How long will we get 25th anniversary figures for?

[kennywr22]

Hello all. I posted this question on the yo joe boards also. I am loving these 25th ann. figures just as much as everyone else. I had almost every figure from 83 till about 87 or so when i was a kid and played them to death. So to see these updated versions makes me feel that age again. The question i am asking is are we just going to get another year of these then just movie crap afetr that? I really, really want to see this line going on for years to come. I want all me old joes and cobras remade. Well if anyone has an answer or guess please feel free to post. I just found my first set of wave 3 at target yesterday and they are the best yet. YO JOE!!

[Monkeywrench]

To my understanding we will get 25th stuff until Fall 08. Then they are concentrating on the movie stuff.

[DarthBrett]

I agree with you whole-heartedly. I got my first Joe in '83 when I got the H.I.S.S., MOBAT and Tripwire for my birthday. I stopped collecting in '88 and really hope this line goes on past 2008. I think there is definitely enough demand to warrant it. But it's up to Hasbro to listen to us collectors obviously and only time will tell. I really hope after the movie is released that GI Joe hits big and we can see this new line continue for at least 2 or 3 years. It would be cool to see all of the figs from '82-'91 re-made (I didn't collect from '89-94, but looking on YoJoe.com it is clear the line's last decent year was 1991. After that it turned to $hit. Although, there are a few cool looking Cobras from those last few years.

[Irid70]

Of course, that's assuming the movie steams ahead on schedule, which, as I understand it, is fairly rare. If the movie is behind schedule I doubt Hasbro abandons a successful money-making line to promote a movie. Besides, we none of us have any idea what the "movie stuff" might look like, so there's no point worrying about it.

[Obiwanjacoby]

My friends on another board speculate less than a year, then I imagine they will be replaced with movie likenesses which I will be totally passing on.

But I hope the kids like 'em. :)

Also when the movie toys hit, I predict a small-scale protest will erupt; led by activist moms that will get covered by mainstream media outlets and become the subject of a couple days of cable news debate.

You heard it here first. ;)

-PJ

[DarthBrett]

I don't see why after the movie is out and that line burns out why this line can't come back with a resurgence. The movie will only make spark more interest in the line.

[Obiwanjacoby]

Or, maybe they're canceling S6 to make room for just 2 lines. One 25th style, and the other would be a movie-style line of figures.

-PJ

[kingofpain26]

actually, everything is penning on the movie. It can either boost the franchise, allowing us to pretty much see anything we ask, cause they'll be a market for it. or it will kill it.

So if the Movie does well. we could see new figure sculpts, new or re-released vehicles and even playsets.

[CaptainDinobot]

I've got another question, how many waves do you think we will see in 2008?

[DarthBrett]

Well, we got 3 5-packs and 4 full waves in just 6 months in '07, so I'd imagine we'll see another 2-3 5 packs next year and maybe about 8-10 full waves of single carded figures. Of course then there are some vehicles coming and then it looks like the comic 2-packs are going to be out as well.

[Shogi]

Well, we got 3 5-packs and 4 full waves in just 6 months in '07, so I'd imagine we'll see another 2-3 5 packs next year and maybe about 8-10 full waves of single carded figures. Of course then there are some vehicles coming and then it looks like the comic 2-packs are going to be out as well.


Also you have to remember that the 4th wave this year was a special wave and is only re-releases. So given that, I'd say 6 or so waves next year

[OUTBACK]

i'd say 5, maybe 6 waves for 2008.

[donsegar]

Hopefully Hasbro decides to keep this line going after the movie toys come out. Like how they decided to make more new Transformers Classics toys. The original plan was to just have those around until the movie toys came out. But the Classics sold well enough for Hasbro to decide to make Classics 2.0 toys. I hope Hasbro doesn't decide to stop making the figures like they are now just because of the movie toys. I like being able to get updated, highly detailed sculpts of characters in their classic uniforms.

[Monkeywrench]

Hopefully Hasbro decides to keep this line going after the movie toys come out. Like how they decided to make more new Transformers Classics toys. The original plan was to just have those around until the movie toys came out. But the Classics sold well enough for Hasbro to decide to make Classics 2.0 toys. I hope Hasbro doesn't decide to stop making the figures like they are now just because of the movie toys. I like being able to get updated, highly detailed sculpts of characters in their classic uniforms.


I agree 100%