I am REALLY unhappy that Type Formula is an Exclusive. Well, looks like I'm know what I want for my birthday. Though don't they usually make the first mid-season upgrade the exclusive?

I would really like if we got a SS Kiva. (and W)

Mach Dead Heat, Kamen Rider No 3 and No 4 might be definite buys for me same with the new Decade. I'm fine with the new versions of some of the characters because I don't have them.

I need Yongou. I need him baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.

Now where's my Sky Cyclone?

Rider 4 did not have the gold Premium Bandai logo on his little card, so maybe he is retail like Rider 3 is. I don't care I'm getting both of them no matter what.

The frustrating part is that getting the Web exclusives tends to be easier.

Maybe they changed it up this time around since they can use the exact same mold for both Deadheat Drive and Deadheat Mach.

I still dont know why they did two separate releases of Deadheat Drive and Mach versions. They're exactly the same except for the head, just make it swappable.

If they wanted to do a Chou deadheat just make the tire swappable. Jack up the price by like 5 bucks or something

The difference is that Type Formula for example already has a release window set, so they know that they'll sell it as a Web-Exclusive. Rider 4 has no release window overall, so he could be anything. And now we play the waiting game, as I said I hope they use the release of Rider 3 and deliver 4 a few months after.

On the pre-order front maybe. Aftermarket? Not so much. Depends on character popularity and stuff, but still. And it's not that I'm afraid of missing out on a pre-order, I'll manage somehow, the problem is that Web-Exclusives are generally more expensive and NY goes crazy with shipping prices, at least for me. I would rather have a retail release, but I think Rider 4 is too obscure. But hey, never thought I'll see Rider 3 as a retail release, so here's me hoping.

And the Driver and Drive's wristband. Not that it takes anything away from your point, they could've managed somehow if they wanted to.

Gaim had Jinba as an exclusive, but Wizard Flame Dragon was a regular so I guess it just varies. I'm a bit perturbed, but it only ends up being slightly more expensive as long as you know where to look. Does mean you have to avoid secondary market like the plague, though. Hopefully this means Formula comes with all his arm tires. He's clearly set up for them given the seam lines.