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Last year, Mattel announced they were partnering with OpenAI (owners of ChatGPT, Sora and more) to “see what they can do to bring product ideas to life more quickly” per … Continue reading “Mattel says becoming the first company to bring Skeletor, a branded character to the AI Sora platform is a “willingness to explore new creative possibilities.””
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Knowing that Mattel (specifically the good folks that work on the “Master of the Universe” brand) are among the readership for He-Mania.com… we thought it might be beneficial to shine … Continue reading “MATTEL WE HAVE PROBLEM: Putting a Spotlight on mass Walmart Pre-Order Cancellations”
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The ban hammer has been dropped. Thanks to public pressure, San Diego Comic-Con 2026 (the world’s largest pop culture and entertainment convention) has now banned art created by Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading “San Diego Comic-Con bans the use of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CREATED ART ahead of this year’s convention art show, after public pressure”
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In early 2023, after suffering nearly $47 million in losses, Funko reportedly dumped more than 30 million of Funko Pop! collectible inventory (product that was worth less than it cost … Continue reading “FALLING FUNKO? Mondo parent company reportedly forecasts a need for additional cash or loan relief to avoid being in default.”
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Mattel reported their Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results this week and the numbers were not as good as they hoped. Mattel revealed their overall Net Sales of $1,736 million was … Continue reading “Mattel reports Action Figure Sales are up due to (in part) the “Masters of the Universe”Brand”
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Mattel is teaming up with OpenAI. It was just a year ago when we reported that Mattel teamed up with Adobe’s Artificial Intelligence “Firefly” software to help create & design … Continue reading “First Packaging, now Toys: Mattel teams up with OpenAI to create & enhance new products”
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This week Mattel announced they were combining their film and television divisions to form a brand new studio: MATTEL STUDIOS. The goal of this new studio is to produce quality … Continue reading “MATTEL STUDIOS IS FORMED! The Mattel toy company creates a brand new Film & Television Studio”
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One of the goals of the current U.S. administration is to drive back manufacturing to the United States with the use of import taxes known as tariffs. However, when it … Continue reading “As prices go up, Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz says he does NOT foresee Toy Manufacturing coming to the United States.”
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Mattel, one of the biggest toy companies in the world (second only to Hasbro) has a clear path forward to dealing with tumultuous times: Make less, license more. Laid out … Continue reading “Make Less, License More: Mattel on a path to shrink Manufacturing and make more Movies.”
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Spelling and grammatical errors on packaging is nothing new in the toy industry, nor new to Masters of the Universe fans. Masterverse collectors specifically grew very accustomed to all kinds … Continue reading “Mattel Packaging Errors finally catches up with them in a costly way, as consumers are directed to an adult website”
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From Maine to Texas, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers went on strike at 36 east coast ports yesterday for the first time since 1977. The dockworkers standoff is over better pay and … Continue reading “MATTEL and HASBRO shifted Toy Shipments to West Coast ahead of East Coast Port Strike”
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There is a possibility there may be fewer Masters of the Universe action figures to gift wrap this year. Yes, toy consumers in the U.S. could face product shortages and … Continue reading “HOLIDAY BLUES AHEAD? The Toy Association is concerned about a looming October 1st Dockworker Strike leading to Empty Shelves and Higher Prices”
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Mattel and Hasbro raised a few eyebrows when they entered a multi-year partnership last year to create co-branded toys and games. When Hasbro created a Barbie branded Monopoly game and … Continue reading “Reports indicate Hasbro may try to acquire Mattel”
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Toy Packaging has become very important to the adult consumer market. What used to be carelessly torn apart and quickly discarded as a child has now become a showpiece to … Continue reading “Mattel packaging coming to toy shelves later this year may have been designed with the help of A.I.”
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Look out preschoolers! For the first time ever, the toy market geared for adults has accounted for more toy sales than any other age group. With the latest data compiled … Continue reading “For the first time ever, Adults purchased more toys for themselves than for any other age group”
