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Boy Based Commercials Rather than domesticity, commercials that feature boys contain violent images. For example, in the commercial for “Power Rangers Super Megaforce Double Battle Figures” there are images of ‘blasters’ and ‘swords’, with the Power Rangers fighting ‘evil’ (Bandai 2014). The voice in the commercial is male, and the intended audience for Power Ranger is clearly young boys. The voice says things like “fire your blaster and swing your sword,” as well as “you’re armed and ready!” (Bandai 2014). This is teaching the young boys who want these toys to be violent, and to destroy ‘evil’. There is another commercial that features many young men who are playing with Nerf guns. This commercial is for the “Nerf Zombie Strike Slingfire Blaster,”…

Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch, commonly shorthanded to Smash Switch, (スーパースマッシュブラザーズアルティメット, Great Fray Smash Brothers ∞) is the 5th (6th if you count Super Smash Bros For Wii U) installment in the Super Smash Brothers series. Released for the Nintendo Switch, this game was developed with the goal of being the most expansive Smash Bros. game in years, celebrating Nintendo's, Super Smash Bros.', and gaming as a whole. Sora Ltd. and Namco Bandai both are credited as developers for the…

going to Toys-R-Us then they do Wal-Mart. Legos have been around forever and pretty much everyone has played with (or stepped on) legos at some point in their life. According to LEGO there are about 86 Lego bricks for every single person on the planet, which means we will probably disappear before Legos ever do (“Lego Education”). Primary competitors of the LEGO Company would be all of the companies that have their own “brand” of interconnecting building blocks like LEGO’s. Hasbro has Kre-O…

to causes benefiting children. It makes it very easy for stakeholders to support a company that will reciprocate the support. The American toy market is becoming increasingly saturated and competitive, along with a downward shift in age of when children abandon tangible toys such Hot Wheels and Barbie for more interactive and technological products. This makes for little opportunity domestically for Mattel if they continue with the same product line. Fortunately, ample opportunity exists in…

those results. The company takes great pride in maintaining that tradition of ethics by demonstrating quality and character working conditions to their business with integrity every day. They believe Code of Conduct outlines the core values and remains the foundation of guides into their future decisions (“Global Business Ethics”). A chief executive or CEO officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for making managerial decisions. The current…

be able to use the likeness of characters and dictating which company they choose to carry their products. The threat of entry is low because the market is highly saturated with many key players already in place dominating the majority market share. Figure 2: Porter’s Six Forces Analysis of the Toy Industry Supplier Power ­ High Trademarks Licensing Produce mass quantity efficiently and effectively Threat of Substitution Low Books Sports Exercise Threat of Entry Low…

power. Nonetheless, companies that carefully analyze their markets can find major opportunities. For example, to curb its skyrocketing population, the Chinese government has passed regulations limiting families to one child per family. Toy marketers, in particular, are paying attention to one consequence of these regulations: These children are spoiled and fussed over as never before. Known in China as “little emperors,” Chinese children are being showered with everything from candy to…