Hasbro New MP-Coding

[Bidoofdude]

NY Toy Fair has come and gone and we've had a surprising reveal of Grimlock as the Hasbro 'MP-03' release. So far we've had Acid Storm as MP-01 and Soundwave as MP-02, under the new packaging design and coding system, similar to Takara's style.

Just want to get a consensus on what you guys think about Hasbro's new style. Do you think we'll get previous releases such as Rodimus, Skywarp or Optimus (though unlikely) under the new line, as they've done with Grimlock? Or do you think this is a Grimlock only thing because of all the Dinobot material?

Discuss here.

[ILikeSoundwave]

I think they'll do Optimus under this new line for sure in the future, maybe he'll be number 10?

[autobreadticon]

When I was watching Hasbro's presentation at toyfair they showed a slide with Generations Jetfire, Wingblade and Asian exclusive Masterpiece Soundwave. I think the slide was about toys the fans wanted, does it mean its likely that Soundwave will get a second production run or released under the generation toyline..

[DELTAprime]

Since the numbering system is exactly the same as Takara's surely there will be someone that buys a MP-03 thinking they are getting Grimlock only to get a green Starscream. For that reason I'm not in favour of it. I think something like HM-xx HMP-xx would have been clearer.

[drifand]

Since the numbering system is exactly the same as Takara's surely there will be someone that buys a MP-03 thinking they are getting Grimlock only to get a green Starscream. For that reason I'm not in favour of it. I think something like HM-xx HMP-xx would have been clearer.

I agree with this, Hasbro has basically caused confusion among fans.

Its almost like "I bought mp-03 today" so did you transform it to a plane? No is a dinobot.

Very bad

[Bidoofdude]

I agree with this, Hasbro has basically caused confusion among fans.

Its almost like "I bought mp-03 today" so did you transform it to a plane? No is a dinobot.

Very bad

Thought technically there is no Takara MP-01, MP-02 or MP-03, as they are all without the zeros. So that kinda helps, a tiny bit anyway.