>>9929216I should have clarified - fans of western games don't buy toys. Overwatch's line failed because Overwatch is a shitty western game made by shitty western developers made to be bought by fans of shitty western games - but they didn't sell of course, because the average western game player is scared to buy toys and look like a manchild to his Call of Duty playing peers.
But as I mentioned, Japanese made figures like Square's stuff will continue to sell like gangbusters, regardless of /toy/'s antiquated thoughts on the subject. Figures and merchandise like it have always been one of the cores of Japanese anime and games marketability. They design characters keeping in mind the fact that they may be made into figures or statues somewhere down the line.
