Oh ho! I see Hasbro's marketing plan now! And here we thought Core 7 was pure insanity, when in fact it is unadulterated genius!
You see, for this entire year they torture their loyal consumers with the same ponies over an over again until it seems like they can take no more! But then wait ...! What's this? A pony that isn't Core 7? The fans go wild, snapping them up as fast as they put them out. We don't need groceries girls, there's a pony that's not Core 7! Must! Haz! Pwnies!
And then more non core 7 ponies are introduced and Hasbro has just single handedly revived the MLP line into the popularity of its earlier years.
Or ... they just felt like putting out a Minty for Christmas. *shrug* I'll be getting her, that's for sure. Let's just hope rapid collectors desperate for change don't drive up her price insanely high.:uhoh: