What Are Novistars So Unpopular?

[LittleSpiffy]

I think the Novistars are super cute.  Why is it that they are in every store's clearance pile and popping up MIB at the Goodwill?

Why on earth are they so unpopular when dolls like Lala Loopsy and Monster High are flying off the shelves?

Post Merge: November 24, 2013, 01:51:19 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGKr86ajrQ

[Bergamot]

It's always interesting to see what sticks and what doesn't in the toy market, isn't it?

I'd be interested in seeing some kind of market research on the subject. I wonder if Novi Stars look too "alien" for most little girls to appreciate. Even Monster High dolls are very "human" in appearance (albeit highly stylized!).

[lemonice]

I didnt like them at first. but now i love them (not all.. but some of them).
maybe they are to expensive and there is just so much other toys Girls and boys want more..

[kCherry]

Hmmmm, I had to stop and think about this one. They are cute dolls, but I have never been tempted by them.
  I don't really care for extraterrestrials, though. I think I might have seen one too many movies as a kid. (And I Never saw Alien! Too Scaryyy!!!! )

[DavidC]

I agree - I like them, but I think they might be *too* different for many people.

[melipuffles]

I am the one who had to put these guys on clearance at my store, and I just think they're really creepy. There is something vaguely unsettling about them, and I don't really know why. I think I would have been more scared of them as a kid. Monster High and Lalaloopsy don't give me that feeling, only these guys.

[Shiromisa]

I like them, just...not enough to spend money on them. I would love to get one as a gift though, they're cute.

[DavidC]

They might be hitting The Uncanny Valley for people:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UncannyValley

This article I linked is a good explanation of the effect.

[Wardah]

I think it's more the lack of joints and the high price point. That and they are going for the same audience as Monster High who are releasing so many different dolls that people have hardly any money left for anything else. If they came out before MH or even early on in MH when there were only had a few waves at a time they might have had a better chance.

[MilkyTaroMochi]

I think it's more the lack of joints and the high price point. That and they are going for the same audience as Monster High who are releasing so many different dolls that people have hardly any money left for anything else. If they came out before MH or even early on in MH when there were only had a few waves at a time they might have had a better chance.

Was just about to post something like this. To me, for the price they were at ($20), they were a bit too expensive since you could barely move/pose them compared to other dolls such as Bratzillaz, Monster High, ect. I have been tempted to buy a few, but decided otherwise since I felt I could just a MH doll for that price and I could actually pose and do more things with (if that made sense).
I feel if they were priced at around $10 to $15 they may have had a better shot.

[Loona]

when I first saw pics of them I really liked them. however, when I frist saw them in person, their huge sizes totally put me off for some reason, in this big size their cuteness gets lost - at least for me, I don't know if they have the same effect on others or not.
if they were (at least) half this size I'd be all over them.

[dragonlady]

I think it's more the lack of joints and the high price point. That and they are going for the same audience as Monster High who are releasing so many different dolls that people have hardly any money left for anything else. If they came out before MH or even early on in MH when there were only had a few waves at a time they might have had a better chance.

Was just about to post something like this. To me, for the price they were at ($20), they were a bit too expensive since you could barely move/pose them compared to other dolls such as Bratzillaz, Monster High, ect. I have been tempted to buy a few, but decided otherwise since I felt I could just a MH doll for that price and I could actually pose and do more things with (if that made sense).
I feel if they were priced at around $10 to $15 they may have had a better shot.

This was it exactly for me. I didn't like most of the outfits either.

[dori86]

I like them but same too expensive... over 20euro??? Now I found them on sale, half price and I'll probably buy one  

[rayedelsol]

I think it's more the lack of joints and the high price point.

^ That's my guess. You're paying the same amount as a MH doll, but you aren't getting anything like a MH doll in the package.

[kCherry]

Now I found them on sale, half price and I'll probably buy one  

  Yeahhh, there are one of two that I might actually purchase if they were half price.