A bunch of new Mega Bloks products have hit our shelves this week.
Mega Bloks are basically gigantic building pieces, and there are some cool variations of it now. They make them for Cars, Ni-hao Kai-lan, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. This comes on the heels of the successful Halo Wars Mega Bloks.
This is another sure to be favorite toy of of the upcoming holiday season. There's limited quality, so keep your eyes on this great product!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
UFC!
Lots of big happenings this week in the world of UFC.
To start the week, Rampage Jackson retired to focus on his career as an actor. He has already landed his first major role as B.A. Baracus, the role made famous by Mr. T.
Jackson basically said no thanks to the life of luxury, as well as the complete trust of the organization. Dana White is not stupid and yet he trusted Jackson, bailing him out of jail and making him one of the coaches on the newest season of the Ultimate Fighter.
When he received news of Jackson's "retirement," he somewhat took the high road and didn't completely bash Jackson. However, there were a few snide comments and he seemed generally unhappy.
Later in the week, White announced that Kimbo Slice would become a member of the UFC, whether or not he wins the Ultimate Fighter. That's a huge swing, as Dana White once said that Slice would never fight in the UFC.
Is Dana White mellowing, or is he just doing what he can to keep his product in the limelight? Maybe he's gearing up for an acting career of his own..
To start the week, Rampage Jackson retired to focus on his career as an actor. He has already landed his first major role as B.A. Baracus, the role made famous by Mr. T.
Jackson basically said no thanks to the life of luxury, as well as the complete trust of the organization. Dana White is not stupid and yet he trusted Jackson, bailing him out of jail and making him one of the coaches on the newest season of the Ultimate Fighter.
When he received news of Jackson's "retirement," he somewhat took the high road and didn't completely bash Jackson. However, there were a few snide comments and he seemed generally unhappy.
Later in the week, White announced that Kimbo Slice would become a member of the UFC, whether or not he wins the Ultimate Fighter. That's a huge swing, as Dana White once said that Slice would never fight in the UFC.
Is Dana White mellowing, or is he just doing what he can to keep his product in the limelight? Maybe he's gearing up for an acting career of his own..
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Halloween!
Halloween is fast approaching. The leaves are starting to change, it's colder at night and there are those fly by night Halloween stores popping up all over the place.
It seems like nowadays there are lots more choices of what to dress up as for the mother of all holidays.
Toywiz has a great costume section, so check it out! The sooner you check it out, the better chance of getting your favorite costume!
It seems like nowadays there are lots more choices of what to dress up as for the mother of all holidays.
Toywiz has a great costume section, so check it out! The sooner you check it out, the better chance of getting your favorite costume!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Maxus Helios
Maxus Helios has joined the Maxus Dragonoid as the super combiners in the world of Bakugan.
Maxus Helios, just like Maxus Dragonoid, is the combination of 7 different Bakugan to make a super power that is all-powerful! It comes in a cool silver color, so in addition to being awesome, it looks awesome too!
Will they come out with other colors? Other versions? Who knows!?
Maxus Helios, just like Maxus Dragonoid, is the combination of 7 different Bakugan to make a super power that is all-powerful! It comes in a cool silver color, so in addition to being awesome, it looks awesome too!
Will they come out with other colors? Other versions? Who knows!?
Friday, September 18, 2009
Avatar
Although Avatar is hitting theatres in December, the first toys are starting to ship.
We have gotten the first wave of toys in, and they look pretty solid. While the movie itself doesn't look like anything special, the toys themselves look good.
Right now, we have the first deluxe figures and more are sure to come. Come Christmas time, when the movie has been released and rumor mills are in full swing, they will be hard to come by.
We have gotten the first wave of toys in, and they look pretty solid. While the movie itself doesn't look like anything special, the toys themselves look good.
Right now, we have the first deluxe figures and more are sure to come. Come Christmas time, when the movie has been released and rumor mills are in full swing, they will be hard to come by.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
NHL 22!
