What should the next video game pops be?

[Mr Yac]

Finaly Fantasy is the obvious choice for most.

i'd love to see FF as minis more than pops. though i'd prefer them to focus on the older games which will sadly never happen.

[BestDadEver]

That’s a great question but I can assure you it’s not for lack of trying They mentioned something about it at Fundays last year and then not very long after changed the banner at the top of this page to the Duck Hunt theme so they were very open about trying to get the license. I really do hope it happens someday. From what I’ve heard Nintendo can be very strict with their license but who really knows what happens behind the scenes

The possibilities if they were to get this license. Just like landing the Pokémon deal. There are so many characters that would allow for so many pops to come.

Absolutely agree, Nintendo has so many beloved characters that Funko would have a million different options if they were able to obtain the license. I’m sure it’s still an ongoing process, just hope Nintendo eventually relents and they are able to get it

I would love to be a fly on the wall when they have those licensing meetings. Would be awesome to see why Nintendo says no if that’s what they keep saying

[Mags]

Finaly Fantasy is the obvious choice for most.

i'd love to see FF as minis more than pops. though i'd prefer them to focus on the older games which will sadly never happen.

A mini series that focuses on the "main characters" (I think it was VI that technically didn't have one specific MC?) and primary villains would be pretty neat.

[MattyPHATty]

The possibilities if they were to get this license. Just like landing the Pokémon deal. There are so many characters that would allow for so many pops to come.

Absolutely agree, Nintendo has so many beloved characters that Funko would have a million different options if they were able to obtain the license. I’m sure it’s still an ongoing process, just hope Nintendo eventually relents and they are able to get it

I would love to be a fly on the wall when they have those licensing meetings. Would be awesome to see why Nintendo says no if that’s what they keep saying

I can’t imagine why they say no at this point. With Funko’s proven track record, it would just be instant money for Nintendo. My only thought is maybe Nintendo thinks the different lines too closely resemble the amiibo’s and would be a direct competitor. Or maybe they’ve been burned in the past but I will be one of the first to celebrate if/when it does happen

[Mags]

Absolutely agree, Nintendo has so many beloved characters that Funko would have a million different options if they were able to obtain the license. I’m sure it’s still an ongoing process, just hope Nintendo eventually relents and they are able to get it

I would love to be a fly on the wall when they have those licensing meetings. Would be awesome to see why Nintendo says no if that’s what they keep saying

I can’t imagine why they say no at this point. With Funko’s proven track record, it would just be instant money for Nintendo. My only thought is maybe Nintendo thinks the different lines too closely resemble the amiibo’s and would be a direct competitor. Or maybe they’ve been burned in the past but I will be one of the first to celebrate if/when it does happen

If I had to guess I would go with "afraid that pops would be direct competition for Amiibos"

[MattyPHATty]

I would love to be a fly on the wall when they have those licensing meetings. Would be awesome to see why Nintendo says no if that’s what they keep saying

I can’t imagine why they say no at this point. With Funko’s proven track record, it would just be instant money for Nintendo. My only thought is maybe Nintendo thinks the different lines too closely resemble the amiibo’s and would be a direct competitor. Or maybe they’ve been burned in the past but I will be one of the first to celebrate if/when it does happen

If I had to guess I would go with "afraid that pops would be direct competition for Amiibos"

Definitely my best guess at this point- similar price range and all. Otherwise not sure why Nintendo would just leave money on the table. The demand is there obviously

[Khearts93]

I would love some Final Fantasy pops

[Zero]

I would love some Final Fantasy pops

Final Fantasy would be nice but square probably wont let the rights go. I know up until the release of 12 they had their own line of collectible figures for a lot of the games

[levixkelly]

Last Of Us: part 2 pops would be pretty cool

[Khearts93]

I would love some Final Fantasy pops

Final Fantasy would be nice but square probably wont let the rights go. I know up until the release of 12 they had their own line of collectible figures for a lot of the games

Yeah I figured that was the reason they haven’t been made so far. But we’ll see what happens in the future

[91shawny]

I can’t imagine why they say no at this point. With Funko’s proven track record, it would just be instant money for Nintendo. My only thought is maybe Nintendo thinks the different lines too closely resemble the amiibo’s and would be a direct competitor. Or maybe they’ve been burned in the past but I will be one of the first to celebrate if/when it does happen

