Last year, I made a list of the 10 things I'd like to see for MotUC in 2011. Let's go back and review to see whether Mattel has met my predictions.
But before I start with that, let's go back to see if Mattel has met my wishlist for 2011.
X Last year the first thing I had on my list was more fantastic PoP females. Well, Mattel gave us Catra and Battleground Evil-Lyn among other females... but they weren't that amazing. Don't get me wrong, they were good and on par with the other figures, but not really awe-inspiring nor above and beyond awesome. So a big red X on this item then.
O Last year I wanted Snakemen and Galactic Guardian stickers on the bubble. We got those with King Hsss and Icarius respective so that's one for me!
O I was worried last year that I might not get enough Palace guards. Well, Mattel not only made enough of them, but apparently overproduced them, resulting in us having Palace guards on sale on Black Monday. Yay!
O 100% new figures? Let's see, we got King Hsss which is more 150% than 100% thanks to his second torso, but there were QA issues with his shoulders... and with Roboto's as well. We also got Bubble Power She-Ra with the new female body, so that's two points in Mattel's favour.
O Faceless One was announced to be the June figure - he was pushed back a month, but he was still made this year, so I guess I'll have to give this one to Mattel.
O I wrote in December last year "I'm hoping for a Wind Raider" and we got a Wind Raider. Yay, I called it!
O Last year I also wrote "Could we please have a Stinkor that really does smell of patchouli, or a Mantenna with pop-up eyes or a Man-E-Faces with a spinning head?" Well, we didn't get Stinkor or Mantenna, but we got Man-E-Faces... with not just one spinning head, but two of them. Wow. Nailed it again.
O Camoflaged millennium parts on vintage figures? There was that missed opportunity with King Hsss, but Clawful did incorporate the crabshell on his back. I guess that's still one in the year though.
X Nope, we didn't get any new stands this year, which is a pity.
O No 5-minute sell outs? Well, Bow was the only figure that sold out after an hour. Most toys were available for over a day with Snout Spout almost hitting that mark. I'd say Mattel did well here.
So, 8 out of 10 isn't too bad, and I'm sure glad I called Wind Raider and Man-E-Faces rotating head. I'm gonna do a list for 2012 to see if I can predict what Mattel would be doing for the year. It shouldn't be too difficult since unlike this time last year when only 4 figures were announced, this year we've had 9 figures announced + a three pack and a stand for next year, so I'll have to get creative...
X Last year the first thing I had on my list was more fantastic PoP females. Well, Mattel gave us Catra and Battleground Evil-Lyn among other females... but they weren't that amazing. Don't get me wrong, they were good and on par with the other figures, but not really awe-inspiring nor above and beyond awesome. So a big red X on this item then.
O Last year I wanted Snakemen and Galactic Guardian stickers on the bubble. We got those with King Hsss and Icarius respective so that's one for me!
O I was worried last year that I might not get enough Palace guards. Well, Mattel not only made enough of them, but apparently overproduced them, resulting in us having Palace guards on sale on Black Monday. Yay!
O 100% new figures? Let's see, we got King Hsss which is more 150% than 100% thanks to his second torso, but there were QA issues with his shoulders... and with Roboto's as well. We also got Bubble Power She-Ra with the new female body, so that's two points in Mattel's favour.
O Faceless One was announced to be the June figure - he was pushed back a month, but he was still made this year, so I guess I'll have to give this one to Mattel.
O I wrote in December last year "I'm hoping for a Wind Raider" and we got a Wind Raider. Yay, I called it!
O Last year I also wrote "Could we please have a Stinkor that really does smell of patchouli, or a Mantenna with pop-up eyes or a Man-E-Faces with a spinning head?" Well, we didn't get Stinkor or Mantenna, but we got Man-E-Faces... with not just one spinning head, but two of them. Wow. Nailed it again.
O Camoflaged millennium parts on vintage figures? There was that missed opportunity with King Hsss, but Clawful did incorporate the crabshell on his back. I guess that's still one in the year though.
X Nope, we didn't get any new stands this year, which is a pity.
O No 5-minute sell outs? Well, Bow was the only figure that sold out after an hour. Most toys were available for over a day with Snout Spout almost hitting that mark. I'd say Mattel did well here.
So, 8 out of 10 isn't too bad, and I'm sure glad I called Wind Raider and Man-E-Faces rotating head. I'm gonna do a list for 2012 to see if I can predict what Mattel would be doing for the year. It shouldn't be too difficult since unlike this time last year when only 4 figures were announced, this year we've had 9 figures announced + a three pack and a stand for next year, so I'll have to get creative...
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