I would have put the money down to reestablish some of the trademarks to make a collectors set of old ponies in G4 Playful Style representing some of the classic lines. Bow-Tie (earth ponies), Medley (pegasi), Gusty (unicorns), Wind Whistler (so softs), Fizzy (twinkle eyes), and Sugraberry (twice as fancy).
I would also release the two specials uncut on DVD as well as the My Little Pony half of My Little Pony 'n Friends as originally aired on DVD.
I would NOT have made Equestria Girls at this time and snub the attendees to the Fair.
I would NOT have made Equestria Girls at this time and snub the attendees to the Fair.
What? I haven't been following the MLP Fair board but what has Hasbro done to "snub the fans" for this year around? Some one please inform the clueless...
Yeah, that left me cold.
What? I haven't been following the MLP Fair board but what has Hasbro done to "snub the fans" for this year around? Some one please inform the clueless...
Hasbro was supposed to be at this year's MLP Fair for a Q&A session. They apparently cancelled at the last minute and just sent the Fair staff a bunch of generic responses for some generic questions.
What? I haven't been following the MLP Fair board but what has Hasbro done to "snub the fans" for this year around? Some one please inform the clueless...
Hasbro was supposed to be at this year's MLP Fair for a Q&A session. They apparently cancelled at the last minute and just sent the Fair staff a bunch of generic responses for some generic questions.
That kind of tells me they don't really care... at least that is how I read it :(
What? I haven't been following the MLP Fair board but what has Hasbro done to "snub the fans" for this year around? Some one please inform the clueless...
Hasbro was supposed to be at this year's MLP Fair for a Q&A session. They apparently cancelled at the last minute and just sent the Fair staff a bunch of generic responses for some generic questions.
Ahhhhh. Well... you know, to be honest? The last few years they have shown up and given us lame excuses and pathetic answers that mostly consisted of "we cannot reveal that" or "we don't know". I would rather they not be there. At least they communicated this ahead of time! :)
Ya I am a bit disappointed with the pony line! :(
On topic, I would have done at least ONE of these:
- Released brushable ponies with pearlescent bodies and tinsel hair to represent the 30th - that is the Pearl anniversary, traditionally...
-Made a "convention" pony with a Pearl theme for the major brony convention, the MLP Fair, and SDCC. Toy Fair is optional but nice. :)
-Re-released the Collector's Sets of Original 6 and Rainbow Ponies in a second run as I am sure most collectors would buy them, understanding the implications if they didn't.
maybe it's too early in the year to give up? at least before you file "papers" Hathor! maybe hold on until Pony Fair?
maybe it's too early in the year to give up? at least before you file "papers" Hathor! maybe hold on until Pony Fair?
The 30th anniversary was last year, this year it will be 31st so they missed the mark once January 1st hit.
maybe it's too early in the year to give up? at least before you file "papers" Hathor! maybe hold on until Pony Fair?
The 30th anniversary was last year, this year it will be 31st so they missed the mark once January 1st hit.
:sad:
ah, I see.
fiscal calendar?
TBH besides collectors there isn't as much interest in G1. They could do a small release but it may not be worth the money to produce these items. Especially considering this is the first year in a while they still have the Fair / Comic-Con exclusive in stock in a long while.I don't think little girls and parents would really care. They'd just see pretty ponies to buy. If anything, some parents might remember their old favorites.
Hasbro seems to think that EQG is what they gave us to celebrate the anniversary. :think:As I've asked, what makes these people think a good way to celebrate 30 years of a franchise about PONIES is taking the current characters and make them NOT PONIES?SpoilerAccording to this NY Times article from early last year anyway
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/business/hasbro-expands-transformers-brand-into-new-media.html
My dream anniversary set would be Masquerade, Whizzer, Fizzy, and Galaxy in the G4 style.
I would also release the two specials uncut on DVD as well as the My Little Pony half of My Little Pony 'n Friends as originally aired on DVD.This.
maybe it's too early in the year to give up? at least before you file "papers" Hathor! maybe hold on until Pony Fair?
