TFW2005 Exclusive - Hasbro Answers the Fans - 10/2008 |
10-13-2008, 03:56 PM
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#31 | | Wreaker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 612 Location: Houston, TX. Collection Count: small, but elite | No Universe???  At least they called it a hiatus! Well, like some of you have already said, hopefully they wont milk ROTF like they did the 1st movie... I wont be rushing to any stores for these as they will likely get several release (including a premium) and be on shelves for the next 2 years.
FINISH THE ARK CREW! (Ah, Im gonna I need a sig for this now!) | 
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10-13-2008, 03:59 PM
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#32 | | Must.. spend.. money... Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 358 Location: Springfield/Branson Collection Count: A plethora | Quote:
Originally Posted by Red leader  Awesome  I get to sell more movie toys next summer whilst the most popular line gets put on hiatus..............again! | Movie *seemed* to be the bigger seller here, but when you consider that Universe/Classics is selling without the support of a TV show or proper comic you've got to wonder why Hasbro won't take things up a notch. They could do both simultaneously by maybe adding select 2007 Premium movie, reworked, or a couple 25th anniversary (in the vein of Cheetor) toys to the Universe line. Then maybe they could justify some shelf space. I definitely would like to see more diversity in stock rather than molds that will gather dust. | |
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10-13-2008, 04:00 PM
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#33 | | Stunticon Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,113 Location: Indianapolis, IN News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony_Bacala TFW2005: Will we see a US release of Alternators or Alternity in 2009?
Hasbro: Likely not. There are so many other things happening in 2009 with Animated, the 25th Anniversary, and TF: ROTF that there really isn't room to do so. But we keep them on our radar. TFW2005: Will there ever be GI Joe styled 3.75 inch figures for human characters (any generation)?
Hasbro: There are currently no plans for a 3.75" scale human figure in any Transformers line, but we do have an awesome concept for Fall 2009 in support of the movie that I think you will find very cool! Stay tuned TFW2005: Will Animated and Universe toys be sold alongside the new movie toys next year or will they be put on hold to make room for the first few waves of the movie toys on stores shelves?
Hasbro: Universe will be put on hold when the movie toys come out (although we will likely have a few new toys out in Universe as retailer exclusives). But Animated will continue with certain key assortments alongside of the new Movie toys. But we don't think of Universe being done, just on hiatus. TFW2005: Will we ever see Voyager/Ultra/Leader class molds of more popular/leader-based characters in the Universe/Classics 2.0 line?
Hasbro: Since we did Optimus and Megatron in Voyager when we launched Classics, we didn't want to go back and do new versions at a slightly larger scale so soon after. So we have been focusing on bringing out characters in the higher priced assortments that have great alt modes and have pretty good fan recognition. After we get through the movie product we will likely re-evaluate Universe to see which characters we want to focus on. There are still so many great characters that haven't been done at all in Classics/Universe that we have been wanting to get those out first. TFW2005: Will there be an Omega Supreme toy for Animated?
Hasbro: Not in the near future. In order to do Omega Supreme justice, it would need to be Leader or Supreme Class. And we typically only launch those as new molds in the fall. With the Movie coming out this summer, the higher priced toys will be in the Movie line. But we do love the way he turned out and would love to see him in the line. Thanks to all the folks that submitted questions, Hasbro and HPR. The next Q & A with Hasbro reps will take place in December, so stay tuned! | Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd you guys COMPLETELY MISSED THE BALL by leaving out one of the largest concerns of the fandom, being Quality Assurance.
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10-13-2008, 04:02 PM
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#34 | | Must.. spend.. money... Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 358 Location: Springfield/Branson Collection Count: A plethora | Quote:
Originally Posted by neospark1 Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd you guys COMPLETELY MISSED THE BALL by leaving out one of the largest concerns of the fandom, being Quality Assurance.
Unbelievable! | Oh yeah, that too! Seems ever since Movie toys came out we've had to fix/mod areas of our toys, deal with the worst paint jobs I think we've ever seen, and I still find a lot of my purchases have gummy black spots on them. | |
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10-13-2008, 04:03 PM
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#35 | | tells it like it is. Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,442 Location: Minneapolis Collection Count: Too many to count | Quote:
Originally Posted by neospark1 Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd you guys COMPLETELY MISSED THE BALL by leaving out one of the largest concerns of the fandom, being Quality Assurance.
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10-13-2008, 04:04 PM
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#36 | | Autobot Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 79 Collection Count: around 80 | I would get the Animated Omega in a flash. But I am glad they are waiting because those figures cost a lot and I still have a long list of "to get" universe figures.
I want the Omega not only for the giant robot but just to have an ark action figure other than my 3 inch titanium. That thing is way of scale with my other robots I cant display it with anything. | |
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10-13-2008, 04:06 PM
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#37 | | WHERE'S METAL GEAR!? Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,051 Location: Long Island, New York Collection Count: Counting them would require effort News Credits: 8 | Hope the hiatus isn't too long. A little dissapointed about Omega Supreme too. | |
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10-13-2008, 04:07 PM
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#38 | | Constructicon Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 728 Location: PA-montco | it's really gonna suck having to wait through another round of movie garbage. seeing more movie filth lining the pegs is gonna make me sick. guess that'll give me time to catch up on 25th joes. my TFW2005 feedback | |
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10-13-2008, 04:08 PM
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#39 | | LoL Ravage Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 94 Location: Sacramento Collection Count: Who's counting?? | Maybe they neglected the QA question? Anyway at least they're going to give us store exclusives while the Universe line is on hiatus. Just don't make it a permanent hiatus... "All sentient beings are free to follow me. Refusal means destruction!" - Optimus Prime Emperor of Desrtuction
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10-13-2008, 04:10 PM
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#40 | | Hello from the Gutter Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,202 Location: Orlando Collection Count: unknown thousands | Since I am done with movie toys this will let me get a nice long break from spending money. | |
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