darkSpyro

I found a bunch of Whirlwinds in Austria in a store called "MediaMarkt".
Bought one and I am super happy.

Nice...

I can't see the pics. Polar Whirlwinds?

fix the pics

Here's his pics.

Me wants!

Quote: Moondrake

Here's his pics.

Dang! That's a lot. I wonder if that means we are not getting her here in the US anytime soon or if at all.

Thanks for the pics. That is a lot of them, I guess it won't be a hard color variation to find.
Any idea when this might be coming stateside?

We will get it, just be patient. They area probably alternating the variants between regions, we get Jade and Molten, they have Scarlet and Polar. Last year it was similar with Warnado/Camo and Wham Shell. The US got one set first, the overseas the other. Eventually they swap it up.

I know people like to point to Royal Double Trouble as being region exclusive, but that is unusual. Royal only comes in an iPhone starter pack, and launching that internationally might simply not be part of the plan - getting region approval for the portal might just not be worth the effort.

I can see the pics.Dont know why.Thanks Moondrake for fixing them.

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We will get it, just be patient. They area probably alternating the variants between regions, we get Jade and Molten, they have Scarlet and Polar. Last year it was similar with Warnado/Camo and Wham Shell. The US got one set first, the overseas the other. Eventually they swap it up.

I know people like to point to Royal Double Trouble as being region exclusive, but that is unusual. Royal only comes in an iPhone starter pack, and launching that internationally might simply not be part of the plan - getting region approval for the portal might just not be worth the effort.

it was available in lots of other countries, i'm in england and we just got the standard version without royal double trouble

Very pretty! Hopefully she does get to other countries eventually. We shall see.

I want one!

Oh my goodness. She's beautiful! Oh I hope she makes her way to the US soon!

which store in austria is this in

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I can see the pics.Dont know why.Thanks Moondrake for fixing them.

No worries! You're wlcome.

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which store in austria is this in

He states the Store name in his very first sentence of the first post!

YAY!! Thanks for sharing!! Can't wait for her to come to the states!!! She's soooo perdy!!!

Your welcome

wait... europe??? im going to europe next month!!! hope they have em there (my folks didnt go to canada so hopefully we'll go this time

Buy me one please i would love you forever <3

The artwork looks better then the figure imo.

Quote: defpally

I know people like to point to Royal Double Trouble as being region exclusive, but that is unusual. Royal only comes in an iPhone starter pack, and launching that internationally might simply not be part of the plan - getting region approval for the portal might just not be worth the effort.

We have the pack here. Not that hard to stuff the Royal version in.

It's shiny! I'm considering getting her now!

What store is MediaMarkt? I wonder what store will get them in the USA. I image that it will be an exclusive to a certain store, just like the rest of the In-Game-Variants.

Maybe someone could remove the price tag? There might be something underneath.

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It's shiny! I'm considering getting her now!

it is definitely worth getting if it is shiny....

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What store is MediaMarkt? I wonder what store will get them in the USA. I image that it will be an exclusive to a certain store, just like the rest of the In-Game-Variants.

MediaMarkt is a European electronics store. (http://www.mediamarkt.com/)

Which doesn't really help... Mainly as, say, the chance of a PC World/Currys exclusive in the UK (they're our main electronics stores) is pretty low. Though, the US equiv is Best Buy, right? I think that's rather likely. That's going by type of store...

Otherwise, again, Target, WalMart... Best Buy, maybe. (I think they had an exclusive, or am I wrong here?) GameStop as well, could be an option.

UK wise, Tesco, Asda. Maybe Game/Argos.

So yeah, I think, keep an eye out for those stores, if they get her in. Seems rather likely, right? (Also, you could knock down the list slightly by removing the ones which have Jade Flashwing and Molten Hot Dog, giving you a smaller range.

Or I could be wrong and it could be somewhere else completely.

Well, given that we have Legendary Lightcore Chill, Molten Hot Dog and Jade Flashwing in the US and a few places in Europe have Polar Whirlwind. TFB is inadvertently encouraging trading between regions. Sounds like if you do have access to a Polar Whirlwind you could probably set up a decent trade for one of the variants you don't have there - then everyone wins. I for one would be happy to trade one of the US variants straight up for a Polar, simply to avoid the wait - and I am sure many others would as well.