The 30th anniversary was last year, this year it will be 31st so they missed the mark once January 1st hit.
:sad:
ah, I see.
fiscal calendar?
Maybe they wanted to complete 30 whole years before celebrating, so they will celebrate this year? I know, I am being a hopeless optimist. But I will continue to hold out hope until we see what shows up at the toy fair this year.
I think a cute idea for the 30th anniversary would have been to do a repro set of the g1 ponies that served as Lauren Faust's inspiration for the mane 6. So Firely, Surprise, Sparkler or Glory, Twilight, Applejack, and Posey, maybe Majesty as well for Celestia, or even making them in g4 style.
Wishful thinking though, probably.
Didn't other Hasbro products get 30th Anniversary stuff. I thought I read something about transformers getting something. I mean, I guess we can't complain, because we did get 25th anniversary stuff and we can't get something every 5 or 10 years but to not acknowledge it is terrible.
Hasbro has been shoddy since the start of g4 and lately its just gotten worse and worse...only rereleases and no new charas, last year the only new character we got was Sunset Shimmer...So it doesnt surprice me that they dont care for mlps 30th anniversary. But its sorta odd now that MLP is even more popular than Transformers.
Hasbro has been shoddy since the start of g4 and lately its just gotten worse and worse...only rereleases and no new charas, last year the only new character we got was Sunset Shimmer...So it doesnt surprice me that they dont care for mlps 30th anniversary. But its sorta odd now that MLP is even more popular than Transformers.
Well, Sunset and glittery Wysteria.
Hasbro has been shoddy since the start of g4 and lately its just gotten worse and worse...only rereleases and no new charas, last year the only new character we got was Sunset Shimmer...So it doesnt surprice me that they dont care for mlps 30th anniversary. But its sorta odd now that MLP is even more popular than Transformers.
Well, Sunset and glittery Wysteria.
Oh yes, I forgot Wysteria, though technically she isnt exactly a new character since she existed in toy form since g3. Also she hasnt appeared in europe yet.
Hasbro has been shoddy since the start of g4 and lately its just gotten worse and worse...only rereleases and no new charas, last year the only new character we got was Sunset Shimmer...So it doesnt surprice me that they dont care for mlps 30th anniversary. But its sorta odd now that MLP is even more popular than Transformers.
Well, Sunset and glittery Wysteria.
Oh yes, I forgot Wysteria, though technically she isnt exactly a new character since she existed in toy form since g3. Also she hasnt appeared in europe yet.
So its our 30th Anniversary and you forgot all about us? :cry: No presents, no special occasion, no party :(
Obviously Hasbro cheaped out on us a little this year by pretty much ignoring 30 years of MLP. If you had been in charge of the MLP line, what "special release" would you have given us? What would have been your dream "30th Anniversary" pony or pony set.
I stand by my assertion that pandering to the collectors wouldn't hurt Hasbro because what the collectors want is what little girls want: more ponies. I highly doubt a little girl would turn up her nose to any of the G1 ponies in the G4 style because they were G1 ponies. Bronies might, but bronies can go you know what themselves.
Frankly, I think Hasbro might have drunk too much of the brony Kool Aide. They're making a lot of money off them right now, but they're far from a stable source of income that will likely disappear after Friendship is Magic ends.
I stand by my assertion that pandering to the collectors wouldn't hurt Hasbro because what the collectors want is what little girls want: more ponies. I highly doubt a little girl would turn up her nose to any of the G1 ponies in the G4 style because they were G1 ponies. Bronies might, but bronies can go you know what themselves.
Frankly, I think Hasbro might have drunk too much of the brony Kool Aide. They're making a lot of money off them right now, but they're far from a stable source of income that will likely disappear after Friendship is Magic ends.
I don't even think Hasbro can be making that much money off that demographic any more, especially now that Funko is providing the show-accurate, solid-haired ponies that a lot of G4 fans wanted. If Hasbro cared so much to make money off that demographic, we should have seen brushables of the other fan favourites by now (Octavia, Dr. Hooves, Bonbon, Spitfire, etc) :huh:
(I still think we should boycott FIM mini-pony/blind bag ponies.)Agreed :P or anything molded :s even though I have some Funkos, i'm not bat crazy for them :wacko: just something to fill in the void for lack of brushables...
