(May. 16, 2021 1:42 PM)bblader/90 Wrote:(May. 16, 2021 12:14 PM)Dracieleone Wrote: Takara TOMY does have a bit of a western presence with the TOMY name. Their Thomas trains was super popular, they had the license to distribute Pokémon figures(including their own Moncole stuff), and just last year, they started selling their Tomica cars in western stores. If they wanted to, they could cut ties from Hasbro, and sell the beys, themselves. Additionally, they also own ERTL, in case they need another western hand.
Sure, i know TT is not unknown to the western countries. That's even worse, if you know what i mean. I don't understand why they keep selling Hasbro trash stuff then, if they could sell their own products in Europe or USA or name a country of your choice.
Could be an older contractual obligation arranged at the beginning of the Burst line, could be too expensive to produce them here, could be that Hasbro has convinced TT that they know what western audiences want and are fulfilling their needs well. There's a lot of possibilities.