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ToysRUs Canada has listings up for Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Commander Class Bludgeon, Ultra Magnus, and Megatron. All three are listed as in stock, at a price of $10.99, and include free shipping if you buy three or more.
From the ToysRUs Canada website:

These TRANSFORMERS BEAST HUNTERS Commander Class figures are ready to take on any and all enemies. They are smart and strong and ready for action! When the battle calls for speed, convert them to vehicle mode. Keep converting them back and forth so their enemies can’t keep up!

Bludgeon:





Ultra Magnus:





Megatron:

Question: why the EU-styled cards?

Already bought Bludgeon and Ultra Magnus at Walmart 3 weeks ago. I don't know at all if it will be a poorly distributed wave with very few copies so I did not wait for a sale. They only have ONE of each. I only left Megs because having the original, he's not worth it.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Question: why the EU-styled cards?

What do you mean?

All gone

-Kanrabat- wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Question: why the EU-styled cards?

What do you mean?

No trademark markings on the names (like "tm" and "®"), plus the difficulty rating is in 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Question: why the EU-styled cards?

What do you mean?

No trademark markings on the names (like "tm" and "®"), plus the difficulty rating is in 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

In Canada, the Transformers toys never had the trademark insignias on the packages because Canada doesn't have the U.S. Trademark Office and these packages are also sold in Mexico and in European stores.

Canadians generally speak either French or English, I'm guessing using the multi-lingual EU packaging just saves having to design a Canada specific package.

Amelie wrote:Canadians generally speak either French or English, I'm guessing using the multi-lingual EU packaging just saves having to design a Canada specific package.

I was going to say, and I may be wrong, but I think Canada has different standards for that sort of thing... Things I've bought from Canada generally don't have the same packages as they do in the US, but I could be wrong.

ScoutBumblebee wrote:I was going to say, and I may be wrong, but I think Canada has different standards for that sort of thing... Things I've bought from Canada generally don't have the same packages as they do in the US, but I could be wrong.

Thats what I meant - they use the EU packaging so they have the French and English covered. No need to design a Canada specific package that way.

I Have multiple tri lingual versions of each. Some from Germany and Some From Canada.

I find it a bit hard to believe they'd put Dutch of all languages on something meant for the US and Canada. Just saying.

Its all done in China anyway. Print in bulk - save money. Why bother designing something for one country when you can have a "one size fits all" package?

So it wouldn't surprise me if we start seeing Dutch\French\Italian\Mongoose appear on more toys

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I find it a bit hard to believe they'd put Dutch of all languages on something meant for the US and Canada. Just saying.

They do. It's to make it easier, as others have said, in terms of EU and CA markets. Put all the languages on there, sell them in both without repackaging.

Same goes with comics - Canada did not get the in-pack stuff at retail because of the language laws, as we didn't in the EU.

How about that. Finding Dutch in places other than the Netherlands always tickle me pink.

Here's hoping for a Dutch release.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:How about that. Finding Dutch in places other than the Netherlands always tickle me pink.

Here's hoping for a Dutch release.

They're teasing you. There is Dutch on the packaging, but there is no Dutch release.

Right now TRU is teasing everyone saying they are in stock when they are not!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Question: why the EU-styled cards?

What do you mean?

No trademark markings on the names (like "tm" and "®"), plus the difficulty rating is in 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

That IS indeed the Euro packaging displayed above. Luckily for everyone, I keep Bludgeon sealed for reasons. Here it is, the CANADIAN packaging.




It's a trilingual packaging. English, French, Spanish. The "small parts waring" label on the front is only in english for some reason and there's a stupid bonus sticker in French and English only for Québec about the website.

EDIT:
Eat a bag of ****, Photobucket. The thing keep confusing the orientation of the first picture no matter what I do...

-Kanrabat- wrote:


It's a trilingual packaging. English, French, Spanish. The "small parts waring" label on the front is only in english for some reason and there's a stupid bonus sticker in French and English only for Québec about the website.

The French and Spanish are on the back!

Va'al wrote:The French and Spanish are on the back!

You meant the choking hazards warnings? Yes they are.

Hey look, it's turd Megatron !!!

That's good to know because somebody from Ebay wanted $49 BIN of Commander BH UMagnus taking the advantage that it was only released in Asia. Hopefully, the U.S. will have it too. That Commander BH UM needs to be in my collection Don't know if TRU Canada sent to the U.S. or not....

We have tri-lingual packaging because it saves Hasbro a tonne of money. Hasbro Canada shares the distribution cost by using the tri-lingual packaging to help other marketing areas, like Mexico and Quebec. (I know, Quebec is part of Canada. Try telling that to french speaking Quebecers) All Hasbro packaging is made in Quebec if I'm not mistaken. Or maybe it's all packaged there. Can't remember...

Anywho, all Targets, TRU, and Walmarts have been well stocked with these for about two months now in my neck of the woods. Pretty easy to come by at the moment. In a few months we will see them on clearance at Winners, Marshalls, Home Sense, and XSCargo.

Down_Shift wrote:We have tri-lingual packaging because it saves Hasbro a tonne of money. Hasbro Canada shares the distribution cost by using the tri-lingual packaging to help other marketing areas, like Mexico and Quebec. (I know, Quebec is part of Canada. Try telling that to french speaking Quebecers) All Hasbro packaging is made in Quebec if I'm not mistaken. Or maybe it's all packaged there. Can't remember...

Yup. Check out ALL Hasbro packagings. On the back, it say "Longeuil, Québec". Also, sometime, the rest of Canada and the USA forget that Quebec is part of Canada too. I often bitch about it and It's not over yet, but WHAT'S UP WITH THE ENGLISH ONLY TrU TF EXCLUSIVES?! Because of that stupid policy of theirs, Quebec (and Mexico I bet) miss out on EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. No Masterpeices, no specials, no Year of the Blank, nothing. Eat ****, TrU. They could make the tri-lingual packaging for all of these but nooooooooo it's way too hard.

Down_Shift wrote:Anywho, all Targets, TRU, and Walmarts have been well stocked with these for about two months now in my neck of the woods. Pretty easy to come by at the moment. In a few months we will see them on clearance at Winners, Marshalls, Home Sense, and XSCargo.

In Laval, I check often at my Target, TrU, and Walmart. Only Walmart had these 3 new commanders. They only had ONE of each. So I took Magnus and Skullface right away not to miss out. Maybe you are lucky to be overflowed in your area. Maybe more will come out here. Maybe not. Something tell me that like always, these end-of-a-line TFs will be very, very badly distributed.

Nice to see they updated these to out of stock. Not like they were in stock to purchase to begin with.