Posts Tagged ‘Hasbro’
Hasbro for Sale? Apparently Not.
The Wall Street Journal (the link itself comes from Toyark) has an article about the proposed buyout of Hasbro, makers of all things G.I. Joe, Transformers, Star Wars and, for the next several years, Marvel. According to the WSJ, Hasbro “has a market capitalization of about $6 billion, and a buyout, if successful, would rank as the largest deal of its kind this year, the report said”.
The downside? Other reports say the company is not selling itself. There was a bit of movement in Hasbro’s stock due to the news, and it is apparently outperforming Mattel stock (“So far this year, Hasbro’s shares are up 32% and it has managed to outperform its larger rival Mattel Inc. (MAT 22.57, +0.23, +1.03%) , whose shares are up about 15%.”)
Overall though, Hasbro’s “board wasn’t interested and that there are no further discussions taking place.”
Marvel Q&A 3/30/10
We just got back our first round of answers in the Marvel Q&A! Here they are:
1) Are there any plans for offering Marvel Universe troop builder packs on Hasbro Toy Shop like are offered for Star Wars (with Stormtroopers & such) and G.I. Joe (with Cobra henchmen) where it’s a pack of multiple copies of the same figure?
Currently, we have no plans for offering Marvel Universe troop builder
packs, but we are always looking for new ways to innovate and captivate!
2) Does the old idea that female figures don’t sell well still apply. leading to limitations being set on the number of females per year? We’ve gotten a fair share of females in both the Super Hero Squad and Marvel Universe lines, but there are so many more to be done. Also, do differing demographics (i.e. SHS being for the younger crowd) change the ratio on how many females are done?
It’s always tough to target female characters at our younger consumer.
However, we recognize their value to our collectors. Therefore, we try to choose the popular, more appealing females. While there are MANY cool females yet to be created, we have to remain wise regarding our
selections.
3) Will the SHS line continue to cover all of the Marvel Universe in general or will it be more oriented around the show and its cast?
The show has a pretty deep selection of characters. The toyline itself
allows us to go deeper into the Marvel catalogue. Expect NEW cool figures to come!
There you have it, folks! As always, you can head on over to the board to discuss these answers, and to post your own questions you’d like to seen asked of Hasbro!
Marvel Universe Wave 5 Revealed
BigBadToyStore.com revealed new figures and have them up for preordered. They have them listed for July.
Wave 5
- Captain Britain
- Team X Wolverine
- Multiple Man
- Mystique
- Ghost Rider
- Iron Patriot
- Wrecker
- Colossus
- Spider-Man (Red / Blue)
- Hulk
Seriously. How Does Your Collection Rock? ENDS TOMORROW!!!
We’ve let this sort of rest for a while, but since I can only really see two official entries over in the “How Does Your Collection Rock?” forum and the contest ends TOMORROW, I must say it is a sad day when Rumor Busters turn their noses up at FREE TOYS!!!
Let me remind you: All you have to do is tell us why your collection (It can be ANYTHING! No restrictions except maybe cadaver parts, hairy 70′s porn or Hitler memorabilia, and even then, we’re getting desperate…)
We’re playing it pretty fast and loose with word counts and pictures now, so show and tell or just tell, and most of all, WOW us. Moderators are posting collections as well, although their entries do not count.
What’s up for grabs?
First Prize is a kick-butt Wolverine Claw.
Second Prize is a 6 Inch Iron Monger Figure.
Third Prize is a 3.75 Iron Man figure.
These prizes were donated by Hasbro, and we will not be keeping them! They must go!
Pictures and stories are due by March 20, (TOMORROW!!!) 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Once entrants have been collected they will be entered into a poll, where YOU GUYS will decide the winners!!! Voting runs until March 27, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Get to it!!! Time is running short!
Vote the next Marvel Digital Comics figure
Marvel.com have a poll up for the next Marvel Digital Comics exclusive MU figure. The three choices are Osborn in HAMMER outfit, Archangel in X-Force outfit, and Dark Avenger Ms. Marvel.
Marvel Q&A!
Alright! We’re good to go with the Marvel Q&A from Hasbro! We got the information only a couple days ahead of the deadline for the first questions, so we made the first round of questions “Mods’ Choice” and hopefully we picked some questions you all will be interested in, so look for those back in a couple weeks.
In the meantime, why don’t you head over to the board to discuss what questions should be asked in the next round on April 9th.
Marvel Universe Secret Wars Wave 4
WeaponEversor beat me to it, but over at the Marvelousnews.com forums, someone posted pictures of a Marvel Universe Secret Wars Wave 4 cardback, and photos of Doctor Doom, Absorbing Man and a mini-sized Wasp. Others shown on the cardback included Nightcrawler and Mohawk Storm, and Bulldozer and Thing. On the interesting side, does this mean no Wrecker after all? Feel free to discuss this over on the board!
