{"id":9351,"date":"2013-10-30T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2013-10-30T02:00:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T06:00:40","slug":"equipment-mcfarlane-toys-rabbids-invasion-coming-spring-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9351","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: MCFARLANE TOYS\u2019 RABBIDS\u00ae INVASION COMING SPRING 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

McFarlane Toys announced it is creating a line of Ubisoft\u00ae Rabbid\"image004\"<\/a>s\u00ae action-figures, plush and novelty toys based on the successful Rabbids video game franchise and Rabbids Invasion<\/i>, the new 26-episode CG animated television series,\u00a0 which debuted\u00a0 in August and became a hit on Nickelodeon. The extensive toy line will start hitting retailers in spring 2014.<\/b><\/p>\n

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McFarlane Toys will produce a full product line inspired by the hilarious, impulsive and pop-culture loving Rabbids.\u00a0 Products will include figures, customizable figures, plush, collectible figures and accessories in a variation of sizes and materials, as well as novelty toys with electronic light and sound features. The suggested retail prices will range from $3.99 and up.<\/p>\n

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Created in 2006, the wacky, mischievous Rabbids have become a global sensation with more than 14 million video games sold worldwide and hundreds of licensed products that feature the Rabbids characters.\u00a0\u00a0 Viral videos starring the Rabbids have attracted more than 71 million views on YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The Rabbids phenomenon currently extends across multiple genres including parodies, videos, illustrations and consumer products.\u00a0 Ubisoft Motion Pictures has collaborated with Nickelodeon to produce the new hit television series Rabbids Invasion<\/i> based on the Rabbids franchise. McFarlane will capture the Rabbids humor and hijinks from the TV show with figurines based on specific characters from the series.<\/p>\n

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McFarlane Toys\u2019 Founder and CEO Todd McFarlane is working directly with creative teams from Ubisoft\u2019s studios to capture fan-favorite and key iconic\u00a0moments from the Rabbids history\"image003\"<\/a> in order to bring to life the storytelling that McFarlane Toys is best known for with its fans.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs an artist, I\u2019m always looking for creative inspiration and I\u2019m a big fan of humor, especially the irreverent and unpredictable humor theme that runs throughout the Rabbids franchise,\u201d said Todd McFarlane. \u201cI have completely been immersed in the Rabbids universe and it has allowed my and my company\u2019s, creative juices to run wild.\u00a0 We have been putting the full range of all my company\u2019s talents toward creating some of the funniest and unique products McFarlane Toys has ever produced.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“The Rabbids have invaded the world and wreaked havoc through absurd and hilarious storylines,\u201d said Tony Key, senior vice president of marketing and sales, Ubisoft. \u201cWe know Todd will bring the crazy and unique personalities to life in the products for consumers to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This exciting new line of merchandise from McFarlane Toys will be geared toward the youth to young adult market, both male and female, and will hit North America stores nationwide spring 2014.\u00a0 <\/i>McFarlane Toys, well-known for its enormously successful action figure collaborations with blockbuster entertainment and pop\"image005\"<\/a>-culture properties, is developing one of its largest licensing programs ever around the Rabbids Invasion<\/i> television show <\/i>franchise. <\/i><\/p>\n

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As for the furry creatures themselves, they had one thing to say about the news: \u201cBwaaaah!\u201d<\/p>\n

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McFarlane Toys announced it is creating a line of Ubisoft\u00ae Rabbids\u00ae action-figures, plush and novelty toys based on the successful Rabbids video game franchise and Rabbids Invasion, the new 26-episode CG animated television series,\u00a0 which debuted\u00a0 in August and became … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[21,842,1830,3128,3126,673,3125,66,3127],"class_list":["post-9351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equipment","tag-action-figure","tag-mcfarlane-toys","tag-nickelodeon","tag-novelty-toys","tag-rabbids","tag-todd-mcfarlane","tag-ubisoft","tag-video-game","tag-video-game-character"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9357,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351\/revisions\/9357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}