Why The Toy Boom Has Been Good For Monopoly Maker Hasbro

While many industries were ravaged by the pandemic in 2020, the toy industry enjoyed a 16% increase - or $3.5 billion - in sales from 2019. With families spending more time at home, parents turned to toys to keep everyone entertained indoors. Hasbro, which owns some of the most popular toy brands, such as Monopoly, NERF, and Jenga, has been top of mind for consumers. Its success is also aided by its strength in the digital sector, thanks to its massively popular games, TV shows and movies based on their strongest toy brands.
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Why The Toy Boom Has Been Good For Monopoly Maker Hasbro

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Where do toy stores keep the Arnold Schwarzenegger action figures? Aisle B, back.

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Love it

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"Why the toy boom has been good for a toy company." Hard hitting rhetorical post here.

[@drewconway7135]

I clicked on this vid and came to the comments to say precisely the same thing. They must have Captain Obvious at the helm. I’m half tempted to watch the entire 13-minute presentation on how a boom in toy sales is good news for the largest toy company in the world. Clearly CNBC has nothing but contempt for its viewers, which fully explains why it gave a platform to people like Suze Orman and Jim Cramer.

[@Vandicoup]

I think the video's more about how the pandemic specifically has made toy sales boom. They're not really trying to be d-bags and state the obvious. They're going into exactly why this is happening, with the ongoing pandemic being one of them. People need something to do while they have to continue staying at home and away from others most of the time.

[@joeybaseball7352]

@@Vandicoup they are trying to be captain obvious. They literally mansplained what Hasbro is, as if we're all idiots who were born full grown adults, and didn't have a childhood.

[@oxdoc]

I guess you could say they have a Monopoly on the market.

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[@jasonwilkins1969]

No kidding. I just wish it didn't crowd out newer board games. There are so many games that have come out in the last 20 to 30 years that don't get nearly the same attention because Hasbro keeps recycling games made 60 to 70 years ago as if they were new

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Hasbro also tried to screw the inventor of the Super Soaker out of his royalties so a lot of the rollercoaster ride has to do with corporate karma and dirt bag management.

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This is true.... especially about the super soakers! This came from the black community, specifically a black man. I'm not even black and I know that.

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@@headishome8452 this is what they do to black people.

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Yep. FACTS HE HAD TO SUE!

[@TheLWord75]

There hasn't been a more iconic toy brand that captures the imagination than Hasbro. They made the 1980s so memorable via their amazing toy lines such as G.I. Joe, Transformers, Jem, etc.

[@Skydrowalker]

You know what makes me most upset about this report, it has a veil over the Shadyside of this industry and doesn't shed light on the down falls from Hasbro to really connect with its consumers.

[@thilaksundaram1158]

I was today's year's old that we require an actual potato to play Mr Potato 🥔

[@SaltySparrow]

Hasbro has been milking trading card games like Magic even without board games. Theyre fine.

[@jasonwilkins1969]

And crushing actually innovative board games by recycling ancient and subpar games. Fortunately, good board games are finally breaking into public awareness

[@niccage6375]

If hasbro doing so great, why do they have problems with toy distribution? I just want some of the new gi joes to be easier to find

[@TheMatthewick]

Happy 100th Anniversary Hasbro My Old Friend.

[@ryanexx5250]

I wonder why a toy boom would be good for a toy company…

[@alfredhitchcock45]

It’s a paid ad for Hasbro

[@Kevindevin7]

Bruh, I’m 23 and thinking of buying some legos 😂

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do it, you wont regret it

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19, thinking of buying some beyblades. Lol

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I recommend you to try and look for something other than lego. The bricks themselves can be legally sold by other companies too and they are often much cheaper whilst still retaining about the same quality. You´ll also be able to find way more interesting designs and even building plans online which sometimes allow you to order the exact amount of bricks for a certain model someone designed. Lego has also proven that they have hardly any real interest in what their consumers want. They´ve driven up prices dramatically whilst throwing out worse sets each year. Some of the companies that sell similar bricks are BanBao, CaDA, Cobi (they´ve got great realistic vehicles), Qman, Xingbao and there are many more.

[@jeffreyvauxhall3260]

Good for Habsro honestly its been chugging on for years now and i admire their innovation for new things

[@jasonwilkins1969]

Might I recommend looking into board games like Settlers of Catan. Sadly, Hasbro has been in the innovation crushing business for years when it comes to board games. They will keep recycling ancient Parker Bros and Milton Bradley games and crowding out actually innovative board games. In the case of Catan, it is an award winning board game that has been around for 26 years and was called the board game of our time by Washington Post in 2012 but retailers only started to stocking it a few years ago. Hasbro has by contrast been sitting on Parker Bros and Milton Bradley games from 50-60 years ago and just repaints a new coat of paint on them such as Fortnite Monopoly. I was fortunate to have friends introduce me to non Hasbro board games. If you haven't tried one, I highly recommend you do

[@supermccool161]

The entire video is just " X% higher then last year " also features a commenter that sounds like the burger King foot lettuce guy

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[@dcg-doomsdaycultforgamers1180]

The narrator of this video is great. I've heard you in other CNBC videos.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Because he works for CNBC?

[@ecidragon]

Much more of a reason is that people had money saved for family vacations and still wanted to spend money on things for their kids, with the theme parks closed and much more closed this was something they could still spend on.

[@glennalexon1530]

It's untrue that the original Mr Potato head "didn't work out". The company sold a million of them in the first year alone, and continued selling the original style (built on actual potatoes) for 12 years.

