Why can't Hasbro be this honest with us?

JamesBenjamin · 01-07-2013, 10:20 AM

Here's a post about a cancelled line from their Star Wars dept:

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Star Wars fans,

The Droid Factory line which was slated for spring 2013 has been cancelled. We were very excited about this line at its inception and wanted to give fans an early sneak peek when we unveiled it at Star Wars Celebration this past summer. Unfortunately since then, through the course of development, we realized that the price would have to be increased and we felt that the value we were adding with the droid parts was no longer substantiated.

As a result, we have decided to rework our 3.75” figure program to create a line that is on-par with the quality and pricing of the Vintage Collection. Many of the figures intended for the Droid Factory will become available in this new line in the fall. We’ll be able to share more news on this at Toy Fair.

We also recognize that there were many hard-to-find Vintage Collection figures in 2012. So, as we shared last December, we will re-release many of these figures this spring before the Vintage Collection goes on hiatus, making way for some of the most exciting new initiatives for SW collectors in years.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm.

Regards,

The Hasbro Star Wars Team

Gilgamesh · 01-07-2013, 10:27 AM

Like when they couldn't find a market for the First Edition figures on the usa and told us so, but admitted that a lot of fans really wanted them and that they were still trying to get them to us again in some form, and then they totally did?

Yeah I wish they did that.

maximus_73 · 01-07-2013, 11:33 AM

Because business environment is changing everyday, and even they cannot predict their own future.

Autobot Burnout · 01-07-2013, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gilgamesh

Like when they couldn't find a market for the First Edition figures on the usa and told us so, but admitted that a lot of fans really wanted them and that they were still trying to get them to us again in some form, and then they totally did?

Yeah I wish they did that.

Except it took Hasbro months to mention the fact the FE line had been subject to retailer interest and many American retailers decided against carrying the line, only revealing that fact when the actual Prime line was coming out.

This wouldn't be such a big deal had they not paraded the FE molds around beforehand and promising them to the US customer base months in advance.

bellpeppers · 01-07-2013, 11:56 AM

Oooohhh.... I don't see this thread going well.

bellpeppers · 01-07-2013, 11:59 AM

I don't think it's always a case of 'dishonesty', as much as things change: climates change, personnel changes, minds change, ideas change, preferences change...

Not everything done by a corporation is according to cold hard math. Sometimes execs- who are people too- simply have different thoughts and feelings about something between prototype and distribution.

Nightrain · 01-07-2013, 01:21 PM

Because, Clone Wars aside, Star Wars is largely bought by adults.

JamesBenjamin · 01-07-2013, 01:26 PM

I just think that its different teams running different lines. I see stuff like this out of the Star Wars guys all the time, but we seem to get the runaround a lot (like the FE issue someone brought up earlier).

Wheeljack_Prime · 01-07-2013, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Autobot Burnout

Except it took Hasbro months to mention the fact the FE line had been subject to retailer interest and many American retailers decided against carrying the line, only revealing that fact when the actual Prime line was coming out.

This wouldn't be such a big deal had they not paraded the FE molds around beforehand and promising them to the US customer base months in advance.

They admitted there was a communication breakdown and apologized for that.

Jotaro Kujo · 01-07-2013, 01:32 PM

You missed the ToyArk forum, which is for non-TF toylines.

This is not TF related.

01-07-2013, 11:56 AM	#5
bellpeppers A Meat Popsicle Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,187 News Credits: 1	Oooohhh.... I don't see this thread going well. Sig pictures are to be no larger than 40KB in file size and should be no larger than 300 pixels in height and 500 pixels wide - 2005 Staff A Christmas present from G60Force. Thanks.

01-07-2013, 11:59 AM	#6
bellpeppers A Meat Popsicle Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,187 News Credits: 1	I don't think it's always a case of 'dishonesty', as much as things change: climates change, personnel changes, minds change, ideas change, preferences change... Not everything done by a corporation is according to cold hard math. Sometimes execs- who are people too- simply have different thoughts and feelings about something between prototype and distribution. Sig pictures are to be no larger than 40KB in file size and should be no larger than 300 pixels in height and 500 pixels wide - 2005 Staff A Christmas present from G60Force. Thanks.

01-07-2013, 01:21 PM	#7
Nightrain Senior Villain @lordstrom Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 8,584 Location: California News Credits: 1	Because, Clone Wars aside, Star Wars is largely bought by adults. avatar by KA!

01-07-2013, 01:26 PM	#8
JamesBenjamin Herald of Unicron Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,392 News Credits: 11	I just think that its different teams running different lines. I see stuff like this out of the Star Wars guys all the time, but we seem to get the runaround a lot (like the FE issue someone brought up earlier). My Feedback Thread

01-07-2013, 10:27 AM	#2
Gilgamesh Mostly Harmless Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,233 Location: Santiago, Chile News Credits: 1	Like when they couldn't find a market for the First Edition figures on the usa and told us so, but admitted that a lot of fans really wanted them and that they were still trying to get them to us again in some form, and then they totally did? Yeah I wish they did that.

01-07-2013, 11:33 AM	#3
maximus_73 Vehicon Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 517	Because business environment is changing everyday, and even they cannot predict their own future.

01-07-2013, 01:32 PM	#10
Jotaro Kujo Autobot Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 57 Collection Count: 222	You missed the ToyArk forum, which is for non-TF toylines. This is not TF related.