More Angry Birds Transformers Toys At US Retail

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 1:21PM CDT

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Site owner Seibertron is currently on location in New York, to bring us all news from the NYCC 2014 - but leading up to convention, he dropped by the Times Square Toys'R'Us store and spotted some additional Angry Birds Transformers toys to the ones we reported on from Canada! Check them out below.

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Re: More Angry Birds Transformers Toys At US Retail (1612068)
Posted by Optimizzy on October 8th, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT

I wish my Toysrus were stocked like that.

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Posted by Siger on October 8th, 2014 @ 1:52pm CDT

Well that's the Times Square Toys R Us, of course it's going to look good. There are always tons of tourists going through the place. I doubt you want the prices of the toys in that Toys R Us though. Year of the Horse Optimus Prime was $160 and the deluxes are $20 something. So yeah, really jacked up...

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Posted by GuyIncognito on October 8th, 2014 @ 2:11pm CDT

Optimizzy wrote:I wish my Toysrus were stocked like that.

Have you ever been there? It LOOKS great on the surface, but it actually has a worse selection than your average TRU. Unless you're looking for shelfwarmers, which they have in spades. They carry a small (and crappy) selection, but they put 20 of every figure on the shelf so it looks nice.

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Posted by Siger on October 8th, 2014 @ 2:18pm CDT

Don't forget the 30% markup!

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Posted by Zeedust on October 8th, 2014 @ 4:53pm CDT

At least these transform, which puts them a step above the Hero Mashers and such.

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Posted by VonDoom on October 8th, 2014 @ 6:13pm CDT

I tire of hearing Americans complain about jacked up prices move to anywhere else in the world and no matter what your dollar value is to ours we pay much more you have nothing to complain about you have the cheapest price for transformers even with 'jacked up' prices

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Posted by Va'al on October 9th, 2014 @ 2:30am CDT

In more official news from Hasbro Transformers over at NYCC 2014, we get a look at Angry Birds Transformers crossover figures and sets, including descriptions of the various products - all mirrored below for your convenience, including the press release! We've seen some of these [url]before[/url], but read on for more.

ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS 2014 PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

Autobirds, ‘roll out!’ The epic battle for Piggy Island has begun as two of the world’s largest and most popular entertainment brands join together to create the all-new ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS franchise. This Fall, the fast-paced, flying adventures of ANGRY BIRDS is combined with the iconic TRANSFORMERS characters to present ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS, a high-octane digital and physical play experience featuring iconic TRANSFORMERS characters in ANGRY BIRDS form.

When the mysterious Egg Spark lands on Piggy Island, RED BIRD becomes OPTIMUS PRIME Bird, CHUCK (YELLOW BIRD) becomes BUMBLEBEE Bird, and a whole new environment filled with TRANSFORMERS-inspired vehicles, rivalries, and raceways appears. The ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS lineup and TELEPODS gaming platform, powered by Retoy, offers fans ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’ with three different ways to play. Launch TELEPODS figures in vehicle mode for awesome races, convert them into robot mode to reenact classic TRANSFORMERS battles, or teleport figures straight into the ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS app from Rovio Entertainment to unlock additional characters and special powers.

The 2014 ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS line includes the following items available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com:

ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS Racer Packs
(Ages 5 years & up/Players: 1+/Available: Fall 2014)
Rev up those engines and get ready to race into action. Kids can play with each ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS figure in either vehicle or robot mode or place them onto the TELEPODS base to teleport characters into the app for a digital ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS adventure! Set includes one ANGRY BIRD TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS figure and one TELEPODS base. Six different TELEPODS figures to collect. Available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com.

ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS Battle Packs
(Ages 5 years & up/ Players: 1+/ Fall 2014)
TRANSFORMERS battles TELEPODS to life! ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS Battle Packs include two TELEPODS figures based on classic TRANSFORMERS hero/villain matchups and one TELEPODS base. Pit the greatest Autobird and Deceptihog rivalries against one another in real life or place them on the TELEPODS base, one at a time, to teleport them into the app and bring the battle onto the screen. Available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com.

ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS Energon Racers Pack
(Ages 5 years & up/ Players: 1+/ Fall 2014)
Kids can amp up their ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS collection with the Energon Racers Pack. The five different TELEPODS figures, including Energon OPTIMUS PRIME Bird, Energon GRIMLOCK Bird, Energon GALVATRON Pig, Energon STARSCREAM Pig, and Energon SOUNDWAVE Pig, all feature an exclusive Energon translucent deco. Burn some rubber in vehicle form or convert TELEPODS figures into robot mode for a second way to battle. For more action, place figures, one at a time, onto the TELEPODS base, teleport them into the ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS app, and unlock special powers and unique ways to play with new characters. Energron Racers Pack includes one TELEPODS base and five TELEPODS figures. Available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com.

ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS OPTIMUS PRIME Bird Raceway
(Ages 5 years & up/ Players: 1+/ Fall 2014)
On your mark, get set, race! Bring the action of the new ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS app from Rovio to life with the ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS TELEPODS OPTIMUS PRIME Bird Raceway. Launch OPTIMUS PRIME Bird against Ultimate MEGATRON Pig to see who can get to the finish line first. The winner converts the giant OPTIMUS PRIME Bird on the track set, while the loser crashes into OPTIMUS’ giant fist! When the race is over, kids can turn their figures from racecar to robot in one simple step allowing for bird battles in bot or vehicle form. For more action, place figures, one at a time, onto the TELEPODS base, teleport them into the ANGRY BIRDS TRANSFORMERS app, and unlock special powers and unique ways to play with new characters. Set includes one OPTIMUS PRIME Bird Raceway set, two TELEPODS figures, one mini STARSCREAM figure, two launchers, and one TELEPODS base. Available exclusively at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide and online at Toysrus.com.

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Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 9th, 2014 @ 8:02am CDT

The telepods thing is a good idea IMO.Just put a figure on the telepod and (you know this by now)
the character on the telepod will appear in your game.

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Posted by themidnightdoctor on October 9th, 2014 @ 8:05am CDT

My seven year old loved Bot Shots, Transformers and Angry Birds so this is a great meeting of the brands.I find it odd that TRU is the only one to pick it up.I guess all the over saturation of Angry Birds GO and Angry Birds Star Wars killed the brand.Oh well at least I know I can find them in one place.

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Posted by Siger on October 9th, 2014 @ 9:37am CDT

Chironext wrote:I tire of hearing Americans complain about jacked up prices move to anywhere else in the world and no matter what your dollar value is to ours we pay much more you have nothing to complain about you have the cheapest price for transformers even with 'jacked up' prices

Great! I'm tired of people who don't live in America telling Americans on how to behave. Mind your own business unless you'd like to tell me your country of origin (probably one without manners) so I can make snarky remarks about you.

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Posted by william-james88 on October 9th, 2014 @ 11:18am CDT

themidnightdoctor wrote:My seven year old loved Bot Shots, Transformers and Angry Birds so this is a great meeting of the brands.I find it odd that TRU is the only one to pick it up.I guess all the over saturation of Angry Birds GO and Angry Birds Star Wars killed the brand.Oh well at least I know I can find them in one place.

The Angry Bird toys found earlier in this thread are also found at Target so the line as a whole is not exclusive, just some products.

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Posted by Zeedust on October 9th, 2014 @ 7:30pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
themidnightdoctor wrote:My seven year old loved Bot Shots, Transformers and Angry Birds so this is a great meeting of the brands.I find it odd that TRU is the only one to pick it up.I guess all the over saturation of Angry Birds GO and Angry Birds Star Wars killed the brand.Oh well at least I know I can find them in one place.

The Angry Bird toys found earlier in this thread are also found at Target so the line as a whole is not exclusive, just some products.

The ones that actually transform seem to be the exclusives.

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Posted by VonDoom on October 9th, 2014 @ 10:24pm CDT

Siger wrote:
Chironext wrote:I tire of hearing Americans complain about jacked up prices move to anywhere else in the world and no matter what your dollar value is to ours we pay much more you have nothing to complain about you have the cheapest price for transformers even with 'jacked up' prices

Great! I'm tired of people who don't live in America telling Americans on how to behave. Mind your own business unless you'd like to tell me your country of origin (probably one without manners) so I can make snarky remarks about you.

My apologies I realise now I generalised it to much as not all Americans complain about the price of Transformers but of the collectors who do complain the majority tend to be American based (which has more to do with the high ratio of American collectors to other countries) but a fact is a fact and not a snarky remark the forums here are full of people complaining about prices which are actually very cheap for example here in Australia (feel free to make snarky remarks about me now you know my country) $20.00 legends, $30.00 deluxe, $50.00 voyager and $100.00 leader prices vary with sales and such but this is the general amount and I have no problem paying this I understand prices change and If I have a problem with the price I won't buy it. I understand complaints about the figures themselves as the quality has dropped. Complaints on prices I find tiresome especially when it is complaining of a price which even after conversion (+ postage for those who import) still much less then the same item in other countries. I was not intending to be snarky and was not telling you how to behave merely expressing an opinion.

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Posted by ScottyP on October 10th, 2014 @ 10:21am CDT

We're spoiled here in the US, it's true.

Anyway, I'm so on the fence with these toys. Not because they don't look fun, but because I know myself and worry that if I buy one and enjoy it then there's gonna be a whole shelf full of 'em, just like what happened with Bot Shots :lol:

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Posted by Va'al on January 15th, 2015 @ 11:24am CST

Thanks to a new listing on Brazilian retailer Rihappy.co.br we get a look at the new Angry Birds Transformers two-pack of Jazz and Brawl Telepods, part of the new Deceptihogs Revenge line! The figures are retooled repaints of Soundwave (with a new head) and Bludgeon / Megatron - check them out below.

