MTV Geek reports rumor that Disney is in talks to acquire Hasbro
Monday, November 5th, 2012 3:28PM CST
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Is Opti-mouse Prime in our future?
MTV Geek wrote:Well, we have it on good authority that serious discussions are happening at the highest levels of both Disney and Hasbro to fold the largest toy and game company on the planet into the Mouse.
MTV Geek wrote:The acquisition would give Disney the rights to Transformers, G.I. Joe, Dungeons and Dragons, Beyblade, Battleship, Nerf, and Magic: The Gathering among several dozen other game titles and IP. When you add Marvel and Star Wars to that list it’s a pretty comprehensive lock on boy’s entertainment; a far cry from a few years back when Disney was heavily criticized for losing its grip on boys.
The ramifications to the Transformers hobby could potentially be extremely significant. Everything from the upcoming 2014 Transformers movie to BotCon locations to potential exclusives being available at Disney stores could be affected by this decision. Tell us what you think by clicking here.
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:32pm CST
Posted by Blackstreak on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:33pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:35pm CST
Just..... no.
Posted by datguy86 on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:36pm CST
Posted by Hotrodimust on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:36pm CST
Posted by Cheetron on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:41pm CST
Posted by griftimus prime on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:41pm CST
Posted by BeastProwl on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:43pm CST
This is just stupid. Disney and Marvel? Ok, they did good.
Disney and Lucasfilm? Like to see were that goes.
Disney and...Hasbro? No. Hasbro is handling both the toys AND the entertainment right now. If Disney, SOMEHOW, ends up sinking Prime, I'll be more than a little pissed.
ALSO, with how up tight Disney is with its Tradmarks, how long would websites like this one last?
Someone give me some positives here?
Posted by Handels-Messerschmitt on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:45pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wait wait, something's not entirely right here... Disney buying a toy company? An entertainment company like Lucasfilm I can understand, but a toy company like Hasbro?
Disney does make toys, after all. This also means less competition. And just more profits in general. Watch them buy Lego next.
Posted by OptiMagnus on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:45pm CST
Coming soon to theaters: The Transforming Star Wars Avengers; Mickey's Revenge
Posted by Megatron Wolf on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:48pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:50pm CST
Posted by datguy86 on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:58pm CST
BeastProwl wrote:Someone give me some positives here?
Disney tends to manage companies well. Prime is doing well, so few worries there.
What you might see is either the incorporation of FunPub or no renewal on the contract as its services are handled internally. BotCon would another way for people to visit Epcot or San Francisco.
Disney works well with Japanese companies, since several of its properties are huge in Japan and Disney is the NA licensee for Ghibli Studios. More than likely a better collaboration with Takara would result here - possible some of those better paint apps we're all so fond of envying?
Could this potential acquisition go bad? Definitely. Could it go much better? Definitely as well.
Posted by Blurrz on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:00pm CST
datguy86 wrote:This makes perfect sense. Hasbro owns Star Wars, and Disney is looking to ensure a lock on that brand. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
Hasbro is also the proprietor of Marvel toys, so yeah, this makes alot of sense.
Posted by Flux Convoy on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:02pm CST
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:09pm CST
(see what I did there.)
Also, if Disney buys Hasbro, what would that mean for The HUB? Another Disney channel?
Posted by Rhinox23 on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:13pm CST
Megatron Wolf wrote:first marvel then star wars(& all the companies it built) and now possibly hasbro? i always said they were trying to take over the world, better them than microsoft or google.
Mickey Mouse is taking over the world!
Seriously though, it think Disney is buying up all of these properties because they can't come up with any new entertainment ideas of their own. When was the last time Disney had a good original movie on their own? It's been a while.
Posted by DrOblivian on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:15pm CST
I can definently see things going bad but given their track record with marvel, i see more things that could go RIGHT. Animated movies? bigger budget=better toys. i could go on.
the only thing that is really bothering me is going to be the mouse hanging over us... but aside from that, why the hell not?
Posted by budmaloney on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:15pm CST
If Disney takes over, that's a game changer. One of you guys said, Lego's next, that may be possible. Kre-O is a potential line. But no better time for Disney to buy all these things. Then they put it in the vault.
Imagine if it does happen , and Disney pulls the plug on all Transformers everything. Just imagine. How would things be different. For one thing, all the collectors will be rich.
But back to sanity, I think it's bad. Disney is lately making depressing stuff through Pixar for example. UP was horrible. I hate that movie with a passion. And how sad was Toy Story 3. Though it would be cool if they had a transformer toy in Toy Story.
