Archive: June 8, 2000 - June 13, 2000
| New Mattel Exec Gets Grilled |
 Robert Eckert, new CEO of Mattel, met with shareholders on Wednesday. How did it go? One investor preceeded a question by saying, "Welcome to hell week".
[Updated 6/08/2000]
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| Lego and Major League Soccer Go For The Goal |
 Lego and Major League Soccer launch a tour of the 12 U.S. MLS stadiums today with an interactive soccer exhibit for kids.
[Updated 6/08/2000]
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| Stan Lee's 7th Portal Heads To The Silver Screen |
 Stan Lee's web-based property The 7th Portal is headed to the big screen thanks to a deal made yesterday, just four months after it's Internet debut. Now, where's the action figures?
[Updated 6/08/2000]
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| Change Is In The Air For Toys R Us |
 TRU lost it's position as the nation's number 1 toy retailer to Wal-Mart awhile back. Now, Toys R Us president and chief exec, John Eyler, is working hard to resuscitate the retail toy giant's position.
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| You Think You Spend A Lot of Money On Toys? |
 According to a report released by the International Council of Toy Industries, worldwide toy sales increased 5% in 1999 over 1998 sales. That's a lot of toys, and a lot of money spent on toys.
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| X-Toys Update: Elvis, Humungous, SNL and More! |
 RTM contacted X-Toys this week to see what's up with the company, and received updated information on what's coming your way soon!
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| Toy Biz is Awarded License For Lord of the Rings Trilogy |
 New Line Cinema has awarded Toy Biz the Master Toy License for the highly anticipated Lord of the Rings Trilogy being directed by Peter Jackson.
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| Gundam Fans: Get Ready To Empty Your Wallets |
 One thing about being a toy-obsessed Gundam fan...it's expensive! There is so much cool stuff already out, and Bandai has got more, much more on the way both in the U.S. and in Japan.
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| RTM Friday Feature: Confessions of an Obsessive Collector |
 Obsession. It's part of what drives collectors to collect. Is it good? Bad? A little of both? Jeff Cope takes a look into his own obsessive mind and wonders why collectors "gotta catch 'em all". Join him, if you dare.
[Updated 6/09/2000]
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| Be The First To Own N2 Toys Croc Hunter Action Figures |
 Next week is Croc Week on the Animal Planet cable channel, and to celebrate Animal Planet is teaming up with Amazon.com Auctions for a special Crocodile Hunter-themed auction with proceeds going to Australia Zoo's Endangered Species Unit. Read on for the details.
[Updated 6/12/2000]
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| Potter and Parker Expected To Dominate Licensing 2000 |
 The big Licensing Show is this week in New York, and the breakout stars of the show are expected to be Harry Potter and Spider-Man. What else is in store? Read on!
[Updated 6/12/2000]
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| McFarlane Toys Awarded Shrek Master Toy Licensing |
 McFarlane Toys has been awarded the Master Toy License for Dreamworks upcoming animated Shrek! feature. This is the first Master Toy License for the company.
[Updated 6/12/2000]
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| McFarlane To Make Little Nicky / Possibly Reveal Blair Witch |
 There's no slowing down for the folks at McFarlane Toys. They have signed the long-rumored deal to produce figures for the Adam Sandler comedy, Little Nicky. And what's this about the Blair Witch?
[Updated 6/12/2000]
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| Warner Bros. Makes Impact At Licensing 2000 |
 Warnes Bros. is trotting out their big-guns at Licensing 2000 this week. Batman, Superman, Scooby-Doo and The Power Puff girls will share the spotlight with upcoming WB star Osmosis Jones.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| F.A.O. Schwartz Debuts Interactive Yoda This Week |
 F.A.O. Schwartz in New York will debut the long-awaited Interactive Yoda figure from Tiger Electronics tomorrow, June 14. One lucky person could walk away from the event with one of the toys autographed by the voice of Yoda, Frank Oz!
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| Former Milton Bradley Exec Sentenced To Three Years in Prison |
 Arthur Peckman, a former vice president at Milton Bradley was sentenced to three years in prison for a kickback scheme, including money laundering, mail fraud and conspiracy.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| Toysrus.com To Launch Online Nickelodeon Boutique |
Toysrus.com will be launching a special area of it's webstore dedicated to Nickelodeon-themed products, and has acquired the existing inventory of Red Rocket, which was Nick's former e-tail presence.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| D-Boy Announces Dark Angel Action Figures For 2001 |
 Fans of manga and anime should be happy to learn that D-Boy will be producing action figures based on Kia Asamiya's classic manga series, Dark Angel.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| JAKKS Unleashes The Rulers of the Ring |
 JAKKS Pacific's latest red-hot series of WWF superstar action figures is Rulers of the Ring, and this limited edition assortment is ready to rock.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| Hasbro Returns To Jurassic Park...Again |
 Next summer will bring the latest installment in the Jurassic Park saga (this time sans Steven Spielberg), and Hasbro will be right there with all the cool toys.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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| KB Kids.com Backs Out of IPO |
 In another sign of trouble in the world of online toy retailing, KBKids.com has asked to withdraw it's planned $210 million Initial Public Offering.
[Updated 6/13/2000]
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