>>6729171>>6729481Aside from old fans with nostalgia, people are already over Star Wars...I don't think anyone young even cares about it. BB-8 is the only thing I hear kids talking about from the new movies.
Aliens, stormtroopers & monsters were the pull for my interest in SW. I remember saving every penny I could to buy a Rancor monster when I was a kid.
I think when parents buy this stuff for their kids it's because of the franchise brand name. When they give it to them and its so un-interesting the kids aren't even playing with it.
Last week I found a Black Series 6" Poe Dameron from TFA at a thrift store already. I bought it not because I wanted a Poe figure, but because it was 75¢ and I wanted the helmet for other figures.
Disney is usually a money making machine when it comes to character design for the purpose of merchandise, but I wonder what the hell the mouse is thinking in his magic castle.