MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread

The greatest irony of all?
Hasbro almost certainly considers this a greater success than G4.

They were never truly comfortable with G4 bronies. By the time they started warming up to us it was almost too late to truly capitalize on us… Nor did they truly put in the effort to do so. The target audience was never teens and adults, especially not the males of them. The intended audience was and remains little girls, 0-10 years.

To them they nailed it this time around. They even sunk the money into full video games, not just a couple mobile games.

I still get the feeling Hasbro resents us. They just want to make simple little 20 minute advertisements to sell colorful toys to little girls, and while they’re very happy to take our money they also really don’t like the sort of… ick factor MLP fandom has among the broader population.

Most of the artists, writers, and actors likely get why we like G4 so much- they’re there to make art, after all, and by now there could be people working at Hasbro who grew up watching Gen 4. But the suits who are only there to make the line go up? They probably think we’re gross freaks and don’t understand why we like this stupid cartoon for toddlers. I agree with KMCA, the fact G5 didn’t become popular outside of the target demographic was a big success in the eyes of executives.