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SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

paul053 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but if kids had a choice between plain Optimus Prime or Optimus Prime with fancy lights, at the same price, what would they go for?

Just a note. My son (at 5) didn't want PRID Prime because he is not show accurate. "Optimu's arm does not shine in the cartoon" is what he said. And I have absolutely no interest hunting down the FE version for him. So Cyberverse commander class fits him better but I haven't seen any around me, yet.

That's what I've been hearing all the time. My cousin brought her kid over to visit one day, and he actually prefers the FE Arcee I've got on my desktop to the PRID one his mom got for him.

I think they should start re-examining their belief that kids like sounds and light-up gimmicks that don't actually feature in the show. Also, this nephew of mine, he doesn't balk at the more complex transformations at all.

Rushie wrote:

Blurrz wrote:This rant is pretty tame.....

You should light a RID Prime on fire or something, then I'd be impressed.

I find that offensive! Occupy Seibertron!

To be frank, Hasbro's matra is basically "never waste a good mold". I expect the FE molds to be rereleased in the second year of Prime toys, or as box sets. They might have minor paint differences, but Hasbro sure as hell realizes everybody wants these and they'll make sure to release them somehow. Think of the BotCon Seekers which only saw retail in the Henkei line, but finally got released in Generations. Or War Within Grimlock and Prowl.