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More exclusive news for UK fans, having just spoken to Hayley at Winning Moves, we can tell you the the
Transformers Movie themed Top Trumps game that we made metion to in our report from the
Paramount Transformers Movie preview, will be on sale in June with a RRP of £3.99.
If you think you would be interested in a set, then
drop us an email as if interest is high enough we may offer these through the website.
Stay with Transformers @ The Moon, as we hope to bring you more exclusive news on UK licensed
Transformers Movie tie in products over the next few weeks
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 at 14:36:27 BST
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ThumbsUp UK Ltd, the people behind the cool
light up Transformer T-shirts and USB-rings we've been reporting on since Friday have now issued a press release on the subject.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Transfomers get a Thumbs Up!
British gadget and novelty company Thumbs Up are celebrating as they have been granted the licence to produce Transformers the Movie light-up t-shirts, USB gadgets and Wheelie Glider shoe wheel attachments.
Set to hit the shops several weeks before the film's launch in July, Thumbs Up's licensed products feature logos and characters from the Transformers film, including the iconic Autobot and Decepticon insignias. These have graced t-shirts since Transfomers debuted the first time around in the 1980s, but they've never been seen quite like this, as a light-up panel now brings these new t-shirts to illuminated life!
Speaking about the licence, Thumbs Up's Business Development Director, Wojtek Kolan said: "We were delighted that Hasbro awarded us the
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 at 13:06:36 BST
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Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 at 10:18:28 BST
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The Botcon website has been updated with the following Non-Attendees annoucement / reminder.
If you cannot attend BotCon 2007, but you would
still
like a Boxed convention 5 figure set
, please fill out
a Guest Regsitration Form and indicate that you
want the "Iacon Package". Fax that form to us in order
to
reserve your non-attendee set. Thank you!
Category: Older News
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on: Tuesday, 3rd April 2007 at 07:12:07 BST
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Here's a word from one of our site sponsors,
Brian's Toys and Games.
Spring has sprung, and we have reduced prices on HUNDREDS of items.
30th Anniversary figures as low as $3.99.
Master Replica Luke Skywalker (ROTJ) FX saber and Yoda FX saber, each only $99.99.
Many 3 3/4" carded figures from POTF2 to Episode III have been discounted.
Set of 56 Freeze Frame Cards (including Weequay) now only $799.99.
Prices on Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Master of the Universe figures have been reduced as well.
Click
this link to view our complete list of
Spring Specials.
Category: Older News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 22:13:31 BST
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You can view some images of the plush Transformers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee toys who are officially called Slushimus Prime and Slumblebee
here on niwota.com in an gallery linked to from several ebay auctions.
We actually have both these toys in transit to us at the moment, and so you can expect a full gallery of them as soon as the arrive.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 21:38:53 BST
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Yahoo! Movies have updated their
Transformers feature to include a slideshow of three images from the
Transformers Movie showing the Transformers in robot form. You can view the images
here.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 21:36:17 BST
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Following on from the
London preview of the Transformers Movie, France is the next European country to stage the event. TFormers report that the press only event will take place at the Gaumont theatre in Paris. No doubt other European countries will then follow.
Category: Older News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 18:52:48 BST
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Starscream NZ, admin of Transformers New Zealand, has posted a report on his conversation with Hasbro New Zealand today. Here is a rundown
Transformers AlternatorsFARMERS are the only possible stockist of this line, and
if they take the line, it will arrive next month (this will be Rumble
and Ravage).
Transformers TitaniumsHasbro NZ have no upcoming releases of the Transformers from this line.
Transformers Movie figures
The toys are due to his the shelves on June 2nd .
You can view the original report
here on TFNewZealand.
Category: Older News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 18:32:55 BST
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That's part of the rumours from Japan regarding a business decision from Tomy in Japan. Will they be buying out 1 or 2 of their Japanese competitors, or will they be buying into a US board-game company? I guess it's wait and see time. Here's the full report anyway:-
Reports from Japan suggest that Tomy is on the acquisition trail, looking to make up for a declining domestic market.
According to a story from the FT's Tokyo correspondent,
demand for traditional toys in Japan has been falling by four per cent
annually as a result of the popularity of video games. Japan's toy
manufacturers are also still highly fragmented, making the sector seem
ripe for consolidation.