NHL 22 is now available at Toywiz!
NHL 22 is a very interesting set. While it has some of the better players in the league, it also includes some of the players that are on the fringe, and those that changed teams since McFarlane announced the set.
The biggest head scratcher for me is why they included Saku Koivu in the set, after his better years have passed.
While only a few years ago he was one of the best centers in the NHL, he is now at best a second tier player. What makes it even more interesting is that he switched teams in the off-season, something that any pedestrian hockey fan saw coming.
The addition of Mats Sundin was also a curious one. Mats Sundin is, to say the least, the Brett Favre of the National Hockey League.
Every off-season is filled with "will he or won't he" talk and currently he is not signed to any team. He is depicted in a Vancouver Canucks jersey, a team he only spent about 3 months with last season.
I do like the addition of Daryl Sittler to the set. While I am not a hockey historian, it's always nice to see a throwback player mixed in with current players.
Sittler is most famous for his 10 point game, which is a record that stands until this day.
Always nice is the addition of Alex Ovechkin and Miika Kipprusoff to the set. While Ovechkin is very quickly being played out in McFarlane sets.
I have always been of the mind that Kiprusoff has not really received his due in the NHL due to the fact that he plays for the Flames, a team that is rarely consistent.
All things said, it's a set that is work checking out.
NHL 22 is a very interesting set. While it has some of the better players in the league, it also includes some of the players that are on the fringe, and those that changed teams since McFarlane announced the set.
The biggest head scratcher for me is why they included Saku Koivu in the set, after his better years have passed.
While only a few years ago he was one of the best centers in the NHL, he is now at best a second tier player. What makes it even more interesting is that he switched teams in the off-season, something that any pedestrian hockey fan saw coming.
The addition of Mats Sundin was also a curious one. Mats Sundin is, to say the least, the Brett Favre of the National Hockey League.
Every off-season is filled with "will he or won't he" talk and currently he is not signed to any team. He is depicted in a Vancouver Canucks jersey, a team he only spent about 3 months with last season.
I do like the addition of Daryl Sittler to the set. While I am not a hockey historian, it's always nice to see a throwback player mixed in with current players.
Sittler is most famous for his 10 point game, which is a record that stands until this day.
Always nice is the addition of Alex Ovechkin and Miika Kipprusoff to the set. While Ovechkin is very quickly being played out in McFarlane sets.
I have always been of the mind that Kiprusoff has not really received his due in the NHL due to the fact that he plays for the Flames, a team that is rarely consistent.
All things said, it's a set that is work checking out.
NHL 22!
NHL 22 is now available at Toywiz!
NHL 22 is a very interesting set. While it has some of the better players in the league, it also includes some of the players that are on the fringe, and those that changed teams since McFarlane announced the set.
The biggest head scratcher for me is why they included Saku Koivu in the set, after his better years have passed.
While only a few years ago he was one of the best centers in the NHL, he is now at best a second tier player. What makes it even more interesting is that he switched teams in the off-season, something that any pedestrian hockey fan saw coming.
The addition of Mats Sundin was also a curious one. Mats Sundin is, to say the least, the Brett Favre of the National Hockey League.
Every off-season is filled with "will he or won't he" talk and currently he is not signed to any team. He is depicted in a Vancouver Canucks jersey, a team he only spent about 3 months with last season.
I do like the addition of Daryl Sittler to the set. While I am not a hockey historian, it's always nice to see a throwback player mixed in with current players.
Sittler is most famous for his 10 point game, which is a record that stands until this day.
Always nice is the addition of Alex Ovechkin and Miika Kipprusoff to the set. While Ovechkin is very quickly being played out in McFarlane sets.
I have always been of the mind that Kiprusoff has not really received his due in the NHL due to the fact that he plays for the Flames, a team that is rarely consistent.
All things said, it's a set that is work checking out.
NHL 22 is a very interesting set. While it has some of the better players in the league, it also includes some of the players that are on the fringe, and those that changed teams since McFarlane announced the set.
