Transformers Earthspark Toyline Finally Found in the US

william-james88 wrote:2 months late

Was there a release date previously announced that they missed?

I ended up canceling Twitch because the delivery date changed to "We don't know when the figure will ship" the same as the flip changers that Amazon has in stock. I got Warrior Prime instead.

I really thought this line would end up heavily delayed like Animated and Prime.

Glad they are finally showing up, hopefully BBTS finally gets the deluxes.

I do think, after skimming Chuck's review, that I need Elita. I love her design so much, girl-boss for the win!

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Glad they are finally showing up, hopefully BBTS finally gets the deluxes.

I do think, after skimming Chuck's review, that I need Elita. I love her design so much, girl-boss for the win!

Her lack of basic articulation is real rough though. That warrior Optimus excels in that department by comparison.

I am going to get Deluxe Prime, so I will be skipping him. Only character I have any immediate plans to purchase twice is Megatron, both his toys look fun and I love his design.

She has enough articulation, you are talking to someone who bought and enjoyed a lot of Cyberverse despite the limitations of the line as well, for me a good character can offset some toy limitations.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

william-james88 wrote:2 months late

Was there a release date previously announced that they missed?

The toyline should have been out when the show debuted and for the holiday season.

Ah, I missed Hasbro's announcement about that.

Just to be clear, Hasbro never announced anything regarding this toyline. I am just saying that these toys should be out with a show's debut and for the holiday season. The whole point of this toyline was to have new stuff on the shelves for the holiday season, as we saw with the specially made displays in Canada, that were even in the special holiday aisle. I'm just going by business logic here and what should happen.

But they never promised anything.

The Earthspark line arrived in the US earlier in the week, two months after the show debuted on Paramount +, but there were some classes missing. Well, those classes, the Tacticon and Spin Changer class, have now been found as well. The images below come from a Puerto Rico Target and were taken by Electro Rush, though they have shown up in various states in the US. We have reviews for all of these below, starting with a review from chuckdawg1999 for Spin Changers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Don't kid yourself, the Spin Changers are gimmick first and only. Of the two Optimus has the most articulation since its arms bend due to the transformation, but the gimmick works slightly better with Bumblebee. The figurines are nice but feel out of place with Prime and Bee. These are definitely best enjoyed by a younger audience.

morganprime wrote:Found these guys earlier today but unfortunately a huge pass on these. They are charging $24.99 and the quality is that of Cyberverse or 5 Below figures. They look so cheap in hand but the price is steep. All the Megatrons had that swirly look on the silver plastic and he is TINY. Not a good look for this line at that price point I say hold off for inevitable clearance on these.

Everything you write makes sense, these arent targetted towards you (or us) in general. A small megatron won't speak to anyone who cares about scale, but to a parent, getting the main bad guy for $25 instead of $35 for a voyager, that speaks to them and their wallets. I did get all the deluxes, to do reviews, and while I don't recommend the megatron to anyone, I feel I get as much for my money with Twitch and Bumblebee as I do with Legacy Skids or Skullgrin. It's a different look and feel for sure, but those two had an enjoyable and novel transformation. I expected Bumblebee to be a bore, but that figure surprised me and the alt mode won me over. It felt like an improved version of the original deluxe generations/IDW design.

As for clearance, that could be inevitable in the US since these toys missed the 2022 holiday window but in Canada the deluxes are almost completely sold out at the Walmarts I go. They sold well for the holidays.

Also, as far as money goes, these are cheaper in Canada, so there's that too affecting my thoughts on value. They are $30CAD/$22 USD here. It's not a huge difference from $25, but that slightly lower price point makes them feel like they are in a seperate class from the Legacy toys.

Emerje wrote:Wasn't the MSRP listed at $20 for Deluxes like Cyberverse? What happened there?

Emerje

Hasbro confirmed that was a mistake

Apologies, yes, the correct price for the figures would be $24.99. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Just a thought, Since Earthspark is on Paramount+, one of the lesser subscribed streaming services, could it be possible that not a lot of people are watching it, and thus, there's no interest in the toy line?

Well, ostensibly, not a lot of people watched Cyberverse on TV, either (the Sunday morning 6am time slot sure did it no favors), yet that show had a huge toyline whose presence continues to linger on the shelves and pegs to this day.