Emerje wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:How could they not have anywhere else to put Flamewar if that's actually the case? They never came up with anything to replace the Legacy Beasts in Selects, she would have been perfect there. Really missed a chance to do SG Prowl.
Emerje
Yeah, it's odd. They have an entire Selects line made for niche redecos.
We haven't had a Selects announcement for months, and none of those have been Legacy molds. I haven't seen any Selects rumors beyond what's already been revealed. Pure speculation on my part, but one explanation would be that Hasbro is more committed to these themed retailer exclusive capsules. That would mean less product for the fan channel retailers, though they're getting the Joe collab.
Doesn't that sound a little too self serving since SG is a Hasbro Pulse exclusive? Cherry picking characters to be their own exclusive even though they don't fit into their own overarching narrative would be a very strange move to make.
Emerje
I think this is a case of fans taking product lines more seriously than Hasbro does, just like what happened with the Kingdom versus SS86 debates. Hasbro makes a certain number of figures, and those figures are divided up across multiple toylines and capsules, and they're grouped according to production considerations like budget as well as marketing considerations like narrative and theming.
I don't think picking a specific character or mold or tooling is any more self-serving than any other. They need product for many different kinds of retailers, and there are many reasons to allot the way they do. I also don't think it's strange at all, I mean, we've gotten Diaclone releases in Selects, Velocitron, Wreckers, and SG. Or at least, it's not any more strange than Kingdom Cyclonus and Galvatron alongside SS86 Scourge and Sweeps. I don't want to start that debate again, I just want to note that this isn't that big a deal from Hasbro's perspective.