Don't get to expectant about Toy Fair itself folks.
Its been said that for several years now Toy Fair has diminished in its once-prominent role as the annual debut/roll-out of the latest toys.
The function of Toy Fair USED to be the event where the deals would be signed between manufacturers and retailers for the following months ( and Christmas) production of toys.
Over the past.......5 years or so, most of the major manufacturers ( Mattel, Hasbro etc) have been signing their deals in the early fall, in September.
Many of these same manufacturers don't even display their wares at the Javits Centre anymore, and chose to display their wares at other shows ( NYCC, SDCC) or at their own off-site showroom locations. They do this to control who sees the stuff, and often then the viewings are by invitation only.
( also, the show is NOT open to the public--contrary to what some unwitting collectors perennially assume. One needs to have some document-able professional affiliation to the toy industry to gain entrance.)
So its possible to NOT see anything from the big players or the big brands come Toy Fair. NYCC is a more focussed event, a few weeks later, AND it gives the marketing people a chance to add more polish to the items they want to showcase.
SDCC is, of course, a BIG media event now, and so some players just decide to withhold their showings until then, to work their releases all into more of a event themselves.
So, cross your fingers....
