Rescue Bots Game System - transformers is going skylanders

[UltraMarginal]

Just saw an article on Seibertron about a new rescue bots game that uses similar tech to skylanders, very interesting.

Beware their main page has TFPrime spoilers.

[serialmonkey]

My son is going to flip. Into the PoL it goes !

[Gouki]

Awesomeness.

[Paul Agnew]

Wasn't this announced last year? Or at least it feels like last year, if not Toy Fair this year. But I've definitely seen these before.

[Cat]

I really wish they'd use this to bring back Robot Heroes.

They're the perfect size and style for this.

[UltraMarginal]

I really wish they'd use this to bring back Robot Heroes.

They're the perfect size and style for this.

that would be AWESOME!!

[Gouki]

Now that I've read the article and realised it's just a plug and play thing rather than for consoles, it's decidedly less awesome.

[UltraMarginal]

Now that I've read the article and realised it's just a plug and play thing rather than for consoles, it's decidedly less awesome.

it's a first step, I can see Hasbro using it as a test platform for future product viability. It will be a pretty full market with skylanders and Disney's Infinity.

[CBratron]

Did they try something similar with Botshots? Or was that only in Japan?

[griffin]

Wasn't this announced last year? Or at least it feels like last year, if not Toy Fair this year. But I've definitely seen these before.

It was announced at the American Toyfair in February, but this is the first time we've seen the actual console.
(Hasbro actually had the six figurines in their exhibit at Botcon, but weren't labelled)