generals I've been to are still stuck on the 4 brushables with the mask (they keep getting new ones in!). They do have the latest blind bags though.
At this point I don't think Hasbro will ever introduce new characters.
However there have been some new brushables up on Taobao: Cadance, Roseluck, Helia, and Lotus Blossom. All 3 have flowers that cover their legs (on one side), chest, and over their eyes. The only pic's I've seen of them is on that other pony site. I'm thinking they may be part of Tr'U's set for this year.
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Build-A-Bear put their new paw logo beneath the ponies' hooves and there was no end of complaining about that, so I wonder if putting it elsewhere would really have made much of a difference :shrug: Disney have their store logo embroidered onto the side of their plush toys, and other plush companies put their tags and logos in obvious places. If it bothers you, just clean it off or don't buy them.
I have never heard anyone complain about where buildabear puts their logo, but maybe we frequent different places. I'm glad that it's on their hooves.
To be honest, it irritates me a little bit when people just suggest that " if you don't like it just clean it off or don't buy it." The point of forums is to have a discussion and all opinions should be equally valid in that discussion. These things were just announced! Of course everyone wants to give their opinion whether for or against.
As to " why not clean it off", I might still do that. But from a collector's view, altering a pony in any form, usually decreases it's value. I don't care about the mane six or the princesses, there is already plenty of them. I'm thinking in the future when we may get new characters.
And what's more, I actually want to play the game! And from what I've heard, we may have to keep rescanning the codes. Which means that you can't just scan the code once and then clean it off, you have to keep it on there.
There was a lot of uproar about the new BaB logo on their Facebook page. But it was mostly not about the ponies(AJ and Trixie at the time, I think?) It was about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set which had the new logo on their hands. It's very visible, a distracting(and unmatching) color, and it makes a TURTLE look like it has a pawprint. I'm on the side of people who dislike it and want it removed. I don't mind much on the ponies since they're on the bottom of the hooves. I just felt it was super unnecessary as the BaB name and logo is on the tags and the little heart tag on the side of the plush AND on top of that it has the BaB info on the barcode inside the plush...does it really need a THIRD logo on it and one that's so large? It's a little much IMO.
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I saw those when it was first posted and was like " ok!???" I have stopped buying any G4 ponies right now cause it the same thing over and over.
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It was all over their FB page :( People complaining about the colour, about it being there (I think the had a little yellow tush tag with a heart before? I find tush tags waaaay more annoying than a symbol embroidered on the toy personally :lol: ). It was right around when Celestia was announced so I was scouring their page for a release date and instead had to wade through a bunch of complaints. I pity the poor people that have to try and moderate corporate social media.
I guess I'm just tired of seeing so many complaints for each new thing that is released. In the other newly announced things thread, many of the comments are negative, even about the new character brushables being released. I know that not everyone will be happy, it's just sad to see so much negativity towards something that should be fun :(
I'm interested in the game, too! I enjoyed the Gameloft one until it crashed and deleted like two months of progress, so hopefully Hasbro's will be more stable. I'm curious if it'll be like the Gameloft one at all, or if it'll be more like say...Neopets or The Sims? Those would be interesting. I'd reeeeally love a MLP RPG kinda game, where you make your own pony and get to travel Equestria doing helpful quests and making friends, fighting evil, etc :biggrin: but I doubt it'll be something so epic :cry:
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CupidStrikes, your idea of a MLP RPG is awesome! I would love that so much! I'm surprised at the lack of MLP video games in general throughout all these years.
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I'm interested in the game, too! I enjoyed the Gameloft one until it crashed and deleted like two months of progress, so hopefully Hasbro's will be more stable. I'm curious if it'll be like the Gameloft one at all, or if it'll be more like say...Neopets or The Sims? Those would be interesting. I'd reeeeally love a MLP RPG kinda game, where you make your own pony and get to travel Equestria doing helpful quests and making friends, fighting evil, etc :biggrin: but I doubt it'll be something so epic :cry:
Ive never actually played neopets or the sims. I've only had experience with the game loft pony game and webkinz. ( and pony island and castleville.). It would be neat if you could make your own pony but that might defeat the purpose of making us buy the toys. Unless they added the codes to the pop ponies which unlocked different features that could be used to customize your pony online. It would make sense since the pop ponies are supposed to be all about mixing and matching.
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Ive never actually played neopets or the sims. I've only had experience with the game loft pony game and webkinz. ( and pony island and castleville.). It would be neat if you could make your own pony but that might defeat the purpose of making us buy the toys. Unless they added the codes to the pop ponies which unlocked different features that could be used to customize your pony online. It would make sense since the pop ponies are supposed to be all about mixing and matching.
Perhaps it could work like Skylanders where buying the ponies and zapping the code adds them to your party? Then it lets you play as both yourself and the ponies? There is equal appeal in playing your own quest, like in Skyrim/Pokemon/etc, or following a more linear path as a set character like Spyro the Dragon or Kingdom Hearts. I think the attributes of MLPs could work very well in a simple puzzle-platformer games, too.
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Well look at it this way. Kids may want more than one but the parents -do- have a say in what they get their kids. Really can't always give them what they want even if what they want is 20 Pinkie Pies.. Of course if the kid is spending their own money they've earned.. then really they can do what they want with it (with some guidance from the parents of course)
true that.
my niece is a completest. and well she has all the large funrise plushes (finally) and someone gave her an applejack without the hat. she has the hat one. and my sister made her return it to the store.
not because having two applejacks is a bad thing, but because my niece would then want a whole nother set of the large funrise plushes..... to match the extra applejack. she loves variety, so when they have a pony that's different, if she understands why it's different, like it was featured in the show or whatnot, then she wants all the variations. it's most apparent in her blind bag collection. she like the transparent ones, cuz it reminds her of the crystal empire, but the metallic ones don't make sense to her.
she's very imaginative, but also very logical. i blame her dad for that one...
when she was younger she also chewed on her ponies when she got nervous. so some of her original twilights are now earth ponies.
we had talks and she never chewed on a g1 or rare pony, but they're hers and she could chew if she wanted to. so a few of her ponies are getting replaced now as well.
the army idea doesn't escape her, and would totally have tons of armies if her mom let her. XD