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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but if kids had a choice between plain Optimus Prime or Optimus Prime with fancy lights, at the same price, what would they go for?

paul053 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but if kids had a choice between plain Optimus Prime or Optimus Prime with fancy lights, at the same price, what would they go for?

Just a note. My son (at 5) didn't want PRID Prime because he is not show accurate. "Optimu's arm does not shine in the cartoon" is what he said. And I have absolutely no interest hunting down the FE version for him. So Cyberverse commander class fits him better but I haven't seen any around me, yet.

Mykltron wrote:

Burn wrote:UK fans point and laugh at your "suffering"

Well, maybe not laugh, more like shout "PAH! You know nothing of suffering!" and break out the hard stuff and have a good cry. It's the miserable weather, all this cloud coverage lowers the mood.

breakdown99 wrote:I think this whole frenzy around the FE's finally making sense...
2012. End of it all. I see now why so many people are getting their knickers in a knot over some toys. Well, get cracking folks if you want your FE's before December... 'cause after that, it won't matter what you pay for it!

Actually, the Mayan calendar didn't take leap years into account (the earth takes about 365.25 days to circle the sun) so by their calculation the end has already been and gone.

Burn wrote:

ubertenorman wrote:Also, we US fans can't really complain. This is pretty much the only time in 10 years that we didn't get figures before anyone else.

Australia's gotten figures before the US a couple of times.

England got Windcharger, Powerglide, Onlaught, Prowl, Sunstreaker and someone else first so it's happened in the UK twice, but it's true, America gets stuff the rest of the world doesn't.

Blurrz wrote:This rant is pretty tame.....

You should light a RID Prime on fire or something, then I'd be impressed.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

paul053 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:True, but if kids had a choice between plain Optimus Prime or Optimus Prime with fancy lights, at the same price, what would they go for?

Just a note. My son (at 5) didn't want PRID Prime because he is not show accurate. "Optimu's arm does not shine in the cartoon" is what he said. And I have absolutely no interest hunting down the FE version for him. So Cyberverse commander class fits him better but I haven't seen any around me, yet.

That's what I've been hearing all the time. My cousin brought her kid over to visit one day, and he actually prefers the FE Arcee I've got on my desktop to the PRID one his mom got for him.

I think they should start re-examining their belief that kids like sounds and light-up gimmicks that don't actually feature in the show. Also, this nephew of mine, he doesn't balk at the more complex transformations at all.

Rushie wrote:

Blurrz wrote:This rant is pretty tame.....

You should light a RID Prime on fire or something, then I'd be impressed.

I find that offensive! Occupy Seibertron!

To be frank, Hasbro's matra is basically "never waste a good mold". I expect the FE molds to be rereleased in the second year of Prime toys, or as box sets. They might have minor paint differences, but Hasbro sure as hell realizes everybody wants these and they'll make sure to release them somehow. Think of the BotCon Seekers which only saw retail in the Henkei line, but finally got released in Generations. Or War Within Grimlock and Prowl.