Ubisoft Launches UbiCollectibles – But I’m Way Too Poor!

15 responses to “Ubisoft Launches UbiCollectibles – But I’m Way Too Poor!”

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   Lone Wolf

   July 4, 2011 at 3:32 pm

   I really have a soft spot for game weaponry realised in real life, (still wishing for someone to do the Commander Keen ray gun) and the pride of my collection of memorabilia is the AC2 replica wrist blade I won in a Kotaku competition.

   However, I don’t think selling collectible statuettes purely for their own merit is the best move for Ubisoft just yet.

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2. 

   nightFlarer

   July 4, 2011 at 3:49 pm

   If I had money to blow, I would totally get one. For now, my $25 White Edition statue will do.

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3. 

   Adam Ruch

   July 4, 2011 at 3:51 pm

   I find the phrase “true fans” offensive in that context.

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   1. 

      f4ction

      July 4, 2011 at 4:22 pm

      I thought the same thing. So only the overly-wealthy are true fans?

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         Adam Ruch

         July 4, 2011 at 5:10 pm

         That’s the one.

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4. 

   Corey

   July 4, 2011 at 3:59 pm

   I’ve been waiting for the day when CAPCOM licenses an official figurine for Vega from Street Fighter. Their Juri statue was a nice effort but I’m not really interested.

   That price seems pretty standard for collectibles like this.

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5. 

   Chazz

   July 4, 2011 at 4:01 pm

   The level of detail is great but with 2000 on the market they’d only go for $250 at best on the collectibles circuit.

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6. 

   os42

   July 4, 2011 at 4:02 pm

   Already have the T-shirt (got it with my preorder or AC:Rev). Would like to get the statue, but come on – $400? I mean, the level of detail looks amazing, but for that price I’d expect nothing less than the figure to be garbed in actual cloth, leather and armed with real steel.

   Then again, that’s why they’re called “collectibles”.

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7. 

   The Cracks

   July 4, 2011 at 4:03 pm

   My AC2 ‘Black Edition’ statue will do me nicely, thank you very much.

   Those statues cost as much as game consoles!

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8. 

   DENAz

   July 4, 2011 at 4:34 pm

   Screw that for a joke, is it made from gold or something!?

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9. 

   Bombdigidy

   July 4, 2011 at 4:46 pm

   The lack of detail does not warrant a $400 price tag

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10. 

    boo goose

    July 4, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Really though
    You cant just buy one, you need one to play with and one to put in a box so in fifty years time you can try and get your grandkids to understand your were once cool too.

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    1. 

       FitzBatman

       July 5, 2011 at 2:18 am

       Yeah cause playing with statues is not only cool, but totally normal…

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11. 

    Lucid

    July 4, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    I got my Darunia from First4Figures last week and it blew me away. The pictures on the site do not do it justice.

    Also, it is MASSIVE. It’s sitting here on my desk and makes me smile everytime I look at it.

    It did cost me $200. I make money through an online rewards program that just about covers me each time they release one though.

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12. 

    MrBS

    July 5, 2011 at 7:30 am

    $400 both from Japan and US collectibles put you in the top tier of figures. Not much of anything goes beyond that price and compared to its other $400 piers, especially in the 30cm range this is needing far more detail or a much smaller production run.

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