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2007 Video Game Figures and Vehicles...
Angry Ewok:
If Hasbro puts out this new line with the kind of quality of, say, some of their VOTC product, and doesn't absolutely flood the market (like they did with the sub-par sculpted SOTE figures), this line may do well for itself. Alot of that, of course, depends on the videogame.
Shadows of the Empire is a great book, the game on N64 was awesome, as well... the line could have done well if Hasbro hadn't botched up the way it did.
speedermike:
My take is it really comes down to the characters/designs and source material. I thought that SOTE was pretty lame. The designs (Xixor, Dash and Snoova) were the crummiest EU stuff going. Especially Rendar. Here was a chance for Lucasfilm/Hasbro to create a character that never had to be played by human. He could have had four arms and been 7 feet tall , or hairy, or slimey, or anyhting! But they gave us a dull, caucasian human who spends lots of time at the gym, and wears huge pooffy body armour that doesn't match up to anything in the Sw universe.
If the game is well revieved, the toys will sell. If the game is lame (maybe because it's rushed to line up with all of the other styff...) then the toys will suffer.
What I am confused about, and the WSJ did not seem to say, was which new game this was. There's a "Darth Vader" game and some sort of Force game coming out next year.
Jeff:
--- Quote from: speedermike on August 23, 2006, 03:39 PM ---What I am confused about, and the WSJ did not seem to say, was which new game this was. There's a "Darth Vader" game and some sort of Force game coming out next year.
--- End quote ---
It is the game that LFL has been pimping with the "Secrets of Star Wars 07" features on the official site these last few months. It is said to involve Jedi (hence all the force powers), Jedi Hunting, Darth Vader, and the period between Ep3 and Ep4.
Believe me, when the marketing kicks into high gear next spring, you'll know plenty about it. ;)
Brian:
I'm not sure what to think of this yet, but we'll see. I wasn't collecting when the SOTE stuff was hitting, but it sounds like it wasn't exactly a big hit at retail or with collectors. I've been trying to give EU stuff more of a chance now that the movies are over, but I've always had a problem with stuff that didn't quite look "Star Wars" to me. The Clone Wars animated series was great, and I really enjoyed something like that. So far, from the "Secrets of Star Wars" feature on the Official Site, this seem to be shaping up pretty good as well. I guess whenever I've read anything EU (comics I guess mainly) that isn't set in the OT time period, some of the stuff just doesn't look quite right to me. Its like the characters are almost overdone with all the gear/packs/etc. Its hard to explain I guess, but sometimes it just doesn't look like Star Wars to me.
Anyways - back on topic - this could be interesting. We keep hearing how there is going to be a big push next year, so I would believe there could be a figure line to support it. I just hope we don't see Hasbro overdo it, and then we see nothing but this product on the pegs and shelves for half of the year. I can see sprinkling in more EU to extend the line, but I don't know if collectors or the general public is ready for a primarily EU focus. It does sound like its going to be another expensive year next year, and I was kind of hoping Hasbro would scale back the line a little bit and focus on making great "new" figures or quality resculpts.
Jediknight760071:
Personally, I'm a little pissed off that a "new kid on the block" would be sculpted before some of the classics like Jedi Knight. I've got other issues with this as well, but you all pretty much covered them. I also want to say, though, that for the time SOTE figures came out, they were just as cool, if not cooler than the POTF2 figures out at the time, so cut them a break, right? ;) I loved SOTE and at the time I loved the figures...most that I have are on display on a shelf now, but back when they came out I loved them. They also aren't too different from Hasbro's other POTF2 EU line which did very well in some places and sat on the pegs in others.
And furthermore, I did have stock in Hasbro for many years, but sold it a while ago as it basically just sat there and went down little by little. I haven't looked it up for a long time, but I don't think I'd buy in even if the Wall Street Journal thought it was a good idea.
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