Thanks to Tom Collins for sending us a report from the Hasbro Booth at SDCC that the G.I. Joe 8″ Figures have no home for 2008.
Other than the items seen in the Hasbro Display Case at SDCC 2007, there are no further plans to produce previously announced Figures for 2008. This would include Zanzibar and further Waves of Combat Squad. Hasbro sights poor sales and ratings for the G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Cartoon.
*Correction*
Short Fuse is in the 2007 Hasbro Display Case.
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DESTRO says
Thanks to Tom Collins for sending us a report from the Hasbro Booth at SDCC that the G.I. Joe 8" Figures have no home for 2008.
Other than the items seen in the Hasbro Display Case at SDCC 2007, there are no further plans to produce previously announced Figures for 2008. This would include Zanzibar and further Waves of Combat Squad. Hasbro sights poor sales and ratings for the G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Cartoon.
*Correction*
Short Fuse is in the 2007 Hasbro Display Case.
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flash70 says
A move in the wrong direction Hasbro. Very wrong you finally got it right and then you pull the plug...morons.
Shin Densetsu says
Hasbro should do what they did for transformers next time around: partner with cartoon network, get a good time slot, and put vehicles out once figure saturation is established. Seriously 4kids was not the best place to put a cartoon on. As bad as some of the recent tf series are said have been written, there is no doubt that the sales for the toys were very good. A constant presence onscreen at a timeslot most fans and kids can tune into does more for a toyline than an inconsistent cartoon with a random timeslot on a channel most kids are no longer watching to watch cartoons.
Hasbro is already with cartoon network for transformers:animated for next year. Do this for gijoe and who knows how well it could get. For all we know, gijoe might become as big as tf.
THE ENEMY says
It's too bad for the S6 collectors; there were a few cool figures. I, for one, am not a bit surprised about the poor sales. A lot of us were saying when S6 was announced that the figures were too expensive for kids, and too odd in size to facilitate adequate shelf space at retail.
Of course, I have no way of knowing for sure if those points factored into slow sales, but I'm sure it didn't help.
THE ENEMY says
Hasbro is already with cartoon network for transformers:animated for next year. Do this for gijoe and who knows how well it could get. For all we know, gijoe might become as big as tf.
You are quite correct though, a true partnership - like with the upcoming TF Animated - will probably merit a better priority with CN.
Shin Densetsu says
You are quite correct though, a true partnership - like with the upcoming TF Animated - will probably merit a better priority with CN.
The 8" line was a good line that died young. For what its worth though folks, we are getting some of the best figures at the end of this year. At least we can say, it definitely went out at its best. The sad thing is, its future potential and its newest additions died in their infancy.
utrom says
Two forums I been reading on have down that combat squad wave 2 is coming out. Plus justin post on tni that Short Fuse will be out in a Soldier assortment supposedly this late summer/fall. So I can not wait to see these. I like the new commando's coming out. The crime boss destro should look great by cobra commander.
Why is it when I come here the information does not match the other two or three forums HMM.... oh well! ? :(
Steevy Maximus says
From what I understand, the future of 8" is up in the air. They aren't necessarily cancelled, but Hasbro still hasn't decided whether or not to move forward, thus has no plans for additional products aside from what has been seen.
Shin Densetsu says
Why is it when I come here the information does not match the other two or three forums HMM.... oh well! ? :(
Add to that, Wave 2 of Adventure Team is on hold. If wave 1 sells well, wave 2 will be released.
So from what I've read over the past few days, this is what I've gathered:
*Figures in the display case will be released. This includes Combat Squad wave 2, soldier Short Fuse, Air Chariot Cobra Commander, Dojo Snake Eyes, 3 Samurai figures, Adventure Team wave 1, and the others shown in the case
*Wave 2 of Adventure Team is on hold pending successful sales of wave 1. Dusty and Gen. Colton were in this wave.
*Anything planned beyond wave 2 of Combat Squad is cancelled, as are future waves of the soldier assortment aside Short Fuse.
*Basically, all in all, whomever you do not see currently in the display case will probably not come out aside Adventure team wave 2.
**BTW Tom Collins is very reliable with info, all of his previous info both on transformers and gijoes has been legit and confirmed so far.
tkprime says
So, chip Hazzard and the other small soldiers are history huh?
Well my son is going to be Pissed!
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