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02-28-2014, 09:40 AM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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Holy. Crap.
I did not see that one coming. At all. The number of IP's that will now be available to be produced in Micro figure form (using the new micro figure articulation) just made a huge grin spread across my face. DC superheroes in micro form ? YES. PLEASE. MOTU? Let's just hope they'll keep the MB creative department. Toy giant Mattel acquires Canada |
02-28-2014, 02:02 PM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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Damn, I didn't see that coming, either.
I just hope the Iok Curse isn't striking again - every time I start collecting a line, it goes under....!
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02-28-2014, 02:31 PM | #3 |
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Holy. Crap.
I did not see that one coming. At all. The number of IP's that will now be available to be produced in Micro figure form (using the new micro figure articulation) just made a huge grin spread across my face. DC superheroes in micro form ? YES. PLEASE. MOTU? Let's just hope they'll keep the MB creative department. Toy giant Mattel acquires Canada
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02-28-2014, 03:14 PM | #4 |
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Quote:
Holy. Crap.
I did not see that one coming. At all. The number of IP's that will now be available to be produced in Micro figure form (using the new micro figure articulation) just made a huge grin spread across my face. DC superheroes in micro form ? YES. PLEASE. MOTU? Let's just hope they'll keep the MB creative department. Toy giant Mattel acquires Canada Lego already has that license. You won't see DC Mega Blox any time soon, if ever. MOTU? Definitely. |
02-28-2014, 03:27 PM | #5 |
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I think this is because of a couple of things:
1. Lego was the only one of the big 3 (Mattel, Hasbro, Lego) to have a boost in sales (Mattel and Hasbro posted losses) 2. Hasbro has a block company (Kre-O) so Mattel wants to stay competitive with Hasbro
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03-01-2014, 08:23 PM | #6 |
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Mattel is a shit company. Almost all their innovation involve "cost cutting" aka firing people or stretching basic services. Damn, that's not good news, especially since mega bloks is linked to mega.
*btw i mean firing other people's employees, not their own. Mattel has a high employee retention rate at the main branch of the company, but everyone else is fair game to get fired. Last edited by Snakeeyesisposh; 03-01-2014 at 08:30 PM.. |
03-01-2014, 09:06 PM | #7 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2009
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^ Before Mattel acquired Mega Bloks i wasnt a fan of them generally speaking. I bought some of their Battle Force 5 toys and while i enjoyed them the figures lack of articulation stopped me from buying more. I bought some of their DCIH figures when they were clearanced but didn't buy more due to the lack of articulation. I passed on the newer DC offerings for the same reason. You may be noticing a pattern lol.
With their buying Mega!, a company that has already mastered articulation and micro figures combined , i'm a bit more optimistic. Mega doesnt need guidance but they can use the influx of resources that Mattel provides. Mattel just invested over $00 million in Mega ! so they want a return on investment. I don't anticipate Mattel altering Megas! winning formula too much since they want a profitable company. Mega Brands Mega Bloks has received an extreme spike in popularity due to the new articulation and not even Mattel could be so stupid as to stop the catalyst behind Megas license to print money. I have no doubt Mattel was aware of the Call of Duty and HALO offerings that are going to be on shelves in 2014 and yet they still bought the company. I'm ...cautiously optimistic that everything will not only be fine but the product Mega Bloks fans will receive will be even better (new IP's!!). |
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