i don't know, from what i here the hasbro version are PWNage

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but designing BW Anniversery toys so that they can use force chips would be like remolding MP Prime so that he could use minicons: if you're not going to stay true to the source material then what's the point of marketing the toy as an anniversery toy?

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Because they're probably testing the water to see how well the first two waves are received by fans and the sales numbers of them.  If the line doesn't do well, they'll release them in Cybertron, hence the Fore Chip gimmick addition.

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I don't know if I buy that logic. Hasbro's already redesigned their packaging to make everything look the same. Would it really make that big of a difference sales-wise to change the logo on the box?

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If the BW line doesn't sell well and retailers decide not continue to carry it, and Hasbro wants to get these new molds out, putting them in Cybertron would be the way to go.  Basically, it probably has more to do with retailers than anything.  If a certain product won't sell, why continue to carry it?

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My point is, if it's not selling with one name on the box, it's not gonna do any better with another name on the box, especially when both boxes are already near-identical anyway.

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What I'm saying here is that Hasbro will release these figures in Cybertron, IF, IF BW Annni line fails, in order to cover costs no matter what.  If for whatever reason the first wave or two of BW don't sell, they can release these two figures in Cybertron and they will 'fit in' with the gimmick of the line.

 

Is that too hard for people to understand?

 

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Oh, I forgot, we're dealing with fanboys here, of course they can't understand. :roll

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Pot. Kettle. Black.

 

:P

i don't know, from what i here the hasbro version are PWNage

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but designing BW Anniversery toys so that they can use force chips would be like remolding MP Prime so that he could use minicons: if you're not going to stay true to the source material then what's the point of marketing the toy as an anniversery toy?

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Because they're probably testing the water to see how well the first two waves are received by fans and the sales numbers of them.  If the line doesn't do well, they'll release them in Cybertron, hence the Fore Chip gimmick addition.

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I don't know if I buy that logic. Hasbro's already redesigned their packaging to make everything look the same. Would it really make that big of a difference sales-wise to change the logo on the box?

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If the BW line doesn't sell well and retailers decide not continue to carry it, and Hasbro wants to get these new molds out, putting them in Cybertron would be the way to go.  Basically, it probably has more to do with retailers than anything.  If a certain product won't sell, why continue to carry it?

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My point is, if it's not selling with one name on the box, it's not gonna do any better with another name on the box, especially when both boxes are already near-identical anyway.

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What I'm saying here is that Hasbro will release these figures in Cybertron, IF, IF BW Annni line fails, in order to cover costs no matter what.  If for whatever reason the first wave or two of BW don't sell, they can release these two figures in Cybertron and they will 'fit in' with the gimmick of the line.

 

Is that too hard for people to understand?

 

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Oh, I forgot, we're dealing with fanboys here, of course they can't understand. :roll

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Pot. Kettle. Black.

 

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:tflaugh

They look like the same figures only with new heads and new paint. From what everyone is saying, the Hasbro versions are much more. I can't wait.

s osome have already seen the new hasbro ones, what do the force chips do and is megatron's tail detatchable

And upon further review, they look like retools of the original Beast Wars Ultra molds not the new versions that Hasbro will be putting out later.

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I don't freaking care. The paint apps on that Megatron are INCREDIBLE :eek

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WHOA!!  :eek  Megatron is perfect now!

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAK66914

They look like the same figures only with new heads and new paint. From what everyone is saying, the Hasbro versions are much more. I can't wait.

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They are exactly that. I'll reserve judgment on the Hasbro figures, but IMO putting a cyber key mechanism on a BW toy is like putting ketchup on filet mignon.

Ketchup is good on EVERYTHING.

THOSE ARE AWESOME!!!!!!! 

 

I WILL GET THEM ALL!!!!!

 

:clap  :clap  :clap  :clap

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAK66914

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Nice pics! :thumb