Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Hasbro has sent us the last set of 2011 answers to our GI Joe Q&A questions. Hopefully these answers will leave you with some things to look forward to next year.
1) During the last Q&A we weren’t given an answer on when the 30th anniversary toys would be released in Canada. As of yet, they haven’t been released there. What’s the hold up, did plans change?
1A: They will definitely be released in Canada at the end of 2011 and into early 2012. The figures will be available at Wal-Mart, Toys ‘R Us & Zellers. The vehicles will be available at Wal-Mart. We hope you find them!
2) The HISS Scout and GI Joe Cycle Armor are MIA on US store shelves, and haven’t been carried by most etailers. Going forward, what’s the plan for these Alpha vehicles?
2A: Unfortunately most retailers opted not to take the Alpha Vehicles this year. There were limited quantities released in Canada and we are still working with some etailers to gauge interest. Please let your local retailers know that you would like to see them carry these vehicles in the future!
3) The 30th Anniversary line features figures of Renegades characters who didn’t appear much in the show(Air Tight, Law and Order for example), compared to Destro, Roadblock and The Baroness. We realize that tooling could’ve been a cost issue, especially since Roadblock would’ve required a bigger body. Are characters with unique tooling viable for upcoming 7 packs?
3A: You are correct! We had to work very hard to manage costs within in the 20th Anniversary line which required us to make some tough decisions on figure choices and tooling usage.The 2012 movie line will use some new tooling in order to provide more movie accuracy. There are currently no plans for additional 7-packs in 2012.
Hasbro May 2010 GI Joe Q&A
Is it possible to get the now canceled City Strike Scarlett into the spring POC line? Maybe as an exclusive if not for the main line? Even if you had to swap out the head with something like Helix head and call her City Strike Helix, or add a whole new head sculpt of lets say Jinx or a new character, just so we can get that awesome base figure sculpt and those fantastic accessories. It would be a shame to let something this cool fade into plastic oblivian.
any chane of seeing a larger variety of female characters we still have yet to see figures of Jinx, classic Cover Girl, and Zarana
2010 Hasbro GI Joe Q And A Round 2 Answers
I would just like Road Pig, snow Serpent V2, Desert Scorpion, Annihilator, Gung Ho (Marine), The Fridge, and the Tomax/Xamot in suites, in 25th anniversary style. Any chance of any of these figures getting on the table of production?
What is going on with the Snow-cat/Wolfhound deco? We're now seeing released versions with black marbleized chassis but pure white missile launchers, which seems to be the worst possible deco choice Hasbro could make. Why isn't the whole vehicle either marbleized or pure white? Isn't /Hasbro worried about releasing a vehicle which looks so differently from it's box art? Is there any hope of a running change that will get us a pure white Wolf-hound?
Will Renegades take over for the Pursuit line? OR will both Pursuit and Renegade be in tandem.
I would love to see some "real world" adventures of our favorite 25th characters!!....SPEAKING OF WHICH...SCI-FI? WTF would he look like in this line.
Has Hasbro been having issues getting product to retail? I've noticed bare pegs in Target and Wal-mart for more than 3 weeks now for Star Wars and Marvel Universe toys. As of today, shelves are literally bare. When will the new Vintage series (SW) arrive in stores and we seem to be several waves behind in Marvel Universe with wave 6 having never shown up (in my area at least).
Hasbro 2010 GI Joe Q And A July Answers
Man. They really play their cards close to the chest...My question was dashed!!
But, SDCC is only a few days away...soo...I guess we will know Hasbro's plans one way or another.
But, SDCC is only a few days away...soo...I guess we will know Hasbro's plans one way or another.
OH OK....Well I am loosing track of time...
and that means?...I FORGOT TO TAKE ME'H PILLS.
Hasbro 2010 GI Joe QnA Round 4
1. If Stalker's codename is keeping him from having more figures, why not give him a new codename? Something like or featuring "Hunter" perhaps?
2. Even though Pursuit of Cobra is likely to fade away when Renegades takes over, is it possible to see the new HISS and VAMP repainted in different color schemes (ala desert VAMP and urban HISS).
3. Why was the dual-laser cannon arm from the Sigma 6 Iron Hammer not utilized for any of the 4 POC mechs? It's arguably the most realistic-looking weapon for the mech.
4. One of the best improvements the Anniversay line brought to the table was working holsters with removable pistols. These started to phase out during the Rise of Cobra line and are also missing on most Pursuit of Cobra figures as well. Why the lack of working holsters for recent Joe figures?
5. Is it possible to incorporate more personality references on filecards? As of now, they only speak about a character's role on the team but fail to provide any character personality traits for kids to incorpate into their play patterns. The little bit of description for characters fueled my imagination as a kid and offered a springboard for further adventures for my Joes and Cobras.
I really hope we see some acknowledgement of the 30th anniversary. A whole line would be preferable, but at the very least, I hope there's some kind of box set.
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Great answers this time around, and glad to hear Renegades will be the same style as POC!
If the new troop builders are anything like POC Alley Viper, then sign me up!
(I will still only buy one of each, as I don't troop build).
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