Toy Bender

The Force Unleashed video game’s multiple delays has kind of fugged up Hasbro. The extreme to the max game was supposed to be a multi-platform/media blitz release like Shadows of the Empire, instead there’s a trickle of toy releases here and there while everyone waits to be an off the hook mega-Jedi on there fancy video game machine doodads. Hell, the damn game was supposed to be out November of ‘07 and it probably won’t be out until summer of this year. Meanwhile, it seems like there are other delays that have forced the spring line (the one with Force Unleashed) to have one less wave of figures. Hasbro has sent out this notice to all Star Wars collectors regarding the change up:

Collectors,

We have previously announced that there would be three waves of our 30th Anniversary basic figures in Spring. That has now been changed - there will be only two. The last wave (on shelf approx. early March) will be The Force Unleashed wave (See images below). Due to some last minute delays, the previous third wave has been picked up and moved to the new Fall basic figure line.

Nothing will be bumped from the Fall line….these will just be added in. Fans should not worry as all figures will be coming to the shelf, including General Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Saesee Tiin, Clone Scuba trooper, and more. More details on this assortment will be released at Toy Fair. Similarly, due to production delays, we are pushing back the debut of the next wave of comic packs (including Anakin/Durge and Asaaj/Tol Skorr) until fall as well, but all announced packs *will* be coming out.

Also, previously we announced that the new Obi-Wan and Darth Vader/Anakin figures from our Wave 1 ‘08 30th Anniversary Wave (now shipping to retail) would not have new articulation. In fact, they do indeed have enhanced hip articulation (ball and socket) and are great upgrades over the original. Collectors should look to these for their increased poseability.

Hasbro’s Star Wars Brand Team

What’s nice is that this note pretty much confirms that the Scuba Trooper will be released along with the other figures that were rumored a few weeks back. Sweet chickens in heat, I need me a scuba clone trooper.