The biggest head scratcher for me is why they included Saku Koivu in the set, after his better years have passed.
While only a few years ago he was one of the best centers in the NHL, he is now at best a second tier player. What makes it even more interesting is that he switched teams in the off-season, something that any pedestrian hockey fan saw coming.
The addition of Mats Sundin was also a curious one. Mats Sundin is, to say the least, the Brett Favre of the National Hockey League.
Every off-season is filled with "will he or won't he" talk and currently he is not signed to any team. He is depicted in a Vancouver Canucks jersey, a team he only spent about 3 months with last season.
I do like the addition of Daryl Sittler to the set. While I am not a hockey historian, it's always nice to see a throwback player mixed in with current players.
Sittler is most famous for his 10 point game, which is a record that stands until this day.
Always nice is the addition of Alex Ovechkin and Miika Kipprusoff to the set. While Ovechkin is very quickly being played out in McFarlane sets.
I have always been of the mind that Kiprusoff has not really received his due in the NHL due to the fact that he plays for the Flames, a team that is rarely consistent.
All things said, it's a set that is work checking out.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ni Hao, Kai-lan
Ni Hao, Kai-lan is a TV show on Nickelodeon that has been tearing up the airwaves since debuting in February.
Ni Hao, Kai-lan is being called the Chinese version of Dora the Explorer, the very successful and popular show here in America.
It has spawned movies, many toys, costumes and all the trappings that come with popular shows. There has been talk of a movie recently, and it's sure to be out by the end of the year.
We have started to carry a lot of the new toys, and they are very popular. They are sure to be one of the hottest toys around come Christmastime.
The great thing about this show is that in addition to being a fun show, it's a learning experience, allowing children to learn Mandarin Chinese in addition to being amused.
Ni Hao, Kai-lan is being called the Chinese version of Dora the Explorer, the very successful and popular show here in America.
It has spawned movies, many toys, costumes and all the trappings that come with popular shows. There has been talk of a movie recently, and it's sure to be out by the end of the year.
We have started to carry a lot of the new toys, and they are very popular. They are sure to be one of the hottest toys around come Christmastime.
The great thing about this show is that in addition to being a fun show, it's a learning experience, allowing children to learn Mandarin Chinese in addition to being amused.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Derek Jeter
With Derek Jeter's 2,721st hit on Tuesday night, he tied Lou Gehrig for All-Time Hits in a Yankee uniform.
There are so many things that one can say about Derek Jeter. He is one of the all-time great Yankees, and it's almost hard to imagine the Yankees without him at shortstop.
The best thing about Derek Jeter is the fact that he does not seem to be one of the typical conceited athletes, who feels that everything is owed to him and he is the be all and end all of human existence.
Furthermore, when all of the craze revolved around American League shortstops in the late 1990's, Jeter seemed to be lost in the bunch. He was eclipsed at the time by Alex Rodriguez, then of the Seattle Mariners, Miguel Tejada, then of the Oakland Athletics, and Nomar Garciaparra, then of the Boston Red Sox.
But here it is, 2009 and Jeter is the only one still on the big stage at the shortstop position. Rodriguez, now Jeter's teammate, moved to third base because he knew there was no unseating Jeter at his position, while Tejada and Garciaparra are finishing out their careers in relative anonymity in Houston and Oakland, respectively.
And that's Jeter's lasting legacy. Without a hint of arrogance, he remains one of the greatest players, on one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball.
There are so many things that one can say about Derek Jeter. He is one of the all-time great Yankees, and it's almost hard to imagine the Yankees without him at shortstop.
The best thing about Derek Jeter is the fact that he does not seem to be one of the typical conceited athletes, who feels that everything is owed to him and he is the be all and end all of human existence.
