Comments on: “Aw, man… They NEVER Have Snake-Eyes!”

By: George

George — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:58:47 +0000

And knowing is half the battle.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:10:24 +0000

I’ve read so many similar stories, and I’ve seen kids getting excited about the brand for the first time in years. While The Rise Of Cobra wasn’t exactly the G.I. JOE movie I’d been waiting my whole life to see, I enjoyed it for what it was. More importantly, however, I love the new life it managed to breathe into the property. That can only be a great thing for those of us with an addiction to plastic soldiers, ninjas, bikers, and anti-government terrorists in funny costumes. I just hope that life will still be there when retailers begin stocking the new line.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:06:55 +0000

I feel the same way about JLU. I love the line, and I want to collect it, but I have no desire to waste my free time driving from Target to Target. Man, don’t even get me started on Mattel and Target.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:04:12 +0000

And I already see G.I. JOE collectors complaining that Duke, Storm Shadow, and two versions of Snake-Eyes will appear in the first two waves of Pursuit Of Cobra. I don’t think some of these guys realize they don’t have to buy figures they don’t want, and they tend to completely ignore the idea that those characters are necessary to keep younger fans interested in the property.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:01:47 +0000

Anecdotal or not, it still demonstrates just how critical young fans are to the success of a toy line. Those “collector” packs from 25th Anniverary are still collecting dust here, too, while the more recent exclusives are long gone. Just look at Hasbro’s Indiana Jones line. There was demand among adult collectors, but without the interest of kids, it died a quick – but painful – death.

By: superfriend

superfriend — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:22:08 +0000

Great Blog.
Lack of finding JLU has killed off some of my desire to collect that line. I’ll still buy them if I see them, but I no longer make special trips and only go to Target if there is somewhere else I need to be which makes me drive near it.

By: CantinaDan

CantinaDan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:55 +0000

You’re right, G.I. Joe does have new fans because of the movie. If the purpose was to suck in a new generation, they succeeded. To a degree at least. I brought my little bro, Johnny, who was 11. I was meh with the movie and he thought it was the bomb. We went and bought action figures afterwards and we got Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.

By: demoncat

demoncat — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:21:01 +0000

this is just proof that gijoe never fades it just lies lows like star wars and then when the time is right rises and gets new fans like the kid asking for snake eyes for the most popular characters tend to go flying off of the shelves due to demand by older collectors reliving memories and of course the scalpers who are buying snake eyes for a quick buck. but snake eyes is going to be so demanded that he is not going to stay on shelves and warm the pegs. espically ones with timber. the pop character flies fast . the way the collecting game works

By: LBAM

LBAM — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:45:11 +0000

For what it’s worth…and this is just more anecdotal evidence…my local Toys’R'Us sold out of the exclusive RoC 5 packs in roughly a week or two, whereas the 25th Anniversary 5 packs of Crimson Guards and Greenshirts – collector bait full of troop builders – are still hanging around. I also routinely see these packs at places like Ross. I seem to recall many collectors complaining that the RoC 5 packs didn’t have the “right” versions of the characters so they wouldn’t be buying.

By: j1h15233

j1h15233 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:41:41 +0000

This reminded me of almost every trip I take to Target…aww man they never have new JLU! Haha, great post.