Bakugan
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Raz: Spin Master Discontinued Bakugan in 2013 and Relaunched It in 2019
“By the way, Bakugan was discontinued in 2013, but after a major rebranding, it was brought back in 2019 with upgraded characters, a card game, and a new anime series.”
Harari: Spin Master retired Bakugan in 2013, dropping sales to zero
“So by 2013, we weren't, we actually retired Bakugan.
So it went from like hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars a year in sales to zero.”
Harari: Hit toy lines typically have a three-to-four-year life cycle
“Those types of toys have a certain life cycle to them, and they're usually a, it's a three or four year life cycle,
and then they actually go down.”
Harari: Spin Master sales dropped from $950M in 2010 to $500M in 2013
“So basically our sales went from 2010, I think we peaked at about nine hundred fifty million.
And then by 2013, the sales were down to five hundred million.”
Harari: Bakugan became a $1B franchise across 150 countries
“Yes, it became a billion dollar franchise. It aired in literally a 150 countries around the world. We did four seasons, over 200 episodes. It just captured the hearts and minds of kids.”