TF-fan kev777 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Not sure if this is newsworthy, bur Red Swoop and Ricochet are now on Hasbro Pulse for $19.99 each. While this means Pulse was pretty late to the game for these 2 in particular, I do think it is a good sign that so far, all the Selects releases have been available through Pulse.
It is good that Pulse has gotten them all.
But it is a shame that these 2 are not selling as much. They just aren't moving and attracting attention
I think one of the biggest problems is that one of their main selling points is being a combiner limb, and there are currently no combiners out.
There is also the problem that these arent releases many collectors care about. I am a collector and I am not getting any of these. I already have a swoop, so I have no need of another one. And I dont care much for ricochet. I don't care much for an arctic camo megs either.
Let's look at last year's exclusives by comparison:
Repugnus: Hell yeah, I need that to complete my monsterbot trio
Blastoff: I always wanted a shuttle blastoff to complete my Bruticus, an aerialbot redeco wasn't gonna cut it much but I'll be damned if I buy the takara boxset just for 1 toy
Punch/Counterpunch: DAAAAAMN, a new mold and a new execution of a classic character specific gimmick, give it to me NOW!
These releases are just like the Club stuff of old, very nieche. Of course, the club had it more limited both in terms of how many were made and how to get it, so there was some kind of urgency and extra exclusivity to it. But these don't have that. I never cared much for Club toys, and my dismissal is just transferred over to the selects line.