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Posted by Va'al on February 15th, 2015 @ 11:36am CST

In other Toys R Us Time Square sightings news, Seibertronian ScottyP reports the first appearance of the Angry Birds Transformers Deceptihogs Revenge Racers and Battle Pack respectively for $9.99 and $14.99. Check out the image below, featuring Grey Thunder Grimlock Bird, Thundercracker Pig, Autobot Jazz and Deceptihog Brawl.

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Posted by Seibertron on March 2nd, 2015 @ 10:35pm CST

Anyone know where I can find the Energon Racers set, the Bumblebee race set with Grimlock, and the Jenga sets at? Wow ... I came in late to the game on Angry Birds. I didn't realize that they were exclusive to Toys R Us (even though it says it right there in the Hasbro press release we received directly from Hasbro). I just figured they'd be available everywhere like the Star Wars Angry Birds were. Oops ... especially since I broke the news on the 5 pack being at Toys R Us in Times Square but passed on them because I thought $25 was an absurd price for a 5 pack of variants. These sets are all going for crazy money on the aftermarket already. It looks like they showed up in bulk overseas in some parts of Europe.

Did the Bumblebee/Grimlock race set ever show up at retail? I never saw it at a store ... but I wasn't really looking for it either. I saw all of the Angry Birds Transformers on sale for BOGO 40% off a week or so in early December and that was the last time I looked. I figured they'd be blowing them out at a greater discount later if they weren't selling. Boy was I wrong!

Does anyone know the retail price of the Jenga sets? They're available on Amazon but I don't know how much the markup is on those sets there.

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Posted by ScottyP on April 10th, 2015 @ 9:26pm CDT

Good evening fellow Seibertronians, I hope you're ready for some obscure new toy sightings. The Angry Birds Transformers Jenga single packs have been found at US retail, at an Ollie's Bargain Outlet in Raleigh, NC. Each set was marked at $4.99, and the assortment consists of Angry Birds versions of Galvatron, Lockdown, Soundwave, and Heatwave. Each set also includes some Jenga blocks to build up, run your bird into, or even destroy in a rampage.

Some of you may be wondering, "So what?" Well, while we previously reported how these had been sighted in Canada several months ago, no US sighting was ever reported, and the awfully high aftermarket prices had many assuming these were completely canceled for the US market. Alas, at least for those of us with an Ollie's nearby, "Market Six" has come through like an old reliable watchdog once again, saving us from the putrid husk of overpriced Amazon listings.

Remember, if you see a sighting out there that you think is way cool, there are several things you should do!

If your sighting is news, or in other words, you think no one on Seibertron.com has posted a news story about anyone in your region (US, Canada, UK, Europe, Asia, wherever!) finding this toy or mechandise at retail, let us know at sightings@seibertron.com or news@seibertron.com. Be sure to let us know your username on the site, where you found it, how much it was, and include a picture if at all possible. Emailing the news staff is the only way to get magical "News Credit" points for your sightings!
News or not, let your other local collectors know by posting about it in your State or Region's Sightings and Meet-Ups thread.
Be sure to also click it through in our awesome Sightings Database, and be sure to let us know if it isn't listed there. I'm about to do that with these right now

Keep on impulsively refreshing our homepage (because who needs to go outdoors when all the cool toys are indoors) for the latest and sometimes weirdest Transformers news here on Seibertron.com.

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Posted by Rated X on April 10th, 2015 @ 11:35pm CDT

Who buys these ?

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Posted by ScottyP on April 11th, 2015 @ 10:10am CDT

Rated X wrote:Who buys these ?

I did

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Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2015 @ 10:29am CDT

ScottyP wrote:
Rated X wrote:Who buys these ?

I did

Me too. They sell out all the time at my TRU. Prety much anyone who plays the games would be up for buying these, if you are asking about a viable market.

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Posted by Va'al on July 2nd, 2015 @ 5:06am CDT

Previously, in Angry Birds Transformers news... we reported on the sighting of single pack Jenga items. Site owner Seibertron has also pointed us towards Walmart.com, which seems to have re-stocked on a number of these, and has now listed as available the Galvatron and Heatwave packs specifically. Follow the links below to purchase yours, if so inclined!

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 19th, 2016 @ 10:25pm CDT

Hoo boy, has it been a while, well fellow Seibertronians, time to dust off this thread with a necro-post of the gallery kind. Remember the transforming Angry Bird figures that showed up in stores and sold out in weeks? Well, with the Angry Birds movie coming out in theaters tomorrow, now seems like the opportune time to soak in the cheesy, crazy goodness that is the Wave 1 Angry Birds Transformers Telepods. Wave 1 includes Autobirds Optimus Prime Bird, Bumblebee Bird, and Heatwave The Fire-Bot Bird as well as Deceptihogs Galvatron Pig, Soundwave Pig, and Lockdown Pig, so check them out and let us know what you think of them in the comments below.

If you're interested in checking out the Angry Birds Transformers mobile app, you can still find it available on Google Play and on Apple's App Store.

Angry Birds Transformers Optimus Prime Bird (79 images) - Telepods