Transformers Collaborative (Transformers X NFL)
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Not a whole league, and they have a *lot* of existing names they can recycle.
But, like, one done up like Thundercracker as Skybolt of the Kaon Seekers or whatever.
"You're America's team alright! That's why you'll be watching the Super Bowl like most of America, on your couch!"
Do the CFL, Hasbro. Dooooettttt
Joke all you want, an Argos one of these would rule!
I would absolutely not be expecting a football helmet TF based on a photomosaic.
It's the perfect time for Oval and Spiral to come back!
Not that I'm much of a football fan, but this is what always comes to mind first.
Actually, that's a lie. If I hear that song, I'm probably thinking of this first...
...then that.
I mean, all they have to do now is give them new decos, really. All the mold development work is already done.
Unless, you know, they decide to do more heads, I guess.
Heck, depending on how they do, this is probably perfect for that whole "made to order" thing they were talking about. Pick your team, place your order, boom.
They could be worse...
And don't forget "Megatron Megatron":
- https://www.sikids.com/gear-head/megatron-gets-transformer-shoe
And don't forget "Megatron Megatron":
- https://www.sikids.com/gear-head/megatron-gets-transformer-shoe
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Before time began, there was The Cube.
Oh, I realise that. Just was commenting that for overseas (as in non-American) Transformers fans, the appeal is going to be marginal. Usually the collaborative figures are related to franchises with a higher level of international recognition. However, given the NFL figures seem to share mouldings, I suspect they will be profitable enough.
This one actually feels more appropriate since Fox has used football-player robots in some of their graphics.
I'm pretty sure they only have to have the rights from the NFL. I don't think individual teams get a say.
Correct. NFL licences work on a collective bargaining model. Meaning if you buy a hat for your local team the profits are split 32 ways.
I'm sure Hasbro would own those if only because I doubt the NFL would want or even know what to do with them. As for Agent X's question of "So will Hasbro pay to copyright Thirty-Two (32) different names, that will have limited use outside of this line?"...
I don't see why not? Hasbro pays to copyright new names all the time. And clearly the cost of doing that thirty-two times for this collab was factored in and deemed a worthwhile investment, or it wouldn't have happened.
I guess I don't see it as a massive roadblock.
You don't copyright names, you trademark them, and I don't see any trademarks for any of these bots in the USPTO.
Hasbro registers trademarks (as was pointed out, not copyright, which is why I responded vis-a-vis the NFL in the first place, apparently misunderstanding the question) for new names all the time, but there are TONS of names that they don't bother to register. Hasbro's only going to register trademarks (is there a fee associated with this? I honestly don't recall) they think they'll want to use later.
Even granting the possibility that some new names coming out of this endeavor fit the bill, I can't imagine that will be the case for all 32 (even assuming that Hasbro gets around to doing all 32 teams, which, again, I doubt. I think this endeavour will fizzle out long before then. Otherwise, why not just do all 32 teams now? Stadiums could sell the toys related to their own teams, for example).