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Post by Bender on Oct 31, 2014 14:29:05 GMT -6
^This. I want that too haha. But I think there is a better chance for a snowday in Hell. BUT if they do this Buu arc justice I would be upset if they ignored Mr. Satan. Imagine all the faces they would have to include on him.
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 31, 2014 14:33:22 GMT -6
If they don't make Mr. Satan at some point, then someone at Tamashii is making bad decisions.
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Post by EisCelsius on Oct 31, 2014 14:39:25 GMT -6
If they don't make Mr. Satan; I'll send everyone at Tamashii wine and chocolates! Kidding!! I say bring him on! Must come with cape, microphone, Bee, Championship belt and explosive Gameboy!
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 31, 2014 14:40:23 GMT -6
Yes, all of those things.
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Post by Bardoon on Oct 31, 2014 14:59:28 GMT -6
SS4 Goku is a simple popularity decision. Main character in one of his unique forms from GT AND he is extremely prevalent in a lot of other Dragon Ball merchandise outside of Figuarts. I collect DB Gashopons and you see SS4 Goku ( and Vegeta and Gogeta) quite a bit in the series I collect.
GT is also the most recent series and might still be fresh in the minds of the age range Bandai is aiming the product at, like I said before, if you're a casual fan and you collect, you're more likely to grab a Goku for your collection. That is who Bandai is trying to appeal to.
There's characters I'd rather see but Bandai did EXTREMELY well with the sculpt and I'm not hateful towards GT and actually dig the design minus the colors.
Tien and Yamcha might be fan favorites here, but this is a small percentage of the Dragon Ball collecting community and not everyone gets Figuarts. Right now Bandai isn't looking to do the minor/secondary characters, they're after the main heroes and villains and aiming for broader appeal.
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Post by roshisurprise on Oct 31, 2014 15:20:01 GMT -6
If they don't make Mr. Satan; I'll send everyone at Tamashii wine and chocolates! Kidding!! I say bring him on! Must come with cape, microphone, Bee, Championship belt and explosive Gameboy! I would be really happy if they make mr. Satan. I used to hate this guy when I first saw him but he grew on me in the buu saga. He should definitely come with a "bump on the head" face accessory
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Post by prodigy1367 on Oct 31, 2014 15:41:34 GMT -6
SS4 Goku is a simple popularity decision. Main character in one of his unique forms from GT AND he is extremely prevalent in a lot of other Dragon Ball merchandise outside of Figuarts. I collect DB Gashopons and you see SS4 Goku ( and Vegeta and Gogeta) quite a bit in the series I collect. GT is also the most recent series and might still be fresh in the minds of the age range Bandai is aiming the product at, like I said before, if you're a casual fan and you collect, you're more likely to grab a Goku for your collection. That is who Bandai is trying to appeal to. There's characters I'd rather see but Bandai did EXTREMELY well with the sculpt and I'm not hateful towards GT and actually dig the design minus the colors. Tien and Yamcha might be fan favorites here, but this is a small percentage of the Dragon Ball collecting community and not everyone gets Figuarts. Right now Bandai isn't looking to do the minor/secondary characters, they're after the main heroes and villains and aiming for broader appeal.Precisely. Yamcha and Tien might have been relevant in Dragonball but let's face it, in DBZ they contributed next to nothing after the Saiyan Saga (Yamcha did nothing but die in the Saiyan Saga actually ). DBZ is all about the Saiyans so Tamashii is targeting the ones that sell. They've seen how popular bad guys are in America and are releasing more and more bad guys as well. At the end of the day, it's a business and priority goes to what will make them the most money. Tien and Yamcha will eventually come out but for now, they will remain like this...
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Post by Bardoon on Oct 31, 2014 16:50:43 GMT -6
Agreed prodigy. I learned long ago you need to sometimes stop thinking like a collector and think like the business itself to understand their decisions.
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Post by ham on Oct 31, 2014 18:28:22 GMT -6
ok, I never cared for the figuarts zero that much but I NEED that Raditz
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Post by EisCelsius on Oct 31, 2014 19:58:42 GMT -6
ok, I never cared for the figuarts zero that much but I NEED that Raditz I agree. I've managed to avoid Zero so far, but the combined awesomeness of Frieza, Piccolo and now Bardock and Raditz just may push me over.