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5:06 Wait, what? They made an actual working oven for little kids?? And thought that was going to go well??? And parents bought them????

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Easy Bake Oven has been around for years! Since 1963 actually. It used to use an incandescent light bulb to cook small pastries all the way up through the early 2000s. Today they use an actual heating element since modern bulbs no longer produce much in the way of heat. A modern easy bake oven on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Easy-Bake-Ultimate-Oven-Baking/dp/B00YBZREGI/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=easy+bake+oven&qid=1623555421&refinements=p_89%3AEasy+Bake&rnid=2528832011&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-1

[@chedder9999]

Their Wizard of the Coast sector just keeps on getting greedier every 3-4 months.

[@RetroActionUK]

Not to forget they absorbed Remco, Galoob and Kenner.

[@kenttsui6024]

Actually it’s the 15% increase from Wizards of the Coast MTG sales that is driving sales up

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CNBC should add chapters to their videos

[@tegridyweed7863]

Based monopoly depiction at 0:06

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

Mainlining plastic is a lifestyle

[@metamorphlinger]

a complete 10-card mtg secret lair containing fetchlands. do it hasbro.

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Came looking for this

[@Skydrowalker]

How much did Hasbro pay you for this?

[@hectortorres4738]

And the own Death Row Records. 😂

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They*

[@desert_hunter83]

Wonder when they’ll make some Action Figures of Dre & Snoop, Tupac etc 🤣

[@xherdanrayng1903]

can you make a video on Bandai and Games Workshop!

[@ScareFestTTV]

Nice to see something else doing good.

[@TheMatthewick]

Alot better then Disney, BUT that is just MY opinion

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Hasbro also owns death row records

[@glennalexon1530]

Wizards revenue was not "up $816 million", that figure was the total. If all you're gonna do is read the press release, learn to read.

[@MCorpReview]

Transformers is the best but a film based on monopoly sounds quite fun 🤩

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I love board games

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"monopoly maker" as in people don't know what the hell a hasbro is

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4:15 “Play-Doh maker Tonka” Was Tonka really known more for Play-Doh than for trucks?

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why not make flubber again with 21st century technology?

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[@FinancialShinanigan]

Because Hasbro is a toy company..?

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Hasbro tried to kidnapped ted the teddy bear

[@ZaneT531]

But I dont see their share soar

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I like how they had to pin point Marvel and Star Wars probably cause Comcast might try to buy some stock in Disney some day. I swear!

[@TheMatthewick]

Hasbro is Safe with Paramount. because Disney turned Marvel and Star Wars into SNOWFLAKES.

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Nice work

[@sutats]

Keep on gaming.

[@dmattox7536]

Toys R Us. Damn.

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Nice video.

[@jeffreymuu5451]

Yet their toy quality especially nerf blasters is decreasing.

[@isabellaereshki]

glad to see hasbro bouncing back. and glad to see they are focused on good relationships with consumers again like with that pulse thing and the barge and walking hand in hand with customers/consumers again... and i sincerely hope they fired or somehow punished whoever had the bright idea for that "monopoly for millenials" game a year or two ago...that was one of the most trashy/insulting things i've ever come accross in my entire life and never should have been made/created and i hope every single copy got recalled and destroyed in a bonfire or something.

[@youcantata]

The Monopoly game was invented during the Great Depression period. So it will sell well gain in this pandemic crisis.

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I bet it's all microtransactions.

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[@glennalexon1530]

Still not sure "Why The Toy Boom Has Been Good For Monopoly Maker Hasbro"? It's because they make and sell toys. A toy boom is good for toy makers. Don't even have to watch the video.

[@-fuk57]

Why the toy boom is good for a toy manufacturer. ? What the hell?

[@joeybaseball7352]

Thanks for mansplaining what Habro is, because you obviously think I'm an idiot who was born a full grown adult, and didn't have a childhood.

[@dancindavey1515]

Many adults are getting back into toys. T.v. shows , along with asinine commercials; drugs for sale with a two paragraph warning of how it you can die from them….. I won’t go any further. Pretty sure you get the message. When my son sees two guys kissing in a commercial, and he wants to puke…..time to pull out the toys , turn off the tube.

[@rationalinvesting4120]

Don’t believe that in 20 years people will play board games….

[@headishome8452]

I disagree as it is a great way for people to interact and great for families.

[@fabiantaveras8458]

Board games are literally timeless family/friend activities lol. You don't need electricity, Don't need wifi and expensive peripherals like a gaming controller. They have their place.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I could see them being superceded by electronic versions.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

Fun

[@joeybaseball7352]

Board games are not toys.

[@sn5301679]

I bet its not the new SW trilogy and the womyn monopoly lmao

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[@mmoarchives2542]

LOL there's not a toy boom

[@JerichoCasio]

Haven't even started the video and already see plenty of others calling out the most obvious title I have ever read. Why is this even necessary. It might be interesting information but hardly "News" worthy. There is so much going on around the country and world but unless its racial or political stations just don't seem to care.

[@NOTLeavingLV]

Because Hasbro also makes toys? The toy division grew just 1% less han board games. I like this channel but the clickbait is strong here.

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8:26 Doesn’t Disney own Marvel?

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lol toysrus

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[@vedd2603]

And biggest plastic producer

[@sgamer1770]

Magic the gathering pretty nerdy in my opinion still

[@XxXOn3Xx]

This makes toys look boring

[@Dr.Weed8]

I like the toys but this company is over valued. High dividend payouts fueled by debt at high interest rates. Buy the toys don’t buy the stock.