Fender Bender wrote:Ravage XK wrote:I WANT!
Why make these exclusives? Hasbro would make a mint from these seekers. Such a shame.
Um, no they wouldn't. Flooding the market with 6 jets that are virtually identical (parents don't pay that much attention to remolding like we do) would not have been a good idea.
The only other option for a general release would have been to wait after the movie about a year, and even then, most kids would be used to the way the movie figures look and probably wouldn't want any of the Classics.
So in a way, Hasbro was screwed if they released these figures to the public.
Much better to have them as exclusives, than not at all.
Parents will and do pay for repaints all the time from other toy lines, I don't see why Transformers is the exception. The Ninja Turtles are an excellent example of parents buying the same toy 4 times.
Besides, it isn't exactly like they would be flooding the market with 6 jets that are virtually the same. Starscream, Skywarp, and Ramjet have all been available for some time now and have sold fairly well. I rarely ever see them anymore, the shelves are usually full of Optimus Prime, Mirage, and Hot Rod. Releasing Dirge, Thundercracker, and Thrust would be a nice change of pace and each one of those are technically different molds, not repaints.
Thundercracker has had some type of role in just about every version of Transformers and is more of a primary character and probably should have been released retail. Dirge and Thrust are secondary characters and probably should have been released in retail as well, especially consdiering Ramjet had a release in stores. We have still yet to see Dreadwind and Bugbite which, in my opinion, seem more like fan exclusive type characters and would seem appropriate as exclusives.
I can agree with you that I am glad they are at least releasing these characters. They could have just discontinued the line altogether and we would never have a chance to own any of these exclusives. The classics line has done fairly well considering it had no cartoon to back it up unless you count G1, and I don't recall ever seeing commercials for this line. That means Classics has survived totally on the appeal of the figures on the shelves, word of mouth, and us, the fans. I feel Hasbro has done something unique because they didn't just target kids but collectors and fans as well, which at times, we sometimes feel neglected as an interst group.
nice idea better keep it a secret.
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