You asked the questions and here’s the answers to the 7th batch of questions we sent Hasbro along with a surprise thrown in for good measure too! Thanks to Hasbro (and Marc and Joseph) for giving the UK fans a chance to get their voices heard and their questions answered here at Jedi News, the UK’s premiere Star Wars fan site.
Thanks for sending in your questions and please keep them coming for the next Q&A (take the link above or on the left hand menu), we need your questions by 30th November – the Q&A is taking a two week break for Thanksgiving and will be back with answers on the 7th December.
Read on for the Questions and Answers…
1. Why was R2-D2 not included in the 30th Anniversary Saga Legends Wave 1 here in the UK and what factors go into deciding which figures are released from a range like ‘Saga Legends’ over here?
We had issues with shipping the electronic into the UK (due to the lights/batteries). That is the only one that didn’t make the cut.
2. The single-packed Galactic Heroes appear to have been well received and have sold out at most retailers that sell them. Are there any plans to make more available beyond the first wave of 8?
The extent to which we change it is limited in part by the case pack, and the need to keep the main core figures in the lineup since the takeaway for these is mostly kids….who want the main heroes primarily. If we make changes to the lineup, it would only be to add a couple new ones (and replace the more obscure ones). We are looking at that for Fall 2008, but it’s not certain if we will make the change or not.
3. Are there any more surprises for this year in the form of any additional Battle Packs or other items we’ve not yet seen or are you now concentrating on 2008?
There are no more surprises other than the obvious one(s) we cannot officially confirm. Does that answer your question? ; )