Emerje wrote:Part of the issue with Unicron getting funded was that they were going to collect the funds the same week MP-44 was going to be released. Expecting fans to shell out $1,100~ at basically the same time for Transformers would have been too much for most people. It was terribly timed.
I think part of Galactus' reason for having a higher backing goal is Hasbro's insistence in him having electronics. There's a major silicon and chip shortage right now that's effecting everything from computers and video games to automotive. It's even more expensive if they're doubling down and using blue LEDs, which cost more, under that blue plastic. I'm thinking 14K might have been the minimum order their supplier was willing go with and that's still a pretty small bulk order for custom electronics like this.
Emerje
Not to mention just how expensive Unicron was. My Sentinel and Razor Crest between them were only about $50 more than Unicron was going to be my himself after tax. That and Hasbro seemed to learn some hard lessons from Unicron to apply to later campaigns, such as better incentives, more clear cut looks at all the components of the project, etc. Unicron turned out to be a big lesson.
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Emerje wrote:Part of the issue with Unicron getting funded was that they were going to collect the funds the same week MP-44 was going to be released. Expecting fans to shell out $1,100~ at basically the same time for Transformers would have been too much for most people. It was terribly timed.
Not to mention running Cookie Monster's campaign at the same time, which itself failed to fund.
I dont see a giant overlap there in terms of fandom
You'd be surprised. At the time, I watched a lot of people cancel CM preorders for Unicron, or forgo cookie for Unicron.
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:38 pm