Post by: Stealth Viper on August 27, 2009, 09:53:29 PM
Please post your questions in this thread. This thread will be locked next Thursday (the evening of the 3rd ) and voting will open for the best questions. The 3 top voted questions will be sent to Hasbro on Tuesday the 8th.
Let's try again to get interesting questions this round, ones that can't be easily answered with "canned" corporate statements. Put some thought into it and let's get some good info!
Post by: Jay on August 27, 2009, 10:11:38 PM
If so, I have one:
A lot of GIJoe exclusives can't be sold in the Province of Quebec on account of a lack of french on the packaging. Of note is the recently-leaked-from-China Wal-Mart battle stations that show Hasbro Canada markings on the package but no French. Toys'R'us exclusives also suffer from this lack of french, making itexpensive for French-Canadian Joe fans to get those figures and vehicles. Is there any way to get future (and past, I still want that Firefly!) ROC exclusives to be made for the Canadian market in bilingual/trilingual packaging like the regular releases are?
Otherwise, I also have this one:
What were the motivations behind the changing of Dial-Tone from male to female in the new IDW, Resolute and Rise Of Cobra continuities? Is there any reason the established female GIJoe computer technician Firewall couldn't be used instead?
Post by: Storm.Shadow on August 28, 2009, 06:27:47 AM
Post by: morgardee on August 28, 2009, 08:47:30 AM
Recently Fun Publications and the G.I. Joe Master Collector group announced the date for the American G.I. Joe convention will be April 29th - May 2nd. Traditionally the Canadian G.I. Joe convention is early May. When I asked on Master Collector board why they moved their date I was told the answer was due to Hasbro. Why did Hasbro want the American convention at the same time as the Canadian convention?
Feel free to rewrite that is it's too long.
Post by: Editor on August 28, 2009, 10:43:14 AM
At the recent American G.I. Joe con, we were given a preview of a new Cycle Armor, and what would best described to be Mecha.
Are these pieces an attempt to build the brand to appeal to the fans of Japanese Anime, and/or is Hasbro/Takara looking to build the GIJoe brand in the Asian market? Will the Cycle Armor only work with the figure it ships with or can others use it? Do these items show any possibility of a Joe/TF crossover line, more usage of the M.A.S.K. franchise, or a yet unknown crossover in the near future?
Post by: Scramble on August 28, 2009, 10:45:02 AM
Quote from: "Jay"
What were the motivations behind the changing of Dial-Tone from male to female in the new IDW, Resolute and Rise Of Cobra continuities? Is there any reason the established female GIJoe computer technician Firewall couldn't be used instead?
IDW wanted to create an original character, but Hasbro told them to use an established character's name instead and only make original characters if it's a specialty that no Joe already covers. Hasbro was okay with changes to some characters, however. IDW was told Hasbro had no plans for Dialtone, and so IDW gave that name to their new female comm officer. It fit so well she showed up in Resolute, the Rise of Cobra video game, and soon as an action figure.
Post by: Scramble on August 28, 2009, 10:50:07 AM
Is there any way to let collectors know what upcoming waves have been ordered with trilingual packaging sooner so we don't have to run across the border, ask American friends for favours, or order these toys from online stores as soon as a wave of figures is released in the US?
Question 2:
1/18th scale clarinets, what are the chances?
Post by: morgardee on August 28, 2009, 11:01:07 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Question 2:
1/18th scale clarinets, what are the chances?
Not sure if I want to know the answer, but why?
Post by: Editor on August 28, 2009, 02:10:42 PM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Question 2:
1/18th scale clarinets, what are the chances?
Better if you were to ask Marauder than Hasbro I'm guessing.
Post by: Stealth Viper on August 28, 2009, 02:26:16 PM
Quote from: "morgardee"
Not sure if I want to know the answer, but why?
Seriously? You haven't seen it?
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/076041 ... of-g-i-joe (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/076041c13b/the-ballad-of-g-i-joe)
Post by: morgardee on August 28, 2009, 03:26:30 PM
Quote from: "Stealth Viper"
Quote from: "morgardee"
Not sure if I want to know the answer, but why?
Seriously? You haven't seen it?
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/076041 ... of-g-i-joe (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/076041c13b/the-ballad-of-g-i-joe)
Crap. I missed the joke. Now I feel silly.
Post by: darth cujo on August 29, 2009, 12:15:27 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Question 1:
Is there any way to let collectors know what upcoming waves have been ordered with trilingual packaging sooner so we don't have to run across the border, ask American friends for favours, or order these toys from online stores as soon as a wave of figures is released in the US?
