Toby Fox has explicitly stated on multiple occasions that he doesn’t want anyone selling merch that isn’t official and by him, and none of those are by him. Only merch from Fangamer is allowed because it is his merchandise.
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And he’s said several other times that he doesn’t support unofficial Undertale merch. He has said that he is okay with unofficial Undertale comissions, but not mass produced merchandise like what’s on Amazon
I am all in support of Toby Fox but…
Really he is only selling like 5 different things on the official merch page. People are so thirsty for Undertale merchandise and he is shouting about how people dare to buy anything other than a plush, some stickers, one poster, and two T-shirts. He has made easily a couple million dollars from this game already, even after Steam’s cuts. If he is so bent out of shape that people want other merchandise why isn’t he expanding his product line or even contracting with a company to make some mass-produced merch? He’s got the money now, he could be fucking RAKING IN PROFITS if he would just offer people what they want to buy.
He can’t honestly expect that no one is going to be making and buying fan merchandise with the pathetic selection he has available? If he wants people to buy exclusively from him he should actually have some shit for sale??? Hundreds of thousands of copies of the game have been downloaded and people are clamoring to buy merchandise and his supply is beyond skimpy.
I love the game and I want him to do well, but he is just not being realistic. He really expects no one to have anything Undertale related other than the few things he is selling? Come now.
I know I’m being kindof an asshole about this but his expectations are beyond unrealistic.
Deal with it. B)
Personally I think he could work with artists to give him more official merch and cut deals with them, like how welovefine works.
He’d still be making money off his own product, designers/artists would be able to make a small percentage of it and be supported, and less people would be trying to sell unofficial merch. Make the fan work official, you’ll make more money, and have less issues with unofficial stuff selling.
There’s a clear demand for it, and an easy solution to get a supply.
Yes I respect his stance on this, but there are SO MANY opportunities being overlooked right now.
Also, undertale was made by very few people. he doesn’t have the luxury of mass marketing or anything like that so every bit of money spent on official merch goes to him and each dollar spend on unofficial merch is money taken away from him. It’s not like he’s som AAA company where buying unofficial merch makes no difference, he’s one guy who deserves the money spent on the game.
Listen I know everyone loves making Chewbacca a dog in modern AUs, but please consider as an alternative: Chewbacca, Han’s extremely hairy foreign friend with an accent so thick that only Han understands what he’s saying. They’ve been friends for years and never explain the circumstances of their meeting. He shows up to every family gathering and no one knows where he lives or where he came from. Everyone just accepts it.
