Mkall wrote:Joetx wrote:I know it's subjective, and I bet it's been discussed to death, but why are Takara's versions so much better looking than Hasbro's?
TT's versions are usually more detailed because they target collectors (Both Japanese and Others) and thus usually add more accurate/detailed paint apps.
Who does Hasbro target then? Obviously, kids are 1 of the targets. But I'd bet that adult collectors make up a
significant portion of the consumer of TFs,
especially ones that are G1 homages like Classics/Generations/United.
And I'd bet that an
even larger portion of Seibertron.com readers are adults. Many of us either can't fork over the money to buy Takara's versions or don't want to when Hasbro's are good enough and don't cost an arm & a leg.
Call me cynical, but I think Takara is well aware of the superiority of their product & know that they can make some money off of hard core (mostly) American consumers.
The problem for Hasbro, though, is that people like me who'd buy a remold of a previously released toy if it looked like Takara's version might not do so if it is different like Hasbro's version. For example, I have TFU Inferno. I don't think I'll be getting Grapple. But, if Hasbro's version looked like Takara's, I would
definitely buy Grapple. Therefore, Hasbro lost out on a chance to sell a particular product.
Now I'm sure some will prefer Hasbro's Grapple over Takara's, but the consumers don't have much of a choice unless they spend a lot of money.
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:25 am
