Anchor Novo Amor <| sep |> I would say it ' s intentional for 2 reasons . 1 . For God know what reason since there ' s much nicer classics out there by both Nike and others the Killshot became the one with a following . So you want to keep them somewhat limited instead of them just ending in over saturation like happened the Cortez and some like that . They can do special editions now and then . 2 . Since they technically aren ' t a classic which are usually modern versions of sneakers famous for some reason in 60 s , 70 s , 80 s then they more or less fall under the same rules as most normal shoes . Brands release new shoes for each quarter or season . Usually a new one evolves over a few seasons , maybe last a year or two , then gets replaced with something else . I think # 2 is what happened here more than with # 1 . It happens . Certain shoes get some sort of niche following and that group haaaate when they are discontinued but overall outside of that community they don ' t make any more or less money than what comes before or after . For me personally , it was the Adidas Tuscany . I have a car racing background and loved these . Owned and wore out several pairs . I still look at random pairs posted on eBay but just can ' t justify paying some guy who has a random pair in Australia $ 250 . Truth is . outside of us racing niche guys . the Tuscany just sold like a regular shoe and I ' d think Superstars or Stans outsold them x 100 . Source Worked in the retail side of classic and sports footwear for about 8 years .