Wow! Hasbro made a villain into a toy for the first time in MLP's 30-year history! That is incredible!!
And don't be hatin' on the bronies! Bronies and old-school collectors have much in common. Not least of which is that we want show-accurate toys. I think the reason that bronies have successfully moved Hasbro to action is not because they screamed louder than collectors, but because their very numbers and output dwarfs that of the traditional adult collector demographic. There are tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of bronies worldwide, and the numbers just continue to grow. Us collectors number in, what, perhaps a few thousand?
And bronies are
incredibly prolific in showing their passion for the show - the quality and volume of fanworks is astounding. Fanart, comics, music, fanfics, customs, plushies, PMVs, original animation - it's mind-blowing how much media is produced as a response to this show. After months of continued, never-waning passion for the series, of course Hasbro is gonna sit up and take notice of this demographic, and assess them as a potential market. I'm so happy they finally responded with some of the "most-wanted" merchandise, e.g. a white Celestia.
I really hope they produce enough toys to meet demand - I'm sure many a Toys R Us store is going to be swamped come autumn. LOL! And lets also hope that these toys sell well enough to encourage more "waves" of fan favorites made into official figurines. I haven't been this excited for upcoming MLP merchandise in a
very long time!