What's the fucking point of these things? Why would anybody over the age of 12 buy one?

What's the fucking point of these things? Why would anybody over the age of 12 buy one?

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I don't get it either, but I hate chibi crap in general.

>go to friends place
>he has 20 of these on display
>confused because we are both over the age of 18

To honor a game that we love and enjoy, a game that entertained us and has more to offer than just numb gameplay

Because that's totally what gamers are into. If you don't buy at least 20 of these things, you're not a true gamer like us.

>He honors a game by buying funko pop trash
WEW

Very cool, very cool.

>those eyes
Is that supposed to be a doll for satanists? He looks like a demon

westernized weebshit

tumblrinas and casual nerds buy it

Why would anyone above the age of 12 play video games

Cheap plastic shit for people who think that they are "nerdy".

manchildren buy amiibos so there's a market there

Because life sucks and people need distractions to stop them from killing themselves.

at least amiboos have some kind of function instead of just being bookshelf clutter

They're for manchildren who are too poor to afford decent merchandise

It's for hipster who don't play this game but want to show their "affection" the other way.

This.
If you buy Nintendo's over priced McDonald's toys - then you're in no position to talk.
They're all equally shit though.

My wife is a normie and she thinks I would like this shit so I'm guaranteed at least one of these paperweights each Christmas as a stocking stuffer. Not sure how to tell her I don't like them without her gettin mad and shit.

the design style of these are as awful as chink shit
its not sophisticated at all

I think they look like garbage, but I saw a Jill Valentine one that I was tempted to buy.
I imagine most people who buy these are huge fans of a particular thing, and get one from the store as an impulse buy.
I'll never understand people who are fans of Funkos themselves, though.

>16 year old brother gets me one of the street fighter ones as a gift for my birthday
>feign happiness with it because he’s just a kid and with his shitty McJob I’m really not expecting a gift at all and it was pretty cool of him to go out of his way to get me a pop for something I’m interested in
>rest of my family has no fucking idea what to get me because we’re kind of distant and next Christmas find myself unwrapping the entire fucking set of streetfighter pops all purchased by my parents
>now have like 7 of these fucking things on my shelf

Are you talking about vidya figures or pop?

If it's the former, people like thing, they want to have a neat physical merch of thing to display or fiddle with. If it's the latter, people get Pop because it's cheap and easy. It's in every game store.

The only advantage they have is that there's really many, many, many, many, many, many, MANY characters to choose from. Obscure characters from relatively obscure games that might never get a figure could get one of these.

I'd buy an MC Ride pop

POP's business model is brilliant

>want to make collectible figures
>but don't want to actually have an IP or to create anything
>I guess we could licence out already existing IPs, but they already have a bunch of contract with other manufacturers
>I KNOW! We'll have a dumb gimmick like big Chibi heads, that way we can be unique AND completely derivative in every way

These things were specifically made to torment people that say "Don't buy me anything."

>"I don't like these"
WOW THAT WAS HARD

Can't actually believe you've a wife if you're unable to talk about stupid shit like this without spilling spaghetti.
>go out with wife
>make a calculated route near one of those shops with this shit
>look at it
>make joke about how ugly they look
>wife gets a bit sad she thought you'd like such shitty toys but now Will think of something better
>crisis avoided

They're for the "nerds".

Jesus Christ user, how emasculated can you be? Your wive is not your slave master.

They look fucking terrible

They're the things keeping gaming retail stores afloat. I was at an interview for Granger Games and me and the manager were talking about how neither of us get it, but the industry is so fucked and the store basically only makes money on merch now.

I didn't get the job but the hours were garbage anyway

I got two of them for free. They make good targets

A couple people at my office have their desks covered in these things

>being this beta that you can't tell your woman to not buy you stupid knick knacks
I'm the same

Cheaper than a Tf2 figure

I fucking hate these figurines, they all look like they're at the ready to be activated by robot overlords and enslave us all

>i le haet funko pops beause I hate everything popular
I only have a miku one, but what is the fucking deal with all the hate against funkos? They are affordable and you can find one of every series/character you want

I don't understand it either. Adults who buy these are 100% on the spectrum.

I wouldn't know, I only buy Pochaco.

My girlfriend has a ton of them and she's not even into vydia/anime.
Is that wrong? I think they add to her cuteness

>i can afford something, so it's a quality product
How stupid can one person be?

They're ugly as fuck. I'd rather have a plushie instead.

they are still shit figures, just because nintendo jammed a 5 cents chip inside of them doesnt make it any better, have you seen how many retards never open their amiibos? they clearly dont use them to play games, just as collectible trash

But they look like shit and have crsp quality. At least buy a figure that is and looks good.

>tfw my mom bought me a Sakuya fumo when she went to Japan to visit family living there

She didn't even know I liked Touhou what the hell

you have no idea

>not wanting a cute chibi Leon sitting on your desk

But funkos are ugly. If I'm going to buy cheap lame pieces if plastic like a child, I at least get the neca ones

Me and my wife talk shit about these things all the time. She grilled me about why it's ok to have amiibos once though. I told her it wasn't much better, but I have no excuse. She was satisfied.

