The Energon Pub

[X3ROhour]

I know a bunch a people hate the new Animated series and even more so toward the toys. That's fine.
BUT I NEEDSA ME SOME TOYS!

Any body care to tell me how much longer "they" intend to bait the hook?
How long must we lovers of these awesome dudes (and dude-ettes) wait for Hasbro/Cartoon Network starve us and build the publics (kids) hunger for these spiffy toys!?

Anyone have any info on release dates?

[Craven Knight]

Y'know pal - just as many TF fans are saying "When will this crummy Animated junk be dead & gone so I can get some frickin' Classics 2.0 already"

[Uniprimus]

Nah, I like the Animated toys more than the Classics. Classics had crummy quality. I heard the Animated toys will be coming out around June. I knoow, it's so long to wait.

[TheMuffin]

I don't for a second believe that June date. The final wave of the movie line is coming out in a few weeks or so. So what are they going to fill the shelves with for three months after that?

[Dead Metal]

I don't for a second believe that June date. The final wave of the movie line is coming out in a few weeks or so. So what are they going to fill the shelves with for three months after that?

The rest of the previous unsold versions of those toys.

[TheMuffin]

Even those won't last for that long of a time. From what I've witnessed of the recent lines, you get the final figures that come out, there is a lull in the restocking for about 3 weeks and then the new figures show up. I saw this happen with energon to cybertron, cybertron to classics and classics to the movie line.

They always move over the remaining stock of the old figures to an end cap or off to the side to make room for the new figures.

[Dead Metal]

Well that was just a guess, I don't know how Hasbro normally does it, I mean they jumped Energon, Alternators and half of Cybertron after the realease of Armada over here.

[City Commander]

I'm surpised they even bother stocking tfs over here

Lazy gits.



Nah, either they have tonnes of leftovers from the past few years (which wouldn't surprise me- again, lazy gits), or they'll start sending out the animated and universe stuff.

[Dead Metal]

I'm surpised they even bother stocking tfs over here

Lazy gits.



Nah, either they have tonnes of leftovers from the past few years (which wouldn't surprise me- again, lazy gits), or they'll start sending out the animated and universe stuff.

I hope we actually get Universe, not that we end up like with the last Universe!

[City Commander]

I know yeah. They better gives us all Universe. I've only just tracked down Grimlock!

[Dead Metal]

I know yeah. They better gives us all Universe. I've only just tracked down Grimlock!

And what do you think of him, I like that toy, if it wern't for the damn shoulders being build wrong and those legs.
I have decided to stop buying my Spider-Man comics, cos Spider.Man transformed from being the coolest hearo to the crappest thing on earth and I stoped Ghost Rider cos Panini had the most exelent idea of making isues 7 and 8 a comic convention exclusive, wow that sounds familiar!
So I'm just really pissed right now, but the upside is, moar money for importing TFs!

[Agent 007]

Nah, I like the Animated toys more than the Classics. Classics had crummy quality. I heard the Animated toys will be coming out around June. I knoow, it's so long to wait.

crummy? how? I saw the bb review and it re-enforces the fact that the all look like something you'de get in a kids meal.

[TFBuyer]

I don't for a second believe that June date. The final wave of the movie line is coming out in a few weeks or so. So what are they going to fill the shelves with for three months after that?

Agreed. Wasn't there a recent undercurrent (maybe in the UK...) that Animated would be hitting around April? That seems a bit more likely since the movie is just about done and Hasbro has a fondness of double-loading the toy shelves with two, sometimes three or four lines at at time.

[The Chaos Bringer]

I don't for a second believe that June date. The final wave of the movie line is coming out in a few weeks or so. So what are they going to fill the shelves with for three months after that?

Maybe the post-June 2 movie figures will finally hit where I live.

I dislike all of the Animated line save for the 2 pack(stupid weakness of mine) but I really think it's stupid to launch a line half a year after the show airs. A lot of kids may lose interest by then.

[Uniprimus]

Nah, I like the Animated toys more than the Classics. Classics had crummy quality. I heard the Animated toys will be coming out around June. I knoow, it's so long to wait.

crummy? how? I saw the bb review and it re-enforces the fact that the all look like something you'de get in a kids meal.

Crummy: When a rub with your finger across Prime's yellow crotch ( ) will take 30% of the paint off.

[JDD01]

I bet they annonce the real release date at Toy Fair 2008.

[Sowndwave76]

Even those won't last for that long of a time. From what I've witnessed of the recent lines, you get the final figures that come out, there is a lull in the restocking for about 3 weeks and then the new figures show up. I saw this happen with energon to cybertron, cybertron to classics and classics to the movie line.

