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Q.
Hi I am curious about certain star wars figures that I get in Canada.
Why is there no pictures or artwork on the card backs here but all of the
other figures from the U.S. and Europe have a shot from the film or the
picture on the back? Is Canada a sort of clearance warehouse for a lot of
Star Wars merchandise? We need more Canadian "Exclusives" because
we have
no Target of Best Buy or KB toys. Thanks for hearing me out. —DARTH DAVE
A. The backs (and sometimes bottom) of the carded figure packaging is often
changed by market to meet the requirements of importing product into that
particular country, or because the assortment is different than the
product offered to the U.S. market. We are working on getting U.S.
exclusives wider distribution in Canada.
Q. Do you look at fans'
customs of figures to get ideas for desirable
characters that haven't been made or for improvements over previously made
figures?
—Boshuda
A. We don't intentionally review customs for ideas. Our design team has more
ideas for figures (and improvements) than we can possibly get to in any
year.
Q. How does Hasbro generally
feel about Star Wars customizing (figures,
ships etc.) in general? —Boshuda
A. The Star Wars fan base is a truly great community, and the depth of
passion, energy and creativity is amazing. Our team is driven by this
same passion, and it's great to know that this similar enthusiasm is out
there on a massive scale in the fan community.
Check back next week and we'll post the
next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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