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Originally Posted by Sun Swipe Prime
The Streisand Effect could really backfire on them. People who may not know about 3p release will sure know now.
It's like what do you mean someone else is making a Unicron? How much is it? Oh... when is it coming out? How much is it, again? Hmmmm... where do I order?
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Truly, there ain't no such thing as bad publicity...
It's one thing if it was yanked 'cause the word "unicron" or movie clips were used and another if it is because of IP infringement on character design. There were also rumors of Zeta increasing the scale of the figure, dunno...
After all, hasbro needs those stalled numbers to continue on the upward trend if they're gonna save some face. At this point, it could turn into a PR fumble if they don't break 8k.
More so, if Hasbro succeeds at silencing Zeta (and in turn 3p), it could alienate a lot of hardcore fans who prefer their offerings and are no longer willing to mortgage their livelihoods to get the next MP figure, then again, Asia is the wild west when it comes to IP theft - if this is indeed the case.
Interesting to watch how this all pans out.