Hasbro held their first Star Wars fanstream for 2023 and announced several Vintage Collection, Black Series and Retro Collection items as well as Pipeline Reveals. Click on through for the galleries. (No preorders will be offered this week for any of the items).
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Hasbro has announced their next Star Wars Fanstream for new Vintage Collection and Black Series announcements/reveals will be held on February 1 at 11am ET. Word on the holonet is there will be a lot of complaining and pitting the scales against each other.
Hasbro held their first Fanstream this week on YouTube dedicated to the new Indiana Jones lines where they revealed/confirmed several products we can expect to see in 2023.
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Today, preorders offically open at approximately 1pm ET for the remaining Black Series (Holiday Edition) figures from various retailers.
Scout Trooper – Walmart – NOW LIVE
Mandalorian Warrior – Target (Previously 11/16)
Wookiee – GameStop – NOW LIVE
Phase II Clone Trooper – Hasbro Pulse – NOW LIVE
The Amazon and fan channel version are currently available for preorder at their respective outlets.
First Order Stormtrooper – Amazon*
Protocol Droid – Fan Channel*
Update: it appears Target may be holding true to its original preorder date. Stay tuned for any updates it that changes
Preorders for the new figures announced today (excluding Pipeline) will go live through various sponsors and affiliates on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 1pm ET. The Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Admiral Ackbar (Kenner Deco) will be available exclusively on Hasbro Pulse on Nov. 2 at 1pm.
Hasbro Pulse has started processing preorders for the Star Wars Celebration/Hasbro Pulse exclusive Black Series Jon Favreau (Paz Vizsla) figure. Orders should start shipping out this week.
There has been a mystery code name “El Paso” that has been haunting our master list for Black Series wave 35 for a while, and based on some searching today, I believe that figure to be Cal Kestis from the Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order. Look for the reveal and preorder soon.
Heads up holiday Black Series collectors, it looks like the exclusive Clone Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure has started to hit Disney store locations at Star Wars Trading Post and The Emporium in Disneyland. This shared exclusive will be available for preorder on Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney on Nov. 1.
Thanks to DisTracker and Endor Express on Twitter & Instagram for the alert.
Initially set to close last Friday, the Vintage Collection Boba’s Fett Throne Room has officially closed for preorders and is listed as “Sold Out”. We now have to wait until late 2023 for this to arrive in our hands. A lot can happen in the world between now and then but thankfully we still have our cash in-hand as, unlike a Haslab campaign, we won’t have to pay for these until September. That said, let’s look at the preorder numbers this generated:
Hasbro Pulse US: 9695 (Max 19750)
Hasbro Pulse UK: 870 (Max 1000)
Hasbro Pulse EU: 529 (Max 1000)
Total: 11094 units preordered (this number may still fluctuate as preorders are cancelled or if/when they reopen.)
What do you think? Based on the numbers sold, it pulled in a little over half of the total allocated product to the 3 Hasbro Pulse stores.
I don’t think I speak out of turn to suggest that this would have had stronger global sales if it was marketed as a Return of the Jedi piece and include Jabba the Hutt — next year is the 40th Anniversary after all.
A reminder that preorders* for the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Vintage Collection Boba Fett’s Throne Room will be closing tonight at 11:59:59pm ET. Expected delivery of this set is scheduled for September 2023, preorders may open again as we get closer to that date.
*Preorders won’t be charged until the product is ready to ship.