It's a shame they won't just announce stores that will have them, I don't get the secrecy.

OHMYGOSHINEEDTHEMLITTLEFLUBBINGWHIRLYSCAUSEILOVETEHPOLARWHIRLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
lol

Polar Whirlwind is nice. The box art and the paint job on the figure are both pretty in my opinion.

Given that Molten Hot Dog, Legendary Chill, and Jade Flashwing are confirmed USA store exclusives for WalMart, TRU, and Target, respectively, does it make sense to presume that Polar Whirlwind will be exclusive to one of the other major retailers (GameStop, Best Buy, or Amazon)?

Scarlet Ninjini is Amazon exclusive, so Polar must be GameStop.

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It's a shame they won't just announce stores that will have them, I don't get the secrecy.

TFB really isn't being an ymore secretive than their usual releases. It is most likely That the deal has yet to be finalized for that region OR the store is figuring when is the best time to put it out. It seems like Target got the deal on Jadewing and linked it to St. Patrick's Day and, had it not been for some flubs, it would have remained a secret until then.

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Quote: defpally

It's a shame they won't just announce stores that will have them, I don't get the secrecy.

TFB really isn't being an ymore secretive than their usual releases. It is most likely That the deal has yet to be finalized for that region OR the store is figuring when is the best time to put it out. It seems like Target got the deal on Jadewing and linked it to St. Patrick's Day and, had it not been for some flubs, it would have remained a secret until then.

The Target exclusive for Jade had nothing to do with St. Patricks Day. The timing co-incided closely with the other wave 4 releases. Target could have released it earlier, but wanted to promote her the last two weeks of March leading up to Easter, which are both very strong weeks for Toy and Video game sales. There is over 50 million copies of the Weekly Ad printed, and Target has over 1700 stores. They need a little more lead time to make sure everything sets the right way for a promotion like this. Other retailers who don't have that kind of reach with a Weekly ad can remain a little more secretive or flexible in announcing exclusives.

i hope to god its not a gamestop release

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Scarlet Ninjini is Amazon exclusive, so Polar must be GameStop.

Do you have the link for Amazon exclusive? I saw a German one and can not find a US one.

He's talking about Amazon.de, which is the German Amazon site.

Quote: GameMaster78

He's talking about Amazon.de, which is the German Amazon site.

Okay thanks.

Still, keep checking your country's local Amazon, as the .de listing's implication that Scarlet Ninjini is an Amazon exclusive is BY FAR the most solid evidence of any kind we have on the topic. It's far better to assume she's headed to Amazon and be safe, than it is to believe .de is an anomaly and be sorry.

GitD Cynder was in Germany amazon.de exclusive too. But not in USA. Germany is different for exclusives then other countries.

Quote: defpally

Well, given that we have Legendary Lightcore Chill, Molten Hot Dog and Jade Flashwing in the US and a few places in Europe have Polar Whirlwind. TFB is inadvertently encouraging trading between regions. Sounds like if you do have access to a Polar Whirlwind you could probably set up a decent trade for one of the variants you don't have there - then everyone wins.

Except for Australia /cry

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Still, keep checking your country's local Amazon, as the .de listing's implication that Scarlet Ninjini is an Amazon exclusive is BY FAR the most solid evidence of any kind we have on the topic. It's far better to assume she's headed to Amazon and be safe, than it is to believe .de is an anomaly and be sorry.

except that different regions have different exclusives. For example, Granite Crusher is a Gamestop exclusive in Scandinavia, while it was a target (and not Gamestop) exclusive in the U.S.

We have MediaMarkt here in Sweden, but they do not sell Skylanders, at least, they don't advertise if they do. I don't think we can read anything into store exclusives beyond the region that it is exclusive to.

Wonder if all the Scandinavian countries has all the variants in the same stores, in that case. DragonsDream can you inform me of any Polar Whirlwind sightings or other variants and I will inform you.

All I can say is, if TFB allows for these figures to stay exclusive to overseas stores, I will have to scale back on my Skylanders collecting. I will still buy 1 of each of everything from Swap Force, but my true goals will never see the light of day.

When I mention 1 of everything, I mean everything shown on the poster included with the game. No Legendaries, Ingame Variants, or chase variants. Just the core stuff on the poster.

