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What matters to Funko is sales, not a petition that a bunch of people signed because from a business standpoint that means nothing. Just because people sign something that doesn't mean they will spend money on it. I'm sure there were people who wanted so badly for Funko to make Maud Pie and Cheese Sandwich, but when Funko did that they did not drop a dime on either of them. The past few releases for these have been proven to be a bust because no one wanted Cheese or Maud just like no one wanted CMC. Instead of selling out super quickly they just ended up becoming shelf warmers and when that happens to a product that ends up costing the company money.In short your petition shouldn't be to retailers or Funko themselves, but to the consumers. If you can convince them to spend the money on this line again then, and only then, will you get Funko's attention.
The last 2 waves were terrible choices to be honest. Lots of people don't care for Maud or Cheese but were really excited for NMM and Crys. People weren't buying them because they didn't like the characters they chose not because they don't like Funkos.
Quote from: Wardah on April 22, 2016, 11:07:59 PMThe last 2 waves were terrible choices to be honest. Lots of people don't care for Maud or Cheese but were really excited for NMM and Crys. People weren't buying them because they didn't like the characters they chose not because they don't like Funkos. I am guessing they went with MaudCheese due to thinking the brony crowd would buy them, especially with how popular Maud became in a short amount of time.I didn't even think Cheese Sandwich was all that popular to start, even though I do like the character himself.
Just another sign of how MLP is finally starting to drift from pop culture... *dances* Perhaps G5 will be around the corner!
Just another sign of how MLP is finally starting to drift from pop culture...
Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on April 23, 2016, 08:23:36 AMJust another sign of how MLP is finally starting to drift from pop culture... *dances* Perhaps G5 will be around the corner!With the movie coming out next year and lots of new toys yet to be released (not to mention that Hasbro's recent financial statement said the ponies are still doing well), I doubt it. Whether you like it or not, the ponies are still popular even if the brony crowd thins out...But yeah, I still think the major issues here are production costs and choice of characters to release first. Seeing as Funko is releasing those weird pony MyMojis soon, they clearly still have the license and are just moving in a different direction with it.
Quote from: Rainbowrific Renia on April 23, 2016, 08:29:25 AMQuote from: lovesbabysquirmy on April 23, 2016, 08:23:36 AMJust another sign of how MLP is finally starting to drift from pop culture... *dances* Perhaps G5 will be around the corner!With the movie coming out next year and lots of new toys yet to be released (not to mention that Hasbro's recent financial statement said the ponies are still doing well), I doubt it. Whether you like it or not, the ponies are still popular even if the brony crowd thins out...But yeah, I still think the major issues here are production costs and choice of characters to release first. Seeing as Funko is releasing those weird pony MyMojis soon, they clearly still have the license and are just moving in a different direction with it.There's a difference between leaving the pop culture scene and becoming irrelevant.I think what we're seeing is the end of the experiment of Hasbro essentially exporting their work to third party companies. Companies like Funko were making actual pony figurines which should be Hasbro's job. Now, it seems they are shifting back to the more classical role of making more peripheral merchandise. Hopefully, not able to just pass the buck to other companies, Hasbro will concentrate more on make their own stuff both better and with more variety.The failure of Maud and Cheese Sandwich also suggests fad chasing has finally proven unprofitable. These characters come in, generate a lot of noise, and fade away. Really, neither Maud or Cheese Sandwich are all that nice to look at. The real appeal was the former sounds like Raven and the latter is voiced by Weird Al.We also have to remember, Hasbro has the inertia was a small planet. They are very slow to answering to one of their "brilliant plans" going wrong. G4 is still successful enough to keep going. However, this hopefully means the influence of bronies is on the wane, and the brand will refocus on being a brand for children (and the adults who are children at heart).
I don't get the "craze" with Emojis. They're the Smiley Face with a little more detail.And if tweens are staying with this cartoon, I wonder if that is why we've seen more new characters in the main line. Try to get them to go out and buy ponies again.
Quote from: Midnight_Dream on April 22, 2016, 10:21:39 PMWhat matters to Funko is sales, not a petition that a bunch of people signed because from a business standpoint that means nothing. Just because people sign something that doesn't mean they will spend money on it. I'm sure there were people who wanted so badly for Funko to make Maud Pie and Cheese Sandwich, but when Funko did that they did not drop a dime on either of them. The past few releases for these have been proven to be a bust because no one wanted Cheese or Maud just like no one wanted CMC. Instead of selling out super quickly they just ended up becoming shelf warmers and when that happens to a product that ends up costing the company money.In short your petition shouldn't be to retailers or Funko themselves, but to the consumers. If you can convince them to spend the money on this line again then, and only then, will you get Funko's attention.The last 2 waves were terrible choices to be honest. Lots of people don't care for Maud or Cheese but were really excited for NMM and Crys. People weren't buying them because they didn't like the characters they chose not because they don't like Funkos.