[ozzie92]

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Originally Posted by skinny

I am hoping we get some news out of New York next week to clear up the confusion and speculation.

Depends if the new senior brand manager (yet tbd) is supposed to shepherd through predetermined toys/scale, or if he/she is supposed to lead the think tank.

[truejoefan]

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Originally Posted by Superjoe74

The news that Hasbro wants to do something with the Joe brand only reinforces my belief that Brian Savage is clueless. He went to some lengths to say the brand is dead and his product is the last chance we will ever have to get Joe figures. Doesn’t seem quite that way- does it?

Brian Savage may be a lot of things but Clueless isn't one of them. He knows exactly what he is doing. He made a fortune off a brand that "doesn't sell". Him telling you buy his stuff because the line is dead and you will never get another chance will just further his sales. I am sure he could careless what Hasbro's next plan of action is for Gi joe.

I agree with Skinny. Hopefully we hear something good from the NY toyfair.


What worries me is that Hasbro just let go of three guys that they know have a lot of love for the brand and now they are looking someone to lead it. Which if I had to guess (pure speculation here) is because they want someone with no previous ties to it to lead it into a new direction.

[captain mal]

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Originally Posted by Gothiczartan

Those 3 3/4" Fortnite action figure sculpts look neat that would be great for the new G.I. Joe toy line with less wearable accessories like the vests, guns and knives that you put on a figure from the modern line. Remember those 80s and 90s GI Joe action figures. They have to bring back the toy line with a hybrid of o ring, modern design and Fortnite sculpt.

I've given a lot of thought about the Fortnite phenomenon. I think its the closest that we've come to a comparable 'craze' to ARAH in the 80's. What if Hasbro sold GIJoe figures that came with a code to unlock that character's skin in Fortnite? Buy the figure - unlock the skin. Can't get the exclusive skin any other way. Sure, they'd have to partner with Epic Games... but it could work - imo.

Imagine buying Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Roadblock, Destro, or Major Bludd - then being able to play their character in a game like Fortnite. I think it would hook the kids in...

[Cross Country]

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Originally Posted by truejoefan

Seems pretty stupid considering they just let go two (well actually three) of the most qualified candidates you could get.

Thank you. I was just going to make this comment but figured someone else had made it first. Honestly they let Derryl and his guys go just a few months ago, if that? How insulting. It really telegraphs that Hasrbo is in disarray.

[ScientistMan]

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Originally Posted by captain mal

I've given a lot of thought about the Fortnite phenomenon. I think its the closest that we've come to a comparable 'craze' to ARAH in the 80's. What if Hasbro sold GIJoe figures that came with a code to unlock that character's skin in Fortnite? Buy the figure - unlock the skin. Can't get the exclusive skin any other way. Sure, they'd have to partner with Epic Games... but it could work - imo.

Imagine buying Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Roadblock, Destro, or Major Bludd - then being able to play their character in a game like Fortnite. I think it would hook the kids in...

Toys-to-life is dead. It was just a fad. They'd be better off just doing an in-game promotional event when the next movie comes out.

[SmokeBellew]

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Originally Posted by Cross Country

Thank you. I was just going to make this comment but figured someone else had made it first. Honestly they let Derryl and his guys go just a few months ago, if that? How insulting. It really telegraphs that Hasrbo is in disarray.

Nah, as much as I hate to say this, G.I. Joe wasn't gaining any traction with today's kids no matter what DDP and Weber tried...although I don't think Weber was given a chance to do much beyond keeping the brand alive at retail by creating the TRU 50th stuff and we have no idea if DDP &/or Weber had ideas that would've worked and they weren't allowed to roll them out. In the end, it was time for a change and new perspectives. Catering to a dwindling collector base ain't the recipe for long-term brand growth. The firing of DDP, who was beholden in many ways to the old views of action figures, really signaled that Hasbro is rethinking the traditional action figure itself and trying to figure out how to make it relevant for today's kiddos.

I think...or maybe it is just a big clusterfuck and their firings were more about shedding tenured salaries. *shrug*

[SD Clutch]

Am I the only one who applied or did anyone else cast their resume in the ring?

[jlw515]

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Originally Posted by Gothiczartan

Those 3 3/4" Fortnite action figure sculpts look neat that would be great for the new G.I. Joe toy line with less wearable accessories like the vests, guns and knives that you put on a figure from the modern line. Remember those 80s and 90s GI Joe action figures. They have to bring back the toy line with a hybrid of o ring, modern design and Fortnite sculpt.

I'm not sure what you mean by "hybrid of o ring, modern design and Fortnite sculpt," but I think o-ring designed figures is a very nuanced genre for collectors.

Given BFS and Marauder's success, taking into consideration the already established 25th to 50th Anniversary style of figures, I would think that Hasbro would continue somewhat with the design they already have.

I know that there was a backlash from Star Wars fans when Hasbro changed from super-articulated Star Wars action figures to 5-points of articulation, like the classic Kenner figures. Heck, even AOTC "gimmick" figures like Anakin with a sliding Light Saber blade, like the vintage Luke, Ben, & Darth Vader figures, didn't really go over with the majority of fans.

I think o-ring designs are a lot like the 12" action figures. They are great for nostalgia, but there's really not enough of a market to justify production.

Jason

[garoquel]

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[MJjoe4life]

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Originally Posted by Gothiczartan

They need is a live action G.I. Joe series for to bring in a bunch of the classic ARAH designed characters, vehicles and the whole sets all based on the 1982-1987 toy line. For the idea of a live action Joe film a complete reboot set in 1987 that way they can fill in the Joes, Cobra, Dreadnoks all have the classic ARAH look. In case you haven't seen Bumblebee movie yet. Go see the Transformers designs that most TF fans remembered in the 80s.

but the classic line ran til 1994. So the person they are looking for needs to incorporate all the years not just the select basic boring years of 82-87. Some of us like aliens, street fighter, ninjas, crazy cobra like frag vipers, heat vipers.
just b/c one fan demands it be 82 to 87 means Hasbro should do it or think everyone else will like the movie just b/c one fan replies with the same answer hoping it sticks.