Gearlog got a glimpse of Hasbro's upcoming toys today at a hotel in midtown Manhattan. While my colleagues were petting the scarily real plush puppydogs, I was distracted by the big Millennium Falcon sitting at the other end of the room. Chalk it up to adult ADD or just a lifelong obsession with a galaxy far, far away, but I couldn't wait to get a closer view of the thing.
Upon closer inspection, this was clearly not the same mockup of Han Solo's trusty, if well-worn, ship we've seen before. For starters, the ship is a lot bigger than I remember--30-percent, in fact. According to Hasbro, this is the first update to the toy Falcon in 30 years, because, after all this time, the mold they had been using to churn out ship after ship finally broke down. So why not go bigger and better?
Aside from the size difference, there are a slew of updates to the Falcon. It now holds up to 18 action figures (Han and Chewie come with it). It's got movie quotes built-in as well; we got to hear the voice of Sir Alec Guinness emerging from its rear; flashing lights, and a lot of other faithful film updates. Check out the video for a full rundown.
Also at Hasbro's line show were many tie-ins for the upcoming animated feature film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. There was a big AT-TE walker that holds up to 20 clone trooper figures, a life-size clone trooper helmet with voice amplifier, and an army of action figures, including familiar faces like Anakin Skywalker, R2D2, and, as always, Yoda.
All the Hasbro Star Wars products will be available in late July.
Hi
I think the new toys are possibly the best that have ever been however could you please tell me the exact date of release.
thank you
Posted by:
carol m. July 16, 2008 11:30 AM
@Lewis: We can't get more precise on dates till Hasbro does; we'll try to update the post as we find out more.
Posted by:
Lisa July 23, 2008 2:48 PM
Do you know the price range for this?
Posted by:
lisa December 25, 2008 10:50 PM
My 6 year old wanted and got the AT-TE for Christmas. Worthless. Any time he touches or tries to play with it the legs fall off. Save your $100/do not buy!!
July 16, 2008 4:20 AM
Hi
I think the new toys are possibly the best that have ever been however could you please tell me the exact date of release.
thank you
July 16, 2008 11:30 AM
@Lewis: We can't get more precise on dates till Hasbro does; we'll try to update the post as we find out more.
July 23, 2008 2:48 PM
Do you know the price range for this?
December 25, 2008 10:50 PM
My 6 year old wanted and got the AT-TE for Christmas. Worthless. Any time he touches or tries to play with it the legs fall off. Save your $100/do not buy!!