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Post by mrhoss on Dec 20, 2014 21:45:51 GMT -5
News broke a day or two ago about Scott "Toy Guru" Neitlich getting the job of Director of Marketing for boys action figures and collectors ( toyhypeusa, actionfigureinsider). I didn't see anything posted here. It's sort of an interesting hire, since he did have a good run at Mattel while in charge of MOTUC and DCUC. I would imagine he would do something with the TNA line, either: A) Improve it and create some schedule consistency or B) Kill the line. Maybe, he'll visit here once he settles into his job. |
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Post by LA Times on Dec 20, 2014 21:51:17 GMT -5
Jakks UFC outselling Mattel WWE for several more years is an ironclad lock now
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Post by Y3RP: LA MARAVILLA!!! on Dec 20, 2014 22:34:11 GMT -5
if can change the whole, body figure molds. so they can fit in some what with mattel wwe line. then he has something....other wise he can work with the other products jakks make. like that monster truck that, can push 200lbs or something like that. lol
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Dec 21, 2014 0:11:29 GMT -5
I'll be interested to see what he does with the World of Nintendo line since we all know the TNA line ain't lasting any longer than the contract demands.
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Post by East Coast on Dec 21, 2014 0:19:29 GMT -5
Toy Guru had the Mattel WWE Legends line..........and pretended it didn't exist
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 21, 2014 1:46:00 GMT -5
if can change the whole, body figure molds. so they can fit in some what with mattel wwe line. then he has something.... I'm pretty sure that if he okayed spending tons of money developing all new molds for a failing toy line based on a TV show that got canceled and moved to a channel nobody watches... He'd be out of the job pretty soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 2:06:10 GMT -5
He quit MOTUC for this?
Meh.
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Dec 21, 2014 3:12:03 GMT -5
if can change the whole, body figure molds. so they can fit in some what with mattel wwe line. then he has something.... I'm pretty sure that if he okayed spending tons of money developing all new molds for a failing toy line based on a TV show that got canceled and moved to a channel nobody watches... He'd be out of the job pretty soon. What a productive thing to say! you must be fun at parties. |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 21, 2014 3:21:23 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that if he okayed spending tons of money developing all new molds for a failing toy line based on a TV show that got canceled and moved to a channel nobody watches... He'd be out of the job pretty soon. What a productive thing to say! you must be fun at parties. Thanks! "He should magically make all new figure molds" is the most unproductive thing to say -- it's financially not feasible, and it gives any children reading the board unrealistic expectations. |
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Dec 21, 2014 10:12:40 GMT -5
What a productive thing to say! you must be fun at parties. Thanks! "He should magically make all new figure molds" is the most unproductive thing to say -- it's financially not feasible, and it gives any children reading the board unrealistic expectations. I wasn't referring to him, I was referring to all the stupid stuff you said about TNA, but now that you mention it, expecting new molds is a bit unrealistic. |
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Post by Y3RP: LA MARAVILLA!!! on Dec 21, 2014 11:16:38 GMT -5
if can change the whole, body figure molds. so they can fit in some what with mattel wwe line. then he has something.... I'm pretty sure that if he okayed spending tons of money developing all new molds for a failing toy line based on a TV show that got canceled and moved to a channel nobody watches... He'd be out of the job pretty soon. true! but it can be saved for something better that comes along the future. it don't have to be made just yet, just saved on programs. anyway, I get what u mean. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 21, 2014 11:37:40 GMT -5
He's clearly there to work on Star Wars and DC Universe figures. Anyone thinking he's going to revamp what is basically a non existent line or even want to put his hands on it, is only fooling themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 11:54:29 GMT -5
In a perfect world, TNA would hand over their action figure making duties to another company since they're going to continue in the DA/RA style. But since that won't happen until their contract together runs out...
Best Possible Scenario: We see a few more Jeff Hardy figures and maybe an updated Bobby Roode.
