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Is this the future of pony ?
I guess this means more VERY high priced mini sets
On another note, has anyone noticed that most of the new poses are Earth pony only? I realize that the apple family is pretty much all earth ponies but I don't think I've seen new poses for the other two species lately...
I don't collect mini figures (haven't since 2013), honestly Hasbro is paying way too much attention to them recently, probably because bronies want 'show-accurate' stuff, which is easier to achieve with a mini figure (especially with hair molds), and they're worried that a certain fan base will be angry if otherwise. Sigh...
Quote from: Galactica on September 18, 2015, 09:12:06 AMIs this the future of pony ?I hope not. Though, I've compared them to the one-step Transformers which seem to be becoming the rigor over there. Why, Hasbro? We you so cheap with your toys?
I think they are also popular with the target audience. Kids tend to like to act out their favorite scenes and all the accessories and playsets are good for that and because they are smaller they are more affordable than a huge plastic castle. If anything is to blame it's toy trends favoring tiny stuff again.
All I have to say is that I'm resentful that the blind bags have so many more poses than the brushables.
I just find it funny that we finally get something new but "This isn't what I wanted so it's terrible" is the general feeling I'm getting from a lot of comments. It's okay not to like it, but I see the same comments all the time any time something new is posted. It's getting a little stale, guys. Also, I dislike the term brony, but when are we going to stop blaming everything on them? I highly doubt that group has very much to do with the fact that Hasbro is putting out more blind bag ponies with better poses and more accurate looks.To each their own though, right?I've been in the pony aisle plenty of times and have seen little kids going through the boxes of blind bag ponies, seemingly excited about picking a few out. When I went to get the Apple family barn playset, a little girl begged her mom to get one for her while she kept pointing at the one I had in my hands. While this may not be true of all kids, there is certainly an audience for them. Many of my collector friends enjoyed the Apple family sets and, I'll admit it, when I spoke to the Hasbro reps at the Fair this past June, I told them that I'd love to see these tiny figures expand to include all of Equestria. *dodges fakies* Also, correct me if I'm wrong (I'm just sick and tired of seeing this statement) but where does it explicitly state that My Little Pony toys are only meant to be brushables and anything else "isn't a real pony"? When I was younger, I loved having tiny figures to play with. Polly Pocket was my favorite thing, I had so many sets! I didn't care about brushing hair or anything like that, I just wanted some toys to use to act out the stories I came up with in my head. While I agree that it would be nice to see more diversity in the brushables, it's not like they're ignoring them completely. Coco Pommel is absolutely gorgeous in person and they've done a great job with her show-accurate hair style. But yes, I'm just as disappointed as the next collector that we haven't seen anything new in the standard brushable lines.Anyway, I think these new figures are cute. The poses are great and I can't wait until we're able to purchase them in stores!