No UN-32 Artfire After All?
Monday, June 25th, 2012 8:46AM CDT
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In our second piece of Artfire news for the day, it sounds like UN-32 Artfire may not be happening.
If you thought Takara offering a non-exclusive version of Artifre was too good too be true you may have been right! Last week pre-orders started appearing at on-line retailers for UN-32 Artfire, which was followed by news of what differences we could expect between the Takara and Million Publishing versions. This all seemed a bit odd since a Takara general release would step on the toes of the Million Publishing exclusive.
Now word is reaching us that UN-32 Artfire may not exist. Takara has denied the release via their twitter account, and Allspark member (and e-Hobby employee) Hydra had this to say:
It sounds like the Million Publishing exclusive Artfire may be the only game in town.
If you thought Takara offering a non-exclusive version of Artifre was too good too be true you may have been right! Last week pre-orders started appearing at on-line retailers for UN-32 Artfire, which was followed by news of what differences we could expect between the Takara and Million Publishing versions. This all seemed a bit odd since a Takara general release would step on the toes of the Million Publishing exclusive.
Now word is reaching us that UN-32 Artfire may not exist. Takara has denied the release via their twitter account, and Allspark member (and e-Hobby employee) Hydra had this to say:
I don't know who decided that the supposed regular release of Artfire would only have one Targetmaster, but there is no regular release of Artfire coming. Million posted it on their Twitter account on the 21st, calling it out as a false rumor. I heard the same thing directly from TT staff, so you can safely assume that there is no normal version of Artfire on the way.
-Hydra
It sounds like the Million Publishing exclusive Artfire may be the only game in town.
Credit(s): TakaraTomy, Allspark user Hydra
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Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393726)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:03am CDT
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:03am CDT
Glad to hear this exclusive is still an exclusive.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393729)
Posted by fenrir72 on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:09am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:09am CDT
Was this an April Fools joke? Wait, it ain't April anymore......... 
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393735)
Posted by Stumpybot on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:22am CDT
Posted by Stumpybot on June 25th, 2012 @ 9:22am CDT
somebody done f***ed up this time. Whats that i see in the distance? a tidal wave of pure nerd rage?
this sounded off from day 1 to me. TFsource was the main source of info, the MP exclusivity being so close and the blatantly flipping off the fans that they know had dropped the money. i hope the truth of whats gone on come out, coz a lot of shops were taking preorders for this
this sounded off from day 1 to me. TFsource was the main source of info, the MP exclusivity being so close and the blatantly flipping off the fans that they know had dropped the money. i hope the truth of whats gone on come out, coz a lot of shops were taking preorders for this
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393759)
Posted by Rated X on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:14am CDT
Posted by Rated X on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:14am CDT
Was I the only one that kept my MP pre-order and was happy for everyone else who was getting the united ? If this was backlash from "nerd outrage" I hope CHMS gets in on the action. I dont condone greediness.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393765)
Posted by Mkall on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:23am CDT
Other shops wouldn't've taken orders unless they could get solicitations from somewhere. So the next question is who was giving sellers false information?
Either way I'm glad I kept my Artfire preorder. Though now I'm sad that it looks like I won't be getting a SG Inferno
Posted by Mkall on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:23am CDT
Stumpybot wrote:somebody done f***ed up this time. Whats that i see in the distance? a tidal wave of pure nerd rage?
this sounded off from day 1 to me. TFsource was the main source of info, the MP exclusivity being so close and the blatantly flipping off the fans that they know had dropped the money. i hope the truth of whats gone on come out, coz a lot of shops were taking preorders for this
Other shops wouldn't've taken orders unless they could get solicitations from somewhere. So the next question is who was giving sellers false information?
Either way I'm glad I kept my Artfire preorder. Though now I'm sad that it looks like I won't be getting a SG Inferno
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393766)
Posted by El Duque on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:23am CDT
I don't think it's any sort of backlash. It seemed fishy from the get go that Takara would release the figure when Million Publishing already had their exclusive on the way.
Posted by El Duque on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:23am CDT
Rated X wrote:Was I the only one that kept my MP pre-order and was happy for everyone else who was getting the united ? If this was backlash from "nerd outrage" I hope CHMS gets in on the action. I dont condone greediness.
I don't think it's any sort of backlash. It seemed fishy from the get go that Takara would release the figure when Million Publishing already had their exclusive on the way.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393810)
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 11:29am CDT
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 11:29am CDT
I call BS. The online shops had frickin' model numbers!!!
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393827)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 25th, 2012 @ 12:02pm CDT
Actually, UN-32 can be easily deduced as the next one after UN-31 Beast Megatron as such number always follow simple logic. That doesn't take away the fact I'd like to know what's going on, and who was messing with everyone's minds.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 25th, 2012 @ 12:02pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I call BS. The online shops had frickin' model numbers!!!
