According to Sole Collector, “to celebrate the release of Transformers 2, Nike Basketball has teamed up with Hasbro for a fully licensed collaboration set that will feature three shoes.” (link) The Nike x Transformers Sneaker Set will include a Megatron inspired Zoom Flight Club, a Soundwave inspired Zoom Sharkalaid and a Bumblebee inspired Zoom FP.
Thankfully this sneaker set is based on the Transformers character’s original cartoon/comic book design and not their alien look from the movies. My favorite part of the set by far is the sneakers’ packaging. The shoe boxes that accompany the Nike x Transformers sneaker set look almost identical to the toy line’s packaging from the 80’s. They even included the decodable statistics grid that used to be on the back of every figure. I wonder if the shoes also come with that red piece of plastic you used to have to hold over the statistics grid to decipher the Transformer’s abilities!?!
According to the article on SoleCollector.com, the Nike x Transformers Sneaker Set will be released on “July 10th in limited quantities in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and at the House Of Hoops here in the US,” and will retail for around $100 per pair. (link)
