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Transformers Movie Legends Toy Galleries

Thanks to Matt Messanger, aka King Grimlock, for supplying more images of Transformers Movie Legends Figures for us to add to our Transformers Toy Resource section.

Transformers Movie Battle Bamaged Bumblebee

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Monday, 26th October 2009 at 15:54:19 GMT | Share: | Discuss: Read on

3 Transformers Energon toy galleries

Many thanks once again to Matt Messanger, aka King Grimlock, for supplying us with lots of images recently, as we've not had time to photograph our Transformers toys due to other commitments.

The lastest updates include

Transformers Energon Omnicon Signal Flare

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Sunday, 25th October 2009 at 17:00:01 GMT | Share: | Discuss: Read on

UK NPD Charts for Sales Weeks 38 and 39

The NPD have published their latest toy and retail sales charts for the UK.� First up is that year-on-year sales are down 10% for week 39.

The top five properties (in value) for week 39 were:

Ben 10
Star Wars
Transformers
Barbie
Lego City

Ben 10 also regained the top spot for the month of September with Transformers slipping back into 2nd spot.

In terms of the sales charts, Transformers continued strong sales, though they did slow in week 39.

Top Sellers Week 38 (�� Sales Values)

First Steps Baby Walker - VTECH
Kidizoom Camera - VTECH
Star Wars Clone Walker - LEGO
Ben 10 Alien Force 10cm Figures - BANDAI
Transformers Movie Deluxe Figures - HASBRO
Hot Wheels Basic Car Assortment - MATTEL
Bionicle 2hy cans 2009 - LEGO
Baby Annabell Doll - ZAPF CREATION
Smart Trike Plus Girls - MOOKIE TOYS
Ben 10 Alien Force Kevin's Cruiser - BANDAI

Top Sellers Week 38 (Unit Sales - Volumes)

Hot Wheels Basic Car Assortment - MATTEL
Play Doh - HASBRO
Ben 10 Alien Force 10cm Figures - BANDAI
Transformers Movie 2 Legends - HASBRO
Littlest Pet Shop Get The Pets - HASBRO
Gogo CB Evolution Booster - MAGICBOX
Cars Vehicle - MATTEL
Bakugan Booster Pack - SPIN MASTER UK
Transformers 2 Robot Heroes - HASBRO
Bionicle 2hy cans 2009 - LEGO

Top Sellers Week 39 (�� Sales Values)

Kidizoom Camera - VTECH
First Steps Baby Walker - VTECH
Star Wars Clone Walker - LEGO
My Laptop - VTECH
Bop It- HASBRO
Ben 10 Alien Force 10cm Figures - BANDAI
Transformers Movie Deluxe Figures - HASBRO
Hot Wheels Basic Car Assortment - MATTEL
Barbie Doggie Park - MATTEL
Bakugan Starter Pack - SPIN MASTER UK

Top Sellers Week 39 (Unit Sales - Volumes)

Hot Wheels Basic Car Assortment - MATTEL
Ben 10 Alien Force 10cm Figures - BANDAI
Littlest Pet Shop Get The Pets - HASBRO
Play Doh - HASBRO
Cars Vehicle - MATTEL
Bakugan Booster Pack - SPIN MASTER UK
Transformers Movie 2 Legends - HASBRO
Star Wars Clone Walker - LEGO
Bionicle 2hy cans 2009 - LEGO
Bionicle Agori - LEGO

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Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Sunday, 25th October 2009 at 11:02:39 GMT | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Masterpiece Grimlock to receive 2010 release within the US

The various US websites that Hasbro accept questions from have received replies to their latest batch of questions. ActionFigureInsider posed the question:
Q3. What other masterpiece Transformers will be available in the US after the Skywarp Walmart Exclusive?
With the answer being:
A3. We are pleased to announce that the next Masterpiece item that we will be releasing will be Grimlock in 2010. We are excited to be able to offer this item within the U.S. and will certainly share more details as we get closer to releasing him..

