Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Super Chases Are Back & Same As It Ever Was
Yes, Super Chases are coming back and it looks like the whole Twin Case* thing is back so bottom line, if you want a Super Chase, you’ll have to buy an entire case or buy one from a re-seller.
The first three Super Chases are the Japanese TV Show contestant/announcers …
From left to right – It’s Yukio, Hiroaki and unknown name so far for Contestant #2 on the right.
The first to be released looks like Hiroaki … sometime this summer.
As of right now, it looks like the whole TWIN CASE thing is happening again – so if everything follows like last year, retailers like Target, WM & TRU will NOT get Hiroaki in the case but will get a retail “twin version” of the case with a slightly different case contents.
So, as of right now, it appears likely you will NOT stumble upon a Super Chase at the Big 3 retailers … at least that’s the plan so far … now, things could change or Mattel could accidentally send a case with a Super Chase to the Big 3 but as of now, don’t plan on it.
More details to follow but it’s still a ways off so stayed tuned.
The 2nd release appears to be the one on the far right with the red Kabuki makeup – and then Yokio around Autumn.
I wonder if there will be as much “chasing” since these are not racers? Does it matter to you or is the the limited release amount more important?
These will also be limited to @4,000 each.
Thanks for the heads up, “Rob’s Palace of Disney CARS!”
* For those unfamiliar with the whole “twin case” thing, when Super Chases were announced last year, the Super Chases were available in their own special CASES with a virtually identical case released only to store/retailers (with the one change in the case being an extra CAR in lieu of the Super Chase).
(Add’l notes: So, it looks like everything featured in the poster will get a regular release available at “most stores,” but everything exclusive, Super Chases, etc did not make the poster … as an indication it might not be available to everyone at retail while regular CHASES are shown as they will be shipped to all retailers).
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metroxing
31 March 2013
Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3
20 Comments
Doesn’t really bother me. Given how badly stocked the stores are around my area, I usually end up buying cases anyways. Saves me lots of disappointment in Kmart, Target, Walmart, Fred Meyer aisles.
These will be a must for me anyways as my whole cars collection started with the Tokyo Mater toons series. Must. Have. All. Japanese. Themed. Cars. Diecasts!
If the chases come in a great case, then its a no brainer to buy the case. Assortments like Case F would be a no brainer – mostly new cars, very few doubles, a case like that I would definitely go for as long as the case prices stay about the same.
I’m still looking for 3 of the racer super chases, but these I’ll just never tell my kids about. They can’t want what they don’t know about.
this is mattels way of making extra money to make up for the billion mcqueen, francesco and finns they have in the warehouse and can’t sell
Not much of a “chase”.
I’m really starting to HATE Mattel with a passion now. First off… new product.. seems nice right? Well it would be nice to actually see some rather than seeing 79 Finns on pegs 🙁 All these new cars create an exclusive class of Cars collector’s now…. Miss the good old days when everybody had an equal chance of obtaining new cars 🙁 Mattel what have you become? 🙁
I feel the same! I can’t and won’t buy an entire case just to get one car. It takes some of the fun out of collecting.
These are really awesome characters, but I’m not a fan of the Chase/Super Chase concept either. My $ vote for Mattel will be a Super “no!
Mattel has been selling lots of Cars this year with their better case assortments. So why kill the golden goose with these evil twin cases?
I can’t believe that Target, Walmart etc would not buy the cases with a super chase. They buy the Hot Wheels cases that have Super t hunts.
Or will these superchases show up in some special display assortments at retail, like Rip was in the Walmart cubes?
Who is this Rip you speak of…I have yet to find him…anywhere and I don’t think I ever will 🙁 Help me…someone!
email me
carsfan4rest (at) verizon.net
thanks
James
will take him loose or with damaged card…as long as it’s an original and not back door
Maybe we’ll be able to find a compatible version of the game show Cars from the Disney Store.
We want these much more than we did the racers. They should be at mass market in a “two pack” (like Luigi/Guido/Uncle Topolino), not made impossible to buy. I sure hope the four pitty band from Santa Ruotina doesn’t get this disgraceful treatment.
(MET: See add’l update/thoughts at the end of the post).
Met, based on the poster then, it looks like the band will come split among two two-packs.
Pardon my Mattel induced pessimisim, but I wonder if one pair will come three to a case and the other pair one to a case?
(MET: Two things. It is possible but so far in 2013, the 2-pack cases seem to better packed and the subsequent cases have appropriate 2-packs out so while there may be a short term shortfall on one 2-pack, it seems to be rectified in the next case unlike 2011 & 2012 where EVERY case seem to contain 4 Francesco/LM and 3 Zen master Pitty’s … unfortunately, it’s impossible to say exactly what’s in the next 2-pack as they are mysteriously named “Pack # ___” so until it gets released and you backfill what pack it might be, we only have a vague idea if what’s in the next 2-pack case but I will do an update).
Pass… I may get the contestant guy though, he looks cool.
In the background talking can be heard by Mattel Execs …
“Collect them all, but buy a whole case to do it!! Great marketing plan!”
“Yeah, we can fill them with cars we have laying around … people will by them anyway to get the SUPER chase like Hot Wheels people do.”
“Hey, you know all those Finn we pulled back from Target and Walmart pegs last year … we will use them up FAST!!”
To repeat John in Mo’s comment … “BOO!”
“Hey, you know all those Finn we pulled back from Target and Walmart pegs last year … we will use them up FAST!!”
Someone please call Mattel and tell them they missed a target!!!!
Idiots once again.
They should call them something besides chase. The cars aren’t “chase” if you can’t chase them down at retail, anybody can order a case it’s pointless which is why I don’t have any of the other ones either. Would I but them if I found them sure, but special case order to get them forget it I’ll buy the cars I actually need from the sister case that does hit retail!
Boo!!
+1
Just making it hard on the people who have been supporting your line Mattel.
Bad form old boy!