Ghostbusters: Afterlife may still be a quarter of the year away from cinematic release, but the merchandise machine has already kicked off for this weekend’s New York Toy Fair, and the first wave of Hasbro's toys which’ll be released to coincide with Ghostbusters: Afterlife are destined to leave fans with a strong sense of nostalgia and déjà vu:
Proton Pack -Proton Pack backpack with straps and fittings to accommodate P.K.E. Meter, Ghost Whistle and Proton Blaster accessories. $14.99
Proton Blaster - Proton Pack backpack with straps (Proton Blaster sold separately) $14.99
Ghost Blaster M.O.D. - Consisting of a light and sound version of the standard Proton Blaster, this toy comes with “Blast ‘n’ Trap” fitting, which will allow the user to “trap” a Ghost, and a “Plasma Stream” fitting, with a more powerful proton stream. Both fittings can be combined, or attached on three separate connection points on the Ghost Blaster. $29.99
P.K.E. Meter - Featuring lights and sound, the P.K.E. Meter is activated by pressing the red button, which raises the detection wings, and the built-in electronic features are activated by moving the meter. $14.99
Ghost Whistle - Featuring over 20 sound effects, including those inspired by Slimer, Stay Puft, the Terror Dogs, and the Muncher, the Ghost Whistle is activated by blowing air through the mouthpiece. $14.99
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The concept of RGB movie props is cool, I appreciate that they’re in existence for me to look at, they probably will be enjoyed by kids who’s parents are Ghostbusters fans but they are an easy pass for me, same with the Gushers, they’ve got a cool late 80’s to early 90’s aesthetic to them, I appreciate they are in existence for me to look at but also an easy pass for me. The Ecto-1 I would purchase with the added stipulation of only if we’ll have action figures of the original Ghostbusters which I would think we’ll get but who knows.
(Ages 5 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $14.99 / Available: Summer 2020)
Who you gonna scare off? All the ghosts around, with the new GHOSTBUSTERS Ghost Whistle roleplay item, inspired by the new GHOSTBUSTERS: Afterlife movie! Featuring over 20 spooky and hilarious sounds, kids will have ghosts flying for the hills. By using the dial to select the classification of ghost to scare off, kids can blow into the accessory to activate the ghost-repelling call! Available at most major retailers nationwide.
I just got everything through BBTS. I don’t mind paying extra just to not have to go through all of that extra Pulse bullshit. The six figure Plasma assortment came to $150 with tax and shipping.
According to the presentation, they were supposed to be on walmart.com at 4pm est. So far, they have not appeared on the website. However, they are all up on Zaavi for preorder, which I have never heard of (I guess its a UK based store and the prices are higher than the US). I don’t think I am allowed to link them. Personally, I am waiting for Walmart to get their act together.
[quote=910dohead post_id=4931420 time=1582410430 user_id=36345]However, they are all up on Zaavi for preorder, which I have never heard of (I guess its a UK based store and the prices are higher than the US). I don’t think I am allowed to link them.
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No, you’re good to link to them.
Zavvi is the reformed U.K. arm of Virgin Megastores, after the Megastores went belly-up around 2007.
U.K. arm of Virgin Megastores evolved into after it went belly-up. For a while Zavvi existed in physical stores formally occupied by Virgin, before it became an online-only retailer.
[quote=GBfan_CH post_id=4931425 time=1582413978 user_id=47360]£16.99 a figure. Might not buy two of each after all!!!
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Ouch. Nostalgia definitely isn’t cheap.
[quote=GBfan_CH post_id=4931425 time=1582413978 user_id=47360]Also hello nurse, is that a £99 proton gun replica as well???
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Just remember it’s practically identical to the MattyCollector Thrower.
The parking page for Hasbro NYTF products on walmart’s site have all the classic Kenner figures listed except Venkman and are also not live yet. They’ve been this way for hours. I know because I have been on their site all morning.
Yeah, I just mentioned that they are not searchable. The links are there and you can pre-order them but they will not come up in a search. One of the main reasons why Walmart sucks for exclusives.
