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Originally Posted by Protoman
Keep in mind Masterpiece toys are made for the Japanese exclusively, it's totally up to Hasbro at that point if they want to import anything.
When we get a MP WHATEVER it does not mean it was created with the intent of a Stateside release.
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This is absolutely false. Hasbro doesn't "import" Masterpiece figures any more than they imported Car Robots.
If that was true then Hasbro's MP OP would have been the same colour as Takara's.
What's more likely is that Hasbro has an agreement with Takara to not release their own version of MPs until Takara has sold through their product runs. That way Takara gets guaranteed MP sales from North Americans who don't know if the MP will be released later for a much lower price by Hasbro.
I can tell you right now that if I knew Hasbro was going to release MP Prime back in 2011 I would have cancelled my Takara pre-order. Same thing today: Takara doesn't want me cancelling by Prowl pre-order tomorrow if Hasbro announces they're releasing him for $40 today.