Furthermore, when all of the craze revolved around American League shortstops in the late 1990's, Jeter seemed to be lost in the bunch. He was eclipsed at the time by Alex Rodriguez, then of the Seattle Mariners, Miguel Tejada, then of the Oakland Athletics, and Nomar Garciaparra, then of the Boston Red Sox.
But here it is, 2009 and Jeter is the only one still on the big stage at the shortstop position. Rodriguez, now Jeter's teammate, moved to third base because he knew there was no unseating Jeter at his position, while Tejada and Garciaparra are finishing out their careers in relative anonymity in Houston and Oakland, respectively.
And that's Jeter's lasting legacy. Without a hint of arrogance, he remains one of the greatest players, on one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball.
Derek Jeter
With Derek Jeter's 2,721st hit on Tuesday night, he tied Lou Gehrig for All-Time Hits in a Yankee uniform.
There are so many things that one can say about Derek Jeter. He is one of the all-time great Yankees, and it's almost hard to imagine the Yankees without him at shortstop.
The best thing about Derek Jeter is the fact that he does not seem to be one of the typical conceited athletes, who feels that everything is owed to him and he is the be all and end all of human existence.
Furthermore, when all of the craze revolved around American League shortstops in the late 1990's, Jeter seemed to be lost in the bunch. He was eclipsed at the time by Alex Rodriguez, then of the Seattle Mariners, Miguel Tejada, then of the Oakland Athletics, and Nomar Garciaparra, then of the Boston Red Sox.
But here it is, 2009 and Jeter is the only one still on the big stage at the shortstop position. Rodriguez, now Jeter's teammate, moved to third base because he knew there was no unseating Jeter at his position, while Tejada and Garciaparra are finishing out their careers in relative anonymity in Houston and Oakland, respectively.
And that's Jeter's lasting legacy. Without a hint of arrogance, he remains one of the greatest players, on one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball.
There are so many things that one can say about Derek Jeter. He is one of the all-time great Yankees, and it's almost hard to imagine the Yankees without him at shortstop.
The best thing about Derek Jeter is the fact that he does not seem to be one of the typical conceited athletes, who feels that everything is owed to him and he is the be all and end all of human existence.
Furthermore, when all of the craze revolved around American League shortstops in the late 1990's, Jeter seemed to be lost in the bunch. He was eclipsed at the time by Alex Rodriguez, then of the Seattle Mariners, Miguel Tejada, then of the Oakland Athletics, and Nomar Garciaparra, then of the Boston Red Sox.
But here it is, 2009 and Jeter is the only one still on the big stage at the shortstop position. Rodriguez, now Jeter's teammate, moved to third base because he knew there was no unseating Jeter at his position, while Tejada and Garciaparra are finishing out their careers in relative anonymity in Houston and Oakland, respectively.
And that's Jeter's lasting legacy. Without a hint of arrogance, he remains one of the greatest players, on one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Zhu Zhu Pets
Zhu Zhu Pets (a.k.a. Go Go Pets) has just hit stores and it is one of the hottest toys to come out in a while.
Zhu Zhu Pets are "fake" hamsters, which means they're just as fun as real hamsters, with none of the mess!
This looks like it will be one of the hottest toys come Christmas time, so it's best to strike while the iron is hot!
Zhu Zhu Pets are "fake" hamsters, which means they're just as fun as real hamsters, with none of the mess!
This looks like it will be one of the hottest toys come Christmas time, so it's best to strike while the iron is hot!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The 9 Hits Theatres Tomorrow!
Tim Burton's 9 hits theatres tomorrow. I've been looking forward to this movie for a while and think it will be a good one.
Although Tim Burton is only a producer, it definitely looks like it has his flair and a lot of his time honored tricks.
It's also got a great cast, featuring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly & Martin Landau.
All things considered, this should be one of the stronger movies of the fall season.
Although Tim Burton is only a producer, it definitely looks like it has his flair and a lot of his time honored tricks.
It's also got a great cast, featuring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly & Martin Landau.
All things considered, this should be one of the stronger movies of the fall season.
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