Toy Fair 2017
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| Date | February 17–19, 2017 | ||||||
| City | New York, NY | ||||||
| Venue | The Times Center | ||||||
Toy Fair 2017, hosted in New York City from February 17–19, 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 Entertainment Brand Press Preview At Toy Fair at The Times Center on Saturday, February 18, and wiki contributor Matt Karpowich attended. Following a presentation starting at 1:30pm, fan representatives were allowed into Hasbro's product showroom. After the main event ended at 5pm, attendees who RSVPed could attend a preview party for the Transformers: Forged to Fight mobile game at the nearby Knickerbocker Hotel.
Slideshow presentation
- The Transformers presentation was the first of the day! It was hosted by designer John Warden and Ben Montano from marketing.
Q&A with John & Ben
Showroom
The Last Knight
Premier Edition
- Deluxe class
MRSP: $19.99
- Voyager class
MRSP: $29.99
- Leader class
MRSP: $49.99
- Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet
MRSP: $79.99
Turbo Changers
- Tiny Turbo Changers
MRSP: $2.99.
- 1-Step Turbo Changers
MRSP: $9.99
- Knight Armor Turbo Changers
MRSP: $19.99
- Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer
MRSP: $79.99
Etc
- Legion class
MRSP: $6.99
- Titan Changers class
MRSP: $14.99
- Allspark Tech figures
MRSP: $14.99
- Allspark Tech Starter Pack
MRSP: $29.99
- Voice Changer Mask
MRSP: $34.99
- RC Autobot Sqweeks
MRSP: $79.99
- Masterpiece Movie Series
MRSP: $79.99 – $99.99
Generations
- Titan Masters
MRSP: $4.99. Tiny robots who turn into heads, piloting shape-changing vehicles and robo-beasties.
- Legends Class
MRSP: $9.99. Legends toys are vehicle-form bots with Master-compatible passenger compartments.
- Deluxe Class
MRSP: $16.99. Each Deluxe Titans Return figure has a removable head-bot, and transforms into an alt-mode with a compartment for said head-bot to ride in. Some of their accessories may also have pilot seats as well!
- Voyager Class
MRSP: $24.99.
- Leader Class
MRSP: $44.99.
- Box sets
- Titan Class
MSRP: $149.99. Available: Fall 2017.
Robots in Disguise (2015)
- Legion class
MRSP: $5.99.
- 1-Step Changers
MRSP: $9.99.
- Warrior Class
MRSP: $14.99.
- Crash Combiners
MRSP: $14.99.
- Activator Combiners
MRSP: $19.99.
- Team Combiners
MRSP: $29.99. Available: Fall 2017.
Rescue Bots
Rescue Bots only got a passing mention in the slideshow, but that's to be expected with the older-fan aim of the presentation. It shared floorspace with the rest of the Playskool Heroes product.
- Rescan Assortment
The new "default" size class sees the return of old favorites, plus new team members!
Forged to Fight Preview Event
Notes
- Attendees were given small bottles of water to drink while there. These bottles were labeled with My Little Pony characters or Robots in Disguise Bumblebee.
