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[[Image:ToyFair2012-JerryJivoinAndJoshuaLamb.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerry Jivoin, Optimus Prime, and Joshua Lamb's head.]] | [[Image:ToyFair2012-JerryJivoinAndJoshuaLamb.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerry Jivoin, Optimus Prime, and Joshua Lamb's head.]] | ||
*The event was kicked off by a presentation from [[Hasbro Studios]] president Stephen Davis, who showcased teaser clips from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' season 2, among many other HUB series. | *The event was kicked off by a presentation from [[Hasbro Studios]] president Stephen Davis, who showcased teaser clips from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' season 2, among many other HUB series. | ||
*The presenters for the ''Transformers'' brand team | *The presenters for the ''Transformers'' brand team were design director [[Joshua Lamb]] and [[Jerry Jivoin]] of marketing. Ex-''Transformers'' designer [[Vickie Stratford]] was present as the design director of the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] team. | ||
* A number of [[TakaraTomy]] employees attended, including [[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto|Hisao "Curly" Nishimoto]]. | * A number of [[TakaraTomy]] employees attended, including [[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto|Hisao "Curly" Nishimoto]]. | ||
* [[Mike Vogel]] and [[Jeff Kline]] of The Hub/''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' were also in attendance, but unlike [[Toy Fair 2011]] did not get up on stage. They did later wander through the showroom floor. | * [[Mike Vogel]] and [[Jeff Kline]] of The Hub/''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' were also in attendance, but unlike [[Toy Fair 2011]] did not get up on stage. They did later wander through the showroom floor. | ||
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Revision as of 07:58, 13 February 2012
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| Date | February 12–15, 2010 | ||||||
| City | New York, NY | ||||||
| Venue | The Times Center | ||||||
Toy Fair 2012, hosted in New York City from February 12–15, boasts "over 25,000 attendees, 345,500 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 products with over 7,000 never before seen in the world, 1200+ exhibitors, [and] 1000 global media representatives."
MediaWiki was invited to Hasbro's 2012 Collector-Fan Media Day at SOMEWHERE NEW on Saturday, February 11, and wiki contributors Greg Sepelak and Matt Karpowich attended. Following a presentation starting at 1pm, fan representatives were allowed into Hasbro's product showroom.
Coverage
Venue and showroom
Movie Trilogy
Generations
Transformers Prime
Cyberverse
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Rescue Bots
Kre-o
- A Transformers Kre-O set featuring a big mechanical scorpion was shown during the slide presentation, but was not present in the showroom or mentioned in the press materials.
Notes
- The event was kicked off by a presentation from Hasbro Studios president Stephen Davis, who showcased teaser clips from Rescue Bots and Prime season 2, among many other HUB series.
- The presenters for the Transformers brand team were design director Joshua Lamb and Jerry Jivoin of marketing. Ex-Transformers designer Vickie Stratford was present as the design director of the Marvel team.
- A number of TakaraTomy employees attended, including Hideaki Yoke and Hisao "Curly" Nishimoto.
- Mike Vogel and Jeff Kline of The Hub/Transformers: Prime were also in attendance, but unlike Toy Fair 2011 did not get up on stage. They did later wander through the showroom floor.