We asked for this at snowtroopers.ca regarding star wars toys and they thought it was a good idea (see below for a truncated version of the Q&A). So asking them to do similar for Joe fans would be a great thing, and what better conduit than joecanuck.com!
Q) Is it possible to set up some kind of information feed that would
inform Canadian collectors of exactly what is coming to Canadian
retail? As things get finalized you could let us know. For example, if
a retailer steps up for the Scramble at yavin battle pack assortment,
you could let us know when this happens. Or once retailers place an
order for a certain wave, you could automatically confirm this for us.
This would save us from asking every Q&A "Is x vehicle or wave coming
to Canada"? It would also benefit retailers because we would then not
resort to ordering things from the US for fear of them never arriving
at retail here. It would basically act as product announcements like
Hasbro USA does when revealing new products, but be Canada specific.
A) That is a good idea for a list to advise Canadian collectors. We will
work that up and use it for periodic updates as different toys ship.
Post by: olyeller01 on August 30, 2009, 02:13:52 PM
Post by: Raptor on August 30, 2009, 03:57:00 PM
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Post by: Jay on August 31, 2009, 03:10:09 AM
* With wave 4 of Rise Of Cobra on its way, I must ask... why has Hasbro consistently added flamethrowers to the Joe ranks since 1984 in spite of the fact that flamethrowers were banned from use by the US military in 1978?
Post by: Redmao on August 31, 2009, 07:54:06 AM
Have the recent sales form TRU and Walmart been good or bad for the future of GI Joe products in Canada?
Post by: Editor on September 03, 2009, 03:17:31 PM
Seeing that the new continuity set up by the movie has revamped GIJoe into a true international force rather than "Real American Heroes":
Can we expect to see a Canadian presence in the main line? Including but not limited to the introduction (or reintroduction) of Canadian members on either side.
Can we expect to see a revival or introduction of elements from Action Force? Again including but not limited to reintroducing characters from the European line, possibly within the style of the recent 7-packs.
Post by: Storm.Shadow on September 03, 2009, 05:57:32 PM
#2) You've had a second chance at making a Leatherneck figure and this time he was part of the main line, yet he still has Gung-Ho's head. You previously said that this was because he was part of a store exclusive offering, where new tooling is rarely introduced. Why not make a proper head for him this time around?
#3) When we ask about store exclusives coming to Canada your response is always "we make them available to Canadian retailers, but they don't order them". Is there any chance of making these available to Canadians though smaller stores (think comic shops) or available online somehow? Do the US retailers have "veto" power over who offers these in the Canadian market?
Post by: Storm.Shadow on September 03, 2009, 05:59:18 PM
Post by: Editor on September 03, 2009, 06:59:56 PM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
#1) When can we expect a yes or no answer on the future of any classic styled figures and packaging? Toyfair and JoeCon '09 have come and gone and there's been no mention of this line. Does this mean that there are no plans to bring back the line in 2010?
As they showed figures and vehicles that will release right up to the end of next year, and figures that were part of classics or resolute showing up as part of "Rise" or "Pursuit" without any focus on classics. (except for the club Adventure Team vs Dr. Venom)
I'm fairly certain that the events of Joecon, made clear that the movie line and packaging was the main focus thru to Q4 2010.
Post by: BHMike on September 03, 2009, 07:58:30 PM
But the good news is - shortly after that you can vote for your top 3 questions!
Post by: Jay on September 03, 2009, 08:19:17 PM
To give some examples, Cover Girl's machine gun vs her twin pistols and Sgt. Stone's machine gun vs his pistol and switchblade.
Post by: Storm.Shadow on September 03, 2009, 08:32:36 PM
Q: G.I. Joe Mighty Muggs, will we see more? There seems to have been some indication that we would see wave 3, perhaps as a Toys'R'U exclusive. Any updates?
Q: It seems that TRU Canada was the only store to end up with Combat Heroes Wave 3. How does this happen, and why in such limited quantities?
Post by: latinjoe22 on September 03, 2009, 08:56:33 PM
Q: Why has Hasbro mainly focused on offering exclusive items online, to the point of not offering many, instead of bringing back one of Hasbro's earlier and probably more fun idea:
The idea of Hasbro offering a small catalog insert with each product package like they did 20 years ago so that kids and collectors can redeem flagg points for products.
What is stopping Hasbro from actually offering this right now?
Offering mail-away items shouldn't always have to be about exclusives, It could also be a great way for Hasbro to offer again 25th anniversary items that many collectors have missed out on. But mainly, it's the experience of going to the post office that really matters, mailing away your points and waiting with genuine excitement for the reward to arrive in the mailbox....