Too bad it's just a rumor. Pinch of salt gang.
Hasbro is too big to break that fast.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:29pm CST
Wreck-It Ralph, which just came out.Rhinox23 wrote:Seriously though, it think Disney is buying up all of these properties because they can't come up with any new entertainment ideas of their own. When was the last time Disney had a good original movie on their own? It's been a while.
Posted by YRQRM0 on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:30pm CST
Transformers at Disney World: yessssss
TF content on Disney Channel, or at least Disney XD: Don't really care what channel it comes on, but it'd be good for the franchise as I'm sure more kids watch Disney than the Hub
Disney Store toys, more Mickey Transformers, park exclusives: meh. I wouldn't be willing to travel to Florida every time a new toy comes out, these exclusives would be not unlike most Takara exclusives to me in that I'll only bother when they're available to me at cons and stuff.
Cons: More money to have bigger cons? Or maybe a Transformers section at Disney events?? YES
Disney possibly halting production of Prime for whatever reason, or Masterpieces, or anything good: Please, I don't know why they would, but still..no.
A Transformers/Pixar crossover: Could anything bad possibly come from this? They can put Optimus in Toy Story!
Disney now owning both Lucasfilm and Hasbro: Doesn't exactly seem like Hasbro has a hard time for getting rights to toys or anything, but certainly nothing bad can come with this on the star wars side.
Posted by kirbenvost on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:32pm CST
Rhinox23 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:first marvel then star wars(& all the companies it built) and now possibly hasbro? i always said they were trying to take over the world, better them than microsoft or google.
Mickey Mouse is taking over the world!
Seriously though, it think Disney is buying up all of these properties because they can't come up with any new entertainment ideas of their own. When was the last time Disney had a good original movie on their own? It's been a while.
Disney's thing has never really been originality, they made their name retelling classic fairy tales. That said, all their recent animated films (Princess & The Frog, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph) have been very strong, and IMO Tron was good too. John Carter tanked pretty hard, but there's still Pirates which, despite losing steam, is still a successful franchise. And they have an upcoming remake of The Lone Ranger.
Sure, none of it is very original, but most of their big projects are not lacking in quality, so I have no qualms in that aspect.
Most of my fears have to do with their tight grip on their intellectual property and also the changes that could happen in regards to Takara and the handling of exclusives.
Overall though, this would probably have the potential to turn out better rather than worse.
Posted by Rhinox23 on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:43pm CST
kirbenvost wrote:Rhinox23 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:first marvel then star wars(& all the companies it built) and now possibly hasbro? i always said they were trying to take over the world, better them than microsoft or google.
Mickey Mouse is taking over the world!
Seriously though, it think Disney is buying up all of these properties because they can't come up with any new entertainment ideas of their own. When was the last time Disney had a good original movie on their own? It's been a while.
Disney's thing has never really been originality, they made their name retelling classic fairy tales. That said, all their recent animated films (Princess & The Frog, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph) have been very strong, and IMO Tron was good too. John Carter tanked pretty hard, but there's still Pirates which, despite losing steam, is still a successful franchise. And they have an upcoming remake of The Lone Ranger.
Sure, none of it is very original, but most of their big projects are not lacking in quality, so I have no qualms in that aspect.
Most of my fears have to do with their tight grip on their intellectual property and also the changes that could happen in regards to Takara and the handling of exclusives.
Overall though, this would probably have the potential to turn out better rather than worse.
Ok, I haven't seen Wreck It Ralph. It does look good and had a great opening weekend. I'll also give you the Pirates movies because they at least made a lot of money (even though the story suffered after the 1st one, but that's off topic).
I may be a little younger than some of you, but when I was a kid going to see the new Disney cartoon movie was always a big thing. This has dropped off dramatically since the 90's. Pixar (acquired by Disney) saved the day with a bunch of great movies, but not Disney themselves. They may have been retelling classic tales but they were the first to make them animated and that is how they first got big. The overall point is that minus Pirates and potentially Wreck It Ralph (we'll see how much it makes in the coming weeks, but it should be a lot) Disney has not given a lot of "blockbuster" or new classic animations on their own since the 90's. Hence acquiring Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and maybe Hasbro.
I understand it and was just pointing it out. Also, I don't think this would be negative for Hasbro either.
Posted by Manterax Prime on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:45pm CST
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Posted by dedcat on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:56pm CST
Optimism - It'd be a step up from Bay at least.
Realism - This would efectivly end the 3rd party toy's. Those disney lawyers are vicious.
