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The thing about this forum and Minimate fans in general is that they are mostly Marvel fans, which is obviously due to the history of Marvel Minimate releases. (^ Marvel is even seeping into this thread) For fighting game minimates to be successful, they would need to reach a new audience. I had never bought a minimate before SFxT minimates were anounced and I am not a fan of Marvel characters. They needed to reach more new people like me if they want to expand into other areas, not just the people already on this forum. For starters, these should have been available at Gamestop at least. I wonder if Gamestop refuses to sell these kinds of things? Also, a new series of videogame based minimates should coincide with the release of the game and if possible, one or two minimates could be included with purchase of the game to get people hooked. That would benefit the game maker as well by giving them a bonus to throw in. I've seen games throw in other types of figures in the past so it's not unheard of.

I know an angry mob might chase me out of the forum for saying this but I am going to say it anyway. I like the Rufus minimate. There, I said it. He may not have been one of the ones I would have chosen, given the limited run this line had, but I am happy with him. Also, as a SF character completist, I am always happy when they make any character that isn't one of the SF2 characters because I can see all the SF2 characters getting released someday due to their popularity but Rufus, for example, was more of a longshot.

I wouldn't mind if they covered some other Capcom series. I just hope that if they cover Street Fighter again, it will be a Street Fighter only line. All three times Street Fighter Minimates were produced, they were watered down by being mixed with something else. If they create a general Capcom line, we will most likely only get Ryu and Chun Li again and few others.

I figured that if they ever release SF minimates again, it would not be for a little while as the SFxT line is still too recent. (it is still happening) Plus, if there is any chance of getting a new SF line off the ground, it would have to include the most popular characters. That's why they made Ryu and Chun Li again even though they were recently released in the Marvel vs Capcom sets. Oops. I figured Alex, Ibuki, and Dudley to be the most popular SF3 characters and I intended Dudley to be in the 3rd set but I forgot to put him there. Oh well. Like you said, these would probably have to be mixed up differently because there are too few people who know the less popular SF3 characters. Perhaps a UK set including Dudley, Eagle, Cammy, and Birdie would be more balanced with popular and less known charactes.

Let me elaborate on what I think would be a good Street Fighter line: Released in 4 figure sets perhaps World Warriors pt 1 Ryu E Honda Zangief Dhalsim World Warriors pt 2 Ken Chun Li Blanka Guile Shadaloo Balrog Vega Sagat M. Bison The New Challengers Cammy Fei Long Dee Jay T. Hawk Alpha pt 1 Charlie Adon Gen Rose Alpha pt 2 Sakura Birdie R. Mika Dan Metro City Guy Cody Rolento Sodom SF3 pt 1 Alex Hugo Elena Oro SF3 pt 2 Ibuki Makoto Necro Urien SF3 pt 3 Yun Yang Q Gill SF4 pt 1 Abel C Viper El Fuerte Rufus SF4 pt 2 Juri Hakan Gouken Seth SF5? The obvious ones are at the top. If it was successful enough, it could eventually have enough fanbase to get to the more obscure SF3 characters etc... or, as much as I hate to say it, they could mix in alternate versions of more pupular characters. I think they do that with Marvel? Oh well, I doubt this would happen anytime soon after the SFxT releases but it's fun making lists... By the way, I am a big fan of Karin from SF Alpha but she is not owned by Capcom and would probably be a licensing nightmare, hence the reason I skipped her.

I don't disagree. I hadn't heard any news about the sales of SFxT minimates but like I said, I am not surprised if they didn't perform well. Any fanbase needs time to grow. I bet even Marvel minimates and minimates in general took time to gather a fanbase. I just want them to attempt an SF line that doesn't have what I consider to be a drawback. The SF2 line did not look too good to me and it was watered down with Darkstalkers characters for some reason which was a little confusing for a supposed SF line. There were a few SF characters included in Marvel vs Capcom but once again, not a very good line for SF collectors. Now we have SFxT which is based on a game that a lot of the target audience was not happy with and once again not pure SF. I just want a SF line that is pure SF and timed/licensed correctly. If it did moderately well, (at least enough to make a profit) I would like to see them try sticking with it long enough to build up a SF minimate fanbase. I wouldn't expect them to stick with it if it was a complete failure. DST must have some interest in SF. They keep coming back to it. I just want them to do it right and at least give it the best chance of being successful.

