KO MP Ratbat

[drifand]

the rate at which this thing is selling they must be making a bucketload...

I wonder how many units of soundblaster takara are selling due to ratbat demand... surely they know they could make a bundle by releasing solo ratbats.

Nope they were blind and didn't listen to any forums, I am surprised it took so long for the ko company to figured this out as well.

[VERT]

Got one YAY

[theshape]

Grabbed one . Be waiting for this for ages.

[drifand]

So hopefully is not a Santa wallet. Lol

[Sinnertwin]

So hopefully is not a Santa wallet. Lol

nah, this year it's sweaters

[reillyd]

That seller is also selling some.... strange items. There's Dr Wu's sword in funky colours, and what appears tobe an AOE sword as a keyring. I'm wondering if it is a factory worker selling QC stock rather than a ko.

[GoktimusPrime]

Nope they were blind and didn't listen to any forums, I am surprised it took so long for the ko company to figured this out as well.

You're not referring to English-language forums, are you? Because you know that most TakaraTOMY employees don't speak/read English, right? If people want to voice the opinions to TakaraTOMY about future products, then the most effective way to do this is via their online survey. Expecting TakaraTOMY to scour English-language forums for feedback from fans outside of their market makes as much sense as expecting Hasbro to scour Japanese-based online groups for comments/feedback about their figures. I doubt that either company does this; and let's not forget that both parties are legally/contractually forbidden from doing this without the other's prior consent anyway. It'd be easier for both parties to directly consult with each other and compare notes when developing products for both markets (as they have done on previous occasions, e.g. Unicron Trilogy etc.).

When was the last time you frequented a Japanese TF forum? A lot of them aren't worth trawling for meaningful feedback on Transformers. Not unless you want to sift through hundreds of threads about hentai (and other even more inappropriate stuff) just to find the rare TF-relevant post. It's far more efficient and effective for TakaraTOMY to set up a dedicated online survey, which they have.