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Title: G5 assumptions
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on August 24, 2013, 03:37:22 PM
does anyone know what G5 will be like? I want to know.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: PandaBerryInSpace on August 24, 2013, 03:40:17 PM
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 24, 2013, 03:43:50 PM
Well there is no end to G4 yet so I wouldnt even know when G5 will be made.

The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.

XD *snorfle*
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Alipes on August 24, 2013, 03:43:56 PM
The heads will also be twice the size of their bodies, and each pony comes with four boots.  When you take the boots off it turns out they don't have hooves, just pegs!  :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: louiselovesbagsandshoes on August 24, 2013, 03:45:23 PM
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.
Hahahahaha!!! x  :lmao:  And they will be all head - no body.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Mlphammy on August 24, 2013, 03:50:38 PM
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.
They will also have 1 strand of hair for a tail, and will be 1" tall.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Alipes on August 24, 2013, 03:57:42 PM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: zora on August 24, 2013, 04:17:45 PM
looooool :D will they also get tons of clothes, various shoes and make up? :D
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rybett on August 24, 2013, 04:34:18 PM
Yes, but three mismatched shoes per pony...
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dewprincess on August 24, 2013, 04:51:51 PM
Don't forget the ultra rare variants with paint rubs and mis-stamped eyes and cutie marks in every shipment!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 24, 2013, 05:17:47 PM
and they will only be three characters used over and over and over again, with the addition of one new character per year
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: SALTY5621 on August 24, 2013, 05:29:56 PM
i think youre all forgetting the art for the show will all be done in MSPaint
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 24, 2013, 05:38:43 PM
Your favorite characters will only be available in limited edtion RARE HTF DONTEVENTHINKOFLOOKINGFORTHEM invisible crystal edition
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: SALTY5621 on August 24, 2013, 05:39:57 PM
and they will only be stocked in 1 store
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 24, 2013, 05:40:56 PM
But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: SALTY5621 on August 24, 2013, 05:44:32 PM
and the regular ponies with no accessories will cost $20
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 24, 2013, 05:44:54 PM
Oh and all of the main characters will either start out as princesses or become one :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: SALTY5621 on August 24, 2013, 05:49:37 PM
lets not forget that the most annoying and boring ponies will become "fan favourites"
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: zora on August 24, 2013, 05:53:10 PM
and all accessoiries will be made of paper ^^ AND you have to cut it out and fold them by yourself :D
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Navi on August 24, 2013, 05:57:04 PM
and all accessoiries will be made of paper ^^ AND you have to cut it out and fold them by yourself :D

There will also be special edition ponies that are just a sheet of plain paper that you origami into a horse.  :P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Prince Primbrose on August 24, 2013, 06:25:04 PM
The regular ponies will be about an inch and a half tall, with four plugs of hair. Shoes sold separately and in bulk.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Shenanigans on August 24, 2013, 06:26:14 PM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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(No, I'm not bored, why would you ask?  :lol: )

:lmao:

As much as I love the FiM show, I really hope there's no show for G5. That way they won't feel as if they have to keep the main characters on the shelf at all times. Bring back the G1 and G3 variety! :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rosette on August 24, 2013, 06:28:56 PM

The heads will also be twice the size of their bodies, and each pony comes with four boots.  When you take the boots off it turns out they don't have hooves, just pegs!  :lol:

Hahaha!!  Yes.  Just pegs.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: achab1984 on August 24, 2013, 06:35:04 PM
I don't want to even think what they would look like if it does come to that. I wish they would turn back to more like the G1 and G3 ponies. But then that is just me :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on August 24, 2013, 06:42:13 PM
they'll stand upright and walk on their back feet.... wait.  Has Bro DON'T READ THIS THREAD!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: diamondshy on August 24, 2013, 06:56:17 PM
Don't forget the ultra rare variants with paint rubs and mis-stamped eyes and cutie marks in every shipment!

Technically every pony is a variant now,  what with unique seams, paint errors, and missing hair plugs on everyone!  Such a bummer for those who get a flawless variant-free pony, though.   :(

(Oh man I love G4 but this thread is the best)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sugar on August 24, 2013, 06:58:03 PM
Don't forget - there will only be five main characters (seven for G3, six for G4, seems a logical progression... :whistle: ) and that's all the ponies that will ever be released.  Ever.  In endless waves of slightly different (ooo look, Apple Sparkle is smiling slightly more in this wave!).

And with extra factory dirt for special chase ponies...
:cloud:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Aquatic Neon on August 24, 2013, 07:07:50 PM
Lol this thread is so funny! I was laughing at a lot of these. There will never be a G5 let Fim live forever! Anyways if there ever was G5 I would hope much darker mature show with terrifying villains and epic adventures like G1 and G4! Or they will ruin it with newborn uglies and the whole show consists of three characters rereleased over and over again with a different colored brush everytime!!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 24, 2013, 07:08:01 PM
These ponies will have a spin off where they turn into beavers.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Prince Primbrose on August 24, 2013, 07:11:48 PM
Can't wait to collect all the half-painted solid plastic pony-beavers!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 24, 2013, 07:15:59 PM
These ponies will have a spin off where they turn into beavers.

Don't forget the exclusive MLP fan fair pony! A repainted G4 Rainbow Dash with a plastic hat.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Bow Tie on August 24, 2013, 07:18:58 PM
lets not forget that the most annoying and boring ponies will become "fan favourites"

The main characters will be the fan favorites. ;D
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Violet CLM on August 24, 2013, 07:59:56 PM
All effort will be put into creation of a TV show, a web presence, etc., and the production of physical toys and other merchandise will be left entirely to other companies.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MonstarNomNom on August 24, 2013, 08:00:18 PM
I think once the popularity of G4 dies with the trend Hasbro will try desperately to get the popularity back once again and will go crashing down as the obsession consumes them. :( but....I would love to be proven wrong xD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 24, 2013, 08:03:09 PM
These ponies will have a spin off where they turn into beavers.

 :snicker: :haha: yes, that it.



Post Merge: August 24, 2013, 08:05:10 PM

they'll stand upright and walk on their back feet.... wait.  Has Bro DON'T READ THIS THREAD!

oh no, hasbro will be reading this and getting ideas for the next gen ..........they will be stealing our ideas guys  :lookround:



Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 24, 2013, 08:08:04 PM
I almost forgot! Each pony toy will weigh 5 lbs due to the large head size :P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: spottedslug on August 24, 2013, 08:09:44 PM
Cats... they will be cats. ;)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Prince Primbrose on August 24, 2013, 08:12:43 PM
No more symbols or eye paint, too expensive!. Each pony comes with a small marker for the child to draw everything on the pony.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 24, 2013, 08:21:30 PM
Limited edition ponies will be released of true fan favorites, however, they're only available in plastic easter eggs buried deep inside the series' least popular character "Larry the Leperous Lobster." 5 eggs per 10,000 lobster plush will provide fans the only character they care about getting that isn't part of a core 7
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Mermaid on August 24, 2013, 09:05:23 PM
The new fan base is called "cronies" FYI just saw it on reddit!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: CrystalMist on August 24, 2013, 09:46:54 PM
And, lets not forget the new annoying fans who call themselves PBLCU, short for Pony Bakery Lovers Center United.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sunshine on August 24, 2013, 10:27:48 PM
After reading this thread, all I can say is...

 :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Cherry_Sunset on August 24, 2013, 10:59:59 PM
And the SDCC exclusives will be limited to one, and that one pony will be the size of a blind bag, weigh 20 pounds, and the bulk of that weight will be the glitter, Swavorski crystals, and head size! And you have to pay 20 more dollars if you want her to have any accessories. And what's that? It's the same character that's been released 5 thousand times already?

I'm loving this thread a lot more than I should be  :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Raindrop on August 24, 2013, 11:18:44 PM
they'll stand upright and walk on their back feet.... wait. 

Aren't they already doing this?  Honestly, I think Equestria Girls might be evolve into G5.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: lovebeam on August 24, 2013, 11:21:55 PM
But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.

omg that is so hilarious!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dainty on August 24, 2013, 11:38:31 PM
Well, they've decided to keep going with humanoid ponies! Except to save on plastic, they're not going to be sculpting ears. And you know, gotta be sexy, so they gave them big lips and long lashes.
Check out this concept art!
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( ;) not my picture)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ZennaBug on August 24, 2013, 11:40:02 PM
But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.

:like:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rachel-Eyes on August 25, 2013, 12:11:11 AM
But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I am CRYING!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: saikune on August 25, 2013, 12:18:21 AM
But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I am CRYING!
Good thing you've got that vial, then!  :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rachel-Eyes on August 25, 2013, 12:26:52 AM
The collector vial has a lock on it that won't catch happy tears or tears of laughter though. Hasbro is way too prepared for that.

It will still catch tears from allergies though, because at least we are still miserable.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 25, 2013, 12:38:07 AM
:lmao: I did NOT expect this content for this thread when I clicked in here! So glad I did! :lol:

I predict G5 will no longer have exclusive toys in TRU or Target, that's too mainstream! The exclusives will only go to tiny toyshops in the far corners of the globe where ebay doesn't exist. We'll have to hire a team of sherpas and donkeys to trek into these dangerous regions and bring out these rare exclusives for us. :P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 25, 2013, 12:46:04 AM
Michael Bay will be making the movies
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Shiverdam on August 25, 2013, 12:46:49 AM
-All toys will be sold in literal underground markets. In order to enter you must recite the praises of Hasbro's Godliness in your life.
-Every pony MUST be flawed. Think you see a perfect one? Think again! There a gaping hole in her underside! :D Also she costs $45.
-Every pony is a goddamn princess.
-No boy ponies anymore. Boys are just a fantasy created by the outside world. There are no boys in Ponyland.
-All fan artwork, music, and animation in tribute to G5 will be claimed and profited by Hasbro. Their creators will be seized and made into slaves for the company. MORE FLAWS.
-At least 20% of your paycheck must be spent on pony.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 25, 2013, 01:40:43 AM

GUYS YOU ARE KILLING ME :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *falls over*


But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.
and they will only be stocked in 1 store
i think youre all forgetting the art for the show will all be done in MSPaint
Don't forget the ultra rare variants with paint rubs and mis-stamped eyes and cutie marks in every shipment!
Yes, but three mismatched shoes per pony...
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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(No, I'm not bored, why would you ask?  :lol: )
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.
They will also have 1 strand of hair for a tail, and will be 1" tall.

