lakebot wrote:megatronus wrote:
I wouldn't say Transformers is necessarily second tier to Hasbro's licensed properties, like Star Wars and Marvel, but I highly, highly doubt Unicron was the 'first thing' on board. That's the point of this thread - to gauge interest! The Brand Team is legit curious if there's support for a project like this within the fan community. My understanding is that Transformers fans tend to have less expendable income than, say, Star Wars or Marvel fans, so support for or ability to fund a more-expensive-than-Titan project is genuine question.
I wouldn't quite agree with the bolded. I do think Marvel and Star Wars in general have a larger fanbase and with a larger fanbase, the pool is bigger so there may be people(or just more people) out there with deep pockets. That is something I could see being brought up in a discussion about whether or not to produce something.
Diehard Star Wars fans seem to have more to contend with due to the sheer volume of toys that have been made. Some people even dedicate a large portion of their entire home to their collection. So maybe there is a mentality there that exists due to the types of toys made(think of all the big ships and whatnot)and the general state of what exists as far as number of toys goes. You would have to be rich to be a Star Wars completionist. I can't recall a time when I have gone to a toy store and not seen Star Wars toys on the shelves. So I have the feeling that Hasbro knows if they make a Star Wars toy, no matter the cost or size, it has a fighting chance to sell.
Maybe that's not something they feel they can do with Transformers. If they feel they can do it with Marvel, once these movies cool off, we will see how that goes.
You disagreed with my statement, but It feels like you're proving my point. More Star Wars & Marvel product is made because Star Wars & Marvel fans, on the whole, have more to spend. It's likely both a matter of breadth and depth: the fanbases are larger and are demographically older (or at least contain a larger number of older people).