Toy Fair 2011 Aftermath - Hit and Miss

Joe Moore · 02-16-2011, 10:32 AM

So what was the biggest hit at Toy Fair 2011? What was the biggest dud? Did the toy line you were excited for make a good impression? What was the biggest shock?

Let us know below!

Crazy Jetty · 02-16-2011, 10:37 AM

Biggest hit for me was DCUC Young Justice Artimus.
Coming close behind are a new Ahsoka representing her somewhat matured animation model, and Baress.
Biggest dud, Transformers being nothing but movie. (Not that I expected anything else)

Edit, since I forgot about this line when I originally posted this message:
Biggest shock is KRE-O!
This may cause me to strat up into Legos again.

Jmacq1 · 02-16-2011, 10:43 AM

Biggest hit and biggest shock (for me) were the same thing: The retooled G.I. Joe Skystriker. G.I. Joe in general had a pretty good showing compared to most brands not named "Star Wars" (But very little that was presented by the Star Wars team was a surprise).

Biggest dud? Jazwares' worthless packaging mock-ups for their Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter lines narrowly edge out the fact that there's no comic-based line for the Thor figures.

Snowflakian · 02-16-2011, 10:45 AM

Biggest shock to me were the MVC3 minimates. Did not see that one coming. Though I don't know why as it makes perfect sense now.

Biggest pleaser was definitely MU with X-23 and Darkhawk, though wonderman was pure pleasant shock too.

The supergirl She-ra TRU pack was also a very Hell yes moment for me.
(Now just bring on Hordak and Darkseid.)

Loved the GI Joe renegades Cobra Commander.

Thundercats had a lot of oomph as well. Loved the playsets and nods. Sold me on getting more than just the new Lion-O and thundertank now. Definitely going to have to get that Tower of Omens playset, alongside the full team and thundertank.

The biggest disappointments for me were YJ and Jazwares.
I get that they were mostly sculpts, and place holder art, but c'mon. I want to get excited for the figures, not the possibilities of what the figures could look like. I want to see the articulation and dynamics of them. So these were pure letdowns, though I'll keep my eyes on them to see how the finals look. I love the 3 cyber ninja pack, but without seeing the figures, I have no clue if I'll bother.

PR was also a minor disappointment. I love the badguy molds but there were just too few of em. No retro fire DragonZord with Megazord limbs was also a really big disappointment. That's the figure I really want in retrofire. So all this dancing around the coolest design from the original is starting to piss me off.

Joe Moore · 02-16-2011, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

Biggest hit for me was DCUC Young Justice Artimus.
Coming close behind are a new Ahsoka representing her somewhat matured animation model, and Baress.
Biggest dud, Transformers being nothing but movie. (Not that I expected anything else)

Transformers: Prime
Transformers Kre-O's (Lego-type figures)
Transformers Rescue Bots
Star Wars Transformers

Those were all huge parts of Hasbro's Transformers offerings. It was far from being just movie toys.

firmpulse · 02-16-2011, 10:51 AM

biggest hits were the new skystriker, sci-fi (YES), and new storm shadow. while we didn't see sci-fi and ss on display the press images look amazing

gotta agree with jetty on the dud side. only movie tf's? crap.

nakobass · 02-16-2011, 11:01 AM

Biggiest Hit:
MU 90s Cyclops
MU X-Force Warpath, Wolverine, Deadpool
Leaderclass Ironhide
Leaderclass Sentinel Prime
Miss:
No Marvel Legend 2012 pictures
DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime. To be expected, ROTF Leaderclass Prime was PERFECT.

aey103 · 02-16-2011, 12:03 PM

Biggest hit for me hands down...GI Joe SDCC Exclusice Skystriker Starscream deco. After that I guess Transformers Leader Sentinal Prime. Biggest miss every other Transformer shown.

Shin Densetsu · 02-16-2011, 12:22 PM

SKY STRIKER!

God damn it it's about time and if you knew of me before HISS Tank, you KNEW this was the main thing I clamored for!

I'd have to say, Play Arts Kai SFIV was VERY surprising for me! As soon as I saw the images I was literally OMG and had to post them! Funny too...I made a wishlist for these a while back, and stated that there aren't many fully articulated fighting game toys...with NECA stopping their SFIV line short, et al. I did also voice that Play Arts Kai would be a good choice for SFIV...so seeing this actually reach fruition....