Post Merge: August 25, 2013, 01:43:20 AM

and all accessoiries will be made of paper ^^ AND you have to cut it out and fold them by yourself :D

There will also be special edition ponies that are just a sheet of plain paper that you origami into a horse.  :P
These ponies will have a spin off where they turn into beavers.

Stop iiiiiiiiiiiiiit :haha: :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Whippycorn on August 25, 2013, 02:39:44 AM
:yikes: Apple Sparkle! I already need my vial.

I don't think they'll bother with multiple ponies, they'll just release her over and over with different shoe-hooves each time.   :lol:

...please Hasbro spies, remember that this is the 'what not to do' thread!  >_<
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 25, 2013, 03:10:47 AM
Michael Bay will be making the movies

It scares me how much this is a possibility. LOL

Oh and Twilight Sparkle will be played by Rhianna!

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Midnight_Dream on August 25, 2013, 05:42:49 AM
and all accessoiries will be made of paper ^^ AND you have to cut it out and fold them by yourself :D

There will also be special edition ponies that are just a sheet of plain paper that you origami into a horse.  :P

And for an extra $10 you get cardboard which you can fold into a box for your origami horse, it comes with flakes of swarovski crystals in it to make it extra special!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: BowtieG1 on August 25, 2013, 06:13:45 AM
This thread is killing me x3...

In all seriousness though, I do have high hopes for G5. I hope that Hasbro will realize the collectors aren't liking what they're seeing and go back to a G3 sort of style.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rybett on August 25, 2013, 06:32:16 AM
The cut and fold accessories are black and white and come with 3 crayons to color them.   
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Spike on August 25, 2013, 06:59:31 AM
This is how I think G5 would be.

Here's my version of Fluttershy without her cutie mark. XD

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: HawaiianRain on August 25, 2013, 07:09:06 AM
G5 ponies. So small, Hasbro made them invisible. Collect them all, IF you can find them.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: BowtieG1 on August 25, 2013, 07:12:11 AM
G5 ponies, there is only one character, Apple Sparkle with 10,000 different sizes that range by half nano-meters.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: RainbowRay on August 25, 2013, 07:22:54 AM
The ponies will be mostly a huge head and long legs, with a tiny body somewhere in between. (If the pony has wings... they can just come out the back of her head or something. Who needs bodies?) Also, they have massive ears.

At least 50% of characters will be alicorns.

The colour green will not exist in any designs anywhere.

There will be 1 pose.

(If the muzzles keep getting smaller each generation, would G6 have inside-out muzzles? That sounds weird.)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: fireglides on August 25, 2013, 09:16:33 AM
This thread is hilarious!!!!  :haha:  :haha:  :haha:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on August 25, 2013, 09:19:24 AM
I drew a picture once of a G5 pony with one big head and one tiny body.
I keep imagining G5's to be like Littlest pet Shops, except something like Littlest Pony Shops.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 25, 2013, 09:20:48 AM
Also, G5 will not be aimed at little girls anymore. Pink ponies will not exist and ponies will only be aimed at grown men.

There will be Builder Applejacko and Electrician Twilight Sparkle. They come with a free toolkit.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 25, 2013, 09:24:57 AM
No single ponies. Ponies will only be sold as accessories to playsets sold at Ikea. Good luck putting them together!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on August 25, 2013, 09:28:34 AM
Maybe they will come in thousands of tiny pieces, and girls must use superglue to put the pieces together. It takes a month to assemble one three-inch pony out of 1,000 tiny pieces. Alicorns will have 3,000,000 1-centimeter pieces.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 25, 2013, 09:43:50 AM
Maybe they will come in thousands of tiny pieces, and girls must use superglue to put the pieces together. It takes a month to assemble one three-inch pony out of 1,000 tiny pieces. Alicorns will have 3,000,000 1-centimeter pieces.

:haha:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Roogna on August 25, 2013, 09:45:15 AM
ponies will be one solid mold in one pose. No more brushable hair. No head you can take off. No hollowness inside. In short, no way to customize except by painting the mold....but they'll have coated it with a special material that makes acrylic paint not stick but crayons and highlighters will stain forever
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Aquatic Neon on August 25, 2013, 09:49:32 AM
Only pink ponies will be released, to save money, they won't have cutie marks on either side, and they will all have numbers rather than names to save on ink on the packaging, and they use the same pose for every pony released. One wave released per year, and it's the same wave every single year.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: RainbowRay on August 25, 2013, 10:04:46 AM
...I drew a picture too. (The sloppiness of the picture represents the sloppiness of paint etc. on the toy)
Everyone, meet Princess Sweetie Dazzle. She comes with paper shoes that you cut out and stick together, and a paper crown because she's a princess of course.
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Also, G5 will not be aimed at little girls anymore. Pink ponies will not exist and ponies will only be aimed at grown men.

There will be Builder Applejacko and Electrician Twilight Sparkle. They come with a free toolkit.

I like the idea that the cartoon could get more and more manly while at the same time the toys just get more glittery, pink and tinsely lol.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 25, 2013, 10:58:42 AM
...I drew a picture too. (The sloppiness of the picture represents the sloppiness of paint etc. on the toy)
Everyone, meet Princess Sweetie Dazzle. She comes with paper shoes that you cut out and stick together, and a paper crown because she's a princess of course.
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Also, G5 will not be aimed at little girls anymore. Pink ponies will not exist and ponies will only be aimed at grown men.

There will be Builder Applejacko and Electrician Twilight Sparkle. They come with a free toolkit.

I like the idea that the cartoon could get more and more manly while at the same time the toys just get more glittery, pink and tinsely lol.

:lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on August 25, 2013, 11:06:08 AM
Everything and every character from G4 will ethier be so totally reinvented to be unrecognizeable, or be tossed out comeletely and ignored. XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rhubarbpie on August 25, 2013, 11:41:49 AM
They will only be released in countries where they are easily accessible...........like Outer Mongolia.......:(


They may as well be there now since they only seem to be released in Target and Walmart  :mad:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: partypony566 on August 25, 2013, 11:48:03 AM
They will only be released in countries where they are easily accessible...........like Outer Mongolia.......:(


They may as well be there now since they only seem to be released in Target and Walmart  :mad:

I know!!!! It's so annoying!!! :argh:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 25, 2013, 12:08:17 PM
This thread is great! :rofl:

Okay, so there will be an extra-special MOVIE where all the ponies are transported to OUTER SPACE!

There will be some sort of magic whatchamahoozie that will give all the ponies special space traveling powers.  There will be some sort of antagonist, whom they'll defeat with the power of love and friendship.  They will save the galaxy and meet all sorts of equine space aliens...lots of 'em!  TONS of different species to tie in with the toy line!

There will be a JUMBO Fashion Style Space Princess toy that will be at least $125 due to all of the flashing lights, Swarovski crystals, and  motion abilities!

edit: Lets not forget the SPACE PLAYSETS!  Like, 1,000 different playsets for each planet they visit, but each playset is the same with only a repaint and half-baked critters/accessories.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dewprincess on August 25, 2013, 12:26:45 PM
There will be a line for little Bronies like the So Soft babies, but they will be Manly Men Ponies with growing beards and chest hair and will come with free shaving razors.  The Fair exclusive will be one of these, but with bonus back hair!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 25, 2013, 12:56:18 PM
There will be Builder Applejacko and Electrician Twilight Sparkle. They come with a free toolkit.

:lmao: Yes, this wouldn't be too surprising!!

Post Merge: August 25, 2013, 12:59:08 PM

Okay, so there will be an extra-special MOVIE where all the ponies are transported to OUTER SPACE!

There will be some sort of magic whatchamahoozie that will give all the ponies special space traveling powers.  There will be some sort of antagonist, whom they'll defeat with the power of love and friendship.  They will save the galaxy and meet all sorts of equine space aliens...lots of 'em!  TONS of different species to tie in with the toy line!


If they did make a space movie, Hasbro would follow their regular pattern of not releasing any of the background characters as toys at all, just more of the same main characters with some paper space helmet accessories. XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 25, 2013, 02:46:05 PM
They will only be released in countries where they are easily accessible...........like Outer Mongolia.......:(


They may as well be there now since they only seem to be released in Target and Walmart  :mad:

I know!!!! It's so annoying!!! :argh:

yes i feel the pain too  :mad:



or they will only ever be released at target or tru and no other shops, anywhere  -_-
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Majesty on August 25, 2013, 02:51:26 PM
Well given the fact that each generation brings smaller ponies I can sort of see G5 with ponies being about the size of blind bags and still costing around $5 each.  With Hasbro it sort of wouldn't surprise me.   :rolleyes: :facepalm:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 25, 2013, 02:52:45 PM
This is how I think G5 would be.

Here's my version of Fluttershy without her cutie mark. XD

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that reminds me, when i was at the Doctors, my little girl bought her big fluttershy plushy (you know the one with the felt/material hair) and he said "don't forget your rabbit............or whatever it is"  :lookround:  :rofl:
in all seriousness i am so scared they will do away with the cutie marks  -_-
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 25, 2013, 03:18:26 PM

in all seriousness i am so scared they will do away with the cutie marks  -_-

In G5, they will do away with cutie marks AND eyes! After all, to paint a plastic toy, it's just not cost effective! :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rybett on August 25, 2013, 03:18:52 PM
It's Flutter Hop!!!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 25, 2013, 04:47:54 PM
Michael Bay will be making the movies

It scares me how much this is a possibility. LOL

Oh and Twilight Sparkle will be played by Rhianna!



and there would be a lot of cleavage for the guys



or



they would look like this :P

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i love this picture
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 25, 2013, 04:54:19 PM


they would look like this :P

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i love this picture

OMG, that is so amazing!  Rainbow Dash = fighter jet, Fluttershy = pet adoption van, Pinkie Pie = party confetti cannon, Spike = gem drilling machine, Twilight = Magic Bookmobile, Rarity = FASHION POLICE XD, Apple Jack = tanker truck filled with apple cider, and Celestia...something really big with missles and flashing lights...and, and, and...uh...I dunno, but she'd have a crown too!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 25, 2013, 05:13:01 PM
:lol: omg love it, i would buy them  :lookround:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Emfen on August 25, 2013, 05:16:06 PM
Since there will be a space themed film about them, a safe bet is that there will be a toy line were they all turn into spacemen or space girls.

