again, it's really simple.  name one figure besides v3 that has the merchant support i listed.  but neither miki nor aiko "eat her dust."  for that matter, apollo didn't if anton was honest when he said he sold thousands ( a quote from early in apollo's short life on the market).  they all do really well, especially considering the gap in support.    heck, look at the reaction to gloria.  she doesn't even come with a mouth that opens, let alone full morphs.  she's had just about no marketing, and even with the recent boom trails vicky by miles in support.  but she's popular now.  and then there's the popularity of the recent sumo model.  looking at all of these figures shortcomings, and daz's incredible marketing efforts and how many products they buy, and their relative popularity compared to v3, i'd have to say quite the opposite.  that the market is starved for something different, but keeps getting more of the same.

different than vicky isn't baboon meat.  it's wanting more to your diet than mac & cheese everyday.

the only figures i've seen fail are the ones that try to play the same game (or are simply not good enough - by miles).  no one needs vicky knock-offs.

this community is merchant driven.   people buy more than they can use, because merchants keep coming out with stuff that looks cool.  when they stop coming out with cool stuff for a figure, people walk away.

but like i said, it's circular.  it's also a matter of belief.   it's a lot of things, none of which have anything to do with how v3 actually looks and everything to do with the market.