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Replace Bill and Ted with Rick and Morty, you say?
This makes waaaay too much sense.Replace Bill and Ted with Rick and Morty, you say?
So we’re assuming Tuesday’s announcement would be Monsters? Fine with it, just excited to get the ball rolling and to really get into HHN season
Netflix isn’t coming this year so no ST.I’m surprised to hear that… thought they would do the big IP first. Especially if Stranger Things is happening. What do I know, obviously the marketing has changed this year.
Is this confirmed?Netflix isn’t coming this year so no ST.
Just a rumor.Is this confirmed?
Get this, what if Monsters is the big IP and ST is not coming.I’m surprised to hear that… thought they would do the big IP first. Especially if Stranger Things is happening. What do I know, obviously the marketing has changed this year.
Get this, what if Monsters is the big IP and ST is not coming.
Would still be surprised. Usually the first announcement is a big IP that generates excitement . If Netflix is not coming then Halloween or Scream etc. should be the 1st announcement. Even the Weekend would generate interest outside the HHN fan base.
I am kinda surprised The Weeknd isn't the first announcement, Monsters is usually saved for a low profile reveal. Maybe they're trying a different strategy going forward.
They'll announce the first HHN house in time for Memorial Day which will probably be advertised to guests visiting. Which would sell the event more to this group of guests: The Weeknd or Classic Monsters? I'm voting Classic Monsters.
The monsters brand is pretty big, as everyone knows who Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein is. Definitely more so then The Weeknd and arguable more then ST.I would've still expected something different than Monsters, even if not The Weeknd. Monsters has been at the event for years and isn't a super relevant IP like Walking Dead or Strange Things or anything. It's just a little weird. Maybe a test by marketing to see how big the Monsters brand really is?
I don’t think they plan to have the first announcement sell anything by itselfMonsters is ubiquitous, sure. But I guess I'm not so sure of their ability to translate that into sales by itself. Everyone knows what Garfield is, but I don't know if I would pay a ticket to an event based off of him the same way I would if it was a property I was genuinely invested in. Monsters has a crowd, I'd argue I'm part of it, but it definitely isn't their biggest card. (Unless it is? :look
what if they announce 2 houses in one day like they’ve done last year?I am kinda surprised The Weeknd isn't the first announcement, Monsters is usually saved for a low profile reveal. Maybe they're trying a different strategy going forward.
Marketing strategies change year to year. They never always announced the “biggest” IP first. So whatever is announced first doesn’t necessarily mean anything other than what they feel is best for business.