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
Actually, UN-32 can be easily deduced as the next one after UN-31 Beast Megatron as such number always follow simple logic. That doesn't take away the fact I'd like to know what's going on, and who was messing with everyone's minds.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393836)
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 12:17pm CDT
True, but it's still an assumption by all of the online retailers if that's the case. How were they to know (or assume) that it was UN-32? Maybe there was something else in the same wave/coming out first which would have had UN-32 as a model #?
I'm just saying, it seems really odd to me because everything about it made it seem like they had valid info from Takara.
BBTS still has their preorder up for UN-32 by the way, but I'm sure that will change soon (likely today).
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 12:17pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:xyl360 wrote:I call BS. The online shops had frickin' model numbers!!!
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
Actually, UN-32 can be easily deduced as the next one after UN-31 Beast Megatron as such number always follow simple logic. That doesn't take away the fact I'd like to know what's going on, and who was messing with everyone's minds.
True, but it's still an assumption by all of the online retailers if that's the case. How were they to know (or assume) that it was UN-32? Maybe there was something else in the same wave/coming out first which would have had UN-32 as a model #?
I'm just saying, it seems really odd to me because everything about it made it seem like they had valid info from Takara.
BBTS still has their preorder up for UN-32 by the way, but I'm sure that will change soon (likely today).
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393874)
Posted by zodconvoy on June 25th, 2012 @ 1:27pm CDT
I kept mine but was glad to see a cheaper option available. It never made sense though. A Stepper/Ricochet maybe since it's been a year and there's different things they could do to change up the Jazz mold (like using the second head that has thus far only been used at Botcon) but Artfire can't be different enough and still satisfactorily be Artfire in both cases. Not while coming out at the same time.
Posted by zodconvoy on June 25th, 2012 @ 1:27pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Was I the only one that kept my MP pre-order and was happy for everyone else who was getting the united ?
I kept mine but was glad to see a cheaper option available. It never made sense though. A Stepper/Ricochet maybe since it's been a year and there's different things they could do to change up the Jazz mold (like using the second head that has thus far only been used at Botcon) but Artfire can't be different enough and still satisfactorily be Artfire in both cases. Not while coming out at the same time.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393920)
Posted by Kibble on June 25th, 2012 @ 2:51pm CDT
Posted by Kibble on June 25th, 2012 @ 2:51pm CDT
Hard to say what exactly went down, but I gotta assume it was more than pure BS if someone was feeding TFcurse specifics that they were in turn passing along. I can't imagine they woulda been putting out random nonsense from an unreliable source. Wonder how many canceled their pre-price increase preorders, though, in favor of this one that's apparently not to be.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1393943)
Posted by gothsaurus on June 25th, 2012 @ 3:38pm CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on June 25th, 2012 @ 3:38pm CDT
Again, here's hoping it's an Encore release of the G1. That dude is WAY overdue. Glad I didn't cancel my preorder... and honestly, I really do enjoy pouring over those books in spite of my lack of knowledge of the Japanese language. (outside of a handful of kana I've been slowly working on.) The behind the scenes and unreleased photos have been groundbreaking. Revelations. Love that stuff.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1394032)
Posted by Stormrider on June 25th, 2012 @ 6:24pm CDT
Posted by Stormrider on June 25th, 2012 @ 6:24pm CDT
This is the second time this month that communication between Takara and their international retailers has not been correct (that we have seen). What's going Takara?
As I mentioned last week, I wonder if UN-32 will be Hotspot.
xyl360 wrote:I call BS. The online shops had frickin' model numbers!!!
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
As I mentioned last week, I wonder if UN-32 will be Hotspot.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1394099)
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:06pm CDT
THAT would make sense, they may have miscommunicated the name/details somewhere down the line since Hotspot would no doubt be using the same exact mold
.
Posted by xyl360 on June 25th, 2012 @ 10:06pm CDT
Stormrider wrote:This is the second time this month that communication between Takara and their international retailers has not been correct (that we have seen). What's going Takara?xyl360 wrote:I call BS. The online shops had frickin' model numbers!!!
'UN-32' didn't just come out of nowhere, it came from Takara, period. I'm betting they did plan on a retail release, but Million complained to Takara (due to the horrendous price difference) that it would kill sales/value of the 'exclusive' they thought they had, so Takara pulled the plug on UN-32 at the last minute to please them.
As I mentioned last week, I wonder if UN-32 will be Hotspot.
THAT would make sense, they may have miscommunicated the name/details somewhere down the line since Hotspot would no doubt be using the same exact mold
.
Re: No UN-32 Artfire After All? (1394239)
Posted by gothsaurus on June 26th, 2012 @ 8:42am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on June 26th, 2012 @ 8:42am CDT
It would be awesome if I didn't have to track down the Asia exclusives outside of my usual Japan haunting grounds. Bring on Hot Spot!
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