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2012 @ 4:59pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:I'm glad that Disney will never be able to touch Bandai and Lego as they are not US based companies. They have US branches, but their headquarters are located in their country of origin (Bandai: Japan, Lego: Denmark)
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Hasbro owns Transformers. I'm not sure how Takara Tomy's end of all of this would be affected in Japan, but if Disney were to buy Hasbro, it would mean that the Transformers brand would fall under Disney as well.
Posted by Mkall on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:00pm CST
Posted by Cyber Bishop on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:05pm CST
Rhinox23 wrote:Seriously though, it think Disney is buying up all of these properties because they can't come up with any new entertainment ideas of their own. When was the last time Disney had a good original movie on their own? It's been a while.
Let's see, someone already mentioned Wreck it Ralph (which I saw this past weekend with my youngest daughter and LOVED).
Some more..
Tangled
Princess and the Frog
Winnie the Pooh
With Pixar
Brave
Toy Story 3
Up
SO yeah, they are doing just fine..
Posted by Xephon0930 on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:06pm CST
Posted by Manterax Prime on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:08pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:I'm glad that Disney will never be able to touch Bandai and Lego as they are not US based companies. They have US branches, but their headquarters are located in their country of origin (Bandai: Japan, Lego: Denmark)
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Hasbro owns Transformers. I'm not sure how Takara Tomy's end of all of this would be affected in Japan, but if Disney were to buy Hasbro, it would mean that the Transformers brand would fall under Disney as well.
Regardless, I am not buying if there's a big Disney logo plastered on a Transformers box.
Posted by PrymeStriker on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:10pm CST
Posted by RazorSlash92 on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:14pm CST
It may seem like nothing at first......but this is exactly what happened to Spectacular Spider-Man.
Marvel had a successful series, Spectacular Spider-Man
Disney buys Marvel
Disney wants a show they have better control over
Out pops Ultimate Spider-Man, as Spectacular is cancelled mid-production of Season 3. Ultimate Spider-Man turns out to be a show very loosley based on anything Spider-Man, deals with no plot whatsoever, and constantly makes low-brow kiddie humor as an excuse for plot.
Hasbro has a successful series, Transformers: Prime..
Disney wants to buy Hasbro..
See where I'm going with this?
Posted by Sabrblade on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:14pm CST
How 'bout a teeny tiny logo on the bottom of the box's butt? As, that's where all/most of the company logos (which are indeed quite small) are already located on TF toy packaging.Manterax Prime wrote:Seibertron wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:I'm glad that Disney will never be able to touch Bandai and Lego as they are not US based companies. They have US branches, but their headquarters are located in their country of origin (Bandai: Japan, Lego: Denmark)
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Hasbro owns Transformers. I'm not sure how Takara Tomy's end of all of this would be affected in Japan, but if Disney were to buy Hasbro, it would mean that the Transformers brand would fall under Disney as well.
Regardless, I am not buying if there's a big Disney logo plastered on a Transformers box.
Posted by Manterax Prime on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:22pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:How 'bout a teeny tiny logo on the bottom of the box's butt? As, that's where all/most of the company logos (which are indeed quite small) are already located on TF toy packaging.Manterax Prime wrote:Seibertron wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:I'm glad that Disney will never be able to touch Bandai and Lego as they are not US based companies. They have US branches, but their headquarters are located in their country of origin (Bandai: Japan, Lego: Denmark)
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Hasbro owns Transformers. I'm not sure how Takara Tomy's end of all of this would be affected in Japan, but if Disney were to buy Hasbro, it would mean that the Transformers brand would fall under Disney as well.
Regardless, I am not buying if there's a big Disney logo plastered on a Transformers box.
Ok, I'll rephrase. No Disney logo. Period.
Posted by Oncoming Storm on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:26pm CST
The 'Disney Company' IS Just PURE EVIL;
It is Satan's Own Personal Brand Name and is just another one of his 'Trademarks'!!!
--I swear that someone, somewhere just knows how to push my buttons about Evil,
Corporate Empires?!
(This is proof positive to me that the World as we now know it is going to end soon!!!)
As far as "Transformers Blasphemy" is concerned, Michael Bay was Nothing compared to this news...
It REALLY frosts my cornflakes!
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:27pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How 'bout a teeny tiny logo on the bottom of the box's butt? As, that's where all/most of the company logos (which are indeed quite small) are already located on TF toy packaging.Manterax Prime wrote:Seibertron wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:I'm glad that Disney will never be able to touch Bandai and Lego as they are not US based companies. They have US branches, but their headquarters are located in their country of origin (Bandai: Japan, Lego: Denmark)
And even though Disney has got their SciFi on with Tron, I'd rather not have them buy out Hasbro. I don't want a big Disney logo on my robots.