Autism

YOU FUCKING ACCEPT THEM AND BE GLAD THAT YOU ARE LOVED!

whoops wrong pic those aren't fumos

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What did they mean by this?

I want that CWC amiibo something fierce

That link only appears when your IQ is over 120.

She probably at least has some awareness you like japanese girl cartoons and memorabilia.

sure man, it's still a cheap business practice

>I appreciate the gesture honey, but I'm not into these anymore.

Done.

Moms know everything.

Is there a CWC pop figure?

>Please, honey, stop buying those. They are cute, but kind of useless and I've already have X of those, barely room for next
So hard, right?
Alternatively, why neither of you just say what you want? I mean as far as I can remember, for my entire life I was always asked what I want to get as a gift/present, rather than trying to give me something on random with best hopes. And the same thing worked in reverse - I always knew what my parents wanted or needed, so the presents were never random trash or something useless for them. And when I've started dating my girlfriend, she was quickly updates on how gifting works in my family and there never been any problem with this.

Has rick and morty surpassed the cancer that is my little pony audience?
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You *buraps* don't think I know that you idiot! Only an intelligent man such as myself would spend $80 on a 3-inch chrome model of Franken Berry.

Because there are also people over the age of 12 who also watch MLP and play Overwatch.

I dont think those "beings" should be considered human

Depends, are you a retard that uses Rick and Morty as an excuse for sucking at life and to ease their existential crisis? yes.
Do you just enjoy the show as a mindless time killer with some funny memes? no.

They're gay as fuck bullshit toys made as cheap as possible targeted at the big bang theory tier nerds. If you don't see anything wrong with these then you're a brainless consumer with no self respect. I bet $100 you fucking love star wars too. Gobble up whatever horseshit corporate comes up with next bud.

Doesn't matter. The important thing is - there is a market, so a product is fetched. Collectibles are probably the easiest business model imaginable, because they require very little effort to generate steady supply of money.

These are asthetically abhorant. Good for spotting shit tastes though. Anyone who collects these shits should be avoided

>Why would anybody over the age of 12 buy one?
I ask the same about amiibos or anything nintendo related.

This

that's sweet brah, display that crap proudly

Mass marketing or something, people don't actually like them, everyone just thinks everyone else does because e-celebs were paid to put them in their videos so they jump on the bandwagon.

>affordable

If you're such a big fan of a series, then you should put in extra money for a decent sculpture or figma instead of that cheap shit en masse. It's bait for shallow pop culture "nerds" and completionists.

Amibos are at least on model and arnt variatons of the same beady eyed box head.

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My mom bought me the TF2 soundtrack that was released physically and I never told her about it.
Mom's know everything

May have something to do with them being ugly as fuck and worth 1/10th of their price

But they don't even look like the characters, and the devs aren't getting that money.

People think they'll be a collector's item, even though there's a Funko for literally every fictional character. That OC that from middle school you didn't tell anyone about has a Funko.

Are you even trying?

Not him but what is that? I want to buy it right now

Are you? That's the same chibi shit you claim to hate. If we're talking actual figures, which seems to be the case with most posters in this thread, what I posted qualifies and that shit does not. It's Funko tier.

Portable mercs, not sure if all classes are available though

i see it on the desks of some late 20s early 30s office drones around work

i think these things are fucking gay

The only good Funko Pops are of monstrous characters. They usually have way more added details on their hands/torso/feet and usually have mouths. Doesn't stop them from having those shit black eyes though.

No, and it never will, I doubt any cartoon fandom will ever surpass the cancer that was (and to a certain extent still is) bronies.

>physical dlc
yeah what a purpose, oh boy

H-hey man! You better watch it before I turn you into a bucket of S-szechuan sauce...

Just do the intelligent thing man, spend the $10 on a toy that doesn't matter, b-but it does matter!, even though nothing matters...

I think we can all agree to disagree that the only thing that does matter, above anything else, is stopping conservatives, fascism and a capitalist economy. Now lets all just buy the toy can we? Thanks, we truly are smart, huh!...

Now that thats over with, lets go up to some girls, get Schwifty, and take their panties off! That'll show that rapcist orange man his comeuppance! Wibidy-wop boo bop!

So beanie babies of the modern age
Any company that tells you their product is a collector's item, is probably not a collector's item.

Most posters in this thread hate funko because their figures look and are complete crap. You can make mini figures that looks good.

Is that Morty or Jerry?

*buys latest kemono friends figurine*

At least amiibo are good looking, pop figure looks like complete trash that can only be use as a dog toy

>That's the same chibi shit you claim to hate.
>funko
>chibi
Please tell me you aren't actually this retarded.

>Chibi (ちび or チビ) is a Japanese slang word describing something short (a thing, an animal or a person). It comes from the verb 禿びる (chibiru), which means "to wear out and become shorter" (for the tip of something). The word has gained currency among fans of manga and anime. It means someone, some animal or something that is smaller in stature compared to the majority.

Seems an apt descriptor.

There are exclusive pops that go for $200+.
My friend got me a Blue Walter White pop and I sold it for like, 70 bucks.

>girlfriend asks me what i think about these
i tell her theyre for normie nerds and that was the end of that

how do you have a wife you dont know how to talk to