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Post by Gunman_sr5 on Feb 27, 2009 0:37:40 GMT -5
Reports are everywhere that retailers are canceling orders for TFA toys. this has lead to Hasbro canceling waves of future toys. This so far includes hydrodrive bumblebee, Golfire Grimlock, as well as possibly the new Soundwave with Ratbat, and Arcee.
Sounds like retailers are prioritizing ROTF over Animated. Clearanceing Animated just to make room. So far Universe is unaffected. Sad news for a line that had some decent backing and a good story in the cartoon. Give reasoning behind why the rumors are flying about season 3 being the end of TFA....
Oh and John. Samari prowl is out. Good lucj finding him while stores are still taking shipments.
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Post by Destro on Feb 27, 2009 1:02:19 GMT -5
I believe sw/ratbat and arcee are just delayed, not cancelled.
I'm not putting much stock in this until we hear something concrete.
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Post by Jo'Roq on Feb 27, 2009 9:04:36 GMT -5
I got Samurai Prowl already from BBTS, along with Waspinator. A bit on the expensive side, but better than relying on the sporadic restocking at my Walmart and Target.
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Post by Bear on Feb 27, 2009 13:02:59 GMT -5
Its really not that uncommon for figures to be cancelled toward the end of a run. I could see it happening.
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Post by Destro on Feb 27, 2009 14:29:50 GMT -5
Hasbro did say that animated would continue during ROTF's run, but in a diminished capacity; I was/am hoping for that. So, they did say animated wouldn't end w/ the second movie coming out, but of course plans change.
I still haven't found wreckgar, samurai prowl, or waspinator. If this rumor is true, hopefully they won't be too difficult to find.
I don't understand them cancelling hydrodrive 'bee, bc it's a new mold. Wouldn't it be akin to flushing money down the drain to not release it at all? Same goes for arcee.
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Post by Wheeljack35 on Feb 27, 2009 14:48:04 GMT -5
Well on TFW 2005 rfeported that they will be pu into different asst's and not going to be in the same asst with each other
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Post by StrykerX2K on Feb 27, 2009 15:00:01 GMT -5
I don't know. I have totally gotten turned off to Transformers lately. All the repaints and such...I jsut decided I no longer want them. The prices going up on them again for mostly repaints..just no longer appeals to me. Frankly I would prefer them to cancel the Animated toyline if there is going to be no animated toon to go with it. I don't want the releases that will be coming out during ROTF to be jsut repaints...it would be a sad death to a pretty decent line.
I have pretty much refocused all my buying power in to Heman, and the DC Universe stuff-DC DIrect, and Mattel's DC lines.
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Post by Wheeljack35 on Feb 27, 2009 16:02:10 GMT -5
Well with the movie line having alot of crap it leaves me money for more DC figures
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Post by Destro on Feb 28, 2009 19:14:41 GMT -5
According to this source at tfw the latest TFCC mag has preorder mentions of a voyager blackout, deluxe freeway jazz, voyager wingblade prime, and a new deluxe ratchet. Seems like a good sign that animated will continue for awhile longer.
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