They always move over the remaining stock of the old figures to an end cap or off to the side to make room for the new figures.

This is what I'm thinking... Because right when I started getting interested in buying the movie figs., this was the case with the older TF's toys (in Walmart)...
20th Anniversary Prime, the Alternators, AND the Classics were all off in a mish-mash isle of random stuff, most of which were toys for really little kids.

But I do wonder, will stores get shipments of Alternators, Classics, etc. just to fill the gap during the wait??

[Agent 007]

Even those won't last for that long of a time. From what I've witnessed of the recent lines, you get the final figures that come out, there is a lull in the restocking for about 3 weeks and then the new figures show up. I saw this happen with energon to cybertron, cybertron to classics and classics to the movie line.

They always move over the remaining stock of the old figures to an end cap or off to the side to make room for the new figures.

This is what I'm thinking... Because right when I started getting interested in buying the movie figs., this was the case with the older TF's toys (in Walmart)...
20th Anniversary Prime, the Alternators, AND the Classics were all off in a mish-mash isle of random stuff, most of which were toys for really little kids.

But I do wonder, will stores get shipments of Alternators, Classics, etc. just to fill the gap during the wait??

no just more movie stuff. Alts and classics are done for now.

[No Death for Prowl]

Nah, I like the Animated toys more than the Classics. Classics had crummy quality. I heard the Animated toys will be coming out around June. I knoow, it's so long to wait.

crummy? how? I saw the bb review and it re-enforces the fact that the all look like something you'de get in a kids meal.

Crummy: When a rub with your finger across Prime's yellow crotch ( ) will take 30% of the paint off.

I really hope there aren't more dudes out there like you, who have an apparent Optimus-crotch-rubbing fetish!

Perhaps that area was originally intended to be a scratch and sniff region of Prime?

Away from sicko talk, I have never had a problem with the quality of the Classics and yes, I cannot imagine Animated would/should come out any later than early April. Anything later than that, and it's just terrible marketing strategy by Hasbro.

[Blurrz]

Man.. why can't everyone be patient?

Like we know the release time, which is around May/June. If we constantly bitch, it isn't going to make the toys come out faster.

[Uniprimus]

When I pick up my figs, I tend to wrap my hand around their leg, and put my thumb on their midsection, this time it just happened to land on the crotch, that's when the paint rubbed off.

This also happened with lots of my Movie figs, so I hope to god the Premium Series/Animated line will be better.

[Sowndwave76]

Man.. why can't everyone be patient?

Like we know the release time, which is around May/June. If we constantly bitch, it isn't going to make the toys come out faster.

I understand what you're saying, but it's just people getting excited, right?

And I personally think that while the release might legitimately be in May, June, or July,
it does make sense what others are saying--
1. Cartoon has been out for a while now.
2. Movie toys are being re-hashed (even in the Allspark line).

I don't think it would be a mistake for Hasbro to get the Animated line out soon (March???).
I see it like this:
People watch the cartoon, and want some toys of those characters--
They go out and pick up said toys, continue watching the cartoon, keep interested, and then buy the next wave of toys when they're released...
In other words, both can feed interest in each other.

Can toy sales help keep a cartoon series alive and progressing into futures seasons??
I don't know for sure...
But poor toy sales can only lead to a potential early end to the line. And I know there are those out there that don't give a shite,
but for those of us looking forward to these figures,
it could mean the difference in one new wave of 4-5 great figures not ever being made.

And I think all can agree, the success of the cartoon AND toys is still kinda "up in the air".
Good marketing stragety is important at this point.

[Vile MK III]

When I pick up my figs, I tend to wrap my hand around their leg, and put my thumb on their midsection, this time it just happened to land on the crotch, that's when the paint rubbed off.

This also happened with lots of my Movie figs, so I hope to god the Premium Series/Animated line will be better.

I agree. I've noticed some quality flaws since Classics and the Movie line. Cheap paint, not so straight stripes on C. Bumble, worn looking plastic on some tfs. But that's just a few i noticed, other than that my little movie collection looks great.

[Bumblethumper]

I know a bunch a people hate the new Animated series and even more so toward the toys.

Most of us are like yourself, looking forward to the toyline, though the degree of eagerness with which it is anticipated varies.

The haters are a rather small but nonetheless proactive bunch. Everytime there's a thread that in some way touches on Animated, they feel the need to chime in and remind us how they think it's the worst thing ever.

[JDD01]

My mom(who works for a Wal-mart) heard from a friend(who is the Toy Superviser) that they may release them soon but isn't sure when. I'll keep you posted on this lead until I get more realible intel.