AdyCarter Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 People who went to SDCC and people who may have read this thread on the AA boards know theres something else coming, something grrrreat apparently... Guess all will be revealed soon... (and yes there is a clue in this post) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 all will be revealed soon... STRIPPERMATES! Hot damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I don't collect the Street Fighter Minimates. I have no interest in the Battlestar Galactica Minimates. But if they make a line of Cereal Mascot Mates I will buy them all. Without hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I said Nothing.... Nothing...... T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I don't like these silly guessing games. Just tell me what you want to sell me already. Sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Tony the Tiger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch77 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Cereal Mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Hopefully they will stay crunchy in milk.......would be god awful if they got all soggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalus_Kat Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Minimate in cereal form? didnt know there was a big enough market for it cheers, Totalus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neolego Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Well, I'd rather visit the dentist than play guessing games. Someone just PM when the game is over. neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Hasn't this been done before? Not that Minimates won't be better, I'm just tired of hearing the epithet "Kubrick knock-off." Of course Medicom only did Kellogg's. Maybe AA has the license for General Mills (Trix/Lucky Charms/Count Chocula/etc), Post (Sugar Crisp/Fruity Pebbles), Quaker Oats (Cap'n Crunch/Quisp/Mr T) or Ralston (Cookie Crisp). Looking forward to them, no matter what the license. I'd love to get my hands on a Cap'n Crunch Minimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatta Pake Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I would love a Count Chocula Minimate! I hope we can also see McDonalds Minimates in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hasn't this been done before? Not that Minimates won't be better, I'm just tired of hearing the epithet "Kubrick knock-off." Of course Medicom only did Kellogg's. Maybe AA has the license for General Mills (Trix/Lucky Charms/Count Chocula/etc), Post (Sugar Crisp/Fruity Pebbles), Quaker Oats (Cap'n Crunch/Quisp/Mr T) or Ralston (Cookie Crisp). Looking forward to them, no matter what the license. I'd love to get my hands on a Cap'n Crunch Minimate. Ya beat me to it Ivan! I can't imagine how 'mates would compare to the Kubricks or compete with them in any way. If they try to do sculpted heads, then yes, I can see the comparison. I picture them as having molded hair/ears/caps/etc. If nothing else, this line could be great for customizers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyroma Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Comercial Mates? Cereal Mates? I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Mates? They all (except i Can't Believe It's Not Butter Mates) sound like very stupid licence ideas :deathstroke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_CRIPPLER Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I don't like the idea of cereal mates. Sounds kinda dumb to me. i'd rather they cancentrate on the minimate lines that they have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyroma Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I don't like the idea of cereal mates. Sounds kinda dumb to me. i'd rather they cancentrate on the minimate lines that they have now. I agree--I mean they're doing Rocky and maybe cereal, but no Star Wars or James Bond? (oh, by the way is it James Bond?) :deathstroke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyc Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Big licenses command big bucks to grab, not to mention are generally tightly sewn up by the people who already have them (Star Wars = Kubricks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I think that IF they are doing Cereal mates that you have to look at if from a "this could be really good to get new people on board..." angle. (fed up of hearing me say that yet? ) Lil kids will love them, non comicbook people will look at minimates for the first time see characters they know and go those are kinda cute.... "Why arent they doing StarWars".... I think you'd need to ask Hasbro about that Ricky.... Not every has access to all the Big Licenses. AA would Love to have that license but right now it's Hasbro's baby. As for concetrating on the lines they have, I kinda of know where you are coming from on with that, all the delays etc but... who says we are going to get this before the stuff they've already talked about? T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyc Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hmm... I wonder how they will be "sold" if their cereal mates? Free Minimate in everybox! Not to mention that much the previous debate about if Minimates were McDonalds Happy Meal toys about kid-safety comes to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hmm... I wonder how they will be "sold" if their cereal mates? Free Minimate in everybox! Not to mention that much the previous debate about if Minimates were McDonalds Happy Meal toys about kid-safety comes to mind... lol I cant see them being in every box... small parts in minimates are probably a chocking hazard! - not to mention there are probably too pricey to manufacture as a 'giveaway' I have heard rumors though about how they are going to be packed though.....and it's a cool idea but I'll wait to see what images we get from AA before spilling the beans though, as what I heard was 'hearsay' and want to see what AA are going to show us. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyc Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Are we talking.... ADV mate cool here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyroma Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 How about James Bond? You watch him on a TV...sometimes you watch his movies on saturday...Kubrick hasn't done him yet(I don't think)... :deathstroke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 How about James Bond? You watch him on a TV...sometimes you watch his movies on saturday...Kubrick hasn't done him yet(I don't think)... :deathstroke: Ricky at the risk of soundy a bit cheeky..... Are you reading the same thread as the rest of us? T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I think that IF they are doing Cereal mates that you have to look at if from a "this could be really good to get new people on board..." angle. (fed up of hearing me say that yet? ) Lil kids will love them, non comicbook people will look at minimates for the first time see characters they know and go those are kinda cute.... While I'm sure that's true, the trouble is, how to distribute a line such as this? Comic shop owners might pick up a few, depending on how Marvel/SF/DC stuff is doing for them at the time, but really, 'cerealmates' isn't a comic book store's 'niche' market. A specialty store, such as Suncoast or Tower, might pick some up, but again, would these really appeal to that crowd? Maybe - maybe not. Pack ins for the cereal itself? Could be, but I don't see say, Kelloggs paying AA to have these distributed in boxes of Apple Jacks or Frosted Flakes. Cereal box toys tend to be of the >.25 variety IMO and I can't see a quality product like this factoring into their margin #'s. I can see the appeal of broadening the Minimate fan base and I think a more generic license/line is a good way to do so. However I think this line is going to have a tough time finding a home on store shelves. Especially if you're wanting them to open up a whole new group of people to collecting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hmm... I wonder how they will be "sold" if their cereal mates? Free Minimate in everybox! Not to mention that much the previous debate about if Minimates were McDonalds Happy Meal toys about kid-safety comes to mind... lol I cant see them being in every box... small parts in minimates are probably a chocking hazard! - not to mention there are probably too pricey to manufacture as a 'giveaway' I have heard rumors though about how they are going to be packed though.....and it's a cool idea but I'll wait to see what images we get from AA before spilling the beans though, as what I heard was 'hearsay' and want to see what AA are going to show us. T. Don't gimme that sh!t!! Spill what you've heard d@mn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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