MisterPL Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 It was only a matter of time before Mattel got into the construction block category, and with their recent partnership with Mega Bloks to produce Barbie™ sets to compete with Lego Friends (and whatever chick-friendly endeavor Hasbro has up their sleeve with Kre-O), it's not a surprising acquisition. Here's the announcement. I guess now the question is, when will Mattel get the license for DC Comics in the brick category? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Can't see Mattel willing to outspend Lego to get the brick license. Especially if Lego wants Batman in the planned sequel for the Lego movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm going to punch something when we get MOTU Mega Blox instead of Minimates. I guess the weapons and everything will be in scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Yup. Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Hot Wheels... maybe even Big Jim could make his long-awaited comeback in this category! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Sweet! Maybe I’ll finally get some Monster High block figures now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Not gonna lie, might enjoy some MOTU Mega Bloks. I have never collected MOTU stuff before, but I kinda wanted some He-Man stuff. Mega Bloks seems like a good place to find that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 MOTU Roboto Multiples. I need this Mattel / Mega Bloks. NEED lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I'm going to punch something when we get MOTU Mega Blox instead of Minimates. I guess the weapons and everything will be in scale. And I'll be right behind waiting with an uppercut! But I won't lie, I'll buy all the sets for the vehicles, a wind raider and castle grayskull, FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidman911 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Don't care for He-Man stuff. At all. I would like to see some DC Comics superhero packs like they had with Marvel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 ^ I would lose it if a new superhero themed Mega Bloks line was released. Friggin LOSE IT! Looking at those pictures you can see how cool the previous line was and also what areas need improvement. The Call of Duty figure design addresses all of the faults the previous body design had while improving upon its strengths. I dont care if it's DC (although that would be cool) , Marvel (even better as long as i don't have to sift through 100 Wolverine and Iron Man figures) , IMAGE or any other comic book publishers IP. Just give me some super hero bodies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I'd much rather have more Marvel and DC LEGO......to me those Mega Block ones just looked odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Rex Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I personally hated the marvel mega bloks, didn't buy any of them. Doubt I would buy DC either, as much as I want DC minimates back. These are just mini action figures, and to me, lack the charm of minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customizer Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) I personally hated the marvel mega bloks, didn't buy any of them. Doubt I would buy DC either, as much as I want DC minimates back. These are just mini action figures, and to me, lack the charm of minimates. Believe it or not ...i didnt care much for the Marvel Mega Bloks aesthetic myself . They were cool ..but not enough for me to spend money on. Much like Minimates i liked and appreciated what they represented - miniature action figures with a stylized design and charm - but i've been a larger scale action figure fan for too long to get past the aesthetic. Minimates, which i've owned a fair amount of, were close to what i wanted. They were more articulated LEGO figures in my opinion and were superior in every way. My minor hangups were the cubed look and the ball and socket shoulders. Marvel Mega Bloks , of which i bought none from the store but several from the secondary market, were close to what i wanted as well. Full size action figure detail in a mini package. Unfortunately like Minimates they had ball / socket shoulders and friggin ginormous heads lol (before HALO. The HALO line is quite nice). I couldnt get past that. The Mega Bloks Call of Duty line continues the evolution - mini figures with just enough large scale figure detailing to impress , hinge swivel shoulders so no more weird gap between the shoulders and torso , heads that are to scale and the ability to fit building bricks and detailed accessories. But of course i like those things. A natural evolution of the mini / Micro figure: I'd buy damn near anything Mattel puts out using that body design and prior to Mattels Mega acquisition i had next to zero interest in Mattel or anything they made. So , yeah, i didn't buy in with regard to Megas older lines but i'm on my ...6th or 7th (?) set of Megas newer Call of Duty figure packs . Toys are evolving...and i'm damn happy about it. Can you imagine if MASK mini figures from the 1980's had this level of articulation to go along with transforming vehicles? It was a great line that would have given Hasbros GI JOE a run for its money as a top 3 toy line of all time. Edited March 5, 2014 by Customizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubya Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've always loved Mega Bloks and their new CoD line is simply amazing. Their customer relations and support are excellent as well (at least until a few greedy pricks took advantage and forced them to scrutinize "parts-replacement" requests a bit more). The up-coming Assassin's Creed line should be interesting if they continue with the new style MAFs. However, I'm not thrilled about them being absorbed by Mattel. As a long time action figure collector (since the 70's), Mattel is the last company I want associated with a desirable license. Their less-effort-for-more-capital-gain business template that they've shamelessly used for decades has done little for the hobby. Hell, the MB CoD MAFs already have more points of articulation than any 3 3/4" figure they've ever produced! As long as they stay out of the design process and allow Mega Brands to continue evolving, things might go well, but I still feel a bit uneasy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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