DSTZach Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 We always aim for being out for the movie, and we work with what we're given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I just saw the move (good movie by the way) and Zach wasn't kidding about them not having much reference material. The minimate they created and are calling Shingen Yashida looks nothing like him but looks like Mariko's fiancee Noburo instead. Shingen didn't even have facial hair. Not getting an actual Shingen in samurai armor or hallucination Silver Samurai, jumpsuit Viper and Silver Samurai-Bot are all missed opportunities for some great minimates. This wave is a mess and with it not coming until Sept(??) it's most likely going to warm the pegs at TRU. Hopefully DST can get some earlier reference material for DOFP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 A Wolverine with, like, a billion arrows in his back would have made an interesting variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 All the designs you see were approved by Fox. Some designs were rejected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 and when can we begin our polite begging to see the rejected designs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Fox seems to take a bizarre interest in missing opportunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Fox has little interest in merchandising. Remember, this is the studio that allowed Lucas to retain merchandising rights to that space movie he did back in '77. I know things were different back then but it appears they've got the same mentality. I guess they're more interested in making money at the box office for a few months and on home video thereafter than on toy store shelves. Not that they haven't done well with the Alien franchise or Planet of the Apes but even Avatar product managed to flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlyfrost Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 All the designs you see were approved by Fox. Some designs were rejected. any chance you can give us more details about the rejected designs? please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 A few Wolverine looks were tweaked, a few characters were deemed unnecessary. No art will be forthcoming. And Fox likes merchandise just fine. Licensing is not always as simple as it is made out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm sure they like merchandising, but they always seem to be behind the 8-Ball on getting their stuff out there. Case in point, X-Men 3 and First Class were barely finished in time to get to theaters, and The Wolverine didn't get a trailer until a few months before the movie came out. I don't blame DST at all, they should be commended for doing as much as they can considering Fox's nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 To be fair, these are the ONLY The Wolverine toys being made. (Also, our Select figure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 That's kind of the point regarding Fox, Zach. I know that this film might be the most toyetic X-movie ever but retailers tend to respond well to tie-ins. Nolan's bat-flicks weren't very kid-friendly but Toys R Us and other mass market retailers are that shit up. Then again, Warner Bros. Consumer Products has a much better track record when it comes to licensing than Fox. Not saying it's easy, just saying that Fox doesn't take advantage of it as a profit center the way other studios do. Either way, once again DST/AA gets product on the shelves. Maybe not in time for the movie release but hopefully it'll do well on home video. (And, hey; it's Wolverine.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycrumb Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'd gladly trade both The Wolverine waves for that cancelled TRU Thor 2 wave. I know people have said kind things about the movie, but I'm just not interested enough to go watch it in the theater, I'll wait for the Blu Ray. (Of course I'm leaving in a few minutes to go catch Pacific Rim in IMAX one last time ) But yeah, people in civilain clothes versus Asgardian designs and completed teams - I can tell you which one is more appealing to me. I really hope these do well, but if they don't, I sincerely hope it doesn't effect the chances of DOFP mates. Also, the new design of the DOFP Sentinel leaves me cold. I'm just not feeling it. Hopefully I'll like it more when the movie comes out. But given it's size, I'd prefer a vinyl minimate-style rotocast bank instead of an undersized minimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Mmmm... Pacific Rim Minimates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 We don't have the Marvel bank license, so that's out. Poor sales of Thor Minimates led to fewer Minimates of Thor 2, so I have to imagine the same applies here, assuming DOFP is seen as a being of the same series as Wolverine AND XMFC. Wolverine is in every pack, and there are five (!) exclusive figures, and DOFP hype seems to include Wolvie, so here's hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I have no reason to expect that the next X-film will be merchandised any differently by Fox than the rest. (IE - piss poor) DOFP seems like a great opportunity to play catch-up with veteran fans of the franchise as well as drawing in new ones but the feeling I get is that this is the last hurrah. With X-Force already on the slate, I think we're saying good-bye to X-Men movies for the foreseeable future. And if DST can't get the necessary assets from Fox, I'd sooner offer a comic-themed tie-in. (And that's coming from a guy who prefers movie product.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm only just seeing Wolverine product even at my own store, so Fox is really screwing the pooch in merchandising. I don't necessarily blame them, but it is pretty sad. I'm not sure i'll forgive Hasbro ditching Phoenix 5 Cyclops from their own Wolverine lineup, so that may still be picking at me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 To be fair to hasbro, I don't think they wanted that to happen, I think the lack of proper media support and advertising for the Wolverine until the very last minute kind of killed interest in the line at retail. I definitely don't think they wanted the wave to become a Preview's exclusive. Although to your point if they would have just made it a six figure wave instead of the rolling change plan that they have not done successfully once, we could still have Rogue and Phoenix Cyclops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Wait - we lost Rogue as well ? FRAAARRRQKKSS!!!! That Rogue was awesome. I was really looking forward to a ML scale Rogue that didn't look like a blind wh0re who was a little too liberal with the rouge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 They're "On Hold." I suspect Rogue at least will turn up in a future wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlyfrost Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 But the emma frost figure will be coming out, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yep, Wolverine, Normal Cyclops, Emma Frost and Sabretooth are still coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Looks like she's not getting a cape :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Looks like she's not getting a cape :/ Wow, seriously? I was looking through my buddies old 2004-2006 stuff and it's so pathetic what that line has turned into. Long live the 'Mates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Packaging pics seem to confirm it: Linkage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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