G3 Is Still Very Much Alive!

[CocoChipooRocks]

Believe it or not, G3 is still in production of sorts!

I know it's not that big of a shock, considering they stopped being made only a few years ago, but the G3/G3.5 ponies haven't been forgotten by Hasbro.

They still sell blank ponies on their website, which means they still technically make them:

My Little Pony at HasbroToyShop.com | MY LITTLE PONY DECORATE YOUR OWN PONY Product Details

They call them the "standard size" ponies, which means they only consider FiM to be a separate branch of pony.
They might not make the older ponies anymore, but they've kept the characters around for some reason.
They've even re-posted some of the old G3 games on their MLP site, which they call the "classic" games.

I've seen birthday cards with Starcatcher and Twinkle Bloom on them that are still being sold in stores!
They also continue to sell G3/G3.5 stickers at stores like Walmart.
Also, it's not very hard to find G3 books at Barnes & Noble, I've seen them there a few times.
They mostly still produce the Core 7 books, but I've seen the older ones as well.

Extra factory leftovers or what, I'm glad that G3 is still around, even if only subtly

 

[autumn rose]

I find that interesting. Good point and thank-you for posting! I still find G3 and G3.5 stickers at different places..awww..

 

[dragonkiss207]

This is awesome!

 

[Phekzhen]

I'd think they'd be leftovers. Hasbro Toy Shop had leftover SDCC/Fair ponies for quite some time, too, but that doesn't mean that they were making more of them.

 

[mlp2sell]

i bought a g3.5 scootaloo at cvs not long ago, i was not expecting to still see g3.5 still on the shelves

 

[Far Dreamer]

Maybe they're deliberately continuing the design your own pony. That would be nice, although I don't plan to buy more. I think anything left in stores is probably left overs. There were probably some retailers who overbought.

Personally, whenever I find G3 stickers I have to buy them. I'm always so happy to run across them.