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If this line is such a cash cow that logic dictates there will be another Hasbro Skywarp, then the release of Acid Storm isn't going to prevent that from happening.

GuyIncognito wrote:If this line is such a cash cow that logic dictates there will be another Hasbro Skywarp, then the release of Acid Storm isn't going to prevent that from happening.

True, but logic also dictates that characters that have not been done before will sell better. Of course, Optimus Prime and Starscream are exempt.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:If this line is such a cash cow that logic dictates there will be another Hasbro Skywarp, then the release of Acid Storm isn't going to prevent that from happening.

True, but logic also dictates that characters that have not been done before will sell better.

Of course. That was the point I was trying to make earlier: if Hasbro doesn't make a new MP Skywarp in the near future, it won't be because of Acid Storm; it will be because they don't want to do another MP Skywarp so soon. The relatively minor changes to the mold don't warrant a new production run, especially if the previous version didn't sell very well.

fenrir72 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sinnertwin wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kind of funny it's Hasbro Australia bringing this up, as they have a habit of importing TakaraTomy stock and selling them as-is (with a few extra stickers on the box that is). Per chance that's the case with Soundwave here?

Now Acid Storm is interesting, what could be running through Hasbro's mind? Or maybe it's actually a future TakaraTomy item sharing MP Soundwave's fate.

IIRC, they've only done this with 3 MP figures:
MP02, 04 (both at Target) and very oddly, Ghost Starscream (at TRU)
All other MP's: G1 Starscream, Grimlock, Rodimus w/Offshoot, MP10 and MP11 mold Thundercracker have had the Hasbro/US packaging. And considering TRU is the only mainstream/big-box retailer offering MP's, it's a sure bet that whatever the US will get, so will they.

It's not limited to MP's. DotM Jetwing Optimus Prime was released in Australia a week before his exclusive Japanese release, in TakaraTomy packaging. It's by no means an abandoned practice.

I remember Australia also got a Takara MP Ultra Magnus release too so this may indeed be 50% true. Though the Acid storm color makes my eyes bleed

MP 02 is Ultra Magnus

Keeping within the context of the thread, 4 out of the last 5 Australian MP releases have been US packaging. If history's anything to go by, I suspect that they'll adopt The Hasbro release.
If we look at it as a whole, other notable releases in Australia include the DOTM OP & Jetfire pack sold through Kmart's toy sale.

GuyIncognito wrote:Of course. That was the point I was trying to make earlier: if Hasbro doesn't make a new MP Skywarp in the near future, it won't be because of Acid Storm; it will be because they don't want to do another MP Skywarp so soon. The relatively minor changes to the mold don't warrant a new production run, especially if the previous version didn't sell very well.

So instead put out one that will sell even less... Guarantee Skywarp would sell better than Acid Storm. And probably even sell well if they put it out before a TT version was released.

VioMeTriX wrote:no no, they all start out in takara packaging, then a hasbro release puts their MP's in us package... but every MP starts its first go around in a beautiful black box.

Except in Australia where as stated, we got a couple of Takara direct imports with stickers over the recommended age group. But it was all very much the Takara version, including the instructions.
(Might explain why they had to practically give Magnus away in the end)

It's safe to say though that particular little experiment might have been a failure as now we only get the Hasbro version through Toys-R-Jacked-Up.

Thanks for the verification Burn. Maybe that little "experiment" by Hasbro or takara(?) should have taught 'em a lesson.........release an Eglish language manual,

Anyway, Hasbro would be a fool not to release sometime along the road Soundwave. Maybe they'll trim out the fat like the energon cube and the cube connector/adapter and just retain Megs and Laserbeak.

Though if I have any complaint with MP-13, its the lack of paint apps on his knees and knee caps. Wished they could have stamp graph the same patterns of the decals from the original Soundwave figure.."hint, hint Hasbro,,,,,and Reprolabels."

fenrir72 wrote:Thanks for the verification Burn. Maybe that little "experiment" by Hasbro or takara(?) should have taught 'em a lesson.........release an Eglish language manual,

The lesson they (Target specifically) should have learnt is to stop over-pricing their Transformers.

Burn wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Thanks for the verification Burn. Maybe that little "experiment" by Hasbro or takara(?) should have taught 'em a lesson.........release an Eglish language manual,

The lesson they (Target specifically) should have learnt is to stop over-pricing their Transformers.

That too Iirc, they charge a lot in Australia. Heard that even videogames are more expensive in our neck of the woods.