Monday, June 1, 2009

Sightings & Events: Malaysia's Transformers ROTF Worldwide Toy Launch!

It's already past May 30th and Transformers ROTF toys (Wave 1 & Wave 2) had been launched worldwide with success! Even Malaysia happily involved! Most of the launching event were handled by Toys R Us (TRU) throughout Malaysia.

[More info about TRU Transformers ROTF toy launch events]

Now, I would like to report the events on 1Utama, Berjaya Times Square and MidValley. (Man, sure this one veeery looong....)

30th May - TRU 1Utama, Kelana Jaya

Unfortunately, I was late for the morning launching event, but at least I could see how well the ROTF toys are sold.




The following are the toys available at the moment:
  • Scout-class Wave 1 (Dead end, Knock Out, Dirt Boss, Rollbar) and Wave 2 (Ransack, Depthcharge).
  • Deluxe-class Preview Wave (Bumblebee, Soundwave, both almost next to none!), Wave 1 (Breakaway, Rampage, Sideswipe (almost none!), Sideways), and Wave 2 (Chromia, Smokescreen, Deep Desert Brawl, Wheelie, Skids).
  • Voyager-class Wave 1 (Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Starscream, Demolishor) and Wave 2 Desert Tracker Ratchet only.
  • Leader-class Wave 1 Megatron (Sorry folks, Optimus Prime unavailable!).
  • Fast Action Battlers (FABs) Wave 1 (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Jolt) and Wave 2 (Jetfire, Long Haul, Sideways and Ratchet).
  • Gravity Bots Wave 1 (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Starscream)
  • Role Play Bumblebee Voice Mixer Helmet, Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet, Bumblebee Plasma Cannon.
  • Power Bots Megatron.
  • Robot Replicas Wave 1 (Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Starscream) and Wave 2 (Jetfire, Bumblebee, Megatron, Skids).
  • ...and other merchandises such as stationeries and 3D magnets...




Surprisingly, I saw this notice at the Deluxe corner:



...which means you are only allowed to buy 1 toy character per toy line (for example, you could only buy one Deluxe Skids, one Voyager Ironhide, and one Leader Megatron) on each visit to TRU! Kedekut!

Although delayed for 1 hour (in the web, it was supposed at 3pm for 1Utama) , there was Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (Unexpected) Mascot appearance outside TRU!



30th May - Berjaya Times Square, Imbi

The hobby and toys shop (Forgot the name!) in Berjaya Times Square (Not XLshop, unfortunately didn't go there) which was next to Anime Tech also received toys from Hasbro Malaysia due to the toy launch event. The toys available were the same as above at TRU, but the good news is... Leader-class Optimus Prime (in retail price)!




30th May - Paradise Toys, Low yat Plaza Imbi

This only hobby & toys shop only had few ROTF figures, but they do had Voyager-class Mixmaster (RM128) and The Fallen (RM105)!


31st May - South Court, Mid Valley

(I didn't expect this) Another toy launching event was held in South Court of Mid Valley during Mid Valley's Your School Holiday@Mid Valley promotion. This promotion was made by Metrojaya Mid Valley, but Hasbro Malaysia's staffs also involved.



I just found this new Role Play toy, namely "Mega Sword", which represents Optimus Prime's energy blade. Although awesome, it looked more like a Power Rangers toy...



The toys available are also as same as at TRU listed above, but Voyager-class The Fallen was also available! Also the Robot Heroes line...





This one also mentions about Optimus Prime & Bumblebee mascot appearance, so there is some chance for those who didn't meet them yet. Also there are many other offers... (This yellow advertisement could be seen here)



There are also other new merchandises, such as these 3D lenticular image cards. Awesome indeed.... Available as small as a postcard (RM20), to as large as a poster (RM100+)!



31st May - Carrefour Mid Valley

Energizer also promotes the toys at Carrefour's entrance!




While inside, at default Transformers toys section, changes had been made, but the only ROTF toys available was Ultimate Bumblebee!



31st May - XLShop Mid Valley

This shop exclusively received toys from TakaraTomy, which means the price was also "exclusive" (RM10-RM20 increase than standard retail price! Probably due to shipping cost...). Only the main line is available (Scout, Deluxe, Voyager, Leader), but among all shops available in Mid Valley, this is the only shop sells Leader-class Optimus Prime!



Also, these adorable Robo-Q toys are also available, but the price was damn high!



More info here!

31st May - Anime Tech Mid Valley

The Out of Box (OOB) toys were still the same as previous sightings except Voyager Optimus Prime, Evac, Ramjet & Skywarp was already gone from the glass shelves, but inside the shop, MISB Voyager-class Mixmaster and Stratosphere was sighted! New OOB toys are Ransack, Chromia, Mudflap, Breakaway, Cannon Bumblebee & Interrogator Barricade!




31st May - Toys R Us Mid Valley

Last one, at Toys R Us. Unfortunately, the staff at the shop already disallowed any pictures taken in Toys R Us, so I managed to take a few pics in any chance. Toys are as usual as same as above listed...



So, this is the end... HAPPY TOY-HUNTING!

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