Keep Dreaming Scenario: Ethan Carter III, Havok, Samuel Shaw, Bram and Gunner will be announced as the next series.
Please At Least Scenario: Release that "classic" RA style Samoa Joe and AJ Styles we once saw proto pictures for before, you know, it all went down.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 21, 2014 12:37:44 GMT -5
Thanks! "He should magically make all new figure molds" is the most unproductive thing to say -- it's financially not feasible, and it gives any children reading the board unrealistic expectations. I wasn't referring to him, I was referring to all the stupid stuff you said about TNA, but now that you mention it, expecting new molds is a bit unrealistic. Oh, you're in denial about TNA. Understood. |
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Post by poindizzle on Dec 21, 2014 20:25:22 GMT -5
If Neitlich runs his Jakks boy brands like he did the DC Matty Collector line, it'll be in the ground soon enough.
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Post by DeadHeadKing on Dec 22, 2014 3:06:21 GMT -5
I don't care about Jakks TNA anymore, I sold all my figures, but i did keep three Samoa Joe, shark boy, and Abyss. I don't even watch TNA anymore. So as far as i am concerned if Jakks stopped making TNA figures, i wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2014 4:28:18 GMT -5
Toy Guru is really good news when it comes to stuff like the Nintendo line. Don't think he'll do much for TNA though, since everyone in jakks doesn't really care since the figures don't sell well at all.
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Post by The Assassin on Dec 22, 2014 11:36:05 GMT -5
I don't have much hope that Jakks will ever improve their TNA line, even with Toy Guru on board. Like others have said I doubt Toy Guru will even look at the TNA line. Here's my prediction - Jakks will just keep half-assing the TNA line until it's no longer feasable to produce, and will then but total blame on for the line's "failure" on the brand and the market. Taking zero responsibilty for how the choices they made affected sales and customer interest. I know TNA is nowhere near as big as WWE but that isn't an excuse to just constantly do the bare minimum and not even try to bring the line to it's full potential. TNA's size as a company is not the only thing determining how successful the figure line is, and as far as I'm concerned from day 1 Jakks have just been putting their feet up and making bad decisions. I mean case in point, in 2009 or 2010 they put up two official polls asking fans what style the new TNA figures should be - RA, DA or a new style. RA won something like 70% or 80% of the vote on both polls. And what did Jakks do? They went with DA style. Instead of taking the strategy of allowing the vast majority of their existing customer base (RA style collectors) to build on their Jakks RA style figure collections, they chose to use the less popular DA style, alienating the vast majority of their existing 7+ year loyal customer base, which was without a doubt their strongest asset in the wake of the emergence and competition of Mattel's WWE line. In addition to this they virtually cut off all communication with the collector community for about a year, adding to the frustration, before promising to get more involved with the collectors again (and then not doing it at all). That's the kind of company Jakks is.
Even forgetting my frustrations with the TNA line, I would love to see Jakks do more Nintendo collector-aimed figures, but the way they've been handling the line so far is for the most part cheaply made toys aimed at kids, so I don't have much hope. Any decent company would have made HIGH QUALITY 6-inch figures of CLASSIC versions of the most popular Nintendo characters by now. While I get in part catering to the kids market, the fact that we haven't also got, for example, a SMB1 style 6" collector Mario, or an Ocarina Of Time 6" collector Link shows me Jakks doesn't have a clue what they're doing in regard to the collector market.
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Dec 22, 2014 12:04:09 GMT -5
I wasn't referring to him, I was referring to all the stupid stuff you said about TNA, but now that you mention it, expecting new molds is a bit unrealistic. Oh, you're in denial about TNA. Understood. Wow, you're a jerk. blocked |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 22, 2014 12:05:39 GMT -5
Oh, you're in denial about TNA. Understood. Wow, you're a jerk. Sure, explaining why TNA isn't worth a ton of unnecessary financial outlay from Jakks at this point makes me a jerk. |
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