I made a long post on Neogaf, swearing to God on my kids' lives that I wouldn't go as overboard as I do now, nor would I go out of my way for anything that's a redeco of figures on the poster.

I had this great plan in mind for displaying my figures in the future, but I won't be able to if I can't get 4 Polar and Scarlets. I don't think the people in Norway want to trade, because then there wouldn't be listings on Ebay for stupid amounts of money. I guess people only cares about money more than anything else. That's pathetic in my eyes. It shows why us humans will never climb up the ladder and evolve our brains. We are simply born with the idea of money over anything fun like trading (should these stay exclusive).

Oh, well. I either finally get a permanent break in how much I spend on Skylanders come September/October, or I can go overboard like I currently do, and give TFB/Acti more of my money. It is what it is.

I just think it's shady if they don't release Polar and Scarlet in America, and Royal overseas.

EDIT: I do think it would be cool if people in Norway wanted to trade with people in America. It's the only way people might be able to help one another. But again, I think people want money more than anything else.

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Well, I figured some nerdy looking internet meme picture would come through the pipeline.

GameMaster,

Not sure if you're not answering PMs on purpose...

I can repeat my frustrations, but UncleBob would break another record...I guess the choice is ours to make. I'm personally frustrated about the overseas connection with darkSpyro and GITD Fright Rider...we don't have any information to say Polar is overseas as well?

I'll quickly make a stance and only collect game only characters (core) starting next release if they've made an in game variant overseas only. That's assuming if I decide to move forward with the franchise.

It's just a hassle. One minute I am always defending how awesome this franchise is, then the next minute I learn about poor choices that can land people with a lack of a complete collection just because of where they live.

I mean, TFB seemed to answer the faults with the first game, which was mainly a demand issue. However, as of now (meaning it could change and I hope to God it does), I am forseeing Polar or Scarlet - or both - being exclusive overseas just because they didn't get Royal Double Trouble over there, so why not make the poor choice to keep one or both of those figures out of the hands of American Skylander fans?

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It's just a hassle. One minute I am always defending how awesome this franchise is, then the next minute I learn about poor choices that can land people with a lack of a complete collection just because of where they live.

I mean, TFB seemed to answer the faults with the first game, which was mainly a demand issue. However, as of now (meaning it could change and I hope to God it does), I am forseeing Polar or Scarlet - or both - being exclusive overseas just because they didn't get Royal Double Trouble over there, so why not make the poor choice to keep one or both of those figures out of the hands of American Skylander fans?

My .02 -- either they make characters available world-wide for all with "Pokemon Syndrome" -- or they choose to alienate the very fans they really need from a bottom line perspective and from a marketing perspective by being the franchise's evangelist.

I actually agree with 78, an uncommon occurrence.

I only wish that Activision treated every country equally. It would be awesome if each wave each country would get one or two unique characters- not the lame ingame variants that they release too many of- from the wave sooner and other countries would not see them until they have enough stock to release all the things worldwide.

Give UK three toys to themselves first. Then the US three toys to themselves first. And AUS three toys to themselves. With the other countries, send them their own mixes of the characters. When they have stock to send all the toys to every part of the globe, THEN do that. The current system is leaving some areas with a horridly small amount of the NEW figures when other areas have had them for ages and they're shelf warmers there by that point. They can't even fill the preorders they have over here where I live.

It would encourage trading, remove an incredibly bitter taste from international fans' mouths by giving us the opportunity to have something besides the short base game or a recolor first, while also helping it be possible, because right now if you can trade for X Skylander the person that had the Skylander you want probably has found that one in their area by then.

They've pseudo-done it a few times but if they did it right in a balanced manner it could make some of the fans happier in the long run. One big reason I don't want Swap Force is that the releases are way too painful and I know a few people IRL who are the same way(the only other large reason is the way you unlock Heroics by buying reposes all over again which is just too expensive for the one feature, which is actually my favorite part of the games, and I would be all over Swap Force if they just remedied these).

Short version: release a few characters, SPREAD (non-recolored) character stock around different countries instead of dumping all of it into the USA right away, release the rest of the toys in each area simeltainiously when they have amassed enough stock.

I agree Gamemaster78....That Suck's.....Just incase I ordered 2 scarlet Ninjini's from that amazon.de in germany...Now to hunt and pay more extra shipping costs to get that Polar Whirlwind also...