Pre Toyfair investor event - the future direction of the Brand
Most of the good stuff has appeared in separate topic here already, but for the rest of it, the Investor presentation has been held, and we have some snippits of upcoming 2014 info... including Movie stuff, so be careful of spoilers if you go check the info and pics.
Potential Movie spoilers ahead....
What? Three years of movie toys. The third movie toys didn't go beyond 12 months. We know that a new TV show is coming out within the next year, and should have a toyline, but I hope this doesn't mean their focus will be on Movie and Cartoon toys... dropping the classic homage toys completely.New movie lines will carry on till 2017.
One of the first images shows a breakup of their key demographics...
2-4 years - Rescue Bots (including our first look at wave 3 figurines Optimus and "T-Rex".
4-10 years - Kreo, Construct-Bots, and (mainline)
18+ years - Generations (??? maybe reworking that label to be for things like Masterpiece and high-priced collectibles)
The fans at the event were part of the Media, so claim to have not seen it. If they did, they look to have been told not to talk about it at all.revealed 11 minutes of Transformers: Age Of Extinction footage to the Investors at the event. The media who attended online were not shown the video. The attendees were told not to write or record the footage and warned that security is monitoring with Infrared Goggles.
(quote) The first movie was about a boy who gets the car to get the girl, this movie (Age Of Extinction) is a truck to needs a friend to save the world. All new Transformers characters and the introduction of Dinobots straight from the Transformers Mythology.(unquote)
I had to quote that differently to hide a possible plot spoiler.
Good to hear... but we know that the Movie toys will be packaged as Generations, so not necessarily a confirmation that more Classic homages will come (after the ones on the leaked Hasbro database).Transformers: Generations will continue on for the collectors.
Girls love nerf.... What the?
Well, we gotta have some equality with the gun obsession in America... I mean, I get tired of hearing on the news about all the boys taking guns to school.
Hasbro is really excited about Transformers: Age Of Extinction.
Well of course they are... the last three movie years have been the best profit years for Hasbro since they began. I doubt it is excitement about the product, as if it is anything good... it's just excitement in all the sales they will see in the next 5 months (from pre-sales at Toyfair to restocking during the first two weeks of the movie release).
I think Cybertron Monday relates to the release date of the toys, and being a media/marketing event to attract attention to the Brand, leading up to the Movie's release at the end of June.4 big events:
- Toy Line will be released this May
- Cybertron Monday –Midnight madness event to by the AOE toys.
- Movie Release in June
- Fall – DVD release.
(note - Fall is our Spring)
Noting the plural there, but not sure if the Universe game is being counted, or if we will see more than one platform game this year.New Transformers Video Games will be release in 2014.
A confirmation of season 3, or a typo?Rescue Bots will Season 3 will feature Dinobot inspired robots.
If it is a third season, it is odd that season 2 was delayed then if it doesn't include the Dino theme (to cash in on its delayed release with the Movie marketing).
Seen in our other topic here.HOLY MOLY!!! Transformers: Generations Jetfire and Windblade revealed.
Now it is official (Jetfire). Both TFW & Seibertron have watermarked the image as if it was exclusively obtained by them, or that they own the image.
Just briefly mentioned, and a single promo image shown... so no details on what series it relates to, if at all.Transformers: Battle Masters
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