Botshots Released In Japan...As A Test Market Item?
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 1:30PM CDT
Categories: Toy News, Rumors, SightingsPosted by: Autobot032 Views: 62,931
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Here's what he had to say:
So here's an oddity! A friend in Japan was contacted by *his* friend in Japan with the info that Bot Shots have been released there, but only in one store (that he's seen so far). There are six toys out, each with two different packaging variations. Seems like a test market run to see how they'll do at retail there.
Followed by this:
Additional info!
The line is called BeCool (pun on "vehicle"). Bumblebee is the battle-mask version from the latest Hasbro wave. The price is 714 yen.
As of this news posting (09/19/2012) 714 yen is equivalent to $9.11 USD, making them nearly three times the domestic price. It's currently unknown if this test market will expand, or if these are just a store exclusive. We'll keep you updated.
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Posted by Grimlock Shakur on September 19th, 2012 @ 2:19pm CDT
but 9 bucks for them! now that's crazy!
to be honest, even the $3.49 price I've seen for them is a little high, for the quality and value of them, the price should be like $1.49 or $1.99 domestic.
but hey, those Prime figures that are going for $29.99 are even cheaper quality!
thanks Hasbro!
Posted by Rushie on September 19th, 2012 @ 3:05pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on September 19th, 2012 @ 5:29pm CDT
Posted by XDMan on September 19th, 2012 @ 5:44pm CDT
Hasbro only made the Action Masters, War Within, role play accessories, Real Gear Robots, Kre-O, Rescue Bots, Fast Action Battlers, young child's toys (from the movies like Power Bots and Gravity Bots, from Animated like Battle Bumbers/ Cyber Slammers, and the Target or Wal-Mart exclusive repaints of Bumblebore ).
TakaraTomy as the real TF creators FTW!!!!!!!
Posted by Autobot032 on September 19th, 2012 @ 10:08pm CDT
XDMan wrote:From G1 to the latest toylines, those were created from Takara.
Hasbro only made the Action Masters, War Within, role play accessories, Real Gear Robots, Kre-O, Rescue Bots, Fast Action Battlers, young child's toys (from the movies like Power Bots and Gravity Bots, from Animated like Battle Bumbers/ Cyber Slammers, and the Target or Wal-Mart exclusive repaints of Bumblebore ).
TakaraTomy as the real TF creators FTW!!!!!!!
Incorrect. TakaraTomy and Hasbro have made this a joint venture for quite a while now. Japan had Real Gear Robots, too. Hasbro can pretty much do as they see fit with some of the molds and designs and exclusives, but the mold design phase is usually a joint effort.
Kre-O isn't simply a Hasbro creation, either. While TakaraTomy have nothing to do with it, the producers of the blocks, Oxford, does. Considering they manufacture the pieces, do the printing of boxes and paperwork, and Hasbro merely gave them faction symbols and designs for heads (and possibly accessories), it really isn't even a Hasbro creation, either.
Posted by Cobalt Prime on September 20th, 2012 @ 12:25am CDT
If only they had just "test marketed" the things here in the US as well. Maybe then the shelves wouldn't be clogged with them and we'd have a decent amount of Prime Deluxes on the pegs. Other than Cliff, BB, and Ratchet, that is.
Posted by gavinfuzzy on September 20th, 2012 @ 2:48am CDT
Woah, $9US? And I thought the $6 we pay for them here was rather expensive...
Posted by Megatron Wolf on September 20th, 2012 @ 3:09am CDT
Posted by Actar on September 20th, 2012 @ 10:01am CDT