(Mar. 02, 2013  2:24 AM)HDSK Wrote: I noticed tht the Pockets for the Stadium in Shogun Steel.... there reinforced, so TT is a Open pocket and Hasbro has a little thing that scoop under the pocket so they don't have to drop down and roll all over the floor.... Probably thts why the stadium seems so unbalanced...

(Feb. 08, 2013  3:32 PM)phantomcellistf Wrote:

(Feb. 08, 2013  1:22 PM)Leone19 Wrote:

(Feb. 08, 2013  10:25 AM)putotyraooo Wrote: I registered just to post this... Shogun Steel in Fall, and... arms on them? wat.

BEYBLADE SHOGUN STEEL BEYWARRIOR Battlers and OCTAGON SHOWDOWN SET
Hasbro's first ever figure-based battling system is inspired by the spirits in the new BEYBLADE: SHOGUN STEEL series. Insert the ripcord into the battler, rev it up, and send it spinning into action to bring the intensity of SHOGUN STEEL to life. Each BEYWARRIOR battler is made of five pieces to allow for ultimate customization, including interchangeable arms and feature different spirits from the BEYBLADE: SHOGUN STEEL show. The intricately designed OCTAGON SHOWDOWN set arena allows battlers to spin, crash, and ricochet for optimal BEYWARRIOR battling! (Ages 8 & up; BEYWARRIOR Battlers Approx. Retail Price: $9.99; OCTAGON SHOWDOWN SET: $39.99/Available: Fall 2013; Each Sold Separately)

From the ToyFair press release from Hasbro. Keep in mind they're not soliciting EVERYTHING. Transformers only have Beast Hunter Voyagers, and the new Constructibots, for instance.

Sounds like what they did at the last toy fair, focusing on another side product. To me this kinda sounds like the hidden spirits or another series from the plastics I don't know the name of, but they were like one piece beys with the bit best figure on them. (I'm pretty sure that's what they were). It sounds kind of interesting and the stadium sounds (to me) something along the lines of a zero g stadium. Except an octagon instead of a hexagon? Just my thoughts.

Actually, those were the similarly named Spinning Spirits. They were basically what you described, except they had two parts which was the AR & Figure and then the blade base.
The Beywarriors kind of sound like a line similar to Takara's failed Cross Arms line, except without the legs, which don't look like they weren't needed and were just for decoration.
Found a source for the press release article.

Edit: I found a Hyperblades VariAres on eBay, so it's out... somewhere...

(Mar. 03, 2013  11:03 AM)MaskedPhoenix Wrote:

(Feb. 08, 2013  3:32 PM)phantomcellistf Wrote:

(Feb. 08, 2013  1:22 PM)Leone19 Wrote: Sounds like what they did at the last toy fair, focusing on another side product. To me this kinda sounds like the hidden spirits or another series from the plastics I don't know the name of, but they were like one piece beys with the bit best figure on them. (I'm pretty sure that's what they were). It sounds kind of interesting and the stadium sounds (to me) something along the lines of a zero g stadium. Except an octagon instead of a hexagon? Just my thoughts.

Actually, those were the similarly named Spinning Spirits. They were basically what you described, except they had two parts which was the AR & Figure and then the blade base.
The Beywarriors kind of sound like a line similar to Takara's failed Cross Arms line, except without the legs, which don't look like they weren't needed and were just for decoration.
Found a source for the press release article.

Edit: I found a Hyperblades VariAres on eBay, so it's out... somewhere...

yeah. I can not freakin' believe hasbro's bringing THIS stupid idea back. at least back in the plastic era the figures were of the actual bit beasts. these "Bey Warriors" barely look like any of the spirit representations from the anime at all. what the heck was hasbro thinking? clearly they've forgotten about the spinning spirits, as from the video I saw from toy fair, the booth guy claims that this is a new concept.

heck, if you look up video for it, you'll see why this idea won't work, and it's for the same reasons that the Spinning Spirits were not given heavy focus:

A. the figure completely screws up any kind of balance the bey could possibly have, and it's worse here becuase the figures are way bigger than the blades, where at least the Spinning Spirits were enlarged beyblades and proportionate to the Bit Beast figures

