{"id":9827,"date":"2010-10-14T15:34:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9827"},"modified":"2010-10-27T14:09:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T19:09:03","slug":"mattel-comments-on-roboto-motu-schedule-thru-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9827","title":{"rendered":"Mattel Comments on Roboto + MOTU Schedule thru April"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Toy Guru chimed in on Facebook with the official word on Robotogate – they’re all misassembled. Toy Guru offers up his mea culpa, mentions a few others successes and some hope, and, to tide things over, gives collects an update on the MOTU Classics schedule through April. <\/p>\n

Here’s what Toy Guru had to say:<\/p>\n

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Well there is no way around it. Roboto did get assembled with his shoulders swapped.<\/p>\n

What can I say. These things happen. I could mention the hundreds of things we do catch and correct before going to production, or all the time we spent making small tweaks based on fan comments such as Skeletor’s purple feet or trying to see if both Roboto’s arms could be detached (which we didn’t have time for but we really tried on!), but none of that changes that in the end a mistake was made.<\/p>\n

Luckily in the long run this is not (I hope!) Earth crushing to most. By definition the only change is the pattern of tech on the shoulder. The toy itself functions 100% correctly and is not defective. (that and combined with the fact that the whole production is done means we can’t exchange your Roboto for a corrected version, at this time there are no “corrected” versions.)<\/p>\n

It doesn’t mean we won’t try to find a way down the road to correct this. It took almost 4 years but we finally got Sinestro’s height corrected in the DCUC line (check out the 2 pack coming to TRU next month with a ton of yellow and green constructs!).<\/p>\n

I’d personally like to find a way to fix this but it will take time. We don’t have a reissue planned right now but it doesn’t mean it is out of the question. I’m sorry for those whom were counting on the tech detail pattern on the shoulder going the other direction. I’ll take the fall on this one and just let you know we continue to be vigilant on getting the best collector product out there. Sometimes we hit a problem. But the important thing is we will try to correct this one day. It just won’t be in the immediate future.<\/p>\n

Oh, and while I have everyone on the line, a few updates:<\/p>\n

Jan 18th:<\/strong> (Tuesday, sale delayed due to MLK, Jr Day)
\nBow (2011 sub figure)
\nShadow Beast (2011 sub quarterly beast\/multipack)
\nPalace Guards (2010 item delated slightly)
\nCastle Grayskull stands (reissue)
\nEvil Lyn reissue<\/p>\n

Feb 15:<\/strong> (Tuesday)
\nVikor (2011 sub figure)
\nOther reissues to be announced
\n(and ideally Preternia He-Man will ship with the map)<\/p>\n

March 15:<\/strong> (Tuesday)
\nKing Hssss (sub figure)
\nBattle Armor Skeletor (sub quarterly variant)
\nOther reissues to be announced<\/p>\n

April 15:<\/strong> (Friday)
\nNew Male Masters of the Universe member (to be announced soon)
\nPanthor (quarterly subscription beast)
\nWeapons Rak ($15.00) (not part of subscription)<\/p>\n

Alright, have a great weekend and I’ll catch you all after El Segundo Toy Fair.<\/p>\n

TG<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You haven’t heard any comments on Roboto’s shoulders from IAT. There’s two reasons for that – 1) I’ve been gone all week and 2) I’m waiting until the figure arrives next week to decide where I stand. If Roboto really is 100% functional and looks okay, then I’m not going to raise a big stink. Having said that, just because this error has possibly ended up being immaterial, doesn’t mean the next one will be… and that’s a problem. Anyway, we’ll save all that for the review coming sometime next week.<\/p>\n

For now, Mattel is waving schedule updates at us. MOTUClassics.Com<\/a> has been updated with the new information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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