Although Konami has seen massive success with the "Silent Hill" franchise, the company just recently announced that it would launch a skateboard.
Although some fans have found it to be interesting, others are wondering about the possibility of having a new game.
Silent Hill #2 Skateboard
According to a tweet by Wario64, Konami just announced a new Silent Hill #2 skateboard. The statement was paired with a screenshot from the official Konami shop saying "Are you ready for #2?"
Although this could be initially interpreted as a potential reboot or another game, the screenshot included text in white on the bottom saying that "The Silent Hill Limited Edition Board Collection is coming back."
Konami announces Silent Hill #2...skateboard pic.twitter.com/0Xry9zlBMk
- Wario64 (@Wario64) March 17, 2022
Reactions to Konami's Announcement
The text also informs fans of Silent Hll to "make room for Board #2" that may be an indication of a potential upgrade to the first line of skateboards launched by Konami.
As seen in the quote tweets of Wario64's original tweet, not a lot of people were happy with Konami's decision with one account, Crusader, even stating "Konami will do everything but give their audience actual video games."
Konami will do everything but give their audience actual video games lmao https://t.co/3IXBDHFjf5
- Crusader (@CrusaderTwitch) March 17, 2022
To sum up the reactions to Konami's decision based on the the quoted tweets to Wario64's original announcement, not a lot of people are happy with Konami's decision and expressed that they would rather get a new game instead of a skateboard.
How Merch Has
Most of the time, companies launch merch to hype up a game before, during, or shortly after launch. This can be seen with "Cyberpunk 2077" launching numerous merch, including jackets, a PC casing, an Oppo phone, even shoes.
Despite mixed reactions regarding "Cyberpunk 2077's" game launch, however, CD Projekt Red showed how marketing can be a powerful tool that can be used to hype up an upcoming game.
In contrast, there are also games and franchises that, up to this day, have still been releasing merch even if it has been years since the game come out.
'Pokemon's' Successful Merch
An example of this is "Pokemon," specifically with its cards being traded for a lot of money. As seen in an article by Dicebreaker, the one of the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold is a Blastoise that fetched $360,000 at an auction.
While "Pokemon" merch remains extremely celebrated, the same, however, cannot really be said regarding Konami merch, especially the Konami Silent Hill merch.
An article written by The Gamer in February 2021, however, detailed a very different approach for Konami. According to the article, during that time, the official Konami merch shop had zero "Silent Hill" items for fans to buy.
These days, that is no longer the case. As of press time, Konami already has 32 Silent Hill items that can be purchased on its Official Konami Store.
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Written by Urian B.
