>>>5972760 contBUT, like children's toy companies, collector companies like to throw shit on the wall all the same and see what sticks.
Like DCC's failed 3.75" lines, they've moved past that failure. If sales arent' good enough for Icons or their upcoming higher premium figures, why should they continue making toys like that?
Same shit with McFarlane. They've cut down on articulation because sales are down and have been trying to push their building block sets. They're also releasing 7" figures that have less articulation, because fans have been asking for their return to making McStatues. Again, /toy/ loves believing every collector thinks the same way as them and thinks people are trolling or are stupid if they don't, but there are a lot of McStatue fans out there. Otherwise, DCC wouldn't continue making their own limited articulated lines.
So if you want to see more of what you like, always buy that product, even if you believe you can get it on clearance later or when your next local niche store goes out of business and is selling everything for next to nothing.
It always falls on the collectors shoulders to show support, because a toy company will not make products you like unless you give them money for those you do.
Obviously, this is all but impossible for kids toy lines that sell hundreds of thousands to millions of figures like Hasbro's and you're just a drop in the bucket in sales. But for DCC/Mezco/NECA/McFarlane/GoodSmile/Kaiyodo/etc where they only sell thousands to tens of thousands of units, your buying their products of what you like makes a big difference in keeping them around.
