Hasbro Q&A

[commanderCharlie]

dear hasbro why is it every time you realse a republic commando it is and exclusive ? minus schorch and the clone commando he comic pack  came in the clone lovers would love ot now the lack of non exclusive commandos and they will sell very good .

[Tamer]

Here are our latest answers. I guess thats what you would call them.

Is there any chance we get a few comparison images showing the new snowspeeder up against some previous offerings? Something to give us an idea of the size relation between the two, if any?

Unfortunately, we don't have any comparison pics available at this time.  The new one is about 10-15% smaller than the original.

Why can't we get a checklist for all the products coming in the next year with some pictures? Instead we have to speculate and listen to rumors and then we get leaked pictures popping up. Why can't you guys just cut out all the third partys and just give us a checklist? And if there is a possibility there could be a change, just note that. It would be greatly appreciated by us collectors.

There are many reasons why we don't do this.  First, things change….and frequently.  Second, from a marketing standpoint, it's better to not have the whole line available so far in advance, since the goal is to build anticipation close to the time the toys launch.  Third, we don't have pictures that far in advance.  The best we can do is to work on a shorter, confirmed time frame and take advantage of large media events, like Toy Fair, Comic Con, and CV to get the message out about what is new and fresh in the upcoming season.  That's also why the websites play a key role in helping spread the message.

[Phatty]

Wow.  More crap from hasblow.  Sure glad we wait 3-6 weeks for them to give us this crapola.

[Tamer]

Wow.  More crap from hasblow.  Sure glad we wait 3-6 weeks for them to give us this crapola.

And they were a week late to boot.

[commanderCharlie]

could you add in my qeustion for next months one cause i wann know if us commando lovers gt andy commandos!

[Tamer]

could you add in my qeustion for next months one cause i wann know if us commando lovers gt andy commandos!

Charlie are you wanting to know if they are gonna do any basic carded republic commandos that are not store exclusives? If you rewrite your question a bit more so I can figure out what you are wanting to know per se I will see what I can do. As you can see by our last round of questions, Hasbro hasn't been offering us much "glimmer" the past few months so I wouldn't get my hopes up much though.

[Clonehead]

dear hasbro;
  pics have leaked of a new clone wars release slave 1 vehicle. Is this a new sculpt or one of the previous ones and, Are there any new play features that you could describe for us?

[wraithnine]

dear Hasbro

i am from the UK and we have just had Vintage/new CW  hit the shelves at TRU ,i am a bit troubled by something  ,in the UK Legacy took a major hit when the price went up ,now you claim to be trying to encourage collectors back to the line ,but you have given TRU exclusivity in the UK thus severely restricting the lines exposure (TRU 's arent exactly ten a'penny over here ,my nearest one is nearly 60 miles away,the new cost of figures + a delivery charge will be the reason i will be skipping vintage altogether)and you have made them even more expensive ,when you yourselves said that they would be the same price as legacy ,myself and a lot of collectors feel this , coupled with the number of repacks may deal this line a death blow before it even gets off the ground ,also it has been noted that the case assortments for CW are absolutely awful 12 figs in wave 1  only 4 new figures well.. 3 new and 1 kitbash(a very high repack percentage )and only packed 1 to a case  it seems it would have made more sense to weight the case assortments more in favour of the new figs considering that some retailers are complaing of be left with loads of anakins and obi wans, isnt there a danger that they will sell all the new figs very quickly and be left with a lot of pegwarmers?(considering the high repack ratio) i would be very grateful if some one at hasbro could explain why this has happened .

[wraithnine]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

[Tamer]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

Will you be able to say the same thing when you see thier answer?

[wraithnine]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

Will you be able to say the same thing when you see thier answer?

lol ...probably not 

[wraithnine]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

Will you be able to say the same thing when you see thier answer?

shawn rumours are flying around the the new pricepoint for vintage in the U.S. is gonna be $9.99 and for CW $8.49   thats a hell of a hike!

[Tamer]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

Will you be able to say the same thing when you see thier answer?

shawn rumours are flying around the the new pricepoint for vintage in the U.S. is gonna be $9.99 and for CW $8.49   thats a hell of a hike!

Well toysrus prices seem to agree with you Jay. They keep saying they will be the same Legacy price, but I wouldn't put it past them either.

[wraithnine]

see ...and i didnt swear once!

Will you be able to say the same thing when you see thier answer?

shawn rumours are flying around the the new pricepoint for vintage in the U.S. is gonna be $9.99 and for CW $8.49   thats a hell of a hike!

they said the same here but vintage has gone up! (and considering theres no pack in ,its a bloody cheek!)

Well toysrus prices seem to agree with you Jay. They keep saying they will be the same Legacy price, but I wouldn't put it past them either.

[Mike Cypress]

Here are our latest answers. I guess thats what you would call them.

Is there any chance we get a few comparison images showing the new snowspeeder up against some previous offerings? Something to give us an idea of the size relation between the two, if any?

Unfortunately, we don't have any comparison pics available at this time.  The new one is about 10-15% smaller than the original.

Why can't we get a checklist for all the products coming in the next year with some pictures? Instead we have to speculate and listen to rumors and then we get leaked pictures popping up. Why can't you guys just cut out all the third partys and just give us a checklist? And if there is a possibility there could be a change, just note that. It would be greatly appreciated by us collectors.

There are many reasons why we don't do this.  First, things change….and frequently.  Second, from a marketing standpoint, it's better to not have the whole line available so far in advance, since the goal is to build anticipation close to the time the toys launch.  Third, we don't have pictures that far in advance.  The best we can do is to work on a shorter, confirmed time frame and take advantage of large media events, like Toy Fair, Comic Con, and CV to get the message out about what is new and fresh in the upcoming season.  That's also why the websites play a key role in helping spread the message.

They contradict themselves. They already said that they already have the stuff working for next years waves because it takes so long to produce the figures. They can give us pics/checklist. Now I know what they are doing. They sell pictures to Online stores and provide advanced pictures to the highest bidder. It's like celebrities selling pics of their babies to the Paparazzi.