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News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:09 pm

There is a new article about Hasbro and Transformers in The Seattle Times. This latest article talks about the abundance of movie tie-in toys and including Hasbro's Transformers Movie toy line. Read the article by clicking here.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:18 pm

"Movie-Toy Tie-ins Risk Consumer Fatigue."
O RLY?

by **Nemesis_Apoc** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:26 pm

that's rediculous that it says that the Marvel license was a profitable choice for hasbro since like 3/4 of all the spider-man sh*t is STILL on the fu*king shelves. I mean, it was just like this with the first 2 movies. Did they learn nothing from Toy Biz? I still see a lot of the Spider-Man 2 stuff on the clearance ailes.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:27 pm

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:that's rediculous that it says that the Marvel license was a profitable choice for hasbro since like 3/4 of all the spider-man sh*t is STILL on the fu*king shelves. I mean, it was just like this with the first 2 movies. Did they learn nothing from Toy Biz? I still see a lot of the Spider-Man 2 stuff on the clearance ailes.

Yeah I totally agree, I also hate Marvel toys :lol:

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:37 pm

1337W422102 wrote:"Movie-Toy Tie-ins Risk Consumer Fatigue."
O RLY?

A NLY

Er, I mean "YA RLY" :lol:

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:21 pm

Gee. why would they say that, just because there is an Optimus Prime in every size class, and they all look differnet, and we havn't even hit the repaints yet? Plus EVERY new movie mold basically sucks rocks in robot form.

Not as bad as the movie toys for the last Superman movie. They has at least a dozen SUPERMAN figures, and no one else in the line. It was bar-bending Superman, flying Superman, super-vison Superman, etc. a dozen one-gimmick toys of the same guy!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:45 pm

Who pays these morons to point out the obvious?

by **Roboto750** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:50 pm

Um...... yeah.

I agree that the Superman and Marvel movie stuff (aside from the Wal-Mart exclusive Spidey and Venom) just sits there. I also see it happening with the POTC stuff.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:52 pm

At least we aren't going to see transformers on motorcycles. Willis over at Shortpacked! had a very good comic on that.

by **Emperor Primacron the 1st** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:11 pm

At least we aren't going to see transformers on motorcycles. Willis over at Shortpacked! had a very good comic on that.

Let's just hope it STAYS that way.

News Credits: 1 · by **Creature SH** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:20 pm

Do I sense some racism against Junkions here ? :-?

by **prowl 4 mvp** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:21 pm

Creature SH wrote:Do I sense some racism against Junkions here ?

Wouldn't that be "mode-ism"? :grin:

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:49 pm

Well duh, nothings ever funny twice, and Hasbro does the same thing for everybody.

After a while, enough!!!

This stuff is all over, overpriced, and so much of it just has nothing to do with anything, that who would want it?

Pirates is a prime example of this, but unlike Pirates, this crap will eventualy sell.

by **SoooTrypticon** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:11 pm

Agree. I'm already sick of the toys- haven't bought ANY yet, and really want all the stupid spy stuff to go away. They really should have continued classics. That was a line that everyone liked.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:40 pm

Huh, the article basically says that Transformers is the least likely to sufferthis problem, and the movie toys are actually selling rather nicely.

Still, slow news day in Seattle?

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:22 pm

Scaleface wrote:Gee. why would they say that, just because there is an Optimus Prime in every size class, and they all look differnet, and we havn't even hit the repaints yet? Plus EVERY new movie mold basically sucks rocks in robot form.

I disagree, i think the new movie mold of Bumblebee 2008 Camaro is quite nice...

Scaleface wrote:Not as bad as the movie toys for the last Superman movie. They has at least a dozen SUPERMAN figures, and no one else in the line. It was bar-bending Superman, flying Superman, super-vison Superman, etc. a dozen one-gimmick toys of the same guy!

you forgot to mention the fact that the Mattel toys of Superman looked nothing like him at all.. I still see superman returns toys at the toys R US.. i just thought it was how we roll in VA since they always have old toys and take forever to get the new Junk...

Damn still trying to find the Hot toys Superman returns figure at a cheap price, and the Takara Batman Begins figure is too expensive and impossible to find!!!

Can't stand Marvel....