>>10977088GI Joe Retaliation's delay killed retailers interest in the GI Joe line.
With no movie to sell the overordered movie toys, Target and Walmart cleared shit out by the time Summer hit and didn't carry the line by the time Retalation actually came out in theaters.
So Hasbro lost two of its biggest retailers and only had ToysRUs as the major retailer that was open to supporting the line. That's not enough to support a major toyline with full waves, so they cut the budget hardcore and mostly did redecos and retooling. The line was further supplemented by bigger internet stores like Entertainment EArth and BBTS.
So anything original wasn't possible, like that Coyote.
The zombies MIGHT ahve been possible, especially since the line basically came a collector (read: adults) targeted toyline, buuuut Hasbro did say that was never going to happen and those customs were just for fun
Gotta wonder if something like pic was actually something that might have gone into production or if it was some video game only creation.
