If your kids are like mine and like Playmobil you’ll want to check out their Black Friday and Cyber week sales. Check them out below. Always check back to see if more sales have been added through out the week.
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Entertainment Earth Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals
Entertainment Earth started their Black Friday and Cyber Weekend sale today. The Doorbuster deal for today is their Star Wars The Black Series Clone Troopers of Order 66 6-Inch Action Figures – Entertainment Earth Exclusive Reduced from $99.99 to $39.99! Be sure to keep checking back daily to find out their next Doorbuster and Daily deals throughout the weekend and next week. (more…)
“The Toys That Made Us” Gets Premiere Date on Netflix
It’s official, the new Netflix series The Toys That Made Us gets a December release. Unfortunately, we have to wait until Dec 22. I’m sure it would be some great watching with the kids after opening gifts on Christmas.
If you’re not aware, The Toys That Made Us Is a new Netflix mini-series dedicated to the toys of our childhood. You can check out our post when back when they started filming in March for all the series info.
Spoilers: Disney Treasures Snowflake Mountain POP!
A few days back, Funko teased the POP! in their upcoming Disney Treasures Box. If you want this box act fast. The box closes Dec 1 and their Disney boxes usually do sell out. As always, spoilers ahead.
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Hasbro in Talks to Buy Mattel, Again
UPDATE (11/16 12:40 PST):
Mattel (MAT) doesn’t appear to want to play with Hasbro (HAS). Both stocks are lower after Mattel reportedly rejected a takeover offer from rival Hasbro. Mattel told Hasbro the offer undervalues the company and didn’t factor in the potential rejection from anti-trust regulators. Mattel will reportedly continue to negotiate. (Yahoo financial)
It looks like Hasbro has their eye on Mattel once again. Many would think that the two companies combined would dominate the market. Realistically, the result of a combined Hasbro and Mattel would be a large company, but far from dominant in the fragmented toy industry. Together, they would control one third of the US market for traditional toys and games, and just 22% globally. The rise of companies such as Lego, Funko, NECA, Just Play, and others are starting to offer a counterbalance with their growing market share. (more…)
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