MightyMagnus78 wrote:Nothing Hasbro does surprises me anymore, their ineptitude is legendary!
Burn wrote:Shadowstream wrote:It's quite clear they dun dropped the ball, but did they have to drop it so far and so hard?
It's FunPub. It's their specialty.
Lord T wrote:Well without fans they wouldn't make sales so...
Kique wrote:I like him a lot ! The license Plate was a nice bonus Any idea when he is coming out?
D-340 wrote:Lord T wrote:Well without fans they wouldn't make sales so...
When I read this statement I damn near fell outta my chair laughing at it's ridiculousness. But just in case you actually believe that nonsense, here some reading for you:
From the TF Wiki:
* Hasbro should totally cater to the wishes of older collectors, as they purchase the most Transformers product.
Fans would like to think they've got some sway over the direction of the Transformers brand. After all, they've been buying toys for many years (as opposed to the limited purchasing span of most children), and they buy many more toys than any individual child. And in truth, Hasbro does pay attention to the desires and discussions of its older buyers, even designing certain line segments like Alternators and Classics with collectors as the primary target audience.
Collectors, however, simply can't compare to the vast numbers of children out there whose parents buy Transformers for them. The bulk of Transformers product is purchased for and/or by young children, and if it wants to stay in business and keep making money (and by extension, more toys), Hasbro must design and market its products accordingly. No accurate figures exist on the collector/children ratio, but estimates mentioned at BotCon panels range from around 10% to 20% of all purchases coming from older collectors—enough to be worth listening to, but not at all the driving force behind the brand. Past toylines have shown that betting too much on sales from adult collectors can be disastrous.
Furthermore, it's not as though the fans speak with a unified voice. More often, for every fan pushing for one particular idea, there's another fan who thinks that same idea is boring or awful.
As for the Hotshot figure, I liK JAaM!(saw the pics before the exceeded bandwidth )
Megatron_Wolf wrote:D-340 wrote:Lord T wrote:Well without fans they wouldn't make sales so...
When I read this statement I damn near fell outta my chair laughing at it's ridiculousness. But just in case you actually believe that nonsense, here some reading for you:
From the TF Wiki:
* Hasbro should totally cater to the wishes of older collectors, as they purchase the most Transformers product.
Fans would like to think they've got some sway over the direction of the Transformers brand. After all, they've been buying toys for many years (as opposed to the limited purchasing span of most children), and they buy many more toys than any individual child. And in truth, Hasbro does pay attention to the desires and discussions of its older buyers, even designing certain line segments like Alternators and Classics with collectors as the primary target audience.
Collectors, however, simply can't compare to the vast numbers of children out there whose parents buy Transformers for them. The bulk of Transformers product is purchased for and/or by young children, and if it wants to stay in business and keep making money (and by extension, more toys), Hasbro must design and market its products accordingly. No accurate figures exist on the collector/children ratio, but estimates mentioned at BotCon panels range from around 10% to 20% of all purchases coming from older collectors—enough to be worth listening to, but not at all the driving force behind the brand. Past toylines have shown that betting too much on sales from adult collectors can be disastrous.
Furthermore, it's not as though the fans speak with a unified voice. More often, for every fan pushing for one particular idea, there's another fan who thinks that same idea is boring or awful.
As for the Hotshot figure, I liK JAaM!(saw the pics before the exceeded bandwidth )
But you have to admit that if the fans were to stop buying they would lose a good amount of money due to it. Not enough to stress over but it would make a dent. Especially in this day and age. Also you have to think, since fans buy on average 2-5 or even more figures per week and the average adult buys their kid 1 or 2 at the most 3 per week. Yeah the little kids drive the market but we play our part as well.
Oh and i still cant see the pics. If any one saved them can you please post them.
T-Macksimus wrote:Something you may also want to factor in is that there are those of us fans that are supporting the purchases of thos kids as well. My boys (who live with their mother, not me) have a fairly good sized collection of TF's thanks largely in part to me and I have not exactly scrimped on my own collection either. When this new figure hits the WM or Target nearest me, I'll likely be buying 2 of them since HotShot is a favorite of my youngest son.
I'm sure I'm not the only one out there who has started the TF fire going with another generation and not just with interest in whatever series is on T.V. at the time. It didn't take long for my kids to soak up ALL of the TF info I could throw their way and because of it they have now managed to collect some figures older than they are.
We may not be Hasbros immediate target demographic but many of our wallets are supplying that demographic so it stands to reason that Hasbro should do some butt-kissing every now and again. I know that if I bailed on the whole Transformer thing, my oldest boy would bail with me and my youngest would slowly follow. (Hell hasn't frozen over yet so Hasbro still has me, but the point is still valid)
Counterpunch wrote:Already waiting for the red with flames repaint into Powerlinx Hot Shot.
Make it happen.
Nekoman wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Already waiting for the red with flames repaint into Powerlinx Hot Shot.
Make it happen.
Imagine a deluxe wave seven right before the movie...
Tigatron
PL Hotshot
Redalert
Might very well happen...
Emperor Primacron the 1st wrote:When is Hotshot scheduled to come out?
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