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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

It's not up to Hasbro to say where items are exclusive to. The retailers themselves are the ones who request exclusives, and they have direct say in what will be exclusive. You can't just dump something on a store and tell them it's an exclusive.

And the reason no more Animated is being released is that there is simply no market at all for Animated in North America. Animated is still clogging toy shelves in nearly every market. No retailer woudl possible take on even more of a dead line. At best, they could do is a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive, but even then, the demand is rather low.

I think it has to do more with the fact that Hasbro is coming out with their new television programming channel and the new Transformers TV series rather than low demand. Hasbro wants to cut its ties with the Cartoon Network produced Transformers Animated and draw attention away from the line.

It's unfortunate because it was a good series and the toys were pretty good quality. I think Hasbro and Cartoon Network mishandled the series with poor promotion and poor time slots. Right now, the Animated series is gaining steam in Japan, getting new figures, and I think there are rumors that Takara may produce a fourth season for the series.