Actually, the masks all have some design feature taken from some of the G1 masks.
At least, the Masters. The Uniters were a bit more unique.
There are loads of interesting characters, all developed in books and comics. I actually read one last night.
The protectors were developed fairly well, as well as a few individual characters.
If it wasn’t for the short life of the setline, it probably would have gone into more detail.
Still, if it sold as poorly as you make it sound, I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did. Plus, LEGO would have blatantly lied in a way that would have helped them gain no more sales.
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G1 was well exposed but tell me about all the tv G2 adverts
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I can’t; I didn’t have cable. However, I do know that they existed.
I’d hope so, there’s gotta be something about copyright on that
Yes, but G2 still has a lot of similarities to G1, more than you’re giving it. However, a reboot needs to break free from its predecessor, hence the differences in design.
They’re there. You may not like them, they may not be as good as you remember G1’s being, but that doesn’t make it not Bionicle.
Plus the importance of masks, setting, mood, collectability, and language. Everything else that changed should be expected in a reboot.
I think you should add “well” behind “sell.”
You make it sound like no one wanted Bionicle back. You make it sound like no one liked the sets. I can assure you that this isn’t true.
It’s not that I didn’t like the sets but 2 years instead of the planned 3? That’s not just selling poorly, that’s selling terribly! It couldn’t even last 3 years!
Okay, it lasted as long as Chima and Nexo Knights.
You’re assuming far too much. There is more than one reason to cancel something.
From what I hear on a separate topic, LEGO announced that it sold average, but they wanted to cancel it to keep from saturating the theme. That isn’t a lack of care; that’s an abundance of it. They care so deeply for the them that they are keeping it from themselves until they are ready to have it back.
This is just a theory I read that I absolutely love. At heart, I am an optimist, which may be why I appreciate G2 so deeply. What I’m getting it is that you can’t judge how well something sells by how long it lasts, or Solo’s turnout would have killed IX.
That’s a theory with little to no evidence and if I was working at Lego I’d never bring it back, it had it’s time [quote=“ToaNoah_Wafflemeister, post:891, topic:23000”]
This is just a theory I read that I absolutely love. At heart, I am an optimist, which may be why I appreciate G2 so deeply. What I’m getting it is that you can’t judge how well something sells by how long it lasts, or Solo’s turnout would have killed IX.
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IX isn’t doing too well after Solo’s failure but even still, it’s saying ‘Solo’s failure won’t cause the failure of Solo 2’
I think the same about your theory about its selling. My point with that was that an early cancellation does not have to impact its sales.
I hope you don’t take offense to this, and I don’t mean any insult, but I am glad you don’t work for LEGO. I would be more than ecstatic if Bionicle returned, and I know I’m not the only one.
I’m glad too, but that’s because I trust LEGO infinitely more than their fans. And what do you mean by bringing back old themes? I think bringing back old themes is a perfectly acceptable way to gain income, because it’s not like each theme is an exclusive club. New fans can come in, too. Now, I’m not saying “bring everything back!,” but I’m not saying that such an act isn’t going to make any money.
Because there are legitimately people who love the theme and would love to see it back. Just because the second try didn’t work as well as they hoped doesn’t mean it’s ruined forever. Believing so isn’t just pessimism; it’s depressing hopelessness.
Then I like to be ‘depressingly hopeless’ it failed the second time, let lego do their own themes now, just imagine it, when are you guys going to stop? G3? G4? G5? G6? From the 310N topic, it looks like there are people who will hype up Fabre breathing as a leak confirmed
I enjoyed Bionicle but it’s gone, for good, let it die
I’m not referring to 3ION or anything anymore, I just gave you a hypothetical alternate universe where G3 existed and was genuinely good. In this alternate universe would you be happy or upset? I’m trying to understand your opinion.
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The theme sold horrifically,
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There isn’t any confirmation of that. LEGO themselves stated that it sold average, not bad. Weather they lied or not is a controversial topic, but all we can do is take their word and believe the facts they gave us.
Nexo Knights sold well. Not brilliantly, but well, and it was popular among young kids. The theme brought the sales LEGO wanted, but not enough to extend it further than it’s original planned run. So there is no reason to believe Nexo Knighs sold badly.
I can’t agree more. Just think about all those short lived 6 sets lines. Is there evidence to suggest they sold badly? No. Yet despite their limited run, everyone loves them. People keep calling Hidden Side a “Monster Fighters reboot” although that line only had one wave. [quote=“TheOnlyGuyWhoLikesMistika, post:260, topic:31906”]
I’m glad people here don’t work for Lego either, otherwise they’d lose all their money bringing back old themes
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Is there anything inherently wrong with that? Who said that would lose money? I mean yeah sure, you must balance the old stuff with the new stuff, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t bring a theme back in some capacity, at least once in a while.
If you don’t want Bionicle to come back, that’s your business. Let the people who want so to enjoy anything that might hint to it’s return, even if it won’t necessarily happen.