Also, I'm surprised nobody brought this up. Transformers is coyrighted not only by Hasbro, but by Takara as well. So just buying Hasbro would not give Disney the rights to Transformers.
Hasbro owns Transformers. I'm not sure how Takara Tomy's end of all of this would be affected in Japan, but if Disney were to buy Hasbro, it would mean that the Transformers brand would fall under Disney as well.
Regardless, I am not buying if there's a big Disney logo plastered on a Transformers box.
Ok, I'll rephrase. No Disney logo. Period.
I don't think you have anything to worry about. When you watch Monday Night Football, you don't see the Disney logo during the broadcast. When you watched Avengers at the theatre, you didn't see the Disney logo. When you read a Marvel comic book, you don't see the Disney logo. When your wife watches Revenge on ABC, you don't see the Disney logo. I think most people don't realize how big Disney already is ... they've been pretty good about leaving the companies alone that they buy, or at least that's my perception of what's happened.
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:28pm CST
Oncoming Storm wrote:I am so (Blanking) Sick of 'Disney'...
The 'Disney Company' IS Just PURE EVIL;
It is Satan's Own Personal Brand Name and is just another one of his 'Trademarks'!!!
--I swear that someone, somewhere just knows how to push my buttons about Evil,
Corporate Empires?!
(This is proof positive to me that the World as we now know it is going to end soon!!!)
As far as "Transformers Blasphemy" is concerned, Michael Bay was Nothing compared to this news...
It REALLY frosts my cornflakes!
What has Disney done that is so "evil"? Saying you don't like Disney or what they stand for is one thing, but saying they're "evil" is a whole other thing.
Posted by KNM2012 on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:37pm CST
In all cases, this would be a smart move. Hasbro does the Marvel toylines, the Star Wars toylines, and the Indiana Jones toylines. They also own Wizards of the Coast. And they have a partnership with TOMY, who has a partnership with Disney.
With the Marvel, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones toylines, these would have a permanent home at Hasbro. They could also have the Star Wars RPG be renewed and given a permanent home within Wizards of the Coast, as well as maybe create a Kingdom Hearts RPG as well. And TOMY could benefit from this, as it means they could revive their "Disney Brand" Transformers and sell them at the Tokyo Disney stores as well. Plus, Hasbro could do the same with Disneyland, California Adventures, Walt Disney World, and Epcot Center... As well as the numerous stores within the United States.
The only concern I have, however, are tied to both IDW and Shout! Factory. Both have licenses to brands that are owned by Hasbro. We all know that. So with IDW, I am wondering how this will affect them. Will they have to hand over their ReGeneration One stuff to Marvel if this is official? And will they be permitted to publish anything they worked on? And Shout!Factory - Will everything they collaborated on have to be submitted to Disney? Does this also mean that Disney will be able to obtain the animated movie? And if so, will they give us the original or edited feature?
And with Toei... Does this mean they will not make excuses and say "We will not give them this because they are a second- or third-party company" when it comes to not handing over Scramble City: Mobilization and Zone to Disney or even those that collaborate with Disney? Because they were stubborn with Sony way back when, and I heard that they were being equally stubborn (if not more so) with Shout!Factory. Because as big as Toei is, I still think they would have a "Oh sh!t!" moment if or when this happens. And that is something I would like to see as much as I would love to see all of the Transformers franchises be put onto a BD format.
But yeah... If it does happen, I hope they will give us as image of Starscream's ghost hanging out with the other ghosts at the Haunted Mansion. Or "G1" Megatron wearing Mickey Mouse ears, "G1" Starscream dressed like Captain Hook, or Arcee trying to fit in with the Disney Princesses.
Posted by Midnight_Fox on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:38pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Oncoming Storm wrote:I am so (Blanking) Sick of 'Disney'...
The 'Disney Company' IS Just PURE EVIL;
It is Satan's Own Personal Brand Name and is just another one of his 'Trademarks'!!!
--I swear that someone, somewhere just knows how to push my buttons about Evil,
Corporate Empires?!
(This is proof positive to me that the World as we now know it is going to end soon!!!)
As far as "Transformers Blasphemy" is concerned, Michael Bay was Nothing compared to this news...
It REALLY frosts my cornflakes!
What has Disney done that is so "evil"? Saying you don't like Disney or what they stand for is one thing, but saying they're "evil" is a whole other thing.
