Internal Slide Shows that the Transformers Brand's Core Market Skews Younger than Before
Friday, February 18th, 2022 1:47PM CST
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Now, we have proof of this internal change in the brand and it's core target audience. Now, instead of Hasbro labelling it's core market as boys aged 5-10, it has reduced the range for 5-8. This would be why the War for Cybertron lines were 8+, showing the break between toys aimed at kids below 8 and toys aimed at kids that are 8. And since they deem the 5-8 age range as their core audience, that is why you would see more simplified toys on shelves, they are making more of those than any other line. The title of "fan" went from being people aged 10+ to 8+.
While this is not earth shattering news, and we could have guessed it by seeing the shelves, it's fun to get these internal slides to see their inner workings. And now you know exactly what "core boy" refers to in the listings for the upcoming Rise of the Beasts toyline (which will be released in Cyberverse packaging) like Core Boys Deluxe Class (Assortment UPC: 5010993983308).
This is good news though, in the long run. The fact that Hasbro is concentrating on a younger audience means that they believe kids still like Transformers toys
The slide also shows that there was quite a bit of internal changes with the released dates. This slide is only a few months old and Rise of the Beasts is still labelled as coming out in 2022, showing how much of a last minute call the change was. And we see that the BotBots show was delayed while the Nickelodeon show is being released early. We don't get these slides often, so take whatever you want and can from it.
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Posted by Brokebot on February 18th, 2022 @ 4:09pm CST
Posted by Hydrargyrus on February 18th, 2022 @ 7:51pm CST
Nope Somehow, that vague emphasis on “more” makes it more so.Brokebot wrote:Am I the only one that finds the posing of Optimus Prime kinda . . . . off-putting?
Seeing this stuff is pretty cool, though. It looks like… video views have grown a lot? Does anyone have any insight as to what the “+113% YOY” means?
(Also, it’s kinda funny that it’s 113%)
Posted by Deadput on February 18th, 2022 @ 8:48pm CST
Posted by Lore Keeper on February 18th, 2022 @ 9:07pm CST
Hydrargyrus wrote:Nope Somehow, that vague emphasis on “more” makes it more so.Brokebot wrote:Am I the only one that finds the posing of Optimus Prime kinda . . . . off-putting?
Seeing this stuff is pretty cool, though. It looks like… video views have grown a lot? Does anyone have any insight as to what the “+113% YOY” means?
(Also, it’s kinda funny that it’s 113%)
YOY stands for year over year, so it's comparing performance from the previous year.
Posted by Emerje on February 19th, 2022 @ 5:16am CST
Brokebot wrote:Am I the only one that finds the posing of Optimus Prime kinda . . . . off-putting?
All he's missing is a Chainclaw skin rug.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on February 19th, 2022 @ 8:24am CST
Hydrargyrus wrote:Nope Somehow, that vague emphasis on “more” makes it more so.Brokebot wrote:Am I the only one that finds the posing of Optimus Prime kinda . . . . off-putting?
Seeing this stuff is pretty cool, though. It looks like… video views have grown a lot? Does anyone have any insight as to what the “+113% YOY” means?
(Also, it’s kinda funny that it’s 113%)
It means the amount of youtube views doubled in 2021 compared to 2020.
Posted by optimeow on February 19th, 2022 @ 10:10am CST
We who grew up watching G1 when we kids can now watch the new cartoons with our kids
Posted by TulioDude on February 19th, 2022 @ 3:18pm CST
For the topic itself,it's always interesting to see how Hasbro tries to reach people.
Day 781 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news
Posted by primalxconvoy on February 19th, 2022 @ 4:46pm CST
Brokebot wrote:Am I the only one that finds the posing of Optimus Prime kinda . . . . off-putting?
I've no problem with it. It's just Optimus lying down. There are similar poses for female Transformers, at least in fan-art, and there's nothing off-putting about that, right?
Posted by Counterpunch on February 21st, 2022 @ 1:46pm CST
My son, in the "Core" category by age, could not care less about Transformers. None of his friends at school or even playground acquaintances show any interest whatsoever. He has no real curiosity about TFs despite wanting to do almost any other activity that dad does.
I never see kids evaluating TF toys when I'm shopping.
Like I said, I'm not doubting them, I am just super curious about where these kids are and how Hasbro is getting this information.
Posted by william-james88 on February 21st, 2022 @ 7:07pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:Ok, I'm not doubting them. They have the data. But I have to add this anecdotal story/experience...
My son, in the "Core" category by age, could not care less about Transformers. None of his friends at school or even playground acquaintances show any interest whatsoever. He has no real curiosity about TFs despite wanting to do almost any other activity that dad does.
I never see kids evaluating TF toys when I'm shopping.
Like I said, I'm not doubting them, I am just super curious about where these kids are and how Hasbro is getting this information.
They might just be looking at sales figures.
What story do your shelves tell? Has any Cyberverse Toy sold or is every release since 2018 (like the ones below) still sitting there accumulating dust?
Posted by Emerje on February 21st, 2022 @ 7:29pm CST
I have seen kids buying Transformers including one loud kid I could overhear from the next aisle over trying to decide what to get and settling on a Siege Mirage. They're out there, though if you go to a store any time other than late afternoon the chances you'll see kids in the toy aisle at all are pretty slim. I really see more adults there than anything.
Emerje
Posted by TulioDude on February 21st, 2022 @ 10:15pm CST
Emerje wrote:Well, if you go by what Scott Neitlich (Toy Guru of Spector Creative) says, the number one buyer of toys is parents buying for other kids' birthday parties which I've always found fascinating but a little dubious. Apparently this is pretty well known in the industry but I have to wonder how they know this. I know I've never answered this question on a poll before so how do they know an adult buying a toy is buying it for a kid versus themselves?
I have seen kids buying Transformers including one loud kid I could overhear from the next aisle over trying to decide what to get and settling on a Siege Mirage. They're out there, though if you go to a store any time other than late afternoon the chances you'll see kids in the toy aisle at all are pretty slim. I really see more adults there than anything.
Emerje
I don't doubt you,but currently,COVID might also influence this.
Posted by Emerje on February 22nd, 2022 @ 3:04am CST
TulioDude wrote:Emerje wrote:Well, if you go by what Scott Neitlich (Toy Guru of Spector Creative) says, the number one buyer of toys is parents buying for other kids' birthday parties which I've always found fascinating but a little dubious. Apparently this is pretty well known in the industry but I have to wonder how they know this. I know I've never answered this question on a poll before so how do they know an adult buying a toy is buying it for a kid versus themselves?
I have seen kids buying Transformers including one loud kid I could overhear from the next aisle over trying to decide what to get and settling on a Siege Mirage. They're out there, though if you go to a store any time other than late afternoon the chances you'll see kids in the toy aisle at all are pretty slim. I really see more adults there than anything.
Emerje
I don't doubt you,but currently,COVID might also influence this.
This isn't a recent observation.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on February 22nd, 2022 @ 8:10pm CST
Emerje wrote: I really see more adults there than anything.
Of course, they are buying them for a kid's birthday
Posted by william-james88 on May 5th, 2022 @ 1:23pm CDT
1. It offers 0 news, we already know hasbro has another show and toyline aimed at kids coming out soon
2. The discussion that resulted from that non news sparked what is probably the worst discussion I have ever seen on a discussion board over at TFW: https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/ ... t.1231512/
It's just people insulting eachother and trying to own eachother.