Iiiiiit's Toy Fair! After a couple weeks of exciting lead-up, Toy Fair officially started over the weekend and we've started to see some new pictures, and with them a few new details.
The first bit of business is a sign that is hanging in the Playmates display, which outlines Nickelodeon's goal for the TMNT over the next few years.
The picture is a bit blurry, so let's go through it together.
- New episodes committed through 2015. (Woohoo!)
- Fall 2012: North American debut (US & Canada)
- 2013: International launches
- Fall 2013: TV show stripped on Nickelodeon (i.e. it'll run at the same time every day, Monday - Friday)
- Paramount live-action feature film in development
As it says at the top, Nickelodeon truly seems committed to making the TMNT, once again, into a huge TV series and consumer product powerhouse! Turtle Power, indeed!
Another photo shows a TV screen that seems to indicate Playmates/Nickelodeon is showing animation clips, as well as a "Sizzle" reel. Hopefully these will be released to the web soon!
Moving on to the actual exhibit display, here's a wide shot showing a bunch of the basic figures.
A lot of these figures we've already seen, but the exciting thing is that there are some new ones we haven't! And there are even more concept designs not yet created as prototypes.
A close-up look at the newly revealed prototypes:
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| Dogpound |
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| Metalhead |
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| Fishface |
And the figures still only in the concept stage, which are scheduled to be in stores in Spring 2013.
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| Leatherhead |
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| Stinkweed |
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| Baxter Stockman |
Baxter Stockman is shown in the armor we saw him in in the animatic pilot shown at the Fan Preview Event last year.
Additional news that's been reported is that, apparently, only Toys R Us is currently committed to the Classics figures. They are trying to add more (that's part of the purpose of Toy Fair, after all), but if you don't have a TRU near you, you can also expect to find them at various e-tailers.
And, lastly, there is also a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure planned, although it's not specified if it's for this year or next year. (Let's just assume for now that it's for this year, because that sounds like a pretty awesome way to kick off the TMNT hype.)
Hit up these links to see more great pics from Toy Fair:
"2013: International launches"? Nooooooo, i want to cry!!!
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