>>10976228Both.
I mean, the animated movie is still a shitty 80s cartoon like 99.9999% of 80s cartoons. Every Star Wars shit, even the sequels, are better written.
But as advertisement for the series, and succesfully getting kids into buying more merch? Nothing really compares to the OT and PT when it comes to selling merch. They're on levels no other company has ever matched.
> entire reason Genndy Clone Wars exists is because Hasbro was disappointed with sales of the AOTC toysI've never heard this before. I was there at SDCC when they premiered the series and Genndy was on stage talking about its creation n shit. Obviously, they rarely go into the licensing details, so sauce?
Also, the Genndy toys themselves weren't that popular. They were far more statueshit than the normal toyline. The later stuff, especially when the line became super articulated, was far far better.
AFAIK, only The Phantom Menance had disappointing sales, but that's mostly because retailers waaaaay overordered. So retailers were more conservative when it came to AotC.
Also also, how the fuck is the Genndy cartoon more "toyetic?" They reused 99.999% of the designs and characters. The most popular shit about Star Wars for the past 20 years is literally based on AotC. Every thing stems from that movie, including Genndy's shit.
