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Originally Posted by Hellboy
Outside of being original/in-house properties I fail to see any similarities between Sideshow's COTD line and GG's HT line. You simply have two different companies handling their properties in two different ways likely based on manpower and priorities attached to commitments in licensing agreements.
SSC has made a clear decision to pour a ton of their resources into the COTD line while GG's HT line obviously takes a back seat to their other mainstay licenses like Marvel, Star Wars, TWD, etc. I'm not saying either approach is better than the other, just that they're totally different scenarios.
The reason I mention company size is GG's lack of effort put into promoting the HT line is probably a direct reflection of how thin they may be spread. SSC on the other hand is obviously big enough that they can balance both, even though an argument could be made they are currently favoring the COTD line over any single licensed product at the moment. At least at this year's SDCC.
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I hear what you're saying, and it makes a lot of sense. From a consumer perspective, however, I couldn't give a damn. GG wafted a product under my nose many months ago, and made statements on how they were going to move forward.....and promptly dropped it! I don't care how stretched they are, I don't care (especially) that, for them, some new shiney licence has sprung up......in the end they haven't delivered.
I think what's made things worse, GG haven't as yet, owned up to what's going on. There have been no explanations as to the change in strategy. So all I as a customer can conclude is that they're full of hot air! They've tried to capitalise on the success of their Sucker Punch line and that's it.
So, because GG have neglected to engage their audience beyond offering a sexy woman with scuba gear, rollerskates, and a big gun, all Sideshow, Yamato, or Gaming Heads need to do to 'beat' GG, is produce a statue in their respective ranges that comes reasonably close to the artist proofs they've advertised.....that's it! Yamato has shown it can do this already, and by the looks of things Gaming Heads is on point as well....if those companies can pull it out of the bag, they'll also have good looking statues.....BUT, they'll be much more than that, they'll be characters......AND!!! They'll be SOOOO much cheaper.
If I can get a great looking character sculpt for half the price of some random female in Scuba gear.....guess where I'll be shopping. I'm guessing I'm not alone
