Question about status of new TMNT toys in Canada

[Stevan]

Hello all

I dont collect new TMNT figures anymore since they seemed to have totally failed in Canada. I'm just curious if anyone knows if there ever was an official explanation for new TMNT doing so badly here
Our shelves are clogged with wave I turtles, extreme sports, Mutating turtles, Battle armor turtles and Biker turtles. From secondary characters we only have: Hun, Casey Jones, Mutating Shredder and Foot soldier. We seem to keep up with all the vehicles from this series and yes we also have sewer playset.
I never saw any other secondary characters here in Canada in any of the stores such as: Toys'r Us and Wal-mart.
As far as I'm concerned the only secondary characters I would like to see in stores here would be: Triceratons, Leatherhead, Usagi and Gen (when they come out) and of course that Triceraton Gladiator whose name I forgot

[Jester]

uh.....are the secondary characters being peg warmers??? i mean i can understand the 50 diffrent turtles not moving....but are shredders, foot and caseys lining the shelves....i dunna what the deal is....is the show doing ok over that way??

[Stevan]

Hi Jester

Well from what I heard the new TMNT cartoon is quite popular in these parts However from what I have seen Hun, Casey Jones, Mutating Shredder and mutating Foot soldier are peg warmers even though they are available in small numbers

We never got any of the following figures: Nano Monster, Foot tech ninja, Removable mask Shredder, Leatherhead, toddler turtles, triceratons, underwater and space turtles and many more secondary characters that are all out in US already.

Kids here seem to like Ninja Turtles.

[OA]

Man that sux to be canadian...

[Triceraton]

Some sort of good news for those in Canada, the new Diamond Previews has the Air Ninja figures, Ninja Action figures, and a basic case(it doesn't say who's in it) available now. And I know most comic shops in Canada, just like most in the US, order from Diamond. So there's a good chance the newer figures will be available this winter in Canada, but only at comic shops(and they'll have higher prices due to Diamond's SRP being higher).

[Bry]

Originally Posted by tmnterminator

Man that sux to be canadian...

Nah.

[SlayerX]

Here's the figures that I've seen in Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba and outside of Edmonton, Alberta)

Leo
Don
Mike
Raph
Splinter
Shredder
Foot Soldier
Hun
Casey Jones
Nanotech Monster
General Mozar
Fugitoid
Mutating turtles
Mutating foot soldier
TMNT mini-plush dolls
Some ooze cans

That is pretty much it. I wish they would release more!

[Spitfire]

I think if you Canada people bought those toys and sold them to us US peoples you would probly make some good money and some friends while your at it. Since alota times April's and Casey's and other such characters are hard to come by atleast by me. Or you could trade with friends in the US too

[PanMan]

well, i've noticed that most of the turtles got cleared out at christmas, so maybe we'll get some newer waves soon. just before christmas i saw a few new figs (nano, multi-arm shredder, removable mask shredder), but that's about it. i'm hoping to get my hands on a mozar, triceraton, foot elite, foot tech ninja, leatherhead, usagi and utrom. hopefully they'll show up here soon enough.

[SlayerX]

When I went today, here's what they had at walmart/zellers:

Zellers:
Some TMNT plushes, the odd vehicle

Walmart:
Fugitoid
Some weird Space Raph figure (I think it was space raph)
A few Mike with bikes
A few Don with bikes
Mutating mike don raph
Turtlecopter
Shell sub
Battleshell (I think thats it's name)
and the weirdest thing:

That red guy with a gun on his back from notes from the underground (razorfist is his name?), but the turtles heads were cut off on the top of the card, like it went up to their necks, and someone took scissors and cut the top off. Lol!

I think thats it.

[Vroomkid]

Actually, folks, my local Wal-Mart (Richmond Hill, Ontario) in north of Toronto had quite a few new figs since Boxing Day ...

Toddler Turtles
Armorized Shredder (Removable Mask)
Silver Sentry (what's with the glow-in-the-dark weapon feature?)
All 4 Space Turtles
General Mozar
Stonebiter
Razorfist
Fugitoid

... at $4.50 CAN per fig (probably part of the Boxing Week sale).

I ended up grabbing the Toddler Turtles and Armorized Shredder. So check your local Wal-Mart, cause the new waves are pouring in!

[aramconbrat]

I am a collector in Canada with multiple connections to the toy market. I have been informed by the Spin Masters toys we are supposed so see I guess it would be the third wave (Claw Shredder, Utrom, Leatherhead, etc) this summer. We are a few lines behind the states due to "shipping" issues or whatever.

I have been flooded by Toddler Turtles, Razor fist, Multi Arm Shredder, Nanobots, etc. Casey Jones, April, Hun and that line have disappeared from the shelves it seems!

But the good news is that although we aren't getting the toys as quickly as are our American pals, they are on their way!