B. the figures just get in the way, snagging on each other and literally stopping the beyblades from spinning until they separate. this basically means that battles will be extremely short. the only customization that'd do anything for that would just be getting rid of the arms, but they'd still look stupid

also, the big thing to remember is that the Spinning Spirits were simply a gimmick to give kids a representation of how the Bit Beasts would emerge from the beyblades in the anime, they weren't intended for serious battles

(Mar. 03, 2013  4:01 PM)phantomcellistf Wrote:

(Mar. 03, 2013  11:03 AM)MaskedPhoenix Wrote:

(Feb. 08, 2013  3:32 PM)phantomcellistf Wrote: Actually, those were the similarly named Spinning Spirits. They were basically what you described, except they had two parts which was the AR & Figure and then the blade base.
The Beywarriors kind of sound like a line similar to Takara's failed Cross Arms line, except without the legs, which don't look like they weren't needed and were just for decoration.
Found a source for the press release article.

Edit: I found a Hyperblades VariAres on eBay, so it's out... somewhere...

yeah. I can not freakin' believe hasbro's bringing THIS stupid idea back. at least back in the plastic era the figures were of the actual bit beasts. these "Bey Warriors" barely look like any of the spirit representations from the anime at all. what the heck was hasbro thinking? clearly they've forgotten about the spinning spirits, as from the video I saw from toy fair, the booth guy claims that this is a new concept.

heck, if you look up video for it, you'll see why this idea won't work, and it's for the same reasons that the Spinning Spirits were not given heavy focus:

A. the figure completely screws up any kind of balance the bey could possibly have, and it's worse here becuase the figures are way bigger than the blades, where at least the Spinning Spirits were enlarged beyblades and proportionate to the Bit Beast figures

B. the figures just get in the way, snagging on each other and literally stopping the beyblades from spinning until they separate. this basically means that battles will be extremely short. the only customization that'd do anything for that would just be getting rid of the arms, but they'd still look stupid

also, the big thing to remember is that the Spinning Spirits were simply a gimmick to give kids a representation of how the Bit Beasts would emerge from the beyblades in the anime, they weren't intended for serious battles

I think you're a bit confused here. Beywarriors are not actual Beyblades with figures attached to them, so you're kind of missing the point of them. They're supposed to be unbalanced so the figures can destroy each other.

Also, they are nothing like Spinning Spirits, which were not really meant for battling at all and the figures themselves are pretty static (My Draciel's arms can barely move... wait... I don't think it's supposed to O.O). Like I said before, they're more like Takara's failed Cross Arms line, so technically this is a new concept for Hasbro.

In the end, Beywarriors are just the new side product line you'll most likely ignore once they're released, just like every other one in the past. Like those, these are really meant for the other consumers who don't really invest in the main metagame, if at all. Y'know, like younger kids.

(Mar. 05, 2013  11:22 PM)Kai-V Wrote: YTV is holding another weird contest, this time called "Get your Spark FX" :
http://promos.ytv.com/beyblade-sparkfx/

The page is more interesting because it shows what the Mercury Anubius 85XF Brave Ver. box looks like (someone here had seen it in a preview display at a store recently), and they also included images of BeyWarriors and Samurai Ifraid.


They write it "Anubis" though ... Like my initial guess, hah.

The correct order of the Faces was also quite easy to get, since you get a hint by answering the poll, and then you only have a few possibilities since some Faces are rotated and do not fit the shadows and only others do.

(Mar. 05, 2013  11:29 PM)Leone19 Wrote: Is this Canada only?

(Mar. 05, 2013  11:22 PM)Kai-V Wrote: YTV is holding another weird contest, this time called "Get your Spark FX" :
http://promos.ytv.com/beyblade-sparkfx/

The page is more interesting because it shows what the Mercury Anubius 85XF Brave Ver. box looks like (someone here had seen it in a preview display at a store recently), and they also included images of BeyWarriors and Samurai Ifraid.


They write it "Anubis" though ... Like my initial guess, hah.

The correct order of the Faces was also quite easy to get, since you get a hint by answering the poll, and then you only have a few possibilities since some Faces are rotated and do not fit the shadows and only others do.