BOOM OR BUST? Acceleracers NFT Program Breakdown and My Thoughts!

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Very interested to see how this program goes tomorrow.. what do you guys think about it? Think it will sell like lightning or fall flat? Be sure to check out our website: www.acceleracershub.com/ Link to JunglePenguins Breakdown: www.reddit.com/r/Acceleracers/comments/16ffsfn/hot_wheels_acceleracers_nft_faq_for_those_confused/

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

This is absolutely agonizing, feels like a slap in the face. They could have just made a limited collectors’ diecast run and they would have sold like crazy. I’d rather just buy a custom for around a hundred bucks (luckily there’s a nifty new website that conveniently puts all the reputable custom creators in one place!). Also feel like this is holding the IP over our heads and making us shill out money or else we’ll just get an “Oh well, guess Acceleracers fans really don’t want anything new.”

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I definitely feel you. I’d buy literally anything tangible that’s Acceleracers related, posters, pencils, hats, diecasts, anything. But a digital card like NFTs? Come on now. Annnnything physical I’m there for but not this $25 per pack nonsense. If they were $5 a pack… maybe. But $25 is wild. Appreciate the website shoutout haha, you’re the bomb!

[@evanclark8932]

Hey what website are you referring to?

[@theacceleracershub2904]

@@evanclark8932 he’s referring to acceleracershub.com and the creator central section that has all the customizers stores

[@SchaferTheRicer]

From Mattel's perspective, the people who mostly use NFTs are mid 20-mid 30 year olds most likely. If Mattel is trying to utilize their NFTs, they are hitting the mark on what most of their consumer base there would go crazy after. I am not a fan of NFTs myself, but this release does make me want to download it just to try and waste my money to try and get it. I will just wait a couple of years for the hype to go down and try to get one cheaper

[@juantovar8031]

5:11 the price of a pack is $20.00. I bought 9 packs and got 2 ultra rare Deoras. After opening all 9 packs, I was missing 2 cars. I went to the marketplace and bought the cars for Pennies and completed 2 full sets. I have a factory sealed (2005) set of 36 Acceleracers so the deora will be a nice addition

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Heck yeah! Congrats man! For under $200, that’s a win in my book. Hopefully the Deora looks awesome

[@ryancoopershelmet7164]

Could you do a Ebay Acceleracers Carded Guide for 2023?

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Not gonna lie, I got a ton of blowback from the last one so I probably won’t do another one unfortunately.

[@ryancoopershelmet7164]

@@theacceleracershub2904 Because I was now collecting them now but the prices of the Cars are know craxy like High Voltage.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Nothing like a little late night upload haha

[@BanjeeRL]

Kinda weird of them to "gamble-ify" it when they could have just made a bunch of the Teku Deroa II's and sold them for $100 each and I'm sure they would have sold like crazy. I don't know what they're betting on since I assume a lot of people (like me) don't care about the digital aspect but totally would have bought any physical products they put out :/

[@theacceleracershub2904]

That’s what I’m saying. The community is desperate enough to pay $100 or so for a premium Deora 2, we do it all the time with customs. All they had to do was follow the customizer script and make diecasts but instead we got the gamified NFTs :(

[@SchaferTheRicer]

Another thing to note is they are using the newer tooled Deora 2 for this release. The newer mainline release has molded surf boards into the casting that don't look good. I'm wondering if they still have the original Deora 2 casting mold, or if it has been destroyed. For a premium release of Deora 2, the things that make this casting great and more detailed is if it had separate surf boards. Mattel recently said they had to retool the comold wheels again to release the Speed Machines line again because they didn't have the tooling anymore. As everyone knows with Acceleracers they had clear tires, and you could see the cool zigzagged textures between the rim and tires. Maybe the new tooled wheels do not look as good with clear tires, but the new premium 5 spokes do look very good on this release

[@Codiak1337]

This just makes sad. Mattel is so money hungry they are willing to prey on a fanbase that clearly has huge love for the IP and has been begging them for years to do something with it. Can't say I'm surprised though they did the same shit with the Jurassic Park/World toys as well. I had to get a Legacy collection Spinosaurus from a guy in Europe because because all the scalpers snagged them up and they didn't even bother releasing it in Canada.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

If they were $5 a pack… I could roll with it, would make it like 80-100$ for the diecast overall. But $25 per pack??? That’s highway robbery Do you think it will still sell out?

