Sales of toys for boys, Hasbro's largest business, rose about 21 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 28. Hasbro's results were comparatively stronger than those of larger rival Mattel Inc (MAT.O), which last month posted its fifth straight fall in worldwide quarterly sales. Hasbro's total revenue rose 1.3 percent to $1.30 billion. From 2016, Mattel will lose its license to make Walt Disney ...
Transformers, Marvel toys drive Hasbro's profit beat
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Boys toys boost Hasbro, oil's bounce grounds airlines lifts energy stocks
American Airlines braces for higher fuel costs as oil continues to climb. Hasbro's boy toys hit a home run.
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Wonder Festival 2015 Winter: Alter
For a while now, Alter has pretty much towed the line with the other manufacturers and their output has been somewhat dull with characters just standing or some other mundane pose. It has been a while since they produced a figure which demanded your attention like the older releases like the Nanoha StrikerS figures.
We've had a few here and there but now, I think it's safe to say that Alter has really started to go back to the Alter of old with a return to an old license in the shape of Odin Sphere! Mercedes and Gwendoline were shown off as blasts from the past but the real star is Velvet and Cornelius! A fantastically dynamic pose and lots of detail has been crammed into this figure and it looks great. Even Chitoge from Nisekoi and more Strike witches girls are showing that Alter are really going back to really dynamic figures.
There are some more standard pose figures as well, such as Sabe... I mean, Heroine X and Shikabane Itsuka from Sekai Seifuku Bouryaku no Zvezda. There was also a surprise in the shape of Haruna from Aoi Hagane no Arpeggio. She's no Takao, but shes still pretty good!
Finally, Alter showed that they haven't given up on the Altair line with a figure of Atobe Keigo from Prince of Tennis! Admit it, that chair makes him look BOSS!, not the crown, the chair!
It's a bit suprising that Alter didn't show off their imminent releases, such as mu-12 but there was still enough to show off. Personally,, I'll be keeping an eye on the Haruna (and hoping for a Takao) but what are you readers looking forward to? Has anything from Alter tickled your fancy?
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Stocks Mostly Lower as China, Greece Weigh
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Mezco Inks Deal for Bugs Bunny
Mezco Toyz is set to immortalize Bugs Bunny as part of a new licensing agreement, with a planned third quarter release date for product. Since his debut on screens in Porky’s Hare Hunt in 1938, Bugs Bunny has appeared in more than 200 cartoons, as well as numerous films. He was also the first cartoon [...]
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Hasbro (HAS) Earnings Report: Q4 2014 Conference Call Transcript
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Wonder Festival 2015 Winter: Sentinel and Union Creative
Doing figures that other companies won't do is something that Sentinel and Union Creative excel at. Whether it's cardboard space robots or figures so grotesque they're cool you can bet one of these companies will make it. They both had large displays at Wonder Festival with some new figures that we haven't seen before.
Here are some of the highlights:
- 12" Hero's Meister Ultraman
- Ma.K Danboards
- Lots of Attack on Titan BRAVE-ACT figures
- RE:EDIT Iron Man armors
- Chara-Forme Yotsugi Ononoki from Tsukimonogatari
- Red Hood from Soul Sacrifice
- Naked Snake from Metal Gear Solid V
- Decapre from Ultra Street Fighter IV
- Calne Ca (Bacterial Contamination ver.)
- Characters from the K anime
- Shaolin Cowboy technical statue
- Hoozuki no Reitetsu figures
- Bizarre guys from Yowamushi Pedal
There is a lot of stuff to look at so be sure to give the gallery a good look!
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Wonder Festival 2015 Winter: QuesQ
Kantai Collection fans, your ship has come in from Ques Q, and we perhaps mean that literally. They brough enough KanColle PVC with them to sink a small fleet: Kitakami, Yukikaze, Tatsuta, Tenryuu, Kongou, Kirishima, Kitakami Kai, Nagato, Haruna (seen in the header image) and Atago are among those featured at their WonFes booth. Most of them appear to be in the 1/8-scale, if our MyFigureCollection friends are correct, but no release dates on them yet. I'd expect to see them staggered for release sometime over the next year or so.
Also among the figures on display or teased from Ques Q were Touhou's Remilia Scarlet and Patchouli Knowledge; Persona 4 Arena's Labrys, Super Sonico Love Bomb ver., Iona from Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova, and an impressive Kashiwazaki Sena figure of her as a blacksmith ... with a giant hammer.