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Republic Attack Shuttle for Star Wars is cool, gonna buy that. The DOTM Transformers...believe it or not, what I got real excited about was the Cyberverse Commanders and Battle stations. Mad fun at a small scale! POWERGLIDE? Oh god! Cool! Also the DOTM voyagers look better now, and the LEADER figures..fucking time we got Ironhide! Sentinel is beast too...just wondering if his swords separate or if it's a Darth Maul-esque thing permanently connected.

Hearing that New Cap is one of the 1st upcoming Marvel Legends..hell yes!

Excited about Jazwares' fighting game stuff but need to see actual prototypes.

Money might be tighter all around for us but I am SURPRISED at how much kick as stuff was shown this year! Hasbro really surprised me with GI Joe and Cyberverse, their new Heroes stuff looks good, and damn..we got great toys all around coming this year!

Also Batman Legacy? 4H, YOU FREAKING ROCK! ARKHAM BATMAN FOR THE GOD DAMN WIN!

Oh and Thundercats? Bandai America you have impressed me. It's a shame that the deluxe figures are underwhelming aside from the bases.

webz · 02-16-2011, 12:39 PM

Awesome: MOTUC Man-E-Faces. Sentinel Prime. Arkham Batman. Stryker.

Meh: Marvel Legends. Thundercats. MOTUC Panthor & Catra

Less Than Awesome: Cap and Thor toys. Ultimate Prime. MOTUC Clawful. Mortal Kombat mockup featuring art a decade old.

TheSymbiote · 02-16-2011, 12:42 PM

Hit
All of MU-Of course
Play Arts Kai Street Fighter-We were really surprised and our wallet is now sad
Thundercats-They actually look good
Miss-Coming soon

Nightrain · 02-16-2011, 12:47 PM

Skystriker. I was pretty bored otherwise.

Cannon Fodder · 02-16-2011, 12:52 PM

Hit:
MU Commander Rogers
30th Storm Shadow
Skystriker
X-23
Sentinel Prime

Miss:
Ultimate Prime
Blowtorch
No Red Ferrari TF images

trebleshot · 02-16-2011, 01:37 PM

Hits: Transformers DotM, Prime, Star Wars quad-changer, Rescue Bots (for my daughter), Generations to continue alongside movie, all of MU, new DCUC Joker release, SDCC Skystriker, Thundercats!!!

Misses: Young Justice, lack of actual figures from Jazwares, lack of new MOTUC reveals, my lack of funds to get everything I want....

WTF: Transformers KRE-O

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

Biggest dud, Transformers being nothing but movie. (Not that I expected anything else)

You may want to go back over our Transformers coverage at this year's Toy Fair. If there still isn't anything of interest, I can understand. But there was a lot more than just Dark of the Moon toys. A lot more.

soundwavempl · 02-16-2011, 01:59 PM

Hits: GI Joe Sci-Fi, Zarana, Techno-Viper, Skystriker as Starscream, MOTUC Man-E-Faces and Clawful, Thundercats Classics mock-up packaging, Transformers Cyberverse Commander Powerglide (scout class).

Misses: No TF Generations reveals (Warpath namely), MOTUC Faceless One, GI Joe POC Rock Viper, Young Justice 6" figures heads being too animated looking and the fact that Zarana and the Starscream Skystriker are SDCC exclusives.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trebleshot

Misses: Young Justice, lack of actual figures from Jazwares, lack of new MOTUC reveals, my lack of funds to get everything I want....

Uh, lack of MOTUC reveals? The following were MOTUC reveals:

Catra accessories - comb whip, silver toy mask
Faceless One
Blonde Bikini Teela (aka Battleground Teela)
Clawful
Man-E-Faces
Megator
She-Ra vs Supergirl 2-pack

That's pretty on par for MOTUC reveals at Toyfair (last year was Gygor, Whiplash, Count Marzo, She-Ra, Keldor, Tytus, and the second Weapons Pack).

MegaPrime33 · 02-16-2011, 03:11 PM

Biggest hits imo where Thundercats and Skystalker. Both were impressive and made me say WOW out loud. (wol?)

