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*The event was kicked off by a presentation from [[Hasbro Studios]] Vice President of Development [[Mike Vogel]], who wore a Twilight Sparkle t-shirt and teased the upcoming season of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'' with a song clip. | *The event was kicked off by a presentation from [[Hasbro Studios]] Vice President of Development [[Mike Vogel]], who wore a Twilight Sparkle t-shirt and teased the upcoming season of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'' with a song clip. | ||
*The presenters for the ''Transformers'' brand team were Global Brand Director/marketing director [[Jerry Jivoin]] and Senior Design Director [[Joshua Lamb]]. Jivoin began by outlining how the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' flagship title would encompass the main ''Prime'' line and stretch into [[Kre-O]], [[Bot Shots]], and [[Construct Bots]]. The official ''Transformers'' website will go to a full ''Beast Hunters'' theme on 2/11/13. | *The presenters for the ''Transformers'' brand team were Global Brand Director/marketing director [[Jerry Jivoin]] and Senior Design Director [[Joshua Lamb]]. Jivoin began by outlining how the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' flagship title would encompass the main ''Prime'' line and stretch into [[Kre-O]], [[Bot Shots]], and [[Construct Bots]]. The official ''Transformers'' website will go to a full ''Beast Hunters'' theme on 2/11/13. | ||
*[[IDW]] will be releasing ''Beast Hunters'' comics by the team of [[Mike Johnson|Johnson]], [[Mairghread Scott|Scott]], and [[Agustin Padilla|Padilla]], evidently following up from ''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots/Rage of the Dinobots]]''. | |||
* Presenting for the Kre-O team was Senior Brand Manager Angus Walker. | * In the interest of time, most of the Bot Shots slides were skipped. | ||
* Presenting for the Kre-O team was Senior Brand Manager [[Angus Walker]]. | |||
*When asked about the pronunciation of "Construct Bots" (the presenters spoke the line name aloud as "construct-''a''-bots"), they indicated that the Autobot and Decepticon symbols on the packaging act as an "a" sound. | *When asked about the pronunciation of "Construct Bots" (the presenters spoke the line name aloud as "construct-''a''-bots"), they indicated that the Autobot and Decepticon symbols on the packaging act as an "a" sound. | ||
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| Date | February 10–13, 2013 | ||||||
| City | New York, NY | ||||||
| Venue | The Times Center | ||||||
Toy Fair 2013, hosted in New York City from February 10–13, 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 2013 Collector-Fan Media Day at The Times Center on Saturday, February 9, and wiki contributors Matt Karpowich and Greg Sepelak attended. Following a presentation starting PROBABLY 1pm, fan representatives were allowed into Hasbro's product showroom.
Coverage
Venue and showroom
Transformers Prime
Cyberverse
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Generations
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Rescue Bots
Kre-o
Notes
- Micro Changers wave 2 will consist of: Blot, Bombshell, "Acidwing," Bulkhead, Groove, Arcee, Powerglide, Scourge, Vehicon, Lugnut, Perceptor and Hoist.
- Micro Changers wave 3 will consist of: Beachcomber, Kickback, Guzzle, Huffer, Long Haul, Nemesis Prime, Cheetor, Thrust, Ramjet, Seawing, Sharkticon and Nosecone.
Notes
- GIANT METROPLEX
- The event was kicked off by a presentation from Hasbro Studios Vice President of Development Mike Vogel, who wore a Twilight Sparkle t-shirt and teased the upcoming season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic with a song clip.
- The presenters for the Transformers brand team were Global Brand Director/marketing director Jerry Jivoin and Senior Design Director Joshua Lamb. Jivoin began by outlining how the Beast Hunters flagship title would encompass the main Prime line and stretch into Kre-O, Bot Shots, and Construct Bots. The official Transformers website will go to a full Beast Hunters theme on 2/11/13.
- IDW will be releasing Beast Hunters comics by the team of Johnson, Scott, and Padilla, evidently following up from Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots/Rage of the Dinobots.
- In the interest of time, most of the Bot Shots slides were skipped.
- Presenting for the Kre-O team was Senior Brand Manager Angus Walker.
- When asked about the pronunciation of "Construct Bots" (the presenters spoke the line name aloud as "construct-a-bots"), they indicated that the Autobot and Decepticon symbols on the packaging act as an "a" sound.