The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.That sounds like a personal problem they should take care of themselves! :poke: brushables have been around ever since with a few molded figures here and there, but the majority of the running MLP, brushables dominated. Hasbro don't care about us collectors, they're ignoring our cries for real MLP ponies, and "Hasbrony" only cares about them...
Well, it seems to be working the other way around. Hasbro is not making much of the "fan favourite" brushables but they sure are putting effort in their mini pony packs. That and we now got a brushable sized Pinkie and Dash with molded manes. Considering that Dr. Whooves, Muffinmare, Octavia and Vinyl Scratch all showed up in the recent mini packs i think it is safe to say that Hasbro is keeping the brony market very much in mind.
I thought Hasbro had lost the molds and rights for a lot of the original G1s.
TBH besides collectors there isn't as much interest in G1. They could do a small release but it may not be worth the money to produce these items. Especially considering this is the first year in a while they still have the Fair / Comic-Con exclusive in stock in a long while.
As bored as I am with G4, my wallet is appreciating this break in mass-pony collection and celebration.
I like the little collector sets and Blindbags but I love ponies with "real" hair!So am I! One problem is that brushables are taking too much place on the shelfs instead of BBs :biggrin:
That is one of the reasons I stopped collecting BBs. I don't have the space for them with my other ponies! Right now I have about 2 to 3 waves in a bag sitting somewhere because I have no spot for them =/ Hard to believe but it's true...I like the little collector sets and Blindbags but I love ponies with "real" hair!So am I! One problem is that brushables are taking too much place on the shelfs instead of BBs :biggrin:
The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.
The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.
I belong to brony message board so I've seen the complaining about the toyline how it might impact the show. And it's one of the more tame places. The comment sections of EqD at the height of the Alicorn Twilight hate was not the place to support Hasbro.The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.
You shouldn't assume all bronies don't like brushables, did you ask every single one? If someone was talking about collectors on here, they way you are talking bronies you would be banned, just saying.
I belong to brony message board so I've seen the complaining about the toyline how it might impact the show. And it's one of the more tame places. The comment sections of EqD at the height of the Alicorn Twilight hate was not the place to support Hasbro.The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.
You shouldn't assume all bronies don't like brushables, did you ask every single one? If someone was talking about collectors on here, they way you are talking bronies you would be banned, just saying.
And I'm talking trends here. Bronies do not buy brushables at the rate collectors and children do. They provide more of the molded hair and merch market share.
Except, I never said all.
I actually like the idea of pearl finish ponies. They would have been a creative way to celebrate the anniversary.
Except, I never said all.
I actually like the idea of pearl finish ponies. They would have been a creative way to celebrate the anniversary.
But "bronies don't like brushables" applies to all bronies. If that's not what you meant then it was just worded badly.
I'm actually male, so...lol sorry. XD I fix I fix!
Except, I never said all.
I actually like the idea of pearl finish ponies. They would have been a creative way to celebrate the anniversary.
But "bronies don't like brushables" applies to all bronies. If that's not what you meant then it was just worded badly.
Please settle your ponies. No need to keep pressing a dead point. Even though it might be implied that he meant all bronies, clearly in his follow up statement they clarified that issue.
Anyway, I hope Hasbro at least recognises the fact it's been 30 years. I'd love to have another bday pony like the one from g1.
Throw in a black pony with an iridescent sheen for an oil spill on asphalt effect.That would be cool :3
The problem with bronies and brushables is bronies don't like brushables. They don't like that the hair isn't like the show. All they care about is the show and their own fanons. They actually resent the fact it's tied in with a toy brand.
You shouldn't assume all bronies don't like brushables, did you ask every single one? If someone was talking about collectors on here, they way you are talking bronies you would be banned, just saying.
Woah! Ok...stop...seriously I am getting kind of sick of good threads being ruined by bickering.
1) This thread is not about bronies - nothing at all - so what they like or don't like is completely irrelevant to the discussion.