In addition ToyMania.com asked a question regarding the release of the remaining Transformers Animated figures:
1. With Freeway Jazz and Electro Sdwave in the release pipeline, when can you announce release schedules for the remaining animated figures?
And received the reply:
Answer: As we have stated in previous forums, we have full intentions of releasing those final Animated characters in the near future either as main line or exclusives items. However in this month's Q&A we are pleased to announced that Animated Deluxe Cybertronian Ratchet and Arcee will be released in Spring 2010.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Thursday, 22nd October 2009 at 08:54:29 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Transformers Classics toy gallery update

To celebrate King Grimlock (Matt Messanger)'s birthday, you can now find 5 new Transformers Classics Toy Galleries which Matt has provided us with (just some of several).

The new galleries feature the following Transformers Toys

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Wednesday, 21st October 2009 at 20:52:20 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

New images of RotF Recon Ironhide

KOToys.com have published some images of a leaked sample of the upcoming Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Recon Ironhide. This version is a later one that previously seen samples as it features a new retooled head. Expect the toy to be listed on ebay within the next two days

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Tuesday, 20th October 2009 at 20:42:57 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

New images of Generations Book Skids and Screech

MillionHero have updated their website with some new images of the exclusive toys from volume 3 of the Generations Book 2009. The toy are, of course, the Revenge of the Fallen Mudflap and Skids inspired recolours of Generation One Skids but under the name of Skids and Screech. You can view the images by clicking the link at the start of this story

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Tuesday, 20th October 2009 at 20:39:20 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

3 new Transformers Animated toy galleries

Thanks to King Grimlock for providing us with three new Transformers Animated toy galleries

You can now find Blazing Lockdown, Waspinator and Wreck-Gar toy galleries on Transformers Animated.com and Transformers At The Moon.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: Moonbug - on: Monday, 19th October 2009 at 20:55:56 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Hasbro Profits rise on back of Transformers and GI-Joe

Reuters have published the following release relating to the increase in Hasbro profits and how it directly ties into the the affect that Transformers had on those profits. The article also lists upcoming Hasbro releases to include a Transformers DVD and new G.I-Joe TV show

NEW YORK (Reuters) � Hasbro Inc (HAS.N) posted revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday as weakness in brands like Monopoly and Strawberry Shortcake offset strong sales of boys' toys tied to the G.I. Joe and Transformers movies.

Shares in the No. 2 toymaker behind Mattel Inc (MAT.O) fell 3.4 percent as the company said it was taking a "cautious approach" to the 2009 holiday season and sought to temper investor expectations about the potential of future movies.

"When you become overly reliant on movie properties, your business becomes lumpy, much less predictable and much more uncertain," said BMO Capital Markets analyst Gerrick Johnson, who has an "underperform" rating on the shares.

Hasbro will have toys tied to the 2010 releases of "Iron Man 2" and "Toy Story 3" and the 2011 releases of "Stretch Armstrong," "Spider-Man 4," "Transformers 3," "The First Avenger: Captain America" and a movie based on the board game Battleship.

Hasbro's third-quarter net profit rose to $150.4 million, or 99 cents a share, from $138.2 million, or 89 cents a share, a year earlier. Net revenue was $1.28 billion, down from $1.30 billion a year earlier.

Analysts on average were expecting a profit of 93 cents a share, on revenue of $1.32 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Sales in Hasbro's boys' unit rose 12 percent in the third quarter, fueled by toys tied to movies such as "Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen" and "G.I. Joe - The Rise of the Cobra".

Yet sales fell 6 percent in its girls' business, which includes My Little Pony and Strawberry Shortcake, and 10 percent in the games and puzzles business, which includes classics like Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit.

Hasbro sees its full-year revenue rising if sales trends continue to improve in line with the current quarter and expects earnings to grow this year. Last week, Mattel cited hopes for improved holiday sales, sending its shares up.

