>>9545181>>9545301You're both right and wrong to an extent. Its true that lego didn't give bionicle a chance mostly due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time as it was competing with ninjago at the height of its popularity, star wars new trilogy and Jurassic world while being on the cusp of ending hero factory in that same year giving the line up no time to breath and plan out the franchise in a proper manor. But the problem will always be the retail market and having to accommodate 1000+ stores across dozens of countries. I think what
>>9545100 said would be true if it was still trying to apply to the walmarts and targets in the entire state of texas and more. But they can learn the most vital aspect to gundams success. Appealing to the hobby market. A handful of dedicated fans may not make bank but it wont be draining resources and build a stable profit.
>Bionicle requires it's own entire system to exist, system that doesn't intermingle all that well with the rest of the Lego.Thats true that it would require its own system, but it not being versatile enough for the rest of lego would only be the case if the designers fail to accommodate, which is how you end up with the CCBS system only being able to utilize ball joints. Lego itself was literally design to be modular and the original technic system was aware of the and accommodate for it. And having a main stay line that focus solely on action figure with more articulation in their sets can help in the long run by creating new techniques they can use in the other themes and all they have to do is create a couple new molds to pull it off. Pic related came out this year making it clear they need a separate and dedicated department for this and Bionicle can fill that role with a large enough niche audience to both help stay afloat and provide feedback to improve.
