It's almost as if they're doing everything humanly possible, but just couldn't hire the multiple C-5s it would have taken to get the whole shipment over. Puny mortals must not like money as much as infallible gods do.
While I get where you're coming from, it's not an applicable comeback to a criticism about (permanent) con exclusivity.
I've been fortunate enough to attend Gen Con a few times in my lifetime, and I totally get the importance of having some exclusive goodies that allow you to show off and say "I was there!".
It's just that certain things, like that perennial topic of faction dice, really ought to NOT be con-exclusives. And while we may very well get production (as opposed to Con exclusive) Nu-Seen Wasp and Valkyrie minis, that remains to be seen.
I understand that until recently legal issues made anything but a
short "limited edition" run of these minis possible in time for Gen Con, I'd expect you'll understand expressions of pessimism that TPTB cultivated over the past few years.