Hasbro Q&A
Posted by: Beedo Sookcool 03.12.08 12:01am
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Wa tetu dat uta, gang! Here we have another Q&A Session, and this week, I’ve had some help in the form of a question submitted by reader Richard Rice. Right there, that’s 50% less work I’ve had to do. Thanks, Richard! Now, on with the good stuff . . .

CreatureCantina.com: It is something of an obvious statement that there are millions of Star Wars fans all over the world, the majority of whom are indubitably hooked up to the internet. Now, even if all the outlet retail chains in the U.S.A. were to pass up on such big-ticket items as the AT-TE and Big Honkin’ Millennium Falcon we’ve heard about (and I actually hope they don’t), would it not still be possible to turn a profit by selling them over the internet, considering the large numbers of good e-tailers across the globe?

- Beedo Sookcool, staff writer and wizard-level masseur

Hasbro: Beedo - While the Internet is a great business model, it would not be enough to sustain large tooling-intensive vehicles such as the AT-TE (it is barely enough to sustain some exclusive runs!). A large majority of the Star Wars collecting audience still enjoys shopping at retail (“the thrill of the hunt”) and that is where we will keep our focus with the vast majority of Star Wars offerings.

CC: Are you planning to do any Vong ships/figures/etc. in the future? Like Nom Anor, Tsavong Lah, Shimmra (with Onimi in a 2 pk) or even just Vergere? (I dunno why, but I really like the character.)

- Richard Rice, reader and inventive customizer

H: Richard - We will have at least one Yuuzhan Vong figure coming up in a comic 2-pack, and we would like to do more of them as time goes on. Whether we get to 3¾” vehicles is another story - as we would need some serious additional exposure (and perhaps entertainment support) to justify. Vergere is very interesting, but there is a long list of worthy Legacy characters in line before her.

So there you have it, folks! Be sure to join us here again for another fabulous session of Q&A sometime in the nearish future.

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