slightly on topic, I noticed a comment earlier in this thread about us retailer dumping all the HG and MG kits. Well, it looks like Bandai is not giving up on model kits, I just saw a Gundam Seed HG/MG kit ad in Preview(Diamond Distribution catalog for comis, toys, and etc). Looks like Diamond is taking over distribution for Bandai and they are going to try sell them through Comic/hobby stores.
On 2/28/06, Boaz MyTurnASpace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 2/28/06, Dr. Core <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Boaz MyTurnASpace wrote: > > > There're many banpesto and similar specialty store now in HK versus the > > > model stores that keep closing. What do you think? > > > > Which keep closing? The twinket stores or model stores? I haven't > > been back for WAY too long. > > > The model store. It's not bad bad, but last 2 times I was in HK there're > several stores that I've always go to in every visits closed shop. Prize-toy > stores however is getting more and more. > > > > > > > > > But evidently HK's loyalty is not absolute, the picky consumers > > abandoned Z2.0 despite the engineering improvements mentioned by > > Jason. > > > I wont' say it's about loyalty. Anyone here is currently in Hong Kong? any > input? > > > > > > China is probably still too early a market Bandai would put its foot in, > and > > > also it will have to worry about all the bootleg... so it must be having > one > > > eye closed for that market. > > > > Well here tangible products are different from intellectual "product". > > Bootlegs may hurt DVD/music a lot, but bootleg model kits/action > > figures/twinkets are pretty bootleg-resistant. Actually HK is not > > that different from CN in terms of bootlegs, a lot of people buy > > bootleg DVD/CD and games, but not many people buy bootleg models. > > Ahh... not counting GKs... of course. > > The difference is China don't have a good reinforcement of copyrights. HK > is not that good neither, but at least they do a bust from time to time > after complain. In vast area like China, you just can't stop them properly. > > Bandai this time is learning from Microsoft -- if you can't reinforce your > copyrights, don't worry about it now (but don't say it out loud); let your > market share grow first and THEN you recapture your market that someone > helped you established. > > > Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen bootleg kits in HK! > > Almost every single bootleg kit I've ever seen are found in New York > > and Toronto... > > Sure there is. My sister got me a HG W0C in the "$10 auction" in Hong > Kong... the gap for the parts is about the size of Grand Canyon. But as > Gunpla is generally reasonable priced in Hong Kong, no one buys the bootlegs > except for those who are careless, or for parts. > > > > > > US? Ha! > > > > Well... I bet the US market for Naruto or FMA is bigger than HK market > > for Gundam or any other sub-genre. > > > Dont' change the subject, we're talking about gunpla. > > > > -- > Boaz > http://myturnaspace.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected] Archives: http://www.gundam.com/gml Help: Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this in the BODY: help list
