What's with the Naughty Dogs...

[Joe "get" Carter]

What's with the Naughty Dogs and this FreeStyle deal? There have been loads of rumors around that the Naughty Dogs are coming out with their own version of the FreeStyle (ICD marker), yet National are the ones paying their bills.

This clearly doesn't work, so I've mostly been ignoring stuff on the net as the usual conspiracy theory blitherings.

But now people have actually spotted them playing with the ND FreeStyle guns. So are they going over to ICD (surely not), or do they have license to shoot whatever they want?

If so, doesn't this dilute their marketing potential for National?

 

[fred1]

Or is National planning on buying out ICD?

 

[evil sharks matt]

well ive seen this

http://www.forceofnature.com/index.php/articles/news/204

I also think its sounds a little suss, and the gun looks crap

 

[gaff]

maybe they got the Russian problem of not getting enough (or in the ruskies case) any markers from National!!! i cant beleive that they are still shooting Empire timmies, and not displaying their signature Russian Timmys, and some of the Empire timmies this weekend were borrowed, ah and they had a few DM4's to boot!

Dogs must be just covering their bases

 

[Jon S]

They're sponsored by NPS, who also own ICD.

 

[evil sharks matt]

Originally posted by gaff
maybe they got the Russian problem of not getting enough (or in the ruskies case) any markers from National!!! i cant beleive that they are still shooting Empire timmies, and not displaying their signature Russian Timmys, and some of the Empire timmies this weekend were borrowed, ah and they had a few DM4's to boot!

Dogs must be just covering their bases

Im pretty sure the dogs will have enough Timmys to go round

 

[Craigy]

National

NPS bought ICD a while ago.... Makes sence to push the FS..

 

[gaff]

arrr that makes more sense. good branding getting the Dogs to represent with both markers!

 

[Rocky Knuth]

What's with the Naughty Dogs...
What's with the Naughty Dogs and this FreeStyle deal? There have been loads of rumors around that the Naughty Dogs are coming out with their own version of the FreeStyle (ICD marker), yet National are the ones paying their bills.


>>National is our major sponsor... They carry everything! Both ICD and BLAST have great relationships with NPS. This enables us to use either marker.
Its TRUE we are going to be adding some FS to our aresenal, but this DOES NOT MEAN we are putting down our timmys. We will use both.




This clearly doesn't work, so I've mostly been ignoring stuff on the net as the usual conspiracy theory blitherings.

But now people have actually spotted them playing with the ND FreeStyle guns. So are they going over to ICD (surely not), or do they have license to shoot whatever they want?


>>We dont have a license to shoot what ever we want! Just the FS and the Timmy...

If so, doesn't this dilute their marketing potential for National?


In my opinion it doesnt dilute a THING. National Paintball Supply is a distrubtor(THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD) and their business is distrubing products, LIKE THE FS AND THE TIMMY and all the other gear we are sponsored by(Empire, Vforce, Redz, crossfire, Blast, ICD, Draxxus)---well you get it!!




Rocky

 

[Rocky Knuth]

Craigy,

NPS does not OWN ICD. They have a great business relationship.

Basically look at our current sponsors (Empire, Draxxus, BLAST, ICD, REDZ, Crossfire and V-Force)

NPS doesnt own all of them, they JUST distrubute ALL of them.


Rocky