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Title: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: rtattles on January 25, 2012, 09:41:46 AM
Hey guys,
My friend found 2 new ponies for me in the stores today. I was excited at first, but come to think of it.... isn't Hasbro kind of stingy to only release 2 new ponies while the rest are repeats!? I am glad to see ponies like Rarity back again because she's an awesome custom bait, and who can ever get sick of Fluttershy? We didn't get much of wave 3, so I am glad to be able to see more Fluttershy with light pink hair in stores.
 
Still, REALLY? Only 2 new ponies after not getting anything new since November in Singapore? All we got was the Snowcatcher set. I love Snowcatcher but 3 months of wait is kind of disappointing ... . We didn't even see Luna or Celestia anywhere.
 
I'm not an accessory collector, so I only got my friend to get these two for me. I think pink unicorns are pretty, but aren't we getting a little too many of this colour? Let's see Starbeam, Sweetie Swirl, Twinkle Shine and Lulu Luck. Now, Cherry Pie.
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Will be nice to see a yellow and aqua uni in the near future. I thought the pegasus looked odd at first and on closer inspection, I realised she's got the Pinkie Pie eyes instead of what is regularly used on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. OoooOOOooo.. Hasbro got creative with the heads!
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Flitter on January 25, 2012, 10:05:22 AM
Oh my gosh, I think this is the first I've seen of someone finding them in stores!  :whoa:
(and yes only these 2 new ones this wave of singles as far as I know.)
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: rtattles on January 25, 2012, 10:13:16 AM
Oh my gosh, I think this is the first I've seen of someone finding them in stores!  :whoa:
(and yes only these 2 new ones this wave of singles as far as I know.)

Oh I didn't know that. I have read about people finding the Mane 6 with the travelling luggages, and assumed they would have found these 2 as well. Funny, because I almost bought these 2 off the Chinese Taobao website that charges more expensive than if I get them retail. I guess I won't bother buying anything off there then, just in case more ponies start hitting the stores.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Bag of Magic Food on January 25, 2012, 10:41:12 AM
Ahh, now I need to find a picture of Diamond Rose's backcard story that isn't obscured by light!
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Post by: kittybethy on January 25, 2012, 11:12:10 AM
I would love to find them!
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Moon_Dancer on January 25, 2012, 11:20:21 AM
Wow, Diamond Rose is so pretty!
Congrats on finding them:D
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Post by: Sora on January 25, 2012, 11:23:35 AM
Wow, I love Diamond Rose! I hope they start turning up in other places too soon.
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Post by: Scraleos on January 25, 2012, 11:27:22 AM
Did they come with a different insert?
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Post by: michelle53 on January 25, 2012, 12:03:15 PM
New ponies to seek out!  Oooohhhhh I loves me the thrill of the hunt:)  They are both so pretty and I can't wait to get my little mitts on them.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: SweetTune on January 25, 2012, 12:06:48 PM
I'm glad to see them in their packaging. Plus, I like that they come with a bonus DVD that is not "The Ticket master."
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Attercop on January 25, 2012, 12:12:55 PM
I think it's like when they only released Lily Blossom and Cheerilee and it will only be a wave 2 kind of thing. I bet we see more new ponies for wave 3.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Chi on January 25, 2012, 12:25:35 PM
I'm probably just going to buy Diamond Rose so I can have one with the cutie mark on both sides. (I bought one of eBay when she was still a "prototype" and it's on the opposite side of the official product.)
I guess this wave is like the wave 2 also. I hope next wave brings Minty, augggh. ; o; Also why did they randomly decide to keep Cherry Pie with the raised leg..? That seems strange.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: partypony566 on January 25, 2012, 12:28:20 PM
Wow I wonder why they did that! :/
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Bag of Magic Food on January 25, 2012, 12:52:46 PM
I'm glad to see them in their packaging. Plus, I like that they come with a bonus DVD that is not "The Ticket master."
But does this mean that we're going to see a dozen more ponies all packaged with "Applebuck Season", and then we'll see a whole bunch of "Griffon the Brush-Off"s next year?  I'm sure it's cheap to make a batch of just one episode at a time, but I think they could sell a lot more if there were more of a "Gotta catch 'em all" aspect to the DVD cartoons in addition to the toys they come with, and there doesn't seem to be a danger of making more unique ponies than episodes at this point anyway.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Neon Sparkle on January 25, 2012, 01:01:07 PM
I'm not sure if it's already been pointed out, but has anyone noticed all of the new wave stuff actually says "Friendship is Magic" under the logo?
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: TE_Starflower on January 25, 2012, 01:10:33 PM
The weird thing for me is, I have seen all six ponies with luggage of the mane cast, so does that mean there are 8 ponies to this wave and I just keep missing the new ones in stores?
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: hathorcat on January 25, 2012, 01:37:26 PM
The weird thing for me is, I have seen all six ponies with luggage of the mane cast, so does that mean there are 8 ponies to this wave and I just keep missing the new ones in stores?

