MisterPL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) So..great people of the board..I come to you seeking answers. I see these last few posts, hinting towards TMNT. In a more recent Q&A, someone asked about the TMNT banner at one of the cons. The reply was simply...."patience". This license is one of my "holy grails", much like star wars. What....does....it....all....mean. I beg thee, lovers of the mates. It might depend on the context of the question. If someone had asked about the TMNT banner in general and DSTChuck answered it in a Q&A specific to Minimates, that might be more telling. It's possible that the license is only as broad as their Batman 1966 license and doesn't cover figures at all, just other categories. Still, Playmates doesn't seem to be interested in the comic book property at all. They seem to stick to the current cartoon and would get dibs on the upcoming Ninja Turtles feature. Maybe and TMNT 'mates we get would be based on the comics but not the cartoons or films. Edited December 6, 2013 by MisterPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I think Zach debunked the idea of TMNT Minimates after someone asked about that banner at a convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh2382 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 My hopes have never flown so high and dropped so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I was the one who asked about it (among other things) and my question was whether it was a minimate licence. Sooooo..... Edited December 7, 2013 by Kostisfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh2382 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Yes! I should clarify since I sort of caused this thread. Thanks, misterPL. The Q&A was a minimate one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcansFury Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 It could just be for an ice cube tray and bottle opener. And what says Turtle Power more than an official DST TMNT Pizza Slicer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 In the context of a Minimates Q&A, "Patience" is a pretty misleading answer if they know they aren't getting to do TMNT Minimates. As a manufacturer, you don't get to put up a TMNT banner unless you've already got a contract. The contract indicates what categories are covered. It's likely that DST has the license for other products so they might have been negotiating an amendment at that moment (hence the ambiguous answer). But if they know they don't have the category, they should just say so. No dickery, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I guess it all comes down to whether you think Chuck was being a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I guess it all comes down to whether you think Chuck was being a dick. No Richard is Dick, Chuck is Charles(and a heck of a nice guy), and for some reason William gets to be Will, Willy, Bill?, and Billy? and i think a few others im not sure how that all works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh2382 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I like you Mattalica. I do. And I took "patience" as waiting to see what it meant, of course. But I'm choosing to hope it meant "patience....because we got 'em!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm leaning toward Chuck being a tease. Given that the TMNT toy license isn't exclusive to Playmates, I'm pretty optimistic about TMNT Minimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony_in_training Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Please give us turtle minimates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Nah, Teenage Mutant Ninja Aliens from the Michael Bay movie instead, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nah, Teenage Mutant Ninja Aliens from the Michael Bay movie instead, please. Actually, with the exception of one of the Turtles looking like Fiona from Shrek, I'm okay with the designs from the upcoming movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I pray that you may all soon know the pain of Transfans these past 7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh2382 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Our "patience" paid off, everyone. TMNT confirmed in the toy fair thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Mate Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 these will be epic. I thought about the mini playmates line....but would rather have the minimates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MST3KFan Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Actually, those new mini-playsets for TMNT Playmates will be putting out might be compatible with the Minimates, so there's that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Cowabunga, I love closure. Here's the new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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