I think he's just anti-"corporation buys other companies", forgetting that Hasbro does the exact same thing. In fact, people said the same thing about Hasbro when they acquired Wizards of the Coast and said it about WotC when they bought TSR.
It's just a standard over-reaction when one company buys another that you like.
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2012 @ 5:42pm CST
KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:The only concern I have, however, are tied to both IDW and Shout! Factory. Both have licenses to brands that are owned by Hasbro. We all know that. So with IDW, I am wondering how this will affect them. Will they have to hand over their ReGeneration One stuff to Marvel if this is official? And will they be permitted to publish anything they worked on? And Shout!Factory - Will everything they collaborated on have to be submitted to Disney? Does this also mean that Disney will be able to obtain the animated movie? And if so, will they give us the original or edited feature?
I'm assuming that whatever deals and contracts Hasbro has in play such as with IDW, Shout! Factory, Paramount, Activision, the Hub, etc ... would all remain. When those contracts end, I'm sure they'd do whatever put (or keep) the most money in their pockets.
Posted by morphobots on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:03pm CST
Posted by Bubbah on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:04pm CST
Plus people are forgetting the biggest possible benefit ... The end of TRU exclusives like MP's, since most of them would probably become Disney store Exclusives. Disney store actually does cater to more collectors than a regular retail outlet so we wouldn't be seeing the huge distribution isses we're seeing with MP OP or when Mp TC first hit.
Posted by Ultra Markus on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:05pm CST
STRIKES AGAIN
Posted by KNM2012 on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:08pm CST
Midnight_Fox wrote:Seibertron wrote:Oncoming Storm wrote:I am so (Blanking) Sick of 'Disney'...
The 'Disney Company' IS Just PURE EVIL;
It is Satan's Own Personal Brand Name and is just another one of his 'Trademarks'!!!
--I swear that someone, somewhere just knows how to push my buttons about Evil,
Corporate Empires?!
(This is proof positive to me that the World as we now know it is going to end soon!!!)
As far as "Transformers Blasphemy" is concerned, Michael Bay was Nothing compared to this news...
It REALLY frosts my cornflakes!
What has Disney done that is so "evil"? Saying you don't like Disney or what they stand for is one thing, but saying they're "evil" is a whole other thing.
I think he's just anti-"corporation buys other companies", forgetting that Hasbro does the exact same thing. In fact, people said the same thing about Hasbro when they acquired Wizards of the Coast and said it about WotC when they bought TSR.
It's just a standard over-reaction when one company buys another that you like.
Well said!
The one thing I do not get is why people hate Disney so much. I mean, when they created both Disney XD and purchased Marvel, they said it was due to the fact that they were neglecting their male fanbase. The purchase of LucasArts was going to happen since Disney and George Lucas believed in each other's visions. And with all, including this (if it happens), they will not intervene unless it is necessary.
And besides that, as I said before, we may get Scramble City and Zone as well... As I do not see why Toei would want to be stubborn to Disney, like they have been with Sony and Shout!Factory.
Posted by DAU on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:08pm CST
Posted by Swindle01 on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:11pm CST
Disney are like a cancer that wont stop
Thanks for ruining Star wars disney....Now thanks for ruining transformers as well
Posted by Seibertron on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:12pm CST
morphobots wrote:And I think Seibertron.com would be gone in New York minute.
Why do you think that? Do you think the Star Wars fansites are in jeopardy? Aren't Marvel fansites still around 3+ years after that Disney's acquisition? I don't think Disney is in business to piss off fans of established sites.
I do think watching our Ps and Qs is really important at this stage of the game. I think this is the end for 3rd party stuff though. Disney's pockets are much deeper than Hasbro's.
Posted by CommanderHazar on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:13pm CST
As for the toys, this may very well be the end of my collecting if it happens. If they leave Hasbro alone to do their thing, I don't see myself changing my habits of not buying the general release figures, and focusing only on more collector oriented lines. As far as TFs go, that means third-party and Masterpiece. If Disney starts shutting down the third-parties, that just leaves Masterpieces.
Only time will tell, and I'll make my decisions based on events as they happen, and not on the rumors.
Posted by XDMan on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:20pm CST
Anyone, ANYONE on this website, please show us some photos of the thoughts I told you about with your toys, artwork, etc. PLEASE, do this for me and hopefully, these thoughts would possibly come true.
Posted by Autobot032 on November 5th, 2012 @ 6:21pm CST
If 3rd party could still exist, and TF anything doesn't suffer...I guess I wouldn't be opposed to it.
Although, Disney got rid of Power Rangers, which still surprises me... So, yeah, I dunno.