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I like both companies a lot, but I hope Mattel stays Mattel--their rivalry is kinda like DC and Marvel to me and it would be weird for one to absorb the other.
Hopefully all of the creative minds involved with both companies will work together and we'll get some really amazing toys out of it
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on November 11, 2017, 10:39:36 AMHmm. I don't see how this could mean any good for Matel. Granted, I'm not a fan, but Matel's dolls , playsets and accessories are leaps and bounds above Hasbro's in terms of quality and variety. Hasbro'd just ruin it with their ever increasing sameness, cheapness and suckitude. Matel should stay Matel, which is an icon in the toy industry and Hasbro should stay Hasbro, which does better in other areasJust from a MH perspective, QC on MH dolls has been slowly degrading for a while now. Even in the old style MH, though, there were big issues with things like glue seepage in the hair (a problem Hasbro dolls don't have as far as I know). True, the newer dolls don't seem to have the issue, but they do have clunkier joints or other issues. I think the big problem with some of these is an attempt to compete so I think if they did merge, it might be good for all concerned as those creative powers would be working together, rather than against each other. Hasbro have already pumped the Jem concept into EQG. I wonder what the dying MH and EAH type brands might do for EQG if that were to be a factor. Hard to say at this point.I think it would have a bigger impact for doll lines than from MLP itself. That's always been Hasbro's baby, and I don't think it will change.
Hmm. I don't see how this could mean any good for Matel. Granted, I'm not a fan, but Matel's dolls , playsets and accessories are leaps and bounds above Hasbro's in terms of quality and variety. Hasbro'd just ruin it with their ever increasing sameness, cheapness and suckitude. Matel should stay Matel, which is an icon in the toy industry and Hasbro should stay Hasbro, which does better in other areas
I can imagine Barbie looking like those Disney dolls or EQG dolls... nope nope nope and nope lolSeriously though, do we really want Hasbro to be the only one in the toy aisle. With issues on both quality and distribution (while I know Mattel may have many of those issue as well I see them get many of their items out faster in some areas than Hasbro)
If Hasbro is #1 and Mattel is #3 what's the 2nd-largest toy company?
MLP-themed Hot Wheels would be cool...