If I had to guess I would go with "afraid that pops would be direct competition for Amiibos"

Definitely my best guess at this point- similar price range and all. Otherwise not sure why Nintendo would just leave money on the table. The demand is there obviously

True but we have to remember, Nintendo is a BIG BIG BIG company, technically, even if the money is there, they don't need Funko to advance their sales as is. I do believe it does come down to the amiibos, as Nintendo actually owns them, and many view amiibos as collectibles so it would be kind of pointless to give their license to Funko when they have their own version of "pops" in a sense, especially how they made the amiibos useful along with their systems. They have control of the rollout of amiibos so its like I have my product under my brand, why would I want to branch out to another compnay? Amiibos run 16 bucks each where as pops can be as low as 8 to 9 bucks. Best believe that would be a direct competitor and equivalent to shooting myself in the foot.

[Mario Wario]

Last Of Us: part 2 pops would be pretty cool

Absolutely. Speaking of that game, I can’t wait to see more and get a release date later.

[MattyPHATty]

If I had to guess I would go with "afraid that pops would be direct competition for Amiibos"

Definitely my best guess at this point- similar price range and all. Otherwise not sure why Nintendo would just leave money on the table. The demand is there obviously

True but we have to remember, Nintendo is a BIG BIG BIG company, technically, even if the money is there, they don't need Funko to advance their sales as is. I do believe it does come down to the amiibos, as Nintendo actually owns them, and many view amiibos as collectibles so it would be kind of pointless to give their license to Funko when they have their own version of "pops" in a sense, especially how they made the amiibos useful along with their systems. They have control of the rollout of amiibos so its like I have my product under my brand, why would I want to branch out to another compnay? Amiibos run 16 bucks each where as pops can be as low as 8 to 9 bucks. Best believe that would be a direct competitor and equivalent to shooting myself in the foot.

Definitely well said. It’s not something we know or will probably will ever know why Nintendo just doesn’t sign on the dotted line and let the cash flow in but that was the best reasoning I could come up with in my head also. Why help an outside company create something that directly competes with a product they already manufacture in house? Knowing how strict Nintendo is with their license, you can definitely see why in this instance and why ultimately it really may not be in their best interest, as long as amiibo’s are a thing and still relevant. Definitely a direct competitor at that point

[POPHawk]

I said it plenty before and now again, The Injustice 2 line would be INCREDIBLE!

[rexflexall]

Can't wait for more Gears of War!

[pberickp]

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

[DubJay81]

I wish Funko would revive the World Of Warcraft and other Blizzard lines to continue there sets. So few were made and it has potential for a long line more of pops.

[KFar5]

More Mass Effect! Liara, Wrex, Thane, the Illusive Man, Jack, Mordin, Legion, Samara, Drack, Vetra, Cora. I’m totally down for a Normandy ride with Joker and Edi. Just give us something!

[stayf3d]

Hopefully when the Final Fantasy 7 remake comes out they will have Pops. Need Cloud and Tifa!!!

[AkariK]

Square is likely super tight with who they give licensing rights to. There's a really big figure company and everyone has been asking them to do FF, but they said they just can't get the license from Square... That being said, Advent Children pops would be so freaking amazing.

[Fountaineer]

I know there's red tape with Nintendo but how about some Star Fox?

[RSVHockeyDude]

Mario or Legend Of Zelda.

[frankiestein_ii]

I’m hoping for more World Of Warcraft Pops

[BRiley0216]

Still hoping for Red Dead and More Call of duty pops!

[CoolNerd]

Final Fantasy please!!

[Gman18251]

Red Dead Redemption pops . Need an Arthur Morgan on my shelf

[cnote424]

I want some Bloodstained pops

[FireFist]

Hopefully when the Final Fantasy 7 remake comes out they will have Pops. Need Cloud and Tifa!!!

That be a cool idea if they made them ,I really want Cloud and Sepiroth pop.

[FireFist]

More Halo pops!

[digithor]

Hopefully when the Final Fantasy 7 remake comes out they will have Pops. Need Cloud and Tifa!!!

That be a cool idea if they made them ,I really want Cloud and Sepiroth pop.

Still waiting for those to happen.

[BRiley0216]

We need more Gears pops, new characters and less remolds!

[Nis_chac]

I would like some runescape pops!