[@apolopig]

So sad to see Mattel going this way. We've been asking for fresh castings for years. Then they drop one locked behind the most scummy anti-consumer tactics possible.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Right??? And so flipping expensive too. If they were $5 a pack I could think about it but not at $20-25 a pack

[@EatCheese11]

Nice breakdown

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Appreciate it! Do you think you’ll go after that Deora 2?

[@Krazy8Customs]

I just finished collecting all 24!

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Sheeeesh congrats! You knocked it out of the park lol

[@apolopig]

Where to get these customs?

[@theacceleracershub2904]

You can get them off of ebay! I’ve got links to the customizers ebay pages on my website, acceleracershub.com Just go to creator central on the site and you can find them

[@brian_sh699]

This sort of thing certainly is not for me, but if other members of the community are into it that is cool with me! It of course would be so much better and I think much more valuable to see a physical release but perhaps this is a hint to something more to come! Who knows maybe we will see news one day of Mattel re releasing the cars on the Acceleracers hub new site! Keep up the awesome content!

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Haha I can dream!!! The NFTs ended doing pretty well, I believe they sold like 10,000 packs in 12 hours or so. Only about a fourth of what was available but for less than a day? Not bad sales

[@samuelstewart7339]

The 1 in 17 chance is a slap in the face, even if they did just lower the pack cost from $25 to $20. That drops the estimated investment from $425 to $340, but it's still disgustingly expensive given how the fast and furious drop before it was 1 in 6. You can buy protos for lower than paying for a chance at getting to redeem the teku d2! Wild.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Shiiiiiiiiii I didn’t see they dropped it to $20 lmfao that’s what I get for recording last minute 😂😂😂 That’s facts though. Expensive as a mf, that’s a car payment on a nice ride. I’d love to rip some packs but not at that price point oml. I’d just buy a custom. Do you think it’s going to sell out even at that price?

[@samuelstewart7339]

Looking at it now, definitely not. But I don't think mattel ever expected to sell 41,000 packs. I even think they may consider it a success, given the fast and furious feature drop had the 3x better rates and sold 14,000 packs, and we're at about 12,000 packs sold for the acceleracers drop. Not quite a failure, but it's still sad to see how bad the whole thing was handled.@@theacceleracershub2904

[@tackuracer7189]

man i wish i could get that car but i dont have enought money to do this or to get a custom one made man but hpoefully if this does well maybe acceleracers will come back for like a 20th edition

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Shoot I don’t have the $300 to blow on it either man but I hope it does well if it means more diecasts down the road. Which car would you buy first if they were back on shelves?

[@tackuracer7189]

@theacceleracershub2904 all of them lol and also the booster packs if they bring back the card game which I feel like they should because it wouldn't be right not to do that

[@theacceleracershub2904]

@@tackuracer7189 gosh I would LOOOOVE to be able to buy packs for cheap to open them!

[@christianwaters1114]

This is the most ridiculous PR move they could make. Nobody in this community should support this! We wanted PHYSICAL CARS! Not virtual 3D renders of the cars. A full re-release of all 36 Cars without the trading cards would have been perfect. Even include a couple extra cars like the Teku Deora II or Slingshot. Lani's Medical Nomad, the simulater car! Then we could've gone down a virtual route with a long-awaited Acceleracers video game and turned these NFT's into collectible cars for the game!

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I’m definitely bummed that it came in the form of digital items, but I’m hopeful that it will do well enough that we get more and more Acceleracers content, eventually leading to a rerelease. It just won’t be me buying the NFTs. Can’t stomach that price point

[@christianwaters1114]

@theacceleracershub2904 It really feels like a Lose/Lose situation, just like you said in the video. Jim and I have been going back and forth thinking of better marketing strategies and expressing how silly this stuff is. You're basically paying for overpriced moving artwork on a computer to get 1 real car! I can understand that some people might like artwork, but this is not okay. My opinion will not change on this, and I really hope Mattel will re-release the cars in the future. Drive to survive in 2025

[@camraceranimation]

Sooo... I just don't understand why they couldn't just sell the cars online or in-store. The NFT system is a bit of a turnoff, and it doesn't seem like Hot Wheels has the fans' best interests in mind. TBH, I lowkey checked out when you were explaining it all (sorry 😅), but one thing I did pick up is that these are quite pricey. And for me... bigger price tags feel like a form of exclusion. I'm glad they're acknowledging the fan base (after 15 odd years or so 💀), but there's a big difference between acknowledgment and appreciation. This doesn't quite make me feel appreciated as a fan.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I checked out while recording it too lmao. Had to redo it like four times. I’m with you though. If they just charged even a flat $100 for the diecast and made 5,000 of em. I guarantee they’d sell out within 24 hours. I’d buy a couple of em for giveaways on the channel and a couple to keep. But nope, they gotta lock it behind a lottery system