No I think the first wave this year is all 6 of the original ponies and then the second wave of this year is Diamond Rose, Cherry Pie and then 4 of the main 6...
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 25, 2012, 01:50:37 PM
Dear Hasbro,

Just so you know, the universe will not implode in on itself if a pony with a body color other than purple or pink does not immediately grow pink and/or purple hair.

Love,
Your Fan
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Bag of Magic Food on January 25, 2012, 01:57:05 PM
I thought the pegasus looked odd at first and on closer inspection, I realised she's got the Pinkie Pie eyes instead of what is regularly used on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. OoooOOOooo.. Hasbro got creative with the heads!
It's just too bad that unicorns can share faces with only two main characters rather than four, so we may never see a unicorn with round eyes.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: StrawberryReef on January 25, 2012, 01:57:53 PM
I'm pretty sure this is the new waves..

Wave 5
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Wave 6 (pretty sure this will be released with and without dvd since I've seen Cherry Pie/Diamond rose MIB without DVD too)
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Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: MANIMAL! on January 25, 2012, 02:07:03 PM
Didn't Hasbro say there would be something like forty characters released in the first year? Where did that go?
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Post by: StrawberryReef on January 25, 2012, 02:08:00 PM
Didn't Hasbro say there would be something like forty characters released in the first year? Where did that go?

maybe if you include blind bag characters...
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: gravitationaltim on January 25, 2012, 02:25:52 PM
I'm glad there's a new unicorn! But yeah, I would've liked more than just 2 unique ponies coming out, I get real excited to see what new cutie marks and color combination there are, and it is a little upsetting to see another pink unicorn. I'm still waiting to find blind bags in my Wal-Mart, now I'll be looking for these guys too! So far we've only found Pinkie's train set.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: shabbychicdee on January 25, 2012, 04:11:28 PM
I think it's like when they only released Lily Blossom and Cheerilee and it will only be a wave 2 kind of thing. I bet we see more new ponies for wave 3.

now theres a thought, how exciting now, i reckon they will do that.
btw
awesome find yay to you to be the first on the arena to find them in shops, oh fingers crossed they will make it here soon.......need new ponies
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: will2Bfree on January 25, 2012, 04:58:18 PM
Congratulations on getting the two new ponies! I was also a little upset we were only getting two new ones, but Soull's comment makes sense. Hopefully the next few waves will be full of really good ones.

Dear Hasbro,

Just so you know, the universe will not implode in on itself if a pony with a body color other than purple or pink does not immediately grow pink and/or purple hair.

Love,
Your Fan

Agreed! I'm planning on buying Diamond Rose anyways, but I'm getting really sick of pink. I know a lot of people here like pink, and I'm not trying to hurt any feelings, but I really feel that it's time for a little more variety (aka - pinkless) ponies. Little girls aren't so insecure that they have to have pink on everything they own to prove they're feminine enough and pink is not every little girls favorite color. I've actually seen many more adults whose favorite color is pink than children. Obviously, I'd never expect them to do away with the color completely, but they don't have to weasel it on to every new pony.

You're right about the purple too. Now that I think back on it, they have also used a lot of that color. It doesn't bother me nearly as much as the pink, but I can understand wanting a little change from that, as well.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: TickledPink on January 25, 2012, 05:55:28 PM
I'm actually glad there are only 2 new ponies with this wave, my wallet can't handle anymore! :lmao:
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: scarletjul on January 25, 2012, 05:58:39 PM
*want*  I'm a little sad that there's only only two in this wave (c'mon Hasbro!) but I suppose I shouldn't complain, since wave 4 had so many new ponies. (4? 6?) 

