If you haven’t had your fill of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys yet, you’re in luck. The Toys R Us exclusive Gathering at the Nemesis set has begun to hit stores in the U.S. Mr. Sparklebot of the TFW2005 boards found this box set at the TRU store in Murray, Utah. The Gathering at the Nemesis includes the Fallen, a G1 colored Soundwave and a (yet another) repaint of the Voyager class Megatron toy from the 2007 movie.

Good news for Mighty Muggs fans. The first wave of Transformers Mighty Muggs have begun to hit stores in the US. Over the last week or so, there have been numerous reports of them being found at Kmart and Toys R Us stores across the country. Kenucme of the TFW2005 boards found Soundwave, Megatron, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee at the TRU in Fayetteville, NC. They were priced at $10.49.

With stores doing their post-holiday resets, a number of new toys have begun to show up on store shelves. While out hunting for the latest wave of Transformers Animated deluxes, I came across a shelf full of Shadow Blade Megatrons at the Wal-mart in Delafield, WI. There was no sign of Ultra Magnus so its very likely that Hasbro is shipping full cases of Megatron.

If you missed out on HasbroToyShop’s recent Transformers sale, you’re in luck. Amazon has dropped the price of select Animated and Universe toys by 55% or more. If you order $25 worth of toys, they’re also shipped free. Here are some of the toys on sale:
Transformers Animated Supreme Roll Out Command Optimus Prime - $19.99
Transformers Animated Voyager Megatron Cybertronian – $6.99
Transformers Animated Voyager Starscream – $6.99
Transformers Universe Ultra Onslaught – $7.99
Transformers Universe Ultra Powerglide - $7.99
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blaster – $6.99
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blades – $9.99
Transformers Universe Voyager Decepticon Dropshot – $6.99
Transformers Universe Voyager Decepticon Heavy Load – $6.99
Update: The deal is pretty much dead. You can still get Roll Out Command Optimus Prime for $24.99, but Amazon put most of the toys back to normal price. On a more positive note, I found two other deals that you might be interested in:
Transformers Animated Leader Bulkhead - $15.99
Transformers Universe Optimus Prime 25th Anniversary Pack - $45.99
HasbroToyShop.com is currently running its “$10 Deals of Christmas” promotion. For the next 10 days, they will be marking down select toys and games to $10. Today’s deal of the day includes a number of Transformers Animated, Universe and Movie toys. These deals are quite good, especially if you missed these toys the first time around. Also, if you spend $50, your order is shipped FREE. Here’s a complete list of Transformers on sale:
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED Voyager Class: BULKHEAD
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED Voyager Class: GRIMLOCK
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED Voyager Class: LUGNUT
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED: THE BATTLE BEGINS – OPTIMUS PRIME vs. MEGATRON
TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT BUMBLEBEE ALLSPARK BLASTER
TRANSFORMERS AUTOBOT RATCHET ALLSPARK BLASTER
TRANSFORMERS CYBER STOMPIN’ BUMBLEBEE Action Figure
TRANSFORMERS CYBER STOMPIN’ OPTIMUS PRIME Action Figure
TRANSFORMERS Movie Voyager RESCUE RATCHET
TRANSFORMERS Movie Voyager THUNDERCRACKER
TRANSFORMERS Movie Voyager: MEGATRON
TRANSFORMERS SCREEN BATTLES: Capture of BUMBLEBEE
TRANSFORMERS SCREEN BATTLES: First Encounter
TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE Ultra Class: SILVERBOLT
TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE Voyager Class: DECEPTICON HEAVY LOAD
The best deal here is definitely Transformers Universe Silverbolt, which normally retails for $26.99. They Voyager class figures are also a pretty good deal as they normally go for $20-$22 each.
Update: The deal keeps getting better. If you use the promo code “holiday25″, you can take an addition 25% off of your order. Keep in mind, your order must total $50 after the discount to qualify for free shipping.
While there were lots of deals on HDTV’s and Blu-ray players, Black Friday was a bust for most toy collectors this year. The shelves were fully stocked at most of the stores I stopped at but, as far as prices go, there wasn’t much to get excited about.
Thankfully, there are a few deals to be had online. One of the best deals I’ve seen is at Amazon.com where select Transformers Animated and Universe toys are 40% off. To top it off, if you order $25 worth of toys, they’re shipped free. Here are some of the toys on sale:
Transformers Animated Supreme – Roll Out Command Optimus Prime - $29.99
Transformers Animated Voyager Megatron Cybertronian – $14.99
Transformers Animated Voyager Starscream – $14.99
Transformers Universe Ultra Onslaught – $14.99 (Yes, only 14.99)
Transformers Universe Ultra Powerglide - $14.99
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blaster – $13.19
Transformers Universe Voyager Autobot Blades – $13.19
Transformers Universe Voyager Decepticon Dropshot – $13.19
Transformers Universe Voyager Decepticon Heavy Load – $13.19
Transformers Optimus Vs. Megatron Universe Battle – $11.99
Target is currently offering a coupon for $10 off a Transformers Animated Leaders figure. The coupon can be printed out and used in stores or online by entering promo code “TGHDYC17.”

While the third wave of Transformers Animated Activators toys have only been out for a couple of weeks, wave 4 has already begun to hit retail. tamo536 of the TFW2005 boards found Grimlock, Bandit Lockdown and Megatron at the Toys R Us store in Newhall, CA.

Knowing Toys R Us, these toys should be showing up across the entire country within the next week or two. The cases with wave 4 also include Thundercracker and Patrol Bumblebee so if you missed them the first time around, you’ll get another chance.
While Thanksgiving is still more than a month and a half away, stores are beginning to stock up in preparation for “Black Friday.” While out shopping with my family, I came across a bunch of the Transformers Animated: Battle Begins sets with Optimus Prime and Megatron. Along with the six or so on the shelf, there were nearly 30 sets up on the riser.

This is pure speculation at this point, but could this set be a “Black Friday” item? Given, these sets aren’t selling very well, but the last time I saw so many Transformer toys was when they had the Star Wars Millenium Falcon on sale a couple of years ago.
Last week, there were a number of unconfirmed reports that the Leader class Transformers Animated toys had shown up in the US. Thanks to Christoph Prime of the TFW2005 boards , we now have some photographic proof. He found Leader class Bulkhead and Megatron at a Walmart store in Colorado. He also found the Roll Out Command Optimus Prime at another Walmart in his area.

Unfortunately, the selection of Animated toys hasn’t been nearly as good in my area. The sale on Transformers at the Target stores in my area was a total bust. The supposed pallet of toys turned out to be a case of wave 1 Voyagers and Deluxes. Knowing my luck, the wave 3 deluxes will show up the day the sale is over.