I am not sure how much a minimates release has to sell to be successful. I would think it would be on a smaller scale than say a LEGO release. If that is the case, I would think that the Street Fighter/Capcom fanbase would be enough to make these successful... if you can reach them. Most minimates fans are probably Marvel fans. For SF minimates to be a success, they would have to reach new buyers, not just Marvel fans who happen to be SF fans. It would probably take time and multiple releases to build up a Street Fighter/Minimates fan base. It is a little dissapointing, however, when new lines keep getting started and then ended too soon. Another issue, that I mentioned before, is that SFxT was not received well by some in the fighting game community for various reasons. There was a post about the SFxT minimates on Eventhubs (a fighting game website) and one of the commenters accused Capcom of releasing SFxT minimates just to milk even more money out of the game. Nevermind the fact that the poster was completely wrong about who manufactures minimates, but it shows some of the attitude towards this game and Capcom right now. I still think they missed the ball by not releasing SF4 minimates. I think it would have been a lot more successful, though I still haven't even heard any official word on how well SFxT minimates have sold. Let me also point out that the pre-orders for the first two Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Play Arts action figures are selling out on some sites already at $65 a piece. Is it a good time to get a TTT2 license?

I just looked at the recent ask DST entries. I see the part that says they have no plans for series three but I never thought they had a series 3 planned yet. That still leaves open the possbiility depending on how series 2 does, but I guess it does seem unlikely. I guess it would just be another of many short-lived SF lines. Sota was the best. I hope the play arts line sticks around for awhile but at $50-$60 each and only four releases a year, it would take over a decade and a lot of money to get to the obscure characters.

Why have you guys given up hope for series 3? Was there some bad news about sales? I never heard anything. If this line does do badly, I hope they still consider a Street Fighter only line. (Tekken also) Everytime SF characters are released they are mixed with something else. First, Darkstalkers, then some SF characters showed up in Marvel vs. Capcom. Now we have SF with Tekken. Even though I love the Tekken characters and want more, perhaps a more focused line would do better. I wish they would have jumped on the SF4 bandwagon when the game came out. That game did very well. I think now that Tekken Tag Tournement 2 is out, it might be a good time to get a Tekken only line going.... The Evo fighting game tournement is in July. It would be a good time to make an announcement and/or release an exclusive etc...

I preordered the non TRU set months ago and will buy the TRU exclusives as soon as they are available. I hope there are many others doing the same. I want all the SF and Tekken characters I can get. I hope to see series 3 and 4. Then hopefully even more SF and Tekken minimates in the future.

I'm sure you're correct but I would still like to know how the first series performed. I guess they are not going to say it was underwhelming prior to another release but if it did well, maybe we might hear something...

Hmmm? I think they were referring to the second round. However, the second round was in the works before the first was even released so it looked like it was going to be released either way. I too would love to know the answer to the question above. Should I start getting my hopes up for more?

Maybe we will get Blanka if the SFXT line continues. Unfurtunately Honda is not in SFXT. Neither is Rose, one of my favorates who I do not believe has been made in any scale by any company. This is why I hope they can get a complete SF license and that it would be successful enough to get to some or all of the more obscure characters. They need to find more people like me who wouldn't be here (I mean collecting minimates, not existing in general) if it wasn't for the SFXT figures since I am not a Marvel fan.

Remaining characters from the SFXT roster: Street fighter: Dhalsim Ibuki Vega M Bison Juri Balrog Akuma (already exists in recent minimate form but that didn't stop them from making another Ryu and ChunLi) DLC Sakura Blanka Guy Cody Elena Dudley Tekken Asuka Paul Law Bob Jin Xiaoyu Ogre DLC Lars Alisa Bryan Jack Christie Lei There are enough characters left to make two more complete waves equal in size to the first 2 with one character to spare on each side. There are also 5 other non-tekken or SF characters in SFXT but those would probably require another license.

Yeah, Dead or Alive would be great and why stop there... Might as well throw in Soul Calibur and Mortal Kombat. I hope Minimates become popular with the fighting game community.