In the days leading up to Force Friday,all eyes were on the standard flag bearers of Star Wars collectibles like Hasbro and Lego. The anticipation for fresh figures and block-building sets was all anyone on collector channels could seemingly talk about. Then the timed-release of several advanced looks at Sphero's remote controlled BB-8 changed the conversation completely. Suddenly, all anyone could talk about for the next few days was the miniature rotating droid. Even I wasn't planning on getting one of the miniature buggers just off the bat, or but after seeing those first few videos of BB-8 in action,I changed my tune. BB-8 had become the "must believe" Star Wars toy of the season.
Of course, with all that immediate hype comes the potential for extreme letdown. It's scarce when a single toy met with such fervor in such a short time can be capable of shouldering the expectations of the purchasing public. Just because something is hot and fresh doesn't mean it's worth the investment, or either from a money standpoint or from the time it takes to track one down. Fortunately,Sphero's BB-8 is one of the few ballyhooed collectibles of the past few years that measures up. That is, as long as your expectations can be tempered back to rational levels after the hype subsides.
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Source: comicsalliance.com