In either case, I still think Diamond Rose and Cherry Pie are both pretty and I'll probably be buying both of them. Congrats on finding them!  :)
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: DazzleKitty on January 25, 2012, 07:31:07 PM
I will agree it's really stingy to have only two new ponies in this wave (and for two waves in a row to have the primarily the main six).

But I AM glad that someone has found them! And I think it's great they are FINALLY switching the heads up and we have a pegasus with a different eye style. I'd like to see them switch up the unicorn eye styles a bit too.

Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: SDstang on January 25, 2012, 08:31:03 PM
all this pink is getting to me I am honestly not a fan of pink and as a little girl I didn't like pink.  now my collection is starting to look way too pink. I would be thrilled to see some purple ponies.  also they shades of pink are all too close together sept for Cherilee. I hate to complain but when you look at all the other gens you never see THAT much pink. sorry for the rant, and I am glad they are just the 2 ponies my wallet is much happy.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: LadyMoondancer on January 25, 2012, 08:44:48 PM
Oh my GOD, Hasbro, stop putting the DVDs IN FRONT OF THE PONIES!   It looks so trashy!

Oh, I finally get the suitcase thing . . . it's supposed to make you want to buy the train playset.  Because they're "going on a trip."   And then, in case you didn't get the hint, they put traintracks on the back of the card.  OH HASBRO, YOU SO SUBTLE.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Kalavista on January 25, 2012, 08:48:26 PM
At least we now have a pink unicorn with a bent foot!! LOL

Now then.... YELLOW UNICORN?????????? pleeeeeeease Hasbro? :heart:
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: plusleg1rl on January 26, 2012, 06:21:28 AM
I think pink unicorns are pretty, but aren't we getting a little too many of this colour? Let's see Starbeam, Sweetie Swirl, Twinkle Shine and Lulu Luck. Now, Cherry Pie.
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Will be nice to see a yellow and aqua uni in the near future. I thought the pegasus looked odd at first and on closer inspection, I realised she's got the Pinkie Pie eyes instead of what is regularly used on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. OoooOOOooo.. Hasbro got creative with the heads!

I thinks pink and white ponies are the most common colors in FiM toys. I can't wait to have those non-mane cuties in my hands. And im still money broken to afford them T.T
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: Dragonflitter on January 26, 2012, 07:20:21 AM
all this pink is getting to me I am honestly not a fan of pink and as a little girl I didn't like pink.  now my collection is starting to look way too pink. I would be thrilled to see some purple ponies.  also they shades of pink are all too close together sept for Cherilee. I hate to complain but when you look at all the other gens you never see THAT much pink. sorry for the rant, and I am glad they are just the 2 ponies my wallet is much happy.

I agree but as someone whose collection is primarily G3's, I can tell you Hasbro has been doing this since 2003. Pink/purple ponies very much outweigh all other colors, and there's barely any variety with the shades, with white coming in behind that (and usually white ones have pink/purple as the mane/tail color). Sigh.

And then, in case you didn't get the hint, they put traintracks on the back of the card.  OH HASBRO, YOU SO SUBTLE.

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Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: plusleg1rl on January 26, 2012, 07:48:48 AM
all this pink is getting to me I am honestly not a fan of pink and as a little girl I didn't like pink.  now my collection is starting to look way too pink. I would be thrilled to see some purple ponies.  also they shades of pink are all too close together sept for Cherilee. I hate to complain but when you look at all the other gens you never see THAT much pink. sorry for the rant, and I am glad they are just the 2 ponies my wallet is much happy.

I agree but as someone whose collection is primarily G3's, I can tell you Hasbro has been doing this since 2003. Pink/purple ponies very much outweigh all other colors, and there's barely any variety with the shades, with white coming in behind that (and usually white ones have pink/purple as the mane/tail color). Sigh.

And then, in case you didn't get the hint, they put traintracks on the back of the card.  OH HASBRO, YOU SO SUBTLE.

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I think Pink has 17 ponies and white is 2nd with 9 ponies (counting playful and blindbag characters). Most used colors in FiM toy line. Im counting all the released ones by date.
Title: Re: So... only 2 new ponies with the newest wave of ponies?
Post by: CadePony on January 26, 2012, 08:34:17 AM
OMG... I knew Diamond Rose was going to be in the same wave as the Mane 6 with the luggage, but I didn't know that there was another new Pony in that wave as well.

Must hunt these two down!
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