Reason why i think hasbro are releasing 40 generation figures

[Hursticon]

It's a possibility that 3rd Party Companies are the instigator of Hasbro taking up the slack on the Collector orientated lines, but honestly I think it's a remote reason at that.

I think the sales of 3rd Party products have certainly said to Hasbro that there is a market there, but I reckon that is probably for characters they wouldn't necessarily think would work in a modern-day on the shelf toyline; Hasbro's indicator would've certainly been the overwhelming positive sales figures from their various Classicsverse figures, which I believe to be the main reason why they've decided to go with a proposed additional 40+ figures.

Also, being that there wont be a movie running requiring it's own toyline, it'll give them their 1st proper chance at making Classicsverse a fully fledged line as opposed to just a filler line; this way, they'll be able to properly determine such an aesthetics viability as a prolonged mainline product IMO.

[Sky Shadow]

So far Generations toys have been War For Cybertron and G1 toy/comic-based. But they could be anything. We know at least eight are Fall Of Cybertron, which leaves 32ish. There is no telling how many of these will be redecos or what 'Generation' the toys will come from.

[Sharky]

They could also release the "unreleased" Animated figures it would be nice to see wasp or vortex Blurr ....

[ike_ike]

So far Generations toys have been War For Cybertron and G1 toy/comic-based. But they could be anything. We know at least eight are Fall Of Cybertron, which leaves 32ish. There is no telling how many of these will be redecos or what 'Generation' the toys will come from.

i thought the 40 were for 2013, and the 8 FOC things were for 2012?

anywho, i expect a flood of redecos, but will maintain the whole Cautious Optimist mindset.

[Sky Shadow]

i thought the 40 were for 2013, and the 8 FOC things were for 2012?

Really? Wow - that means they're at least 10 and at most 22 months away. Why is everyone going on and on about these 40 Generations toys then? Slow news year?

[Hursticon]

Really? Wow - that means they're at least 10 and at most 22 months away. Why is everyone going on and on about these 40 Generations toys then? Slow news year?

Just that they were never expected to be putting in such an effort, which is the other accompanying part of that news item as they have admitted to dropping the ball with the line/s.
(Plus, we're TF fanatics! )

[Paulbot]

Why is everyone going on and on about these 40 Generations toys then?

Because the Classics fans are a new form of GeeWunners who only want to see more toys in that style that are updates of G1 characters? There's just not a label yet for those fans yet but you'll know them because they'll say things like: I'll buy an Autobot Alliance toy and it can be Classics Seaspray even though it's too tall, I'll buy Energon Shockblast and make it Classics Shockwave, I'll buy third party insects and they can be my Classics Insecticons, BotCon Gigatron isn't the Classics Overlord I want. Etc etc

[Hursticon]

Because the Classics fans are a new form of GeeWunners who only want to see more toys in that style that are updates of G1 characters? There's just not a label yet for those fans yet but you'll know them because they'll say things like: I'll buy an Autobot Alliance toy and it can be Classics Seaspray even though it's too tall, I'll buy Energon Shockblast and make it Classics Shockwave, I'll buy third party insects and they can be my Classics Insecticons, BotCon Gigatron isn't the Classics Overlord I want. Etc etc

Yeah, I'd agree with that.
Though, I represent the splinter group crying out for a proper run of that aesthetic in a Beast Wars form.

I think we're called CHUGGURers?

[Golden Phoenix]

Updated Old Truk NOT New Truk!

[Sky Shadow]

Because the Classics fans are a new form of GeeWunners who only want to see more toys in that style that are updates of G1 characters? There's just not a label yet for those fans yet but you'll know them because they'll say things like: I'll buy an Autobot Alliance toy and it can be Classics Seaspray even though it's too tall, I'll buy Energon Shockblast and make it Classics Shockwave, I'll buy third party insects and they can be my Classics Insecticons, BotCon Gigatron isn't the Classics Overlord I want. Etc etc

ive ben a fan of overlord since the begining since i found last chance of the wreckers on sale at target and he isn't a blue and purple tank with a sword hes a blue and purple tank with a gun and im not paying 100 dollars for that i cant weight until a third party brings out a reel classics overlord so i can pay 100 dollars for it instead and then mabey by the 50 dollar upgrade kit that fixes the mistakes from the first kit man hasbro doesnt no what its doing