NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon Consumer Products (NCP) will unveil products for new and established properties. Playmates Toys will unveil a new line of action figures, playsets, vehicles, and roleplay inspired by Nickelodeon’s all-new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Currently in production, the show is set to premiere this fall. Winx Club is an animated fantasy and adventure series that follows six best friends—Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Aisha—enrolled in Alfea College, the finest fairy school. Jakks Pacific and CDI will debut a new line of dolls, playsets, accessories, dress-up, costumes, and roleplay items based on the series. Nickelodeon and Fisher-Price will introduce new toy lines for Team Umizoomi and Dora the Explorer. This is the first toy line for Team Umizoomi, and it will incorporate iconic elements from the show. Team Umizoomi products include figures, basic and learning plush, bath toys, and vehicles. Building on Fisher-Price’s Dora-inspired toys, new products for 2012 will include a new dollhouse, playsets, dolls, roleplay toys, and more. SpongeBob SquarePants is the inspiration for new toys from Fisher-Price’s Imaginext brand. The new line includes playsets, vehicles, and figures where SpongeBob is featured in the iconic Imaginext look. SpongeBob is also the inspiration for two new themed building sets from LEGO. Victorious master toy licensee Spin Master will launch new products for 2012. The new line will include fashion dolls, playsets, and roleplay.
BASIC FUN
Basic Fun, a division of The Good Stuff Company, will introduce a line of Moshi Monsters accessories. Moshi Monsters collectible figural key chains come in six characters: Diablo, Katsuma, Furi, Luvli, Poppet, and Zommer. Each key chain comes with a bonus Charmling. Moshling Zippsters are three-dimensional mini figures that come in 11 Moshlings characters, including a highly collectible mystery Moshling. Each comes blind-boxed for a surprise purchase. Charmlings are enameled charms that come in a variety of 12 Moshlings characters and attach to a specially designed Moshi gel bracelet. Packaged in a blind foil bag, each includes two Charmlings charms and a bracelet. Basic Fun will introduce six new handhelds in miniature carabiner format, including Fruit Ninja, Monopoly, Moshi Monsters Scrabble Flash, and three classic Atari titles: Break Out, Centipede, and Yars Revenge. These take-along versions Luvli key chain work just like the originals for game play on the go. The Amazing Spider-Man hits theaters in July, and Basic Fun will introduce impulse toys based on the brand. Battle opponents with The Amazing Spider-Man Battle Launcher. Each Battle Launcher set comes with three Spider-Man tops that load and can be stored inside the launcher. There are also three styles of The Amazing Spider-Man key chains in different action poses.
AMERICAN GREETINGS PROPERTIES
American Greetings Properties (AGP) will relaunch and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Care Bears property. Care Bears were first introduced in 1982 and quickly became a global phenomenon, spawning television shows, movies, and toys. Coming this summer is a brand new CGI TV series starring classic characters and introducing a new Care Bear. The series is set high above Earth in the enchanted cloudscape of Care-a-Lot. Current partners include Bendon for publishing; Bioworld, Briefly Stated, Changes, and Freeze for apparel and accessories; and AD Sutton for infant products. In spring 2013, Hasbro will debut a new line of toys.
ROYALTIE$ FEBRUARY 2012
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