Tomy is understood to be in talks to
acquire a US-based educational board-game manufacturer and is also
examining two Japanese rivals, although people familiar with the
situation declined to identify any of the possible targets.
The
Texas Pacific Group last month said it would buy a 14 per cent stake in
the company, marking the first investment led by the private equity
group in Japan following several high-profile deals elsewhere in Asia.
Jun
Tsusaka, the head of TPG in Japan, has been quoted as saying that TPG
wanted to increase Tomy's overseas sales ratio to 50 per cent from 15
per cent, in order to compete with toy giants such as Mattel and Hasbro.
"Tomy
is making wonderful products that are quite innovative, but it does not
have a global organisation," said Tsusaka. "The biggest opportunity
will be China, which is growing at a pace of about 20 per cent a year.
In Japan, we could find definite synergies [in acquiring another
company] through distribution and lowering costs."
Tsusaka and
Akio Ishida, a former vice-chairman of Merrill Lynch's investment
banking unit who is now vice-chairman at TPG, have joined Tomy's board
as outside directors.
The two men are spearheading a project
committee that is examining all aspects of Tomy's business lines,
including purchasing, brand value and supply-chain management.
Tomy's
business has seen its domestic market share steadily eroded by the
popularity of video games. In the year to March 2006, Tomy posted a
group net loss of Y9.71bn ($82.4m) and for this year has cut its annual
net profit forecast to Y1.7bn from Y5bn, blaming weak demand for
traditional toys.
In order to trim costs and boost operating
margins, TPG said, Tomy could bring down procurement costs by about 15
per cent. "Until now, in many cases, [Tomy has] relied on only one to
two vendors for purchasing agreements," said Tsusaka.
Ishida
said there was room for growth in educational toys and video-game
related products, such as T-shirts and lunchboxes. Tomy is also
considering launching internet sales. "We think that Tomy has the
potential to become number-one in Japan," he said.
Thanks to
ToyNewsMagazines for the story
Category: Older News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 17:17:01 BST
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The Botcon website has been updated with the following message regarding confirmationof bookings.
PLEASE do not call about your regsitration confirmation!
We will be confirming receipt of faxed registration forms
by phone or email later this week. Please be patient as we
have been deluged with faxed registration forms and these
will take time to process. Hard copy confirmations will
go out in May.
Thank you.
Category: Older News
| Submitted by: Moonbug -
on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 16:12:06 BST
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I've just got off the phone to the Thumbs Up UK Ltd, the company behind the light-up Transformers t-shirts that were seen by those in attendance at Paramounts UK preview of the Transformers Movie.
The t-shirts got a big reaction by those in attendance, including Empire Magazine and Titan Books and by what they've told me of the USB keyrings (Autobot and Decepticon logos, which change into USB sticks), these should also prove a hit with Transformers fans.
I hope to have more information on these products a little later in the week, but for now I can give you the following information.
- The shirts have UK and European distribution, as well as a select few resellers in the US
- The shirts will be sold by places like IWantOneOfThose.com, firebox, Play and Forbidden Planet.
- Currently the rights are only for Transformers Movie characters, but if they sell well there could be designs for pre and post movie characters.
Although we appear to be the only Transformers fan-site which was invited to the event, and as such we're only 2 of 400 people to have seen the items, believe us when we say they looked really cool.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 12:55:35 BST
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eBay seller 23bountyhunter has put up an auction for the promotional
toys that Burger King will be giving away in the spring / summer to
tiw-in with the Transformers Movie. You can view the auction
here.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Monday, 2nd April 2007 at 08:47:04 BST
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Snakas' had an update regarding Hasbro's Transformers site earlier. As we don't live in the US, we get redirected to the European version of the site, which features far less details (although you can manually navigate back). Now Seibertron have a
report detailing that the
Hasbro Toy Shop is now stocking Transformers MovieProtoform Optimus Prime and Protoform Starscream.
Category: Transformers Movie News
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on: Sunday, 1st April 2007 at 20:28:53 BST
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We've recieved confirmation from Brian Savage that the BotCon non-attendees package is indeed open worldwide and not just for US residents. Like previous years, they seeemed to be a little confusion over this due to the layout of the form, but it is indeed open to everyone.
Category: Older News
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on: Sunday, 1st April 2007 at 10:06:15 BST
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