If memory serves, he binned big-time because people weren't satisfied with the issues with the face and hat. Bandai, as they are wont to do, interpreted this as "whoops I guess people don't want SNK figures at all" rather than "hey, maybe we botched this one figure." Shame, too, because they had planned several KOF characters and even a Haohmaru. A similar situation happened later on when the D-arts Noel Vermillion shelfwarmed due to being a mediocre figure of a relatively unpopular character, leading Bandai to cancel their plans to make Hakumen and Sol Badguy.
