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Weekend Toy Run: Transformers Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime on Amazon

TRANSFORMERS FIRST EDITION OPTIMUS PRIME Open Package

The next installment in the Transformers movie franchise, Age of Extinction, isn’t due to hit theaters until late in June. The normal shelf date for movie toys is usually 3 months in advance of the opening. However, since the movie got a teaser spot in the Big (maybe not so fitting a descriptor this year) Game, Hasbro has jumped on board with something novel. Teaming up with Amazon, they launched the Transformers HQ on Amazon immediately following the airing of the teaser, and are offering up the first edition Transformers: Age of Extinction Optimus Prime.

That’s two Transformers exclusives with two different retailers launched on 2/2 – the first we covered was the Year of the Horse Starscream that’s exclusive to TRU. I checked the Toys R Us website for Starscream – the exclusive isn’t available online yet, but you might want to keep checking.

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Hasbro Transformers Starscream – Year of the Horse Toys R Us Exclusive

Our good pal trs sent us a couple of pics of the Year of the Horse Platinum Edition Starscream. It’s exclusive to Toys R Us, and should hit shelves with a $109.99 price tag. The official shelf date is February 2nd, but you might see them out early – after all, today is the Lunar New Year, which kicks off the start of the Year of the Horse. (You could also ask a stock person to check in the back for you.)

In the meantime… 恭禧發財 / Kung Hei Fat Choi (Cantonese) / Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) – Happy New Year!

A Star Wars Christmas Story by Macas

Most folks have taken down their lights and packed away their Christmas decorations for the year, but AFP reader Macas sent in a story from his childhood that put me right back in the holiday spirit. It’s a story about the one toy that would make or break his Christmas – and change his life forever. He now makes a living as a toy dealer, buying and selling toy collections, so he’s living the dream!

Spoiler alert – no tongues get stuck to flagpoles, but I can’t promise he didn’t shoot his eye out with a laser blaster.

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NECA Shares Hi-Res Pics of Planet of the Apes Classic Series 1

The reveals for NECA’s Planet of the Apes classic series are coming faster than Charlton Heston picking up the hottest mute chick on the planet. It’s all damn, dirty apes, for series 1. We’ll find out more at Toy Fair. Stay tuned!

Check out the new Planet of the Apes – Classic Series 1!

NECA Planet of the Apes Classic Series 1

The #GorillaSoldier, #Cornelius, and Dr. #Zaius 7″ action figures are scheduled for release in July. For higher-res, individual photos head on over to https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS

via NECA – N.E.C.A..

It’sa Me, Mario! Get Your Gold Coins Ready for Super Mario from S.H. Figuarts

S.H.Figuarts Super Mario teaser

Bandai posted this Super Mario teaser on its S.H. Figuarts Facebook page. Perhaps their claim of the world’s first action figure of Super Mario is a bit dubious – the license has been out there and tons of product have been sold – but it’s certainly the first super-articulated figure of Mario. That means all the jumping, wall-bounding, brick-smashing, mushroom-eating, and Goomba-crushing action is coming your way.

But be ready to shell out some gold coins for this version of Mario. Other Figuarts figures sell for $30 and up, with a pretty tight after-market driving prices higher. Best bet is to hop on a pre-order when they go up. We’ll be looking.

Update:

Available June 2014! ‪#‎mario‬ ‪#‎shfiguarts‬

S.H. Figuarts Super Mario MSRP $24.99
Diorama PlaySet A MSRP $19.99
Diorama PlaySet B MSRP $19.99

via Available June 2014! #mario #shfiguarts S.H…. – Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA.

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