TRANSFORMERS BOOST

The company reported declines in revenue and operating profit for its U.S. and Canada and international segments. In its much-smaller entertainment and licensing segment, revenue more than doubled and operating profit more than tripled, due to gains in Transformers and G.I. Joe.

Hasbro Chief Executive Brian Goldner said the company expects 2009 revenue from G.I. Joe to exceed $100 million. He added that retailers' expectations for the brand had been quite high and that Hasbro needs to better manage expectations.

"Going forward we need to do a better job of setting our expectations for future movie properties," Goldner said. "I don't think we can expect every motion picture we put out to be Transformers."

He declined to forecast sales for Transformers, which saw $484 million in revenue in 2007 when the first movie came out, except to say it is performing "exceedingly well." The DVD will launch on Tuesday.

Chief Operating Officer David Hargreaves said new developments -- such as the Transformers DVD, a new G.I. Joe television show and a Monopoly promotion -- would drive sales during the key fourth quarter. Still, he said retailers are planning in a way that is "cautiously optimistic."

Both Mattel and Hasbro still face price pressure as key retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) and Target Corp (TGT.N) have already begun offering steep discounts to woo shoppers ahead of the all-important holiday season.

Toys "R" Us is even offering an in-store lay-away plan that allows customers to reserve large toys, such as bicycles and play kitchens, early in the season and make a series of small payments over time.

Hasbro shares fell $1.00 to $28.52 on the New York Stock Exchange. Mattel slipped 1.2 percent to $20.22 in early afternoon trading.

(Reporting by Martinne Geller; Editing by Derek Caney and Gunna Dickson)

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Monday, 19th October 2009 at 19:07:21 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

More Revenge of the Fallen Repaints On The Way

eBay seller TFCToys has placed some new auctions on ebay for previously unseen Transformers Revenge of the Fallen scout figures. The auctions are for a �Revenge of the Fallen red Knockout recolour

�� and a Revenge of the Fallen orange Autobot Deadend recolour

�. The latter is listed as Wheelie since he resembles the 1986 Transformers: The Movie character.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Sunday, 18th October 2009 at 11:57:26 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Stratosphere found for sale at the White City Entertainer

Ours thanks once again go out to Mr Neurie for reporting yet another UK toy sightings. This time for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Stratosphere who he spotted for sale in The Entertainer at White City.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Saturday, 17th October 2009 at 20:59:59 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Transformers reduced further at Smyths

Great news for those with a Smyths store near them as the Transformers line has been reduced further. Deluxes are now �9.74, Superion is �21.47, Leaders class toys are �33.74, Voyagers stand at �17.24 and Devastator is reduced to �74.99.

Credit goes to Mr Neurie for the news and image.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Saturday, 17th October 2009 at 11:59:29 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

EXCLUSIVE: New Transformers Trademark Applications

Hasbro have filed for 1 new Transformers related trademarks with the USPTO. You can view all of the details in our Transformers Trademark area which is updated constantly throughout the day by our dedicated news-bots, but here is the list of all of the new applications:

AIRAZOR

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Wednesday, 14th October 2009 at 18:15:49 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

Images of Revenge of the Fallen Blowpipe

KOToys.com have posted an image gallery of the upcoming Transformers Revenge of the Fallen figure Blowpipe. Blowpipe is a blue and grey recolour of Transformers Movie Dropkick. You can view the images here.

Category: Website Updates | Submitted by: quartz - on: Sunday, 11th October 2009 at 19:07:05 BST | Share: | Discuss: Read on

New image galleries of the November issues of Hyper Hobby, TV Boy and TV Magazine

We have updated the In The Media section of Transformers At The Moon, with three new galleries containing Japanese Hobby Magazine Scans. The image galleries are of the November 2009 issue of Hyper Hobby, the November 2009 issue of TV Boy and the November 2009 issue of TV Magazine.

Only the Hyper Hobby issue contained any Transformers related images, with the toys shown being from the Transformers Revenge, Transformers Device Label, Transformers Alternity and Transformers Disney Label ranges.

The images are mirrors from ModXToys.com