EDIT: They would look like these; This is Star Sparkle. She loves galactic travelling but also looking fabulous!
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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 25, 2013, 05:40:58 PM
Since there will be a space themed film about them, a safe bet is that there will be a toy line were they all turn into spacemen or space girls.

EDIT: They would look like these; This is Star Sparkle. She loves galactic travelling but also looking fabulous!
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Must have Star Sparkle! OMG, and she comes with a ray gun that shoots out HAPPY BEAMS! XD

Post Merge: August 25, 2013, 05:42:57 PM

OMG, I laughed so hard that now I need to poop :rofl:

That should be part of the G5 marketing: "You'll love them so much, you'll poop!"
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Roogna on August 25, 2013, 07:32:24 PM
I would actually buy the transformers LOL!
seriously!
definitely over the Equestria Girls things
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Diamond on August 25, 2013, 07:52:28 PM
Ah but you all miss the point! 

Minty shall have her revenge, all ponies will only be mint green and be candy themed.  There will be no pink or any other color pony.  Every pony shall come with socks, and a pair of socks for the person rich enough to afford her to wear as well.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 25, 2013, 08:11:59 PM
LOL, yes!  Friendship is Magic: MINTY'S REVENGE!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Diamond on August 25, 2013, 08:26:43 PM
Heck she is still stung from not being in the first bore 6, then to get passed over for the new bore core, it is just too much for our sock loving pony to bear.  She goes on a rampage and covers all the ponies in mint green and makes them all wear socks!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 26, 2013, 07:45:14 AM
The theme song will be sung by Taylor Swift. 
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Lyra on August 26, 2013, 08:18:42 AM
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They will also have 1 strand of hair for a tail, and will be 1" tall.

...I can unfortunately see this happening already!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: reanna-mator on August 26, 2013, 09:08:19 AM
The age of physical ponies will be over-- Hasbro will now create iPonies that are completely virtual, and you will be able to decorate them with accessories and clothes, paper doll style, and store them on your virtual shelf.

Don't think that'll make it easy to collect every one-- certain ponies will only be available to purchase with real money at certain times, leading collectors to stalk the storefront page hitting Refresh all day!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rhubarbpie on August 26, 2013, 09:18:15 AM
The age of physical ponies will be over-- Hasbro will now create iPonies that are completely virtual, and you will be able to decorate them with accessories and clothes, paper doll style, and store them on your virtual shelf.

Don't think that'll make it easy to collect every one-- certain ponies will only be available to purchase with real money at certain times, leading collectors to stalk the storefront page hitting Refresh all day!

That sounds scarily like Farmville!!!  I used to "breed" the horses on there years ago, it got very very expensive  :( so I had to stop  :cry:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: reanna-mator on August 26, 2013, 09:22:13 AM
The age of physical ponies will be over-- Hasbro will now create iPonies that are completely virtual, and you will be able to decorate them with accessories and clothes, paper doll style, and store them on your virtual shelf.

Don't think that'll make it easy to collect every one-- certain ponies will only be available to purchase with real money at certain times, leading collectors to stalk the storefront page hitting Refresh all day!

That sounds scarily like Farmville!!!  I used to "breed" the horses on there years ago, it got very very expensive  :( so I had to stop  :cry:

Actually I came up with the idea thinking of my many years playing Neopets, but at least back then there was no real currency involved. XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: June on August 26, 2013, 09:27:46 AM
They will be making only blindbag like ponies, but using only one mold and painting them in different combinations of primary colours.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 26, 2013, 10:04:01 AM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Galactica on August 26, 2013, 10:28:51 AM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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OMG- this is actually so cute, lol-  she looks so HAPPY!   

I'd probably also get the My Little Transformers- those are kinda awesome  :biggrin:

My guess though is that they will look more like these guys though- with puffs for hair instead of nylon, and possibly with an anthro angle.   ;)

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 26, 2013, 12:23:49 PM
OMG mlp's and trolls combining. are these real? i kind of like them. at first i thought i saw sunset shimmer and celestia at the top there, trixie there at the bottom and the new look pinkie pie in the middle of the bottom.
oh crikey troll hair shining armor might be the start of things to come

i just googled them and they are everywhere, where have i been.....living under a huge mlp rock :P
i really like them btw
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 26, 2013, 12:24:54 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.

Or Princess.

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: reanna-mator on August 26, 2013, 12:36:20 PM
OMG mlp's and trolls combining. are these real? i kind of like them. at first i thought i saw sunset shimmer and celestia at the top there, trixie there at the bottom and the new look pinkie pie in the middle of the bottom.
oh crikey troll hair shining armor might be the start of things to come

i just googled them and they are everywhere, where have i been.....living under a huge mlp rock :P
i really like them btw

Those are Zelfs, and they're pretty darn cute. I've got a couple of them. :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Violet CLM on August 26, 2013, 12:42:59 PM
honestly I would love a pony version of Neopets
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: reanna-mator on August 26, 2013, 12:44:37 PM
honestly I would love a pony version of Neopets

As long as it's totally free. Between the actual toys and the phone game, that's quite enough spending real money on pony stuff. XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: StoryDreamer on August 26, 2013, 12:52:38 PM
I want a pony tamogotchi!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 26, 2013, 12:56:20 PM
I want ponies in my cereal!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: RainbowRay on August 26, 2013, 01:01:34 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.

Or Princess.

The main character will be called Princess Sparkle-Dazzle and toys and merch of her will be EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape Princess Sparkle-Dazzle.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 26, 2013, 01:06:56 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.



Or Princess.

The main character will be called Princess Sparkle-Dazzle and toys and merch of her will be EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape Princess Sparkle-Dazzle.

Wait, even better: Princess Sparkle-Dazzle-Glitterbella-Sprinkles XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Deep Purple Crystal on August 26, 2013, 01:38:35 PM
There will be ponies with real laser eyes, who battle space aliens shaped like coyotes, and in one episode, Princess Cutie Pie does the hokey-pokey with Peg Bowen on Jupiter.
Ponies will have no head or legs, just a plain brown body.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ponygirl74 on August 26, 2013, 01:42:37 PM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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That made my day - ROTFLOL

Post Merge: August 26, 2013, 02:01:31 PM

There will be a line for little Bronies like the So Soft babies, but they will be Manly Men Ponies with growing beards and chest hair and will come with free shaving razors.  The Fair exclusive will be one of these, but with bonus back hair!
LOL! :shocked:

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I would actually buy the transformers LOL!
seriously!
definitely over the Equestria Girls things
Same here.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 26, 2013, 03:50:39 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.



Or Princess.

The main character will be called Princess Sparkle-Dazzle and toys and merch of her will be EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape Princess Sparkle-Dazzle.

Wait, even better: Princess Sparkle-Dazzle-Glitterbella-Sprinkles XD

Love it! :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 26, 2013, 04:04:10 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.



Or Princess.

The main character will be called Princess Sparkle-Dazzle and toys and merch of her will be EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape Princess Sparkle-Dazzle.

Wait, even better: Princess Sparkle-Dazzle-Glitterbella-Sprinkles XD

guys you forgot Swirl, you got to have Swirl somewhere in there :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on August 26, 2013, 04:14:14 PM
These ponies will all be packaged with random snap on limbs and you need to collect and swap all limbs to make a pony the manes and tails will be sold separately.  Some of them will be super common and others will be so rare you have to sell your soul to get one.  All accessories will be the same way and any play sets will all be mail order one part at a time with limited quantities and if you miss out too bad. The points for them will have random values and only be put on the box of every 777 ponies and will blend in with the rest of the packaging. 
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LittleSpiffy on August 26, 2013, 05:18:00 PM
Princess Sparkle-SWIRL-Dazzle-Glitterbella-APPLE-Sprinkles :rofl:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Spike on August 29, 2013, 01:41:09 AM
honestly I would love a pony version of Neopets

Lol pony version of Neopets XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: liely on August 29, 2013, 05:38:40 AM
OMG- this is actually so cute, lol-  she looks so HAPPY!   
I'd probably also get the My Little Transformers- those are kinda awesome  :biggrin:
My guess though is that they will look more like these guys though- with puffs for hair instead of nylon, and possibly with an anthro angle.   ;)
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Cute little trolls  :inlove:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 29, 2013, 05:49:51 AM
If ponies went to Anthros then to me they wouldn't be ponies any more...
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Kalavista on August 29, 2013, 09:32:41 AM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Radiance on August 29, 2013, 09:49:44 AM
I need that collectible vial for collector's tears now!

I predict there will be only one G5 pony, in one pose only. Princess Sparkle Dazzle Pie Shy Swirl Glitter Belle will come in Hasbro's newest color- Retina Burning Pink! She'll wear a paper crown but you'll have to cut down the tree, grind it up & make the paper yourself, she'll have random glitter applied all over, no symbol, 2 horns, 6 wings, and no hair. The Fair pony will be a special color change edition, changing from Retina Burning Pink to Eye Melting Pinker, but only the bitter tears of G1 collectors will make her change colors.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Kalavista on August 29, 2013, 10:01:36 AM
I need the collectible tear vial too!!!

Y'all are being WAY too nice with your pictures. They're way too cute. I'm envisioning this... pardon the awful drawing...

* Red stripper heels cuz ponies are SEXAY NOW
* tiny sprigs of hair, easy to care for
* no body, too expensive.
* large eyes so IT CAN SEE YOU
* solid plastic! no customs allowed!

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 29, 2013, 10:04:59 AM
Oh geez, I thought this thread had finally died down XD Boy was I wrong. It just keeps getting better and better :rofl:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 29, 2013, 10:25:33 AM
Oh geez, I thought this thread had finally died down XD Boy was I wrong. It just keeps getting better and better :rofl:

IT WILL NEVER DIE
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 29, 2013, 10:43:38 AM
I can see it now... sparkle pie popping up pinkie style saying "forever"
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on August 29, 2013, 10:50:36 AM
Whatever ponies come out for G5, I predict fans will create elborate background stories about the characters that have nothing to do with thier potrayal on the show, and come up with names for the characters and get angry that when Hasbro finally makes the chracters into toy form, they create thier own names instead of using the awesome-super-kewel-fan-names that everyone knows are better! X_x
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: cyanide on August 29, 2013, 12:16:31 PM
I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).

Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: June on August 29, 2013, 12:23:14 PM
Twilight actually looks legit XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 29, 2013, 12:24:13 PM
Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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AHHH MY EYES :faint:


(Interesting though, I totally never noticed that Sunset Shimmer is one of the few EG's whose body color doesn't match her pony form!)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Kalavista on August 29, 2013, 12:35:38 PM
I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).

Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAa!!!!!!!!! that is AWESOME! also horrible and frightening!!
:lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on August 29, 2013, 04:20:52 PM
I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).

Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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That... is the creepiest thing I have ever seen, yet I could so totally see them doing it! XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: phoenixsoul85 on August 29, 2013, 04:27:20 PM
I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).

Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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Ahhhh!  Scary, yet Twilight's head and body actually seem to color match for once.  Improvement?
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rosencrantz on August 29, 2013, 05:43:25 PM
Please, please god can we stop using the word sexy or trampy or whatever term you use to describe ponies negative or positive because it is CREEPING ME OUT. Who looks at a toy horse and thinks 'Clearly, they are hot to trot'

Speaking of creeping me out:

I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).

Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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I've seen those in my nightmares.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on August 29, 2013, 06:40:26 PM
now not only will they look like the above pic they will also be talking too....
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Winter Bones on August 29, 2013, 09:19:40 PM
I need these in my life.


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Along with this.

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Don't judge me.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Foxtale on August 29, 2013, 09:26:35 PM
O.--    Man pony? !!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G5 will not be tangible figures.... only online ponies you pay for with real money!!O.O
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Tropical_Sunset on August 29, 2013, 10:06:04 PM
Oh my gosh. 

I just read through this thread for the first time and I did not expect the content to be anything like this.   It was NOT easy to stifle my laughter constantly so as not to wake up my husband.  I love everything I've read here, although a pony with back hair and ponies that make you poop slogan might just be my favorite suggestions. XD

 Also the idea of having to draw on the eyes and cutiemark yourself.  The DIY cutiemark-less pony will come packaged in an opaque box because, as we all know, ponies only need cutie marks on the sides that face out in the packaging.  So if you can't SEE the pony through the packaging at all, then the ponies don't need cutiemarks!     OBVIOUSLY. 
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Winter Bones on August 29, 2013, 10:50:03 PM
O.--    Man pony? !!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G5 will not be tangible figures.... only online ponies you pay for with real money!!O.O

I give even myself nightmares sometimes...

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Foxtale on August 30, 2013, 05:26:21 PM
OneWingChangeling- I can't determine if your new signature is hilarious... terrifying.... or both.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Diamond on August 30, 2013, 05:56:07 PM
Each pony's name will have either "sparkle" or "dazzle" in it :P The proof is in the three that have already been made  ^.^ All of which I would totally buy, they're really cute.



Or Princess.

The main character will be called Princess Sparkle-Dazzle and toys and merch of her will be EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape Princess Sparkle-Dazzle.

Wait, even better: Princess Sparkle-Dazzle-Glitterbella-Sprinkles XD

No the prefect name - Princess Sparkle-Dazzle-Glitterbella-Sprinkles MINTY!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Dragonflitter on August 30, 2013, 06:40:04 PM
Please, please god can we stop using the word sexy or trampy or whatever term you use to describe ponies negative or positive because it is CREEPING ME OUT. Who looks at a toy horse and thinks 'Clearly, they are hot to trot'

Ba dum tish!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on August 30, 2013, 06:57:50 PM
That... was creepy BEYOND creepy! O_o If that's G5, the future is dark indeed! XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sprinkles on August 30, 2013, 07:07:00 PM
O.--    Man pony? !!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G5 will not be tangible figures.... only online ponies you pay for with real money!!O.O

I give even myself nightmares sometimes...

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 :yikes: But totally saving it! XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shabbychicdee on August 30, 2013, 07:38:46 PM
oh gawd burn it with fire  :yikes: wheres Ripley when you need her.
hide it from the all seeing (hasbro) eye, they will copy it  :P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Foxtale on August 30, 2013, 07:56:42 PM
hide it from the all seeing (hasbro) eye, they will copy it  :P

O.O Oh no!!!!!!! *hides all pictures of ponies with man heads and g4 with eqg heads*
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Emfen on August 31, 2013, 04:59:13 AM
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Horrifyingly cute.

This thread gets better every time I return to see what's new.  :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 31, 2013, 05:10:34 AM
O.--    Man pony? !!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G5 will not be tangible figures.... only online ponies you pay for with real money!!O.O

I give even myself nightmares sometimes...

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Go home Signature, clearly you are not your self today XD

Seriously if MLP turned into this well I know there would be fire and pitchforks XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Carrehz on August 31, 2013, 06:20:19 AM
:lmao: This thread is amazing!!

(Oh, and those ponies w/ EqG heads are terrifying! @_@; I know what I'll be seeing in my nightmares now.. :p)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Emfen on August 31, 2013, 07:11:03 AM
I actually encountered this today on the web.  :lmao:
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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on August 31, 2013, 11:03:46 AM
I actually encountered this today on the web.  :lmao:
Spoiler
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My new favorite image. :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MidnightVelvet on August 31, 2013, 06:58:02 PM
This thread just keeps getting better and better.

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on August 31, 2013, 07:49:56 PM
My eyes! Pray Hasbro never sees those pictures.

Yeah, hot/sexy/trampy plus any animal = should never go together.

Laughing over the SparklePrincessSprinkeMinty.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 31, 2013, 08:05:21 PM
Someone has been reading this thread lol!
I actually encountered this today on the web.  :lmao:
Spoiler
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My new favorite image. :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ButtercreamDream on September 04, 2013, 08:53:01 PM
"Hey all, what's going on in this thread?"

 :shocked:

*Backs out of the room*
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sandra on September 04, 2013, 10:18:21 PM
I'm going to bookmark this thread so I can come back to it when I'm having a bad day. You guys are all priceless. xD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on September 04, 2013, 10:28:32 PM
That rainbow dash...

...oh lordy the nightmares just got WORSE! o_O
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Violet CLM on September 06, 2013, 03:55:53 PM
Have some more:
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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: June on September 06, 2013, 04:01:18 PM
Have some more:
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Is it just me or they look... normal... once you get used to it   :lookround:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Rosette on September 06, 2013, 04:25:14 PM
Okay, seriously people!  I wonder when Hasbro and other toy companies will just sell the digital file for a figure that you have to have a 3D printer at home to make your own?  And then paint it.  And forget about brush able hair.  And printer cartridges cost EVEN MORE than what we use with the toner always running out.

I think that'll happen--somewhere after all cardboard accessories and pegs for legs ponies runs its course.

"In my day, when you bought a toy you got a toy!  They were made of petroleum, not compostable biodegradable extruded soy byproducts.  I know, hard to believe!"
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sugar on September 06, 2013, 04:29:48 PM
Have some more:
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Isn't that... not so terribly far off what they are now?  I mean, compared to an actual horse (or even a G1)...

At any rate...

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Feathermay on September 06, 2013, 04:35:33 PM
Okay, seriously people!  I wonder when Hasbro and other toy companies will just sell the digital file for a figure that you have to have a 3D printer at home to make your own?  And then paint it.  And forget about brush able hair.  And printer cartridges cost EVEN MORE than what we use with the toner always running out.

I think that'll happen--somewhere after all cardboard accessories and pegs for legs ponies runs its course.

"In my day, when you bought a toy you got a toy!  They were made of petroleum, not compostable biodegradable extruded soy byproducts.  I know, hard to believe!"
If in the future something like this could be implemented affordably and safely, and the quality of the item was comparable, I would buy products that way. It would eliminate a whole lot of waste. But with 3d printed items as fragile as they are now I dont see it as a valid option.

Just my 2 cents. I know you were joking though.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Winter Bones on September 06, 2013, 04:39:10 PM
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*looks at box of G4 baits*

Maybe I'll buy a few EQG dolls after all. :devious:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on September 07, 2013, 04:53:17 AM
Have some more:
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STOP IT!!!!!!!!

OMG What if Hasbro sees this...lets not give them ideas people

:P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: liely on February 18, 2014, 04:32:42 AM
G5?

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: OctoberFlash on February 18, 2014, 05:01:44 AM
Ponies will only be available in cereal boxes. You will have to pour out the extremely sparkly, sugary Pony O's to find the pony. If you don't see her and she ends up soaked in milk and mushy Pony O's... well, too bad for you. :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: tinyblondie on February 18, 2014, 05:48:14 AM
The quality of the ponies hair will go down considerably, nothing soft and shiny here just a mess of tangled neon colored cheaply made manes and tails like bad hair extensions.

Cutie Marks will be even less detailed a single colored shape with smears galore.

Ponies will have tiny bodies and faces and ears that resemble kitties.

If their is a G5 show then all the characters toy colours will be off, that white pony with a blue mane you love because she resembles majesty so much? Guess what, she's pastel blue with purple hair!

Any everyone is a princess.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: HelloGoodbye on February 18, 2014, 06:03:12 AM
I think that the main point of them will be to play on an app or website.  They'll basically all be blind bags, but the toy will have a code you plug in and that will be where you play with the pony.  Additionally, the app/ website will give you the opportunity to spend exorbitant amounts of real money on special accessories for the online pony.

I actually don't think that this is too far fetched.  Kids are getting smart phones and lap tops younger and younger.  Whenever I babysit,  most kids will ignore all their real toys and ask to see my iPhone, and proceed to get pouty  when they find out I only have a flip phone from 2008!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Majesty on February 18, 2014, 07:26:32 AM
Hmm....judging how each generation ponies seem to decrease in size, I'd say they may be the size of blind bags or maybe Hasbro will completely do away with brushables all together and just make blind bags.  It wouldn't surprise me.  They'd call it My Little Pony In My Pocket and be all like "look you can put My Little Pony in your pocket, you can take pony wherever you go" and make these pint sized playsets.  
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Zapper on February 18, 2014, 08:14:27 AM
 :lol: This thread!

