All fair points, especially about being great for kids. Figma's getting a reprint though and can be had for 3100 yen + shipping. It's still like 4x the price of these $8 figures though.
The face sculpt on this I find pretty bad. The rest of him does look alright, but I'll stick with the figma. Were I a kid again, I'd probably love these new figures.
Yeah they definitely aren't for everyone but for Nintendo its something they never had but really needed in the US at least.
just the fact that I can potentially get a decent selection of Zelda characters(not to mention other Nintendo characters)from a single cohesive line affordably I can over look the not amazing quality.
Thats problem I have with Nintendo Figma, a 2nd Link is coming but where is Zelda?
Lucina is coming but no way we get Marth, Ike, Chrom or Robin.
Even as a huge Figma and Zelda fan I really wouldn't/couldn't buy SS Link, TP Link, ALBW Link, OOT Link, HW Link and ZeldaU Link.
But this line makes it possible.
And with how cheap they are the company can take a risk on characters or certain versions of characters which more "expensive" figures like Figma can't do.
Amiibo would be the answer for me but they are stuck making figures relevant directly to the Amiibo supported game.
Yeah Link, Zelda and Sheik will happen for Smash Bros
Ganon? completely depends if he is in Smash
Impa? no
Midna? no
Fi? no
Beast form Ganon? no
Link on Epona? no
Classic Links? not likely
Hyrule Warriors designs? nope
Though Amiibo will come through for Fire Emblem, no way this line will do anyone from that series.