2) They pay us the big bucks for modding - so thanks for your help but please just leave it to us to deal with. Adding weight and pointing out other members wrongs is something we can deal with.
I am however not in the mood to lock even if you all ignore my warning...I am just going to delete anything irrelevant in this thread. Because I am fed up with people ruining nice things.
They really should do something for the 30th~ Maybe something this year at MLP fair?I read that some Hasbro spokesperson backed out of the fair the last minute :blink:
Anything. Anything to acknoledge the aniversary.
On topic, I would have done at least ONE of these:
- Released brushable ponies with pearlescent bodies and tinsel hair to represent the 30th - that is the Pearl anniversary, traditionally...
-Made a "convention" pony with a Pearl theme for the major brony convention, the MLP Fair, and SDCC. Toy Fair is optional but nice. :)
-Re-released the Collector's Sets of Original 6 and Rainbow Ponies in a second run as I am sure most collectors would buy them, understanding the implications if they didn't.
I love the pearl idea.
Even if all they did was a pearl, TAF version of the mane six. At least do something.
Typical Hasbro. The traditional 30th anniversary gift is pearl. I would've liked pastel brushables with an iridescent sheen to mock the pearl effect,but that's just meclearly that's not just me!
Throw in a black pony with an iridescent sheen for an oil spill on asphalt effect.
omg lollipop a pearly edition pony would have been beautiful!
maybe something similar to the pearlized mail order babies they had in the 80s :) <3 heck even acknowledging the pearl anniversary of 30 years with the mane 6 g4's would have been SOMETHING. they could do a mail order with them. anyone else miss the points programs?
Ignoring it completely makes me think that they WANT to ignore Pony history- ignore all generations except the current. That makes me sad.
They really should do something for the 30th~ Maybe something this year at MLP fair?I read that some Hasbro spokesperson backed out of the fair the last minute :blink:
Of course they are ignoring anything that isn't G4 - only G4 product sales put money in Hasbro's pockets. Celebrating previous years draws more attention to the secondhand markets and does not drive people to purchase what's on the shelves now. That is what sustains the company for tomorrow. :(But bringing back old classics in the new molds would both cash in on nostalgia and open up the variety. They'd kill two birds with one stone. The only problem is they don't see the birds.
Of course they are ignoring anything that isn't G4 - only G4 product sales put money in Hasbro's pockets. Celebrating previous years draws more attention to the secondhand markets and does not drive people to purchase what's on the shelves now. That is what sustains the company for tomorrow. :(But bringing back old classics in the new molds would both cash in on nostalgia and open up the variety. They'd kill two birds with one stone. The only problem is they don't see the birds.
Does anyone know if other Hasbro products got 25th and 30th anniversary stuff? I mean, if let's say Transformers didn't get a 25th anniversary celebration, but MLP did then on the 30th of MLP it doesn't get anything but Transformers did I can sort of see that--because they didn't get anything and we did on the 25th anniversary. MLP did get something on the 25th anniversary and that's probably why they didn't do anything for the 30th. Maybe they'll do something every 25 years, I don't know--that's if MLP is around for another 25 years.Transformers and G.I. Joe did get new releases of their original cartoons on DVD for their 25th anniversaries. As for toys...I don't know. Though, it was the 25th TF anniversary year that they revealed Devastator's "package" in Revenge of Fallen. Does that count as anything special?
Transformers is having a BIG 30 year celebration. a whole line of figures has a big "30th anniversary" on the packaging. and they got a Metroplex figure 24" tall. all for 30 yearsAnd it's not like the MLP 25th anniversary was all that spectacular. They quietly released the collector ponies and first set of rainbow ponies in a G1-like mode in expensive packs of 3.
Transformers is having a BIG 30 year celebration. a whole line of figures has a big "30th anniversary" on the packaging. and they got a Metroplex figure 24" tall. all for 30 yearsAnd it's not like the MLP 25th anniversary was all that spectacular. They quietly released the collector ponies and first set of rainbow ponies in a G1-like mode in expensive packs of 3.