I want to be optimistic for once, so here goes:

-Brianne Drouhard will develop the new show for TV (here are some ponies she drew in 2006 (http://potatofarmgirl.blogspot.de/search/label/my%20little%20pony)!)
-The new show is a G1 reboot but also has characters of G2 and G3
-Spike is likeable again and doesn't have a crush on a pony
-Tirac
-Focus on friendship and adventure because little girls also want excitement
-No internet memes, no background pony that causes people to send death threats
-Male ponies are just as colorful as female ponies, they also have longer manes, gender dimorphism is minimal because all characters look diverse to begin with
-The ponies don't keep other animals as livestock, ponies from other lands are not cast as "non-whites"
-toys are a little bigger again, come as brushies, different poses
-playsets also contain the adventure elements and not just the slice of life stuff

Ahhh, perfect :biggrin:

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: tinyblondie on February 18, 2014, 08:34:35 AM

-The ponies don't keep other animals as livestock, ponies from other lands are not cast as "non-whites"


^this.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: CrazyCatPony on February 18, 2014, 09:40:31 AM
So being sick and stuck at work I wonder into this tread.... I must say I'm much more cheery now lol
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Salli on February 18, 2014, 10:57:08 AM
You guys made me spit my drink out on my laptop.  :lmao:
(Can I just say I would buy Electrician pony and other boy ponies???)

I like the paper for the origami horse you fold yourself. And the 3 cheap crayons to color "accessories" with. The poop slogan was also awesome.

My 2 cents:
Along the lines of ponies getting smaller, they may be like shrinky-dinks where you buy them, cut them out and bake them until they are 1/4" tall. They will be made out of something that will later prove to cause an incurable sickness that brings about the zombie apocalypse.
Also, the new line will be based on a reality show of super-annoying housewives who cosplay the "ponies" 24/7.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Malicieuse on February 18, 2014, 11:39:45 AM
:lol: This thread!

I want to be optimistic for once, so here goes:

-Brianne Drouhard will develop the new show for TV (here are some ponies she drew in 2006 (http://potatofarmgirl.blogspot.de/search/label/my%20little%20pony)!)
-The new show is a G1 reboot but also has characters of G2 and G3
-Spike is likeable again and doesn't have a crush on a pony
-Tirac
-Focus on friendship and adventure because little girls also want excitement
-No internet memes, no background pony that causes people to send death threats
-Male ponies are just as colorful as female ponies, they also have longer manes, gender dimorphism is minimal because all characters look diverse to begin with
-The ponies don't keep other animals as livestock, ponies from other lands are not cast as "non-whites"
-toys are a little bigger again, come as brushies, different poses
-playsets also contain the adventure elements and not just the slice of life stuff

Ahhh, perfect :biggrin:



Oh, i love her art style! Megan and Spike look adorable!
Also, i fully agree on all your "wants" for G5. XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: UrocyonFox on February 18, 2014, 11:39:59 AM
they would look like this :P
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i love this picture
ha ha ha Seems legit, Applejack still not included in the set? Yep sounds about right....

I havnt read through the whole thread so im sorry if someone already posted this, someone swapped heads from EQG dolls with pony bodies (not my picture by the way, i found it on the net a while ago and laughed so hard).
Here are your new G5 ponies  =P
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 (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/nickeatbay/media/eqg_zpsf032dc6e.png.html)
I laughed out loud as well, ohhh golly

Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!
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 (http://imgur.com/UKtz3hR)
(No, I'm not bored, why would you ask?  :lol: )
Oh my sweetness I actually find this adorable and funny. As a unique art style this is adorable, as a pony toy idea not so much! ha ha

In all honesty I wish they would go to a style like the first movie, it was so lovely, and amazing and would make super cute toys if they made them more stylized like the porcelains....

Yeah, imagine all those adorable porcelain ponies, now make them plastic with brushable hair.... *swoon* go ahead everyone say it with me, awwwwwwwwww
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on February 18, 2014, 11:52:36 AM
I love the My Little Transformer Boxed set!!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rtattles on February 18, 2014, 11:54:34 AM
Ponies will be made of pure imagination, no physical toy is required.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on February 18, 2014, 11:59:25 AM
Ponies will be made of pure imagination, no physical toy is required.
*cue Charlie & the Chocolate Factory song*
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on February 18, 2014, 12:37:57 PM
:lol: This thread!

I want to be optimistic for once, so here goes:

-Brianne Drouhard will develop the new show for TV (here are some ponies she drew in 2006 (http://potatofarmgirl.blogspot.de/search/label/my%20little%20pony)!)
-The new show is a G1 reboot but also has characters of G2 and G3
-Spike is likeable again and doesn't have a crush on a pony
-Tirac
-Focus on friendship and adventure because little girls also want excitement
-No internet memes, no background pony that causes people to send death threats
-Male ponies are just as colorful as female ponies, they also have longer manes, gender dimorphism is minimal because all characters look diverse to begin with
-The ponies don't keep other animals as livestock, ponies from other lands are not cast as "non-whites"
-toys are a little bigger again, come as brushies, different poses
-playsets also contain the adventure elements and not just the slice of life stuff

Ahhh, perfect :biggrin:



I...I could get behind this...
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Alipes on February 18, 2014, 12:55:02 PM
Oh man I can't believe this is still floating around, I'd almost forgotten about that Apple Sparkle picture!   :lol:  That was a fun 5 minutes of doodle-giggling!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on February 18, 2014, 12:57:07 PM
Eh, it's a fun thread, though a bit dated now that we know we have another five years of G4 coming. -_-

Great doodle you did there, though! ^^
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on February 18, 2014, 01:08:09 PM
Eh, it's a fun thread, though a bit dated now that we know we have another five years of G4 coming. -_-
Seeing what they've put out, I doubt they'll be able to keep this up 5 years.  They're hoping G4 will last about as long as G1 and G3, but they'll need to step up variety and quality if they want to keep it going.

I want to believe the brand will return to its high fantasy roots entirely.  The slice of life genre is a waste of its potential.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on February 18, 2014, 01:20:45 PM
Eh, it's a fun thread, though a bit dated now that we know we have another five years of G4 coming. -_-
Seeing what they've put out, I doubt they'll be able to keep this up 5 years.  They're hoping G4 will last about as long as G1 and G3, but they'll need to step up variety and quality if they want to keep it going.

I want to believe the brand will return to its high fantasy roots entirely.  The slice of life genre is a waste of its potential.

Sadly, many G4 fans (regardless of what title you give them) support and will continue to support the status quo. I personally think it's about time for a shakeup- new gen, new/returning characters, shifting focus to a new set of ponies, etc- but that's just me. :/
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: tinyblondie on February 18, 2014, 01:28:45 PM
Eh, it's a fun thread, though a bit dated now that we know we have another five years of G4 coming. -_-
Seeing what they've put out, I doubt they'll be able to keep this up 5 years.  They're hoping G4 will last about as long as G1 and G3, but they'll need to step up variety and quality if they want to keep it going.

I want to believe the brand will return to its high fantasy roots entirely.  The slice of life genre is a waste of its potential.

Sadly, many G4 fans (regardless of what title you give them) support and will continue to support the status quo. I personally think it's about time for a shakeup- new gen, new/returning characters, shifting focus to a new set of ponies, etc- but that's just me. :/

I agree with you. I'm hoping 2014 will be the last year for G4 and that G5 will appear in 2015, but I know that's never going to happen. I would like G5 to be more like G3, even of its just in terms of size and quality. I also hope G5 has better plush as I've seen so few G4 plushies that are actually nice, most of them look quite deformed. Also I want the cute marks to be nicely detailed again, the new ones just look lazy.

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on February 18, 2014, 01:30:44 PM
Maybe we should all just start collecting and watching Filly Funtasia? XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: CrystalSnowflake on February 18, 2014, 02:01:43 PM
You know the little sponges you got as a kid that came in clear capsules.  Yeah next ponies will be packaged like that and be sponges. No brushable hair or paint. They will just be 1 color and be cut in the shape of a pony. You will only know the color but not the size or shape of your pony till you get it out if the capsules.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: prancingstag on February 18, 2014, 02:03:20 PM
You know the little sponges you got as a kid that came in clear capsules.  Yeah next ponies will be packaged like that and be sponges. No brushable hair or paint. They will just be 1 color and be cut in the shape of a pony. You will only know the color but not the size or shape of your pony till you get it out if the capsules.

Not unbelievable, we've just seen locked-in-a-small-box G4 breezie ponies... :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: BowtieG1 on February 18, 2014, 02:18:54 PM
I'm actually pretty hopeful we'll go back to the high fantasy of G1. I have a good feeling that its going to happen.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Zapper on February 18, 2014, 06:39:46 PM
Maybe we should all just start collecting and watching Filly Funtasia? XD

Filly actually flies off the shelves here in Germany. I'm baffled by this (I hate how they look), but they must be doing something right. They have a lot of rehashed themes and I cringe when I see they're doing the entire "wedding/fairy/mermaid" stuff, but they have also created a layered universe and interesting characters and they're offering somewhat of an epic adventure type thing. Maybe that's what drawing the kids in.

I'm always amused when Bronies complain about Funtasia being a rip-off of FiM when Filly has been around for so many years here. If anything, Filly is a G3.5 ripoff with better characters and an actual plot.

And I don't believe in "5 more years of G4". I think at least three of them will only be about Equestria Girls if anything :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Violet CLM on February 18, 2014, 07:29:20 PM
Maybe we should all just start collecting and watching Filly Funtasia? XD
I know I check this blog every week or so. (http://www.funtasiadaily.com/)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sparkle Pony on February 18, 2014, 07:32:48 PM
Welcome to the future of MY LITTLE PONY!
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Each pony can be customized on every level due to their highly advanced Styrofoam composition.  Just carve the pony with a knife and slather some acrylic paint on it (knife and paints not included)!  Each mega fun pony kit contains a block of Styrofoam contained in an elegant recycled plastic grocery bag.

