Official images of RID "Titan Changers" Optimus Prime and Bumblebee

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Nevermore, May 15, 2015.

  1. rapid_fire

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    poor kids thinking "can I have my ipad back please?"
     
  2. Shin-Gouki

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    My kids were very young when Unicron Trilogy came out and they never had any problems with them, in fact they quickly graduated RID V1 Based Universe stuff.
     
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    My son liked the thing I like better as my argument needs it.
     
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    Lol Yeah, and even if this is all true from the anecdotal evidence of the somewhat biased relative few (my 3 year old cousin still has to ask me or his dad to transform his 1-steps or power battlers for him, and he's in no way stupid or backwards), it doesn't necessarily follow for the populace as a whole.

    That said, a lot of these extremely simplified figures aren't exactly selling like hotcakes.
     
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    I normally defend simplified figures, but this...really?

    Unless these outright replace the regular Titans or are a limited test market sample there is like, no reason for these to exist at all.
     
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    But how much of that has to do with the actual toy design and how much has to do with kids simply not caring for RID? Who's going to come up with the proper evidence that a majority of kids in the world are avoiding the new show line because of how bad it looks instead of the much more logical fact that they simply don't like the show they're based on? Because everybody on the internet keepings saying "this sucks but the thing i do like is selling proof im right hasbro" yet more often than not it doesn't synch with what I see in local stores (where nothing is selling period regarless of complexity!).
     
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    Intentionally or otherwise, these scream "KIDS ARE MORONS!".
     
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    As opposed to "I, 30 something year old man, love the new RID so you and your kids can piss off". :) 
     
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    I dread to think what G1 toys say about the children of the '80s...
     
  10. BigRed

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    Thank you for completely proving my point that "well I say that this this and that" anedoctal arguments are worthless, glad we agree.
     
  11. CapnScumbone

    CapnScumbone Ruiner of mirth

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    You know what was a good entry-level toy for young kids when g1 came out? REGULAR GODDAMNED TRANSFORMERS. When you don't challenge kids, they stay stupid.
     
  12. Metroplex79

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    Wow those are for those guys here on the boards who are "leg men".

    :lol 

    Those things are like oversized basics, or mid-G1 toys.
     
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    I will applaud them on one thing, giving 'Titan' figures a purpose to buy them. (Other than buying them because they're so bad, they're good, if you're into that.)

    Seriously, transformation was the major key thing that made this a fail for me, because it had little-no articulation, but still didn't do anything after that. I feel that this is a little unnecessary, giving that we already get spammed with 3 year old toys (remind me again why the main line has to be simplified, if they're going to do simplified lines anyways) but I'd prefer these, rather than gigantic titan cake toppers. Well done on giving titans something to do.
     
  14. Shin-Gouki

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    Bingo! Way to insult the intelligence of kids. Then again that seems to be the status quo these days.
     
  15. Hollywood Hoist

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    I know, those simple figures. I hate to think what those kids would be like as adults.
     
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    That's the same as saying that all kids should be playing Atari 2600 because they need simplicity.
     
  17. Hollywood Hoist

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    How much longer will this ridiculous "shampoo bottle" comparison last. It's the same people saying the same thing about the same toys.

    Do you think Lego fans are complaining about Duplo taking up prescious space for Lego?

    Complaining about toys that were never intended for you is silly. j

    As for the anecdotal evidence of kids of collectors. Our kids are hardly the norm, they grow up with Transformers all around them, they're parents or at least one parent is quite well versed in how to Transform them. The average kid has parents who don't necessarily want to spend a long time trying to make a toy work for their kid. It's not about lazy parents, it's about parents who believe that a kids toy should be able to be played with by the kid without parent supervision or assistance.

    The other thing that "adults" fail to understand is that kids have an entirely different way they play with their toys then adults. Until I see adult collectors laying on the floor reciting dialogue, making pew pew noises, yelling out "transform and roll out" while transforming the character, then I'll believe that adult collectors have an argument in regards to the simplification of Transformers.
     
  18. Hollywood Hoist

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    And some of those games are still being played today... by kids. It's not about needing simplicity it's about some kids want it. They don't want a puzzle action figure, they want a regular action figure.

    Are kids capable of transforming the most complex Transformers? Yes, does that mean they want to? I don't know. I do know that Hasbro has kids play with these toys before they're released to see what kids enjoy.
     
  19. Nevermore

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    Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest. :( 
     
  20. Hollywood Hoist

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    I have never heard any complaints about Duplo as a member of Lego User Group with a large number of members. They complain regularly about Megabloks and Kre-o though. :)