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Relief Is Here With Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil Severe #ReliefIsHere
This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/P&G. Nothing is worse than when you feel your worst and lately everyone I know has gotten sick including myself and my husband. The one thing I always reach for when we feel our worst is Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil. It’s one thing I know will work and will bring… [read more]
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Dirk Engehausen Appointed New CEO of Schleich Group
Dirk Engehausen has been appointed CEO of the Schleich Group. Dr. Thomas van Kaldenkerken will relinquish his role as CEO, and together with Dr. Konrad Nilbers, will co-chair the advisory board for the Schleich Group. Engehausen has been a member of the advisory board since mid-2014, and brings extensive experiences from his 20-year career with [...]
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Similac Strong Moms – You Could Win!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Similac® StrongMoms® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Having a new baby is the most wonderful day of any moms life. There are so many ups and downs but the one thing you can depend on is just how much you love your… [read more]
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Inner Child by Nerviswr3k
SubUrban Vinyl has announced the release details of Nerviswr3k's first designer vinyl figure - Inner Child. The 4-inch tall figure features 2 points of articulation - at the arms - and comes packed in a 4 panel box. It will be released in three colorways, with two of them being exclusive. The Green version will be exclusive to SubUrban […]
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Mezco Toyz’ New Mortal Kombat X Action Figures Give Us Hope
With less that a week until the annual New York International Toy Fair kicks off we are starting to get a good look at some of the new toys that are scheduled for release in 2015. Mezco allowed some members of the press to take a look at what they will be offering thought the […]
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Mezco Toyz’ New Mortal Kombat X Action Figures Give Us Hope
With less that a week until the annual New York International Toy Fair kicks off we are starting to get a good look at some of the new toys that are scheduled for release in 2015. Mezco allowed some...
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Bath Time Is Special – SO MUCH MORE™ with JOHNSON’S®
This is a partnered post with JOHNSON’S® and The Motherhood. Bath time has always been a special time for us as parents with our children. From those first baths as new parents to playing with a toddler in the tub while pregnant with another baby. Bath time is so special to my girls. My five… [read more]
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Reprolabels February Update, Featuring Combiner Wars, Masterpiece, RID 2015, And Generations
Reprolabels.com has posted their update for this month and they've jumped right on to work on the most popular items of the moment, featuring label sets for three Combiner Wars figures so far - Optimus, Firefly, and Skydive. Besides those there's sets for Masterpiece Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus, Robots in Disguise 2015 Warrior Class Bumblebee, and an assortment of upgrade sheets for a range of Generations figures. Click through for preview images, and a link to the Facebook post that collects all the product pages.
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Wicked Cool Toys to Introduce Girl Scouts Cookie Oven
Wicked Cool Toys introduces a delicious baking experience with the first Girl Scouts Cookie Oven, as well as a line of role-play products inspired by the girls’ leadership organization. The Girl Scouts Cookie Oven will feature mixes inspired by Girl Scout Cookies, such as Thin Mints and Trefoils, as well as the Girl Scouts On-the-Go [...]
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Painting Lulu Introduces Live Image Processing at Toy Fair
Painting Lulu has a new app feature that encourages kids to express their creativity in a different manner. In the Painting Lulu app, they can snap a picture of absolutely anything, and a new process, entitled Live Image Processing, instantly transforms it into a line drawing ready for digital coloring. Painting Lulu is intended to [...]
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Robots in Disguise 2015 Premiere Date Revealed For Australian Broadcast
Ozformers member Firestorm reports discovering listings for the first episodes of the new Robots in Disguise cartoon in the listing for Australian broadcaster Foxtel, who carries Cartoon Network programming. According to this information, the first two episodes will both air the same day, a few hours apart, before being rebroadcast the next day before the debut of episode three, and it's going to be happening very soon. This adds to the list of international broadcast dates revealed before any date has been locked in for the US broadcast. Keep reading to see when Australian fans can expect the show to hit the air!
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Threezero’s Matrix APU Makes a Giant Wrong Right, but it’s going to cost you
Many people could probably do without any collectibles from the Matrix sequels, as they weren’t exactly the best movies that you have ever seen. Though even with that said, toy companies are trying to make toys based on those very movies. McFarlane Toys attempted to make the Matrix APU, but it had some serious quality […]
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