Not into the material realm?  My Little Ponies are now available in the metaphysical world.  Just sacrifice your mortal soul to HASBRO, lord of despair, and join your pony friends in saccharine-prismatic horsey world!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Crystallie on February 18, 2014, 08:13:44 PM
Oh my God this thread is hilarious  :drunk:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Elfie on February 18, 2014, 11:57:10 PM
...Ugh...this thread hurt my soul...  either that, or it was my stomach exploding from laughing.

Sad to say, as much as I love G4 the variety of toys leaves much to be desired.  I constantly tell my bronies (I feel like their mom cuz me, and my boyfriend are some of the older people in the forum, and I'm the only one that collects all gens) over in my other forum that G4 has the most boring toys compared to G1 and G3.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rtattles on February 19, 2014, 02:34:07 AM
Despite being explosively funny, this thread does express our pain so acutely....SUCH GRIEVANCES WE SUFFERED!!!!!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: June on February 19, 2014, 03:51:28 AM
Looks like Fillies will end up being a "replacement" G5  :wonder:

They look much better animated then actual toys I saw in the stores, so I'll probably check out the cartoon. Also, it seems like they have more boys in there :) Trailer: http://youtu.be/Bv4NwK2BNXA
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: okamigirl64 on February 19, 2014, 04:19:50 AM
What I don't understand is why everyone wants to move on to G5. As a G4 collector, I see the problems of the line, but having a new gen won't do anything. They will continue the G4 trend of only releasing a few characters and that's it. After a while, we will be asking for G6.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Trinity on February 19, 2014, 04:21:00 AM
I'm going to make a bold prediction... I think we might get a G4.5! And continuation of the blind bags as they are (albeit with more sculpts and more themes, i.e. Merponies/seaponies)

Maybe we should all just start collecting and watching Filly Funtasia? XD
I know I check this blog every week or so. (http://www.funtasiadaily.com/)

Wow, really? These guys disappeared from my local stores about a year ago.  :blink:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: SubmarineHallucination on February 19, 2014, 04:47:26 AM
This thread is hilarious XD

G5s will be big potatoes with legs, colorful wigs, and are ALL princesses
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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Alipes on February 19, 2014, 08:17:36 AM
Oh man, I really want a Potato Dash doll now!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on February 19, 2014, 08:55:22 AM
Maybe we should band together and buy Hasbro stock to the point we're a controlling interest and exert that control on their My Little Pony division.  Shouldn't take more than a few hundred million dollars.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on February 19, 2014, 09:07:35 AM
Oh man, I really want a Potato Dash doll now!

Well, it should be really easy!
Pipecleaners... bits of fabric...  a Potatoe... unless you have a Hasbro Marketing Department in your way! XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on February 19, 2014, 09:24:03 AM
I'm taking a marketing class and now how Hasbro approaches MLP really makes me cringe.  Equestria Girls has to be one of the worst attempts at market penetration ever.  "Let's like inferior dolls and charge same price as our competition's better made dolls."  Do they have anyone running the MLP department that has any real business sense?
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on February 19, 2014, 09:52:54 AM
I'm taking a marketing class and now how Hasbro approaches MLP really makes me cringe.  Equestria Girls has to be one of the worst attempts at market penetration ever.  "Let's like inferior dolls and charge same price as our competition's better made dolls."  Do they have anyone running the MLP department that has any real business sense?

My only thought is that Hasbro IS getting the girls who like ponies but aren't "old enough" to be into grundge/alternative/monster/scary dolls.  Equestria Girls are in that "Safe Fun" zone for younger girls.

okay I'm not dissing MH,.. in fact I think they're really cool, but just saying they have a certain appeal that younger girls aren't ready for.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on February 19, 2014, 10:41:18 AM
The problem is Equestria Girls is supposedly Hasbro's way to breaking into the teen/tween market.  In truth, they're only selling to younger girls who are interested in them because they're tied to ponies.

Frankly, they should product develop the ponies to make them more marketable to older girls, like make them better quality and a little more in depth.  Bring back the little backstories for each ponies, and even if using vectors create a scene showcasing the set rather than just a static recolor of the Mane 6.  Have new ponies every year along with the core cast so consumers who already have the core are looking for the latest ponies.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: KarentheUnicorn on February 19, 2014, 11:05:19 AM
I'm sorta thinking, isn't equestria girls G5?

Especially considering we give a .5 to something in G3...

EQ's are at least G4.5
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Elfie on February 19, 2014, 11:37:36 AM
I'm sorta thinking, isn't equestria girls G5?

Especially considering we give a .5 to something in G3...

EQ's are at least G4.5

I wouldn't because they're a spinoff.  They're also not ponies.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: G4Sweeties on February 19, 2014, 11:37:40 AM
 Haha omg I love this thread!! :lol:
But alot of it is very true. I am very disappointed with Hasbro these days. Whatever happemed to the diversity and creativity of G1? If anything the toys should have been just like g1 if not better then it because of all the toys you can make out of FiM! Furthermore, here are my ideas for g4.5.
I really really like the g4 designs, but I would like it if they were a little more pony like. Horses come in many different breeds, you should take advantage of that! Maybe add some new body types like in the show or more boy ponies WITHOUT troll hair. This goes for all the gens, but ponies have almost no articulation for posing or play. Articulation shouldn't be only with "special" ponies in expensive playsets. Ponies should come in more poses then just standing and raising hoof up, I'm sure hasbro can do more then that. The non mane 6 pony singles were great and adorable! If they think kids won't like them, they better think again! Kids love to make up personalities for their ponies and shouldn't be restricted with the ponies that already have personalities. Theres plenty of blind bags, background ponies, and old gen ponies with beautiful designs just ready to be used! Basically, just take a hint from G1.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sparkle Pony on February 19, 2014, 11:57:41 AM
This thread is making me look up Filly Funtasia stuff.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on February 19, 2014, 12:03:16 PM
This thread is making me look up Filly Funtasia stuff.

Well, since Hasbro doesn't seem to be noticing the Arena lately... maybe the secret FF sales reps are here! ;)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sparkle Pony on February 19, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
This thread is making me look up Filly Funtasia stuff.

Well, since Hasbro doesn't seem to be noticing the Arena lately... maybe the secret FF sales reps are here! ;)
I looked it up and it actually seems pretty cool.  I might watch it when it comes out!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Firehooves on February 19, 2014, 12:47:16 PM
Yep, this is definitely be watching that series when it airs here! ^^
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rtattles on February 19, 2014, 12:53:30 PM
I'm taking a marketing class and now how Hasbro approaches MLP really makes me cringe.  Equestria Girls has to be one of the worst attempts at market penetration ever.  "Let's like inferior dolls and charge same price as our competition's better made dolls."  Do they have anyone running the MLP department that has any real business sense?

Last I saw their posting for a MLP Brand Manager, you need 5 years of experience and preferably an MBA. However, most Hasbro reps I've come across were completely clueless about the pony world, and they seem to hate the brand,  so it kind of makes me wonder if 5 yrs of exp and an MBA makes a difference to the toyline.

This thread is making me look up Filly Funtasia stuff.

Well, since Hasbro doesn't seem to be noticing the Arena lately... maybe the secret FF sales reps are here! ;)

This Filly thing is evil and deadly, must ....loook...away.... I really like the unicorn with roses in her hair, although it'll be nice if the ponies have nostrils. They look more ponyish to me, and it'll be nice if they are made into brushables. I bought a few of them when I visit Europe some time ago. They are cute but the hooves look kind of clunky and I don't really appreciate the layer of fuzz.

And I almost dropped dead when I saw this

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Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: VanillaBean on February 19, 2014, 01:58:38 PM
I'd kill for a new traditionally animated series featuring a large cast of G1 characters drawn in the Midnight Castle style.
A new adventure each episode & a variety of toys & playsets, MAKE IT HAPPEN, HASBRO.  :drunk:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Jennifer2004 on February 19, 2014, 02:05:12 PM
I want to believe the brand will return to its high fantasy roots entirely.  The slice of life genre is a waste of its potential.

Totally agree with this, 100%

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I don't know why but I find this adorable.

I'd kill for a new traditionally animated series featuring a large cast of G1 characters drawn in the Midnight Castle style.
A new adventure each episode & a variety of toys & playsets, MAKE IT HAPPEN, HASBRO.  :drunk:

I LOVE this idea but sadly I don't see it happening.

~Jennifer
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shimmlight on May 20, 2014, 09:54:42 AM
I love this thread so much  :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ponyqueen on May 20, 2014, 10:11:25 AM
More than G5, I am sincerely terrified of "G4.5"...
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shimmlight on May 20, 2014, 10:16:56 AM
More than G5, I am sincerely terrified of "G4.5"...

It's almost bound to happen, some spinoff show with rubbish toys that's nowhere near as good as before xD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ponyqueen on May 20, 2014, 11:05:17 AM
Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. Your predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Ariadna on May 20, 2014, 11:25:35 AM
I laughed so hard at this thread I had to make a dash for the loo! Thanks everyone for almost making me wet myself  :scared:
I also almost woke up my partner giggling like an idiot XD

I have to ask, what on earth is Filly Funtasia? Is it anything like Filly Princess because it sure looks like it. I see them often in places like the Reject Shop here in Aus.

My input? Everything I can think of has already been said :p
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Icecrystalline on May 20, 2014, 11:33:55 AM
Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. You're predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!

I just died laughing! XD
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Flitter on May 20, 2014, 11:34:06 AM
More than G5, I am sincerely terrified of "G4.5"...

It's almost bound to happen, some spinoff show with rubbish toys that's nowhere near as good as before xD
G4.5 has already happened! It's called Equestria Girls  :P

Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. You're predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!
Have you seen the brushables?!
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I can't say I'm surprised that they re-vamped Rainbow Dash for G5.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sparkle Pony on May 20, 2014, 11:37:50 AM
Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. You're predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!
Nice bait-and-switch there.  I laughed so hard I my brother wanted to know what had happened! :lol:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: rtattles on May 20, 2014, 01:55:39 PM
Princess Sparkle Dazzle is AMAZING! Can't wait for a Fashion Style version of her.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on May 20, 2014, 03:51:48 PM
Princess Sparkle Dazzle is AMAZING! Can't wait for a Fashion Style version of her.