Duds for me was GB. Really didnt show anything too impressive. And as cool as MOTUC is, I'm getting turned off completely.

thegundamguy · 02-16-2011, 03:16 PM

biggest hit: dotm figures. i know some are hit and miss like ultimate prime (which is sorta growing on me) but then again these are toys and im sure hasbro are just trying to make things a little easier for the younger fans and kids who buy them.

biggest gripe: NO WHIPLASH MARK 2!!! i mean come on it was the climax suit of the film and we havent seen anything of it. the hammer suit is nice but i want whiplash!!!!

trebleshot · 02-16-2011, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundwavempl

Uh, lack of MOTUC reveals? The following were MOTUC reveals:

Catra accessories - comb whip, silver toy mask
Faceless One
Blonde Bikini Teela (aka Battleground Teela)
Clawful
Man-E-Faces
Megator
She-Ra vs Supergirl 2-pack

Most of this was already known or speculated before Toy Fair. Hence why I said new.

firmpulse · 02-16-2011, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trebleshot

You may want to go back over our Transformers coverage at this year's Toy Fair. If there still isn't anything of interest, I can understand. But there was a lot more than just Dark of the Moon toys. A lot more.

other than prime and kroes what? i seriously can't remember anything else.

Crazy Jetty · 02-16-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Transformers: Prime
Transformers Kre-O's (Lego-type figures)
Transformers Rescue Bots
Star Wars Transformers

Those were all huge parts of Hasbro's Transformers offerings. It was far from being just movie toys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trebleshot

You may want to go back over our Transformers coverage at this year's Toy Fair. If there still isn't anything of interest, I can understand. But there was a lot more than just Dark of the Moon toys. A lot more.

True. I forgot about Kre-O. I've been fighting the urge to get back into legos for years, and I those may break my resistance. But I don't consider them real transformers. Just a side oddity. (Simularly as someone who collects Hasbro Star Wars may not consider Lego Star Wars to be part of the offering).
Rescue Bots, not really interested in collecting toys ment four the youngest fans.
Star Wars Transformers, are Star Wars, not Transformers, they're transforming Star Wars toys, ment for Star Wars fans, and have little to nothing to do with Transformers, or the transformers design team, even. They're TFs in name alone.

Prime, by their designs, by fiction, is just more movie. Heavily movie-inspired designs, very movie inspired setting. It's just basically more movie to me.

Spekkio · 02-16-2011, 03:57 PM

Hit: Leader Class Ironhide, role-play Cap shield and Mjolnir
Shock: Leader Class Ironhide
Dud: Marvel Legends...no pictures, precious little info

Otherwise I'm reserving judgment.

And incidentally, I found this...

He seems to think they're Legends-size Thor and Cap figures. There's no official info. They look a little tall for 3 3/4" scale. Marvelous News thinks they might be 6" too.
Link

jeff117 · 02-16-2011, 05:19 PM

hit:
GiJoe:storm shadow, sci-fi, techno viper and zarana(both versions)
Star Wars: the new clone molds are perfect, they look just like the sideshow 12 inch figures but in 1/18th scale. i'm gettin at least 3 captain Fordos and 2 degobah landing Lukes. can't wait to do a custom battle damaged Fordo.

Miss
GiJoe:the next 2 waves of poc are such letdowns (big letdowns, i was glued to my laptop all weekend to just to be disappointed aside from the ones mentioned above and the skystrikers plus some renegades stuff.

agentsands · 02-16-2011, 05:34 PM

HIT:

*The upcoming MU figures. X23, Taskmaster, Silver Samurai, Quicksilver/Wonderman, and Thanos/Warlock! Plus the rest of the single packs are great except for some recolored scrap like Doom, Namor, and Ultron. I hate the other figs though, like the upcoming 2-pack BROWN Wolverine and the old TRU Sabertooth. For god's sake, can't we at least see an Astonishing Wolverine version!? The First Class Cyclops/Jean Grey 2-pack was also kinda weak.

*Playarts KAI Street Fighter. HELL YEAH! There's no doubt about the quality of the figures. My main concern now is the price. Looks like my wallet will cry a river.

*Thundercats! Great figs! I wish though that the 3.75 line was the old school Thundercats. Not much of a fan of the new designs.

*DC Direct Mass Effect 2 figures. I thought they were canceled!? But I saw some pics that they were displayed in the Toy Fair so... yay!

MISS:

*Jazwares! WTF! Got me all excited on the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat line... but what the hell, there are no prototypes!? Only placeholders!? Arrgh!

jeff117 · 02-16-2011, 05:49 PM

is it just me or that mu X-23 looks more like a retool than a new mold.

jeff117 · 02-16-2011, 05:50 PM

[QUOTE=jeff117;96007]

Quote:

Originally Posted by agentsands

HIT:

*The upcoming MU figures. X23, Taskmaster, Silver Samurai, Quicksilver/Wonderman, and Thanos/Warlock! Plus the rest of the single packs are great except for some recolored scrap like Doom, Namor, and Ultron. I hate the other figs though, like the upcoming 2-pack BROWN Wolverine and the old TRU Sabertooth. For god's sake, can't we at least see an Astonishing Wolverine version!? The First Class Cyclops/Jean Grey 2-pack was also kinda weak.

that namor is a new mold. it's the same as the jim lee cyclops.