[@ZerotheWanderer]

I might be misunderstanding, but I'd have less of a problem if it worked like the F&F, where you could straight up get the redeemable in a pack. Either way, won't be participating in this, but hopefully they do something meaningful with physical Acceleracers again. With all the hiked up prices, I'd love to see CoMolds back again. Shouldn't have gotten rid of ID, or merged ID in with OG Speed Machines, or even HW35/Acceleracers.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

That would definitely make more sense, the whole getting all 24 unique ones for the one redeemable seems a bit like overkill. Collecting a set of 10-12 is more reasonable imo

[@Zippy_Zolton]

CM6 actually has gotten retooled and is on the Speed Machines revival and I think other newer sets, it is not on the Deora II because the original car had a unique 5-spoke rim

[@monroeville19]

Hopefully they make the diecast on 2025 some kind of an anniversary

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Agreed! Even just getting 5-10 of the cars rereleased in a set would be wicked

[@CARDSRuLUe]

Yo!!

[@theacceleracershub2904]

What is uppppp bro! Are you going to be going after the NFT Deora diecast?

[@xTipse]

Dang they left out our boy Teku Slingshot. They won’t get away with this 👊

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I’m praying this program does well and we get a rerelease set!

[@xTipse]

@@theacceleracershub2904 I 100% agree! Hopefully they are $2 a pop with 2023 inflation 😂

[@DiyQ]

Good news I got 2 sets, hopefully you all enjoyed this event like I did and acceleracershub I hope I was one your first fans you AT LEAST got three sets😊😊😊

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Wow you got two full sets?? That’s awesome!!!! I did not end up participating in this one, but I’m glad it went well for you! How many packs did it take to get 2 sets?

[@gdinfernoboy2157]

What the, a night upload?

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Just trying to keep you on your toes, broski! What do you make of this NFT thing?

[@gdinfernoboy2157]

@@theacceleracershub2904 personally I dont even know what an NFT is. I probably wont have the time to collect everything for the Teku Deora II anyway.

[@ShadowKillerX]

I wish i knew about this alot sooner😭

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Shoot you didn’t get word in time???? The community’s been buzzing about it for weeks

[@ShadowKillerX]

@@theacceleracershub2904 😑

[@NO_MCCXXII]

This far from a worthy investment *just* for a Teku Deora II, even if it's from Mattel themselves. The car isn't even the original casting, it's retool which has the molded in surf boards and tucked in windows. Just like you said, why spend 500+ dollars when you could get a custom Teku Deora II for around 100. Thanks for covering this though, I'm definitely not buying those NFTs. No shame in those who buy them. Good luck to those who will be partaking in this. As for me, I'd rather buy a car that I could physically hold over an overglorified gif.

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I’m with you 100%! I’m very intrigued to see how well the program does though and what it could lead to

[@Zippy_Zolton]

This is only the start of AR return, don't let it bother you in the long run

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I think you’re right, but gosh I want the full fledged return NOOOOOW not these games 😂

[@Zippy_Zolton]

@@theacceleracershub2904 games are fine, I was always (mostly) content with nothing beyond 2010 because of the lack of official prevalence, but I am excited about HWU2

[@theacceleracershub2904]

@@Zippy_Zolton oh no I agree - by games I meant the nft lottery style packs. Im a huge fan of HWU and I can’t wait to see the expansion

[@Zippy_Zolton]

@@theacceleracershub2904 I know what you meant I was just jokin' lol

[@jimjellyjinjamjimbo]

This feels like incredibly wishful thinking.

[@Adams-diecast-collectables]

I’m getting them all I will destroy all of the drones in the realm I’m the sonic boom that’s name of my car

[@theacceleracershub2904]

Haha I hear you! Go get the Accelechargers!

[@Adams-diecast-collectables]

Yup join my team

[@MidnightRelapz]

Those NFT’s seem like a scam… I don’t really feel good about them.

[@bberg9942]

Wow very disappointing. Why can’t they release a limited run deora 2 teku for every one. Greedy and nobody wanted this. Lame

[@theacceleracershub2904]

I’m hoping that this experiment showed we are thriving though - hopefully it will lead to a rerelease down the road

[@bberg9942]

yes i hope so@@theacceleracershub2904