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Quote from: Zapper on August 15, 2018, 08:34:28 AMYeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income). Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything Don't we wish.
Yeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income). Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 15, 2018, 09:19:34 AMQuote from: Zapper on August 15, 2018, 08:34:28 AMYeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income). Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything Don't we wish.Oooh, or maybe some boy ponies. (If Hasbro was targeting us)A shirt with all the Mountain Boys on it sounds amazing.
I am imagining the rage if TBD made them and then only sold them in the UK xD.
Quote from: Taffeta on August 15, 2018, 11:07:01 AMI am imagining the rage if TBD made them and then only sold them in the UK xD.I'd foresee an uptick in vacays to the UK if they did that. See the sights. Soak up the culture and history. Buy Mountain Boys en masse.
IMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.
Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on August 08, 2018, 05:31:34 PMIMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.I agree, even maybe season 4 or possibly 3. To be honest that's where I was less interested and just watched it for something to watch. I don't watch it anymore, because it seems to focus on characters from the new movie which I didn't watch, nor do I intend to watch. I watch the first episode of the new season to see if I would want to watch it and it had new characters which were from the movie since they talked about the "events" that happened in the movie. I only know of the main enemy or boss and they talked about how they defeated her and that was enough for me to figure it out.I mean I feel like G4 is dying and has been for a while, they're even ending BronyCon, not sure if that has to do with less interest than in the beginning or not.But, Hasbro has brought back MLP a few times so it wouldn't surprise me if they tried again with G5.
Quote from: Majesty on August 15, 2018, 11:55:51 AMQuote from: lovesbabysquirmy on August 08, 2018, 05:31:34 PMIMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.I agree, even maybe season 4 or possibly 3. To be honest that's where I was less interested and just watched it for something to watch. I don't watch it anymore, because it seems to focus on characters from the new movie which I didn't watch, nor do I intend to watch. I watch the first episode of the new season to see if I would want to watch it and it had new characters which were from the movie since they talked about the "events" that happened in the movie. I only know of the main enemy or boss and they talked about how they defeated her and that was enough for me to figure it out.I mean I feel like G4 is dying and has been for a while, they're even ending BronyCon, not sure if that has to do with less interest than in the beginning or not.But, Hasbro has brought back MLP a few times so it wouldn't surprise me if they tried again with G5.No characters from the movie came back, and the only links to it in the latest season (which is the first season after it chronologically) is the first minute of the first episode that explains why a major character from the movie isn't here and that the events of the movie are why the map extends, and the existence of the seaponies/hippogryphs (but the only 2 important ones from the movie don't come back). It doesn't focus on the movie at all, and the new characters (mostly the student 6) were all introduced this season. I'm not saying it's a must watch since it had a few really bad episodes and it's far from the best season of the show, but it has some good/great episodes and not watching it because "it focuses on characters from the movie" is a completly wrong reason.
It sounds like more stuff got leaked regarding G5. I can't find exact things because Reddit is down now, but it sounds like G4 is nearly over at this point.
Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on August 20, 2018, 04:22:36 PMIt sounds like more stuff got leaked regarding G5. I can't find exact things because Reddit is down now, but it sounds like G4 is nearly over at this point. Here you go, spoiler warning/general Reddit warning. https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittleredacted/comments/95qwhi/mlp_generation_5_email_info/