02-16-2011, 10:32 AM	#1
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Crazy Jetty WINGNUT & SCREWLOOSE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,172	Biggest hit for me was DCUC Young Justice Artimus. Coming close behind are a new Ahsoka representing her somewhat matured animation model, and Baress. Biggest dud, Transformers being nothing but movie. (Not that I expected anything else) Edit, since I forgot about this line when I originally posted this message: Biggest shock is KRE-O! This may cause me to strat up into Legos again. __________________ Last edited by Crazy Jetty; 02-17-2011 at 12:56 PM..

02-16-2011, 10:45 AM	#4
Snowflakian Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In the clouds. Posts: 4,120	Biggest shock to me were the MVC3 minimates. Did not see that one coming. Though I don't know why as it makes perfect sense now. Biggest pleaser was definitely MU with X-23 and Darkhawk, though wonderman was pure pleasant shock too. The supergirl She-ra TRU pack was also a very Hell yes moment for me. (Now just bring on Hordak and Darkseid.) Loved the GI Joe renegades Cobra Commander. Thundercats had a lot of oomph as well. Loved the playsets and nods. Sold me on getting more than just the new Lion-O and thundertank now. Definitely going to have to get that Tower of Omens playset, alongside the full team and thundertank. The biggest disappointments for me were YJ and Jazwares. I get that they were mostly sculpts, and place holder art, but c'mon. I want to get excited for the figures, not the possibilities of what the figures could look like. I want to see the articulation and dynamics of them. So these were pure letdowns, though I'll keep my eyes on them to see how the finals look. I love the 3 cyber ninja pack, but without seeing the figures, I have no clue if I'll bother. PR was also a minor disappointment. I love the badguy molds but there were just too few of em. No retro fire DragonZord with Megazord limbs was also a really big disappointment. That's the figure I really want in retrofire. So all this dancing around the coolest design from the original is starting to piss me off. __________________

02-16-2011, 11:01 AM	#7
nakobass Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 493	Biggiest Hit: MU 90s Cyclops MU X-Force Warpath, Wolverine, Deadpool Leaderclass Ironhide Leaderclass Sentinel Prime Miss: No Marvel Legend 2012 pictures DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime. To be expected, ROTF Leaderclass Prime was PERFECT. Last edited by nakobass; 02-16-2011 at 11:04 AM..

02-16-2011, 12:22 PM	#9
Shin Densetsu OPTIMUS GUINNESS Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,542	SKY STRIKER! God damn it it's about time and if you knew of me before HISS Tank, you KNEW this was the main thing I clamored for! I'd have to say, Play Arts Kai SFIV was VERY surprising for me! As soon as I saw the images I was literally OMG and had to post them! Funny too...I made a wishlist for these a while back, and stated that there aren't many fully articulated fighting game toys...with NECA stopping their SFIV line short, et al. I did also voice that Play Arts Kai would be a good choice for SFIV...so seeing this actually reach fruition.... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKK YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Republic Attack Shuttle for Star Wars is cool, gonna buy that. The DOTM Transformers...believe it or not, what I got real excited about was the Cyberverse Commanders and Battle stations. Mad fun at a small scale! POWERGLIDE? Oh god! Cool! Also the DOTM voyagers look better now, and the LEADER figures..fucking time we got Ironhide! Sentinel is beast too...just wondering if his swords separate or if it's a Darth Maul-esque thing permanently connected. Hearing that New Cap is one of the 1st upcoming Marvel Legends..hell yes! Excited about Jazwares' fighting game stuff but need to see actual prototypes. Money might be tighter all around for us but I am SURPRISED at how much kick as stuff was shown this year! Hasbro really surprised me with GI Joe and Cyberverse, their new Heroes stuff looks good, and damn..we got great toys all around coming this year! Also Batman Legacy? 4H, YOU FREAKING ROCK! ARKHAM BATMAN FOR THE GOD DAMN WIN! Oh and Thundercats? Bandai America you have impressed me. It's a shame that the deluxe figures are underwhelming aside from the bases. __________________ The Transformers! Knowing Is Half The Battle! Thunder, Thunder, Hoooooooo!!!!! Tokusatsu all day everyday! CHECK OUT OUR RESOURCES SECTIONS HERE!: Transformers Database GI Joe Database