Hasbro Q & A: 2009 round 4 - Answers

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Hey folks, here are the new round of Questions and Answers from Hasbro.

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1. When the new PITT headquarters-turned-bizarre-vehicle was released, we were told that the cardboard ping-pong table was a significant reference to a scene in the live-action movie. When the movie came out, we were
surprised to find no such reference. Was something cut out of the movie during editing that involved the ping-pong table? And if there was, what did we miss?

This was something discussed in the original Rec Room but did not make it into the movie. The Design team felt it was a fun add to the playset and we kept it in.


2. When the 25th anniversary line first hit the shelves, many non-collector adults were drawn to them by the classic style packaging that brought back fond memories. Since the Rise of Cobra line, the Joe toys have morphed into the wolverine/Marvel/FuryFiles line style packaging, which leaves much to be desired. Is there any chance that we
will see an classic style cardbacks again?

The classic packaging will not be coming back into the mainline, but it is possible that we will release a classic line again in the future with classic packaging.


3. The new "pursuit of cobra" line appears to resemble an animated style, are these based on a cartoon series for the recently announced hasbro tv deal?

No. An upcoming cartoon on the new network is being discussed and possible styles are being developed, but they are not yet inspiring the toy line.