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Post by Adrenaline on Oct 31, 2014 20:25:37 GMT -6
SS4 Goku is a simple popularity decision. Main character in one of his unique forms from GT AND he is extremely prevalent in a lot of other Dragon Ball merchandise outside of Figuarts. I collect DB Gashopons and you see SS4 Goku ( and Vegeta and Gogeta) quite a bit in the series I collect. GT is also the most recent series and might still be fresh in the minds of the age range Bandai is aiming the product at, like I said before, if you're a casual fan and you collect, you're more likely to grab a Goku for your collection. That is who Bandai is trying to appeal to. There's characters I'd rather see but Bandai did EXTREMELY well with the sculpt and I'm not hateful towards GT and actually dig the design minus the colors. Tien and Yamcha might be fan favorites here, but this is a small percentage of the Dragon Ball collecting community and not everyone gets Figuarts. Right now Bandai isn't looking to do the minor/secondary characters, they're after the main heroes and villains and aiming for broader appeal.Precisely. Yamcha and Tien might have been relevant in Dragonball but let's face it, in DBZ they contributed next to nothing after the Saiyan Saga (Yamcha did nothing but die in the Saiyan Saga actually ). DBZ is all about the Saiyans so Tamashii is targeting the ones that sell. They've seen how popular bad guys are in America and are releasing more and more bad guys as well. At the end of the day, it's a business and priority goes to what will make them the most money. Tien and Yamcha will eventually come out but for now, they will remain like this... If Bandai isn't looking to do minor/secondary characters, then explain the need for Android 16. He wasn't a must with 17 and 18 out because those two pair with each other by themselves. No one would be complaining for Android 16 right now if he hadn't been confirmed. The majority of us would have accepted Raditz, Nappa, Tien or Yamcha more. I understand what you're saying. I do. But I just disagree. Android 16 helped Gohan release his powers, but in the grand scheme of things, Tien and Yamcha are core characters. And if they're secondary, Android 16 is less than that.
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 31, 2014 20:28:33 GMT -6
I actually think I wanted 16 more than all of those, except for Tien.
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Post by angelo2113 on Oct 31, 2014 20:49:53 GMT -6
Precisely. Yamcha and Tien might have been relevant in Dragonball but let's face it, in DBZ they contributed next to nothing after the Saiyan Saga (Yamcha did nothing but die in the Saiyan Saga actually ). DBZ is all about the Saiyans so Tamashii is targeting the ones that sell. They've seen how popular bad guys are in America and are releasing more and more bad guys as well. At the end of the day, it's a business and priority goes to what will make them the most money. Tien and Yamcha will eventually come out but for now, they will remain like this... If Bandai isn't looking to do minor/secondary characters, then explain the need for Android 16. He wasn't a must with 17 and 18 out because those two pair with each other by themselves. No one would be complaining for Android 16 right now if he hadn't been confirmed. The majority of us would have accepted Raditz, Nappa, Tien or Yamcha more. I understand what you're saying. I do. But I just disagree. Android 16 helped Gohan release his powers, but in the grand scheme of things, Tien and Yamcha are core characters. And if they're secondary, Android 16 is less than that. It was actually a great business decision for Tamashii to release Android 16 so close to Android 17 and Android 18. I usually looked down upon Tamashii's release plans when it came to villains, other than Perfect Cell, because they had no counterpart but releasing the Androids together, and even Majin Buu near Vegito, is a great step towards excellent release planning.
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Post by prodigy1367 on Oct 31, 2014 21:47:57 GMT -6
Tien and Yamcha may be well liked in this particular community but overall, I would say they're much less popular. To the casual DBZ fan, they're just not relevant, at all really. I understand that they are core characters and technically Z-Fighters, but in terms of popularity, they fall short compared to Saiyans and villains. The figuarts line is a DBZ line, and they're primarily going to release the most popular DBZ characters which are Saiyans and Villains. Outside of this forum, when talking DBZ to my friends that are casual fans, Tien and Yamcha are never a part of the conversation. Bandai is catering to the largest audience they can get to make the most money. Don't get me wrong, I want those two as much as anyone else, but I can see why they haven't been released yet, when there are so many other characters that are guaranteed to sell. They're sticking with what they KNOW will sell for now and I'm okay with that if it means that they'll keep getting more money to continue the line successfully.
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Post by rampage on Nov 1, 2014 1:04:56 GMT -6
Tien and Yamcha may be well liked in this particular community but overall, I would say they're much less popular. To the casual DBZ fan, they're just not relevant, at all really. I understand that they are core characters and technically Z-Fighters, but in terms of popularity, they fall short compared to Saiyans and villains. The figuarts line is a DBZ line, and they're primarily going to release the most popular DBZ characters which are Saiyans and Villains. Outside of this forum, when talking DBZ to my friends that are casual fans, Tien and Yamcha are never a part of the conversation. Bandai is catering to the largest audience they can get to make the most money. Don't get me wrong, I want those two as much as anyone else, but I can see why they haven't been released yet, when there are so many other characters that are guaranteed to sell. They're sticking with what they KNOW will sell for now and I'm okay with that if it means that they'll keep getting more money to continue the line successfully. I can see the point. As an outsider I'm not a big fan of either. Sure it'd be nice but I can live without them for the time being. Raditz and nappa aren't out and they're more important in theory.
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