With no toy fair please Release pics of galvatron  

 

So, on the topic of toys, I'm hoping to god we get some Studio Series reveals sometime soon. I think I'm going into Breakaway withdrawal.

 

I'm fingers crossed for the rumored Sideways that is up in the air.

I NEED to see Kingdom Galvatron.

 

Does Hasbro really care about leaks, though? It's not like they changed their plans around Kingdom based on what got out early. Hell, they accidentally put up that big ol' mural which included Polar Claw, Gears, and the ARKBOT and didn't seem to blink (despite it clearly being a big ol' accident).

Hasbro's pretty smart about when it acknowledges leaks and when it doesn't. I think the only time they really did anything was when someone leaked those PotP internal documents, and once the sites followed their request to pull the pics...they just went along with the announcements as planned. Even when we knew the entire release calendar ahead of time.

 

All we can hope for now are Fan First Fridays through out the year. And hopefully another Hasbro Pulsecon.

 

Speaking of that big ol’ Ark, I could do with some more reveals and pics of it (leaked or official, Lol)
And Tracks.

Also crossing my fingers that they’ll still release that Gears somehow.

 

I imagine the official reveal for that will be around the planned timeframe of when ToyFair was going to take place, or SDCC (or that timeframe if it gets canceled again this year). Assuming the Titan is going to be a Q3 or Holiday Release.

 

I wonder when they’ll reveal or give us the first look at the cyberverse movies or kingdom galvatron. This is so disappointing.

 

I feel bad for new and upcoming companies not able to demo their products and get the publicity they need to make a splash in the industry or get a leg into it. Those people are who are going to be hurt the most. Also, I'm sad for other fandoms who don't get the amount of leaks we get because for them this is generally sort of a Christmas day event where they get to see all the new stuff coming and celebrate it. Hope all goes well in October, and that we'll all be in a better place then.

 

Same. I mean, we "know" what it looks like thanks to the initial oopsy during the Kingdom announcement...but it's funny that they didn't lean in to that with a few more teases.

 

Maybe Hasbro's online event will be mid Feb to fill in for ToyFair's usual timing?

 

Fan events are okay for collector's lines. Kids lines that adult collectors tend to ignore like BotBots, Cyberverse and Rescue Bots need some form of venue.

Florida is open and certainly a better (and warmer) place for a weeklong event than NYC or event Pawtucket this time of year. Attendance is already limited to toy buyers and the press, mostly on different days. I'm sure the local hotel, restaurant and convention center industry would appreciate the business.

 

As has IL, and this is from an Illinoisan. Not surprised this is happening tbh. Like, considering how things are going in the states, this is prob for the best. Just give us some Fan First Fridays and another Pulsecon and most won’t notice the difference. Just please give us some Bay movie toy reveals. I want to see Jolt. Also, give us some Galvy pics and maybe some of the Arkbot

 

And The Ark

 

Do they? It's not like the kids or parents pay attention to Toy Fair reveals. They just buy things they see in the store or in commercials or someone else playing with. What they company will need is to make pitches to the various retailers to carry their product, but that's going to be a back room think that the customers will never know about.

 

Pretty much. Parents find out about the hottest toys more from store fliers and segments on the Today Show than they do from Toy Fair. The main purpose of fairs has always been for the investors, and even that is a bit of a formality these days. Toy Fair is not even an event like Comic Con where thousands buy tickets and attend, it's really just an expo for the press and photo ops of new product nowadays, which is still fun to see if you're into the toys, but it can easily run virtually this year with little to no change really to 99% of the people and fans who only ever got the news through the internet anyway.

 

Those logistics are really up to the businesses, not the organizers.

Again, that's up to the businesses. The organizers can't force quarantines. But they would have to deal with half full hotels.

They would if they could make money from it. Casinos in Vegas are open. Target and Walmart are open. Businesses don't usually do things out of altruism. They do what's in their best interest according to their bottom line. Nothing wrong with it because it often benefits the populace unless there's crony capitalism going on. Obviously, Toyfair and CES organizers feel like it's better to either go virtual or cancel this year because there's no money in doing a reduced version of a live event.

 

Didn't expect this, who knew this would be cancelled?

 

Targets and Walmarts are open because grocery shopping is something people can do relatively quickly while also masked. It's why restaurants are a risk point (you sit still around a bunch of people for a while and can't eat while masked). Same reason concert venues are shut down and sporting events are in front of sparse/empty arenas.

Florida is "open" but also a hotzone at the moment. And it's also possible that the timing of NYTF would clash with already dense/expensive travel seasons.

The one thing a lack of any physical space does is hurt smaller companies who get a bit of a bump from being in the same area as the bigger companies/brands. If all you care about is Transformers, that's all you're going to read about. But if press is there to cover Transformers, they may happen upon another robot brand or another converting brand and decide to cover it as well.

Hell, it also kinda hurts the smaller brands within the bigger companies. Hasbro can't leverage the attention from people coming to see their Marvel/Star Wars stuff and walk them past the Transformers/Power Rangers/etc. Even someone covering a specific franchise may miss stuff. If you're there for Transformers, you'll take pics of Generations and Studio and likely grab pics of anything else nearby. But online the story may be focused on the high profile stuff (Ark/Rodimus) and then the stuff that doesn't have the chance to grab your eye line from a shelf gets lost in the shuffle.

There's something to be said about being able to get real product shots in displays out in front of people. Especially when Toy Fair was also where you could handle the figures in front of press and take one-on-one questions.

So I doubt they'll go away even if we get a few years without them.