>>7059404It sounded like it primarily had to do with that NECA is selling toys NOT based on the current cartoons, while NECA only wants to do toys based on the Fred Wolf series, the movies, and retro games.
So, yes they're aimed at two different audiences and will be based on different Turtles than what Playmates is doing.
I'd expect this to hurt Playmates a little, as I think some people will pass on their figures for the current cartoon given the chance to get better turtles at retail.