What's With All the Pinkies?

[CupcakeLoverXx]

I don't mind Pinkie in the show,but I too are sick of seeing her in so merch. I understand why she is sold so often,but I really have no need for 20 Pinkie's,and I'm sure a lot of kids don't either. Does she really need a train,RC car and helicopter? Fluttershy and Rainbow don't even have one vehicle! (Yes,I know they can fly but not the point )

[Wardah]

Has anyone done and calculations as to how many releases each of the mane 6 has had? I have a suspicion Rainbow Dash and Twilight come pretty high up there in number of releases too.

[prancingstag]

Has anyone done and calculations as to how many releases each of the mane 6 has had? I have a suspicion Rainbow Dash and Twilight come pretty high up there in number of releases too.

This is a little inaccurate as I haven't had time to update my count this week, and it follows number of variants (not number of releases, as some variants were released multiple times) including styling size, fashion style, glimmer wings, shine bright, the molded 2010 gift set, etc. Does NOT include Funko, Equestria Girls, blind bags, and other figures/ponies released outside of the main Hasbro toyline.

Applejack x 12
Pinkie Pie x 25
Rarity x 17
Twilight Sparkle x 12
Princess Twilight Sparkle x 12
Fluttershy x 16
Rainbow Dash x 16

[Rainbow Dash]

*now wants a Bluey Burst*

Oh good, I'm not the only one!

[Deep Purple Crystal]

25 PINKIES? More than twice the number of Applejacks? We have an invasion of Pinkies on our hands.

It is also interesting how unicorn Twilight was available for two and a half years, and got the same number of variants as Princess Twilight, who's only been selling for eight months.

[FarDreamer]

These days, the retailers have all the power because they are ordering billions of products.  If there is a demand from the retailers, the toy companies have to do their best to meet it.  So when a buyer like Wal*Mart says, "These are girls' toys and they need to fit in with our aisle scheme.  They need to be PINK.  We will order many, many more if they fit in with the PINK toy aisle.  They WILL be pink, right?"

It's purely a matter of supply and demand.  The biggest customers are the retailers and if the retailers demand to sell them in pink, naturally they are supplied with pink. 

This is true, but the retailers are also keeping a really close watch on what sells.  If it's not selling, they don't want it, so the public has a lot to do with this as well.  I used to work on a buying team.  HATED it!

[Fisha Seabreeze]

Too much pink makes my eyes melt , I do like the color but only in small amounts.

[Wardah]

Has anyone done and calculations as to how many releases each of the mane 6 has had? I have a suspicion Rainbow Dash and Twilight come pretty high up there in number of releases too.

This is a little inaccurate as I haven't had time to update my count this week, and it follows number of variants (not number of releases, as some variants were released multiple times) including styling size, fashion style, glimmer wings, shine bright, the molded 2010 gift set, etc. Does NOT include Funko, Equestria Girls, blind bags, and other figures/ponies released outside of the main Hasbro toyline.

Applejack x 12
Pinkie Pie x 25
Rarity x 17
Twilight Sparkle x 12
Princess Twilight Sparkle x 12
Fluttershy x 16
Rainbow Dash x 16

So if we count all the Twilights as the same character since they are, she has has about as many releases as Pinkie. Yet nobody is complaining about the sheer number of Twilys.

[Roseprincess1]

You do all realise...that even with all these studies and all the "it used to be the other way around" history lessons that if right now "pink is for boys and blue is for girls" was true...we would just be having this conversation about "Bluey Burst" the blue pony with blue hair and pink and yellow balloon symbols?

That is sadly very true.  Though, would that mean Optimus Prime would have been bubble gum pink?

you just made my brain... STOP.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

These days, the retailers have all the power because they are ordering billions of products.  If there is a demand from the retailers, the toy companies have to do their best to meet it.  So when a buyer like Wal*Mart says, "These are girls' toys and they need to fit in with our aisle scheme.  They need to be PINK.  We will order many, many more if they fit in with the PINK toy aisle.  They WILL be pink, right?"

It's purely a matter of supply and demand.  The biggest customers are the retailers and if the retailers demand to sell them in pink, naturally they are supplied with pink. 

This is true, but the retailers are also keeping a really close watch on what sells.  If it's not selling, they don't want it, so the public has a lot to do with this as well.  I used to work on a buying team.  HATED it!

Yep, and customers mostly buy what marketing has told them is cool... so it's a self-fulfilling prophecy!   You had better believe if they had marketed the crap out of the castle with Shining Armour and not just let a TV episode do the advertising...  the set would have sold better, and they'd have a reason to give us more boy ponies. 

[hathorcat]

These days, the retailers have all the power because they are ordering billions of products.  If there is a demand from the retailers, the toy companies have to do their best to meet it.  So when a buyer like Wal*Mart says, "These are girls' toys and they need to fit in with our aisle scheme.  They need to be PINK.  We will order many, many more if they fit in with the PINK toy aisle.  They WILL be pink, right?"

It's purely a matter of supply and demand.  The biggest customers are the retailers and if the retailers demand to sell them in pink, naturally they are supplied with pink. 

This is true, but the retailers are also keeping a really close watch on what sells.  If it's not selling, they don't want it, so the public has a lot to do with this as well.  I used to work on a buying team.  HATED it!

100% this. Buyers are smart cookies; its their job to know what sells. If there is an over abundance of Pinkie [and clearly Twilight too! ] its because they are a main seller. Thats no ones fault, its just good old supply and demand.