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yeah, this really kinda irritates me. I don't enjoy having to buy a new character that isn't the Mane 6 or Princesses in a pack of ponies that I don't really want to buy. I can't fathom why they think little girls want an additional gimmick of the same 6 or 8 (plus the Princesses) characters that they've been peddling for years now. Are they just afraid to take risks? People still buy blind bags with new characters, so what sense does it make to not do the same formula with the brushables and sell them separately?
I think Hasbro is convinced that the Mane 6 are more marketable to kids than new characters. It's like they think no one will buy a new character unless it comes with a Mane 6. The MLP movie packs are some of the worst examples of this as I think just about every 2 pack included a new character and a Mane 6 character. Capper came with RaritySeapony Skystar (first version) came with Twilight Sparkle Tempest came in a 3 pack with Twilight and Spike Hippogriff Skystar came with Pinkie Pie Songbird Serenade came with Twilight Sparkle (How many Twilights does Hasbro think kids need? Ponyfan
Quote from: Ponyfan on August 06, 2018, 04:51:36 PMI think Hasbro is convinced that the Mane 6 are more marketable to kids than new characters. It's like they think no one will buy a new character unless it comes with a Mane 6. The MLP movie packs are some of the worst examples of this as I think just about every 2 pack included a new character and a Mane 6 character. Capper came with RaritySeapony Skystar (first version) came with Twilight Sparkle Tempest came in a 3 pack with Twilight and Spike Hippogriff Skystar came with Pinkie Pie Songbird Serenade came with Twilight Sparkle (How many Twilights does Hasbro think kids need? PonyfanI saw the "Al About" Tempest sold by herself at Kohls the other day, thankfully. the people in marketing shouldn't go off their own assumptions. Bonnie proved them wrong back in g1 with their products, pushing for little ponies, when the marketing team said otherwise, and that girls aren't like her, that girls wanted to cook and clean. Also in making the ponies softer and smaller, and not stiff and clunky like the My Mretty Pony, which was Marketin'g decision. Faust also proved the marketing team wrong. You would think they would've learned by now.
I agree omg haha I have like five or six twilight sparkles now all because I wanted the ponies that came with her. And dont get me wrong a few are different but others arent. I think they also just want the extra money, none of the popular characters are EVER in a pack alone just so it can be more expensive and force people to buy the whole set for one. All the single pack ponies are kind of budget ponies that arent in the show.
Quote from: nightmare muffin on August 06, 2018, 05:12:27 PMQuote from: Ponyfan on August 06, 2018, 04:51:36 PMI think Hasbro is convinced that the Mane 6 are more marketable to kids than new characters. It's like they think no one will buy a new character unless it comes with a Mane 6. The MLP movie packs are some of the worst examples of this as I think just about every 2 pack included a new character and a Mane 6 character. Capper came with RaritySeapony Skystar (first version) came with Twilight Sparkle Tempest came in a 3 pack with Twilight and Spike Hippogriff Skystar came with Pinkie Pie Songbird Serenade came with Twilight Sparkle (How many Twilights does Hasbro think kids need? PonyfanI saw the "Al About" Tempest sold by herself at Kohls the other day, thankfully. the people in marketing shouldn't go off their own assumptions. Bonnie proved them wrong back in g1 with their products, pushing for little ponies, when the marketing team said otherwise, and that girls aren't like her, that girls wanted to cook and clean. Also in making the ponies softer and smaller, and not stiff and clunky like the My Mretty Pony, which was Marketin'g decision. Faust also proved the marketing team wrong. You would think they would've learned by now.Faust is part of the reason for this current state of affairs.
but it doesn't really make sense when you consider how many dozens of other characters there are that have never even gotten one toy release yet.