I'm holding out for a "Standing Pose" ... LOL  they'll get a lot of mileage with that mold! :P
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Cool.Breeze on May 20, 2014, 04:49:33 PM
Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. You're predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!

Have you seen the brushables?!
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I can't say I'm surprised that they re-vamped Rainbow Dash for G5.

OMG you two, I lost it!! I woke up my boyfriend and the cats with my laughter <3
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoonStars on May 20, 2014, 05:19:10 PM
they'll stand upright and walk on their back feet.... wait. 

Aren't they already doing this?  Honestly, I think Equestria Girls might be evolve into G5.

*reaches for the collectible vial for collector's tears*

The revamped RBD... Has me crossing my legs snooooooortttttt rofl
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: BlazePony84 on May 20, 2014, 09:05:38 PM
omg guys, i just saw this thread for the first time and it's taking all my willpower not to wake the sleeping baby!  yes to everything!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoondancerMilkyWay on May 24, 2014, 09:31:26 AM
This is the thread my sister told me I needed to read...I've only made it half way but needed to say how hilarious this whole thread is!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Carrehz on May 25, 2014, 09:00:47 AM
Oh my gosh they're here!! Has anyone else seen them yet?? I just got back from target and they've got a whole bunch of them stocked. You're predictions were right! The head is completely round, there's no muzzle and I can't even make out the legs! The hair is so sparse I can't even see it! Cutie marks have been reduced from one side to zero, and it's been glittered!

Meet the newest Gen5 My Little Pony, Princess Sparkle Dazzle!

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Isn't she a dream! I can wait to play with her and all the other ones that look exactly the same!

Have you seen the brushables?!
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I can't say I'm surprised that they re-vamped Rainbow Dash for G5.

I can't stop laughing at these posts XD This thread is AMAZING.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoondancerMilkyWay on May 25, 2014, 09:45:48 AM
oh goodness!! i cannot stop laughing!!

ooh, I also recall my sister saying "I'm not going to buy every Malibu Stacey with a hat" which is pretty much what the ponies seem to be doing these days..."oh look! now they have glitter in their hair!"
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: gabumon on August 25, 2014, 07:52:44 AM
...

I like the paper for the origami horse you fold yourself. And the 3 cheap crayons to color "accessories" with. The poop slogan was also awesome.
...

Hey now! ;)   Paper Ponies are Cool!
http://jimbox31.deviantart.com/art/Shining-Armor-Paper-Poseable-358612577

http://jimbox31.deviantart.com/art/Simple-Pony-Papercraft-Boys-378128049

:P 
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: otocolobus_manul on August 25, 2014, 08:40:48 AM
My Little Pony Generation 5: Magic is Magic, focuses on one young pony with a tragic past and a peculiar scar on his forehead receiving an invitation to attend Princess Dumbledestia's School of Magic and Toy Production. There he meets two more ponies, a stuck-up brown filly and a bright orange colt. Together, they embark to defeat the dreaded Lord Tirekmort, who killed the main protagonist's parents and -

Oh, wait. Wrong series.

Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on August 25, 2014, 10:53:09 AM
I was about say, it's been done.

Though, my suggestion is crossing MLP with the idea from stargate.  The ponies find an ancient wormhole generator that takes a group of them to another planet for adventures.

You know, I see and hear a lot of PSA's about how we should nurture girls' interested in science and math, but you don't see that reflected in media for girls.  Even Faust was a huge technophobe when it came to Friendship is Magic (which led to the idiotic image of a train including its locomotive being pulled by four ponies).  Perhaps a show with a turn of the 20th century setting and one of the central character is a carriage house inventor.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Flitter on August 25, 2014, 12:30:21 PM
Oh man, I just found a super secret concept image for G5!  This is APPLE SPARKLE, and she is the friendliest pony in HAPPY PONY TOWNVILLELAND!  She likes to go on magical sparkly adventures with her friends, and they love to trade shoes!

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and all accessoiries will be made of paper ^^ AND you have to cut it out and fold them by yourself :D

There will also be special edition ponies that are just a sheet of plain paper that you origami into a horse.  :P
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...I drew a picture too. (The sloppiness of the picture represents the sloppiness of paint etc. on the toy)
Everyone, meet Princess Sweetie Dazzle. She comes with paper shoes that you cut out and stick together, and a paper crown because she's a princess of course.
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"extra cutie mark halfway down her leg"


they would look like this :P

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i love this picture
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So, what we're saying is... G5 will be G4. :nerdy:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Leave a Whisper on August 25, 2014, 12:34:18 PM
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.

 :haha:

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But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.
seriously though I have no idea but here's hoping they'll be a leetle closer to their roots. or at least G3 like

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I need these in my life.


Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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Along with this.

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Don't judge me.

eek!

stares at man-faced-horse-thing. Great googly-moogly! what is that? :cry:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: EeveeMUA on August 25, 2014, 01:06:38 PM
This thread is too much! Absolutely hilarious.

Gold stars all round.   :iconclap:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sparkly_Sherbert on August 25, 2014, 02:13:03 PM
i both love it and am truly horrified! :freak: lol

and the fillys really does look interresting!.... :ninja:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: shindow on August 25, 2014, 06:53:22 PM
The eyes will be twice the size, and there will be no muzzle whatsoever.

 :haha:

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But they come up with a collectible vial for collector tears.
seriously though I have no idea but here's hoping they'll be a leetle closer to their roots. or at least G3 like

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I need these in my life.


Here are your new G5 ponies  =P

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Along with this.

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Don't judge me.

eek!

stares at man-faced-horse-thing. Great googly-moogly! what is that? :cry:

Reminds me of these, from Parasite Eve:
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 *credit to Wikipedia

-shudders-
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoondancerMilkyWay on August 27, 2014, 09:30:27 AM
I love this thread.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: HoustonCollector72 on August 27, 2014, 10:20:09 AM
COOL Thread :)   :biggrin:
  so far  4 years of them :) I hope it goes for many years

G1 lasted  13 yrs
G2   7 years
G3   6 years  with special releases for 3 more years
G3.5   2 years
G4    4 years so far  ................     will it surpass the previous generations ???
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 27, 2014, 10:25:14 AM
COOL Thread :)   :biggrin:
  so far  4 years of them :) I hope it goes for many years

G1 lasted  13 yrs
G2   7 years
G3   6 years  with special releases for 3 more years
G3.5   2 years
G4    4 years so far  ................     will it surpass the previous generations ???
I'm going to make a correction to the G2

G2 only lasted 1 year in the US and 7 years outside of the US :)
Also I doubt any Gen will surpass G1 in terms of Years
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: HoustonCollector72 on August 27, 2014, 10:36:56 AM
COOL Thread :)   :biggrin:
  so far  4 years of them :) I hope it goes for many years

G1 lasted  13 yrs
G2   7 years
G3   6 years  with special releases for 3 more years
G3.5   2 years
G4    4 years so far  ................     will it surpass the previous generations ???
I'm going to make a correction to the G2

G2 only lasted 1 year in the US and 7 years outside of the US :)
Also I doubt any Gen will surpass G1 in terms of Years
  It lasted 2 years   in USA :)   

well the show is supposedly going to run 5 more years :) so I hope it surpass all the other generations :) but yes it is a hard guess at this time :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Ledbyrd on August 27, 2014, 10:48:59 AM
This thread has made me laugh out loud several times. You guys are too funny!!!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on August 27, 2014, 10:51:31 AM
COOL Thread :)   :biggrin:
  so far  4 years of them :) I hope it goes for many years

G1 lasted  13 yrs
G2   7 years
G3   6 years  with special releases for 3 more years
G3.5   2 years
G4    4 years so far  ................     will it surpass the previous generations ???
I'm going to make a correction to the G2

G2 only lasted 1 year in the US and 7 years outside of the US :)
Also I doubt any Gen will surpass G1 in terms of Years
  It lasted 2 years   in USA :)   

well the show is supposedly going to run 5 more years :) so I hope it surpass all the other generations :) but yes it is a hard guess at this time :)
To be honest I hope it never surpasses G1 in terms of years.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 27, 2014, 11:39:47 AM
Nobody commits to 5 years of episodes of a cartoon...even a show like The Simpsons is on annual renewal and could be cancelled at any time. They can say they would like to do 5 years, Hasbro and The Hub can say thats the plan...but its certainly not a solid commitment. I would be stunned if we got another 5 years of episodes to be honest.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoondancerMilkyWay on August 27, 2014, 11:50:47 AM
true, and with the way the toys are so closely tied to the show and can't stand on their own, I would be the toys stop when the cartoon series stops.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Blushes on August 27, 2014, 11:53:57 AM
true, and with the way the toys are so closely tied to the show and can't stand on their own, I would be the toys stop when the cartoon series stops.
Great point ^

The show's already begun to tire for me personally. What more could they possibly do? What's great about G1 is there's so many ponies to collect! They're all different too!  We have a few different brushables for G4, but that's about it. All the diversity is in the blind bags. Honestly I'd love to see some more Zebras. :D
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Nightbow on August 27, 2014, 01:43:00 PM
I kind of want a nightmare-inducing Equestria Girls-faced G4! I'd love to see more "customs", particularly of the ponies who have wings. That would look funky!
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 27, 2014, 02:19:51 PM
true, and with the way the toys are so closely tied to the show and can't stand on their own, I would be the toys stop when the cartoon series stops.

Or they will do what a lot of toy lines do...start the show all over again (with 5 years worth of cartoons but no financial commitment to make the show) and sell the same toys all over again to a new market who are now the right age.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sarah-Bee on August 28, 2014, 02:45:42 AM
WHY does that man pony thing exist?! :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on August 28, 2014, 10:13:34 AM
Or they will do what a lot of toy lines do...start the show all over again (with 5 years worth of cartoons but no financial commitment to make the show) and sell the same toys all over again to a new market who are now the right age.
The problem is they repeat the show constantly (I think the show runs through its entirety every seven weeks), so it's not like they could act like the show is making a return.

There are time I think the shrinking brand loyalty period is a self fulfilling prophecy.  Companies figure kids won't be interested in a brand as long, so they make the brand to not keep a kid's interest for long.  I know it's a novel concept, but if you act like your brand is disposable, people will treat it like its disposable.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 28, 2014, 01:18:07 PM
Or they will do what a lot of toy lines do...start the show all over again (with 5 years worth of cartoons but no financial commitment to make the show) and sell the same toys all over again to a new market who are now the right age.
The problem is they repeat the show constantly (I think the show runs through its entirety every seven weeks), so it's not like they could act like the show is making a return.

There are time I think the shrinking brand loyalty period is a self fulfilling prophecy.  Companies figure kids won't be interested in a brand as long, so they make the brand to not keep a kid's interest for long.  I know it's a novel concept, but if you act like your brand is disposable, people will treat it like its disposable.

They dont need longer than a few months between not showing it and showing it again...or selling it to a different network to claim its making a return. The joy of a young audience is a continual revolving door of new customers. Its amazing in some ways that they are still churning out the show to be honest especially as they could just loop it once a week for 2 years and by the end of the run they will be on to a new group of kids.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on August 28, 2014, 02:22:25 PM
While a young audience is a revolving door, customer retention is still important (even if their efforts on that front are beyond weak).  The series is also the best way to advertise the new gimmick of the year.  There's also the bronies who would rage if they ended the show and then brought it back in a way like Transformers Gen 2.  Cheap CGI transitions for all.

And from what I've heard the going almost exclusively Mane 6 and Princesses strategy isn't putting ponies in customers hands all that well.  Hasbro is making money hand over fist because stores are buying them for resale.  However, if ponies warm shelves, stores will eventually stop ordering them.

I do think the brony craze is beginning to hurt the brand.  With the toys being influenced by the studio and the studio being enraptured by the bronies and the bronies only caring about the Mane 6 and some fan faves who don't make the best toys, there could be trouble.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 28, 2014, 02:34:08 PM
The core line is something that Hasbro have been doing since 2007 now - if it was really hurting the line, they would have changed it up by now. 7 years with the same tactic is clearly working for them now.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: HoustonCollector72 on August 28, 2014, 02:48:42 PM
While a young audience is a revolving door, customer retention is still important (even if their efforts on that front are beyond weak).  The series is also the best way to advertise the new gimmick of the year.  There's also the bronies who would rage if they ended the show and then brought it back in a way like Transformers Gen 2.  Cheap CGI transitions for all.

And from what I've heard the going almost exclusively Mane 6 and Princesses strategy isn't putting ponies in customers hands all that well.  Hasbro is making money hand over fist because stores are buying them for resale.  However, if ponies warm shelves, stores will eventually stop ordering them.

I do think the brony craze is beginning to hurt the brand.  With the toys being influenced by the studio and the studio being enraptured by the bronies and the bronies only caring about the Mane 6 and some fan faves who don't make the best toys, there could be trouble.
Errr  Bronies are all about mane 6 but also on any other pony that catches their eye, otherwise :muffin: Pony, DjPon3, Dr Whooves  and many others,would have never become fan favorites :)
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on August 28, 2014, 03:40:01 PM
Errr  Bronies are all about mane 6 but also on any other pony that catches their eye, otherwise :muffin: Pony, DjPon3, Dr Whooves  and many others,would have never become fan favorites :)
But they don't make the best brushable toys.  And when Hasbro makes them, they shove them into an expensive set.

It's not been 7 straight years of a limited toyline.  G3 was able to keep the Core 7 alive by releasing G3.5 with new playsets.  G4 also had a many brushable ponies for the first couple of years.  Now it seems G4 is keeping the Mane 6 relevant by altering them.  Twilight's now a princess and we now have the Rainbow Power forms.

And again it's not the customers that pay Hasbro, it's the stores.  As long as Hasbro can convince stores people will buy their latest rendition of the Mane 6, the stores will order them.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 29, 2014, 01:48:10 PM
Errr  Bronies are all about mane 6 but also on any other pony that catches their eye, otherwise :muffin: Pony, DjPon3, Dr Whooves  and many others,would have never become fan favorites :)
But they don't make the best brushable toys.  And when Hasbro makes them, they shove them into an expensive set.

It's not been 7 straight years of a limited toyline.  G3 was able to keep the Core 7 alive by releasing G3.5 with new playsets.  G4 also had a many brushable ponies for the first couple of years.  Now it seems G4 is keeping the Mane 6 relevant by altering them.  Twilight's now a princess and we now have the Rainbow Power forms.

And again it's not the customers that pay Hasbro, it's the stores.  As long as Hasbro can convince stores people will buy their latest rendition of the Mane 6, the stores will order them.

It has been a core line for 7 years - sure its supplemented by some additional characters now and again. But the concept of a core set of characters is what we have been running with since the Bore 7 first hit shelves. Whether you add some playsets or variation, its the same concept.

And yes its the stores that pay Hasbro...but trust me retailers know what their market wants and they know what will sell. Yes, Hasbros customer is the retailer but both of them need the consumer. Buyers are the bigger player in the mix - as a manufacturer you know your market but you also adjust to suit what your buyers are telling you they want to stock on shelves.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: ponyqueen on August 29, 2014, 02:08:06 PM
So should we march to TRU and demand new characters?
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: hathorcat on August 29, 2014, 02:19:50 PM
You'll have more luck demanding something from them than you will from Hasbro. But either way, the key is to remember sadly and unfortunately retailers like TRU largely dont care what we want...they want to know what 3-5 year old little girls want because thats who they are marketing the line for. However, at least with the first couple of favourites sets and their "collectors series" TRU did at least recognise there was more to the market than their traditional targets. Core series and items sold in assortments are what big retailers like when it comes to luxury items - because it means they can carry more variety within the same shelf space. Likewise they like a known quantity, a guaranteed seller essentially - Pinkie Pie makes sense to them because Pinkie Pie is a brand that their supplier is going to be touting and using in advertising (most lines are sold to buyers with a guarantee of certain levels of advertising support); Dewdrop Dazzle doesnt because she is getting no TV time and she certainly is not likely to show up in any advertising material.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: MoondancerMilkyWay on August 29, 2014, 03:27:09 PM
retailers generally see Ponies as one thing and tend to not differentiate between the new ponies coming out that might sell, the 923958-929312 Pinkie products they have and the Fan Favorites that sell.
When I was selling, we have some core items that do amazing and some less-awesome selling partners. they were packaged together to get the slower ones to still move...eventually the store was left with the ones no one wanted and the retailer said "I don't want anything to do with those! they don't sell!"
so....I have no idea.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Eily311 on August 30, 2014, 02:12:57 PM
Lol I love this thread
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Darker on December 22, 2014, 10:01:45 AM
Looking at how Hasbro has been dealing with G4 since 2010, my best guess is that it will be as bad as G3.5, because no one will want to work in the project, and the show will be unoriginal, immature and childish. Like G4, only that even with less personalities and mediocre characters.

I don't think they can do anything great to make the franchise more popular than it is now.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Shimmer Mist on December 22, 2014, 10:13:19 AM
No idea what they will look like, but, G5 will probably end up like Transformers cartoons. Same characters getting rehashed over and over and over. You can expect us to NEVER see a MLP line without the likes of some version of Pinkie Pie for years to come. You'll be begging for different characters that aren't Twilight Sparkle Optimus Prime, Pinkie Pie Bumblebee,  and Rainbow Dash Ratchet. You may get ONE new character or a new take on a character that feels fresh but their toy will be short-packed in cases and super hard to find.

Unfortunately TF cartoon/ Movie toys actually DO have character variety. TF figures suffer from crappy gimmicky toys that no one wants to buy and clog up the shelves just like the 1000th brushable version of Rainbow Dash with slightly less hair and more tinsel. x-x
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 22, 2014, 01:56:36 PM
This reminds me of an interview with George Dunsay (http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php), who was head of Hasbro's Research & Development when G1 My Little Pony and Transformers debuted:

George Dunsay:  "I cannot say why Hasbro does what it does now. I stopped consulting for them four or five years ago."

(In 1999, since this interview was in 2004.)

"All that seems to matter now is what Wal-Mart wants. Toy companies do not sell their new ideas, they take orders. There is a difference.""

"Back when I was heading up all of Hasbro corporate R&D (just a little ego trip here: We went from $65 million when I came to Hasbro to $1.8 billion when I left 10 years later), we told the store what to buy. The year we made My Little Pony, it wasn't even our #1 girls' offering. But we forced it into the stores, and it took off. Today, toy companies show products to the "Marts" (Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target), and the buyers make their choices based on what is currently popular. So in essence, you are designing next year against what is popular last year. That's why there are very few new, exciting ideas."
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 22, 2014, 02:06:31 PM
I need the collectible tear vial too!!!

Y'all are being WAY too nice with your pictures. They're way too cute. I'm envisioning this... pardon the awful drawing...

* Red stripper heels cuz ponies are SEXAY NOW
* tiny sprigs of hair, easy to care for
* no body, too expensive.
* large eyes so IT CAN SEE YOU
* solid plastic! no customs allowed!

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What is that? I don't even :lmao:
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Al-1701 on December 22, 2014, 03:48:39 PM
This reminds me of an interview with George Dunsay (http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php), who was head of Hasbro's Research & Development when G1 My Little Pony and Transformers debuted:

George Dunsay:  "I cannot say why Hasbro does what it does now. I stopped consulting for them four or five years ago."

(In 1999, since this interview was in 2004.)

"All that seems to matter now is what Wal-Mart wants. Toy companies do not sell their new ideas, they take orders. There is a difference.""

"Back when I was heading up all of Hasbro corporate R&D (just a little ego trip here: We went from $65 million when I came to Hasbro to $1.8 billion when I left 10 years later), we told the store what to buy. The year we made My Little Pony, it wasn't even our #1 girls' offering. But we forced it into the stores, and it took off. Today, toy companies show products to the "Marts" (Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target), and the buyers make their choices based on what is currently popular. So in essence, you are designing next year against what is popular last year. That's why there are very few new, exciting ideas."
And ten years later it's likely gotten worse.

This suggests the usage of media is likely more important than ever.  If the stores want what they think is popular, a well received show might convince them to accept a new product.  Maybe release the show tie-in months before the Toy Fair where the related toys are shown.
Title: Re: G5 assumptions
Post by: Sea_Breeze on December 23, 2014, 01:16:14 AM
I hope they're hideous so I'm not tempted to start collecting them too :P
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