JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK) created the
Plug-It-In-and-Play TV Games® category in early 2002 and has since
delivered a vast portfolio of award winning electronic products
incorporating cutting edge technology at mass price points. JAKKS
extends the innovation for 2009 with its new and improved EyeClops®
Night Vision 2.0 Goggles, its tiny handheld
EyeClops®
Mini Projector, and an entire lineup of TV Games™ products that
incorporate accelerometer-driven motion technology and the latest trends
in gaming at low price points.
"With our 2009 Interactive line-up, we are taking consumer electronics
that are typically expensive and out of reach for most families and
making them available in the toy aisle with fun, playable features and
at an affordable price,” said John Ardell, Senior Vice-President of
Interactive, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. "We are very sensitive to how the tough
economic environment is affecting families. The EyeClops Mini
Projector is a big screen entertainment experience that is portable
and affordable. Now families can have movie nights at home over and over
for the price of a family night out.”
EyeClops® Mini Projector
Ever wish you could watch movies on your bedroom ceiling or have a
"drive in” movie night at home with your friends? Play video games
outside in a backyard tent? Project your family vacation videos and
slideshows on the side of your house so the whole family can get in on
the fun? Enjoy your favorite movies while camping? Now it’s possible
with the EyeClops Mini Projector, a big screen TV experience that
fits in the palm of your hand.
Cat Schwartz, eBay Gadget & Toy Director said of the EyeClops Mini
Projector, it is "cool, easy to use and the right price – adults are
going to want one, too!”
"Bring the drive-in theater into your living room or project the big
game in your backyard. Tons of fun and a great value for the whole
family,” added Elizabeth Werner, Chief Toy Officer, iVillage.com.
The EyeClops Mini Projector is pocket-sized and lightweight, so
you can take it anywhere indoors, outdoors and on-the-go, and it uses
high powered LED illumination to project movies, television shows, video
games and more up to 60 inches in size from any multi-media device: DVD
players, MP3 and video players, digital cameras, video game consoles –
including JAKKS’ own Plug It In & Play TV Games™ products! You can even
route your cable or satellite box through the Mini Projector and watch
the big game outside while you BBQ! Included battery pack runs on "D”
batteries and provide 5+ hours of life, or one can get unlimited power
with the included DC adapter. Ages 8+ Suggested retail price: $99.99
EyeClops® Night Vision 2.0 Goggles
In 2008, the EyeClops Night Vision 2.0 Goggles received multiple
toy awards, including nominations for Boys Toy of the Year and Most
Innovative Toy of the Year. For 2009 EyeClops Night Vision 2.0
retails for $20 less than last year and will deliver an improved,
action-styled, hand-held design and the power to see with both eyes!
And, of course, the new handheld Night Vision allows visibility
up to 50 feet in complete darkness. Covert operations…nocturnal
maneuvers…with EyeClops Night Vision, kids rule the night! Ages
8+ Suggested retail price $59.99
"Thankfully the second gen is not only cheaper and better, but lets you
look creepy in comfortable binocular style,” said Gizmodo.com, August
2009
"JAKKS Pacific continues to chug along with some nifty plug-and-play
gaming devices that show the company's advancing technologies….as well
as some toys that make me wish I was growing up a kid in this day and
age,” IGN.com, August 2009
Big Buck Hunter® Pro TV Games
Lock and load as the #1 arcade hunting game comes to the Plug It In &
Play TV Games lineup! In addition to its authentic arcade action and
pump action gun styling, JAKKS™ Big Buck Hunter Pro TV Game
blasts the competition and is the only shooting game in the toy aisle to
work on all standard and flat screen televisions! Ages 8+, Suggested
Retail Price: $39.99.
"The hardware is solid, the graphics are impressive for a self-contained
TV game, and the technology works well. This entire package is $40,
which means this is likely going to be a big seller for the holidays,”
ArsTechnica.com, June 2009
TV Games Motion™
TV Games Motion™ games are a new video game line that combines JAKKS™
Plug It In & Play TV Games technology with real accelerometer
technology powering one of the most popular trends in video gaming:
motion games. With the reactive motion controller, the gamer’s moves
control the on-screen action as characters replicate their movements in
real time on the TV screen when they jump, wave, and move around. The
controller plugs into the A/V jacks of any standard TV and contains
multiple games in each controller, and no additional consoles or
cartridges are needed.
"If you have a SpongeBob® maniac in your house and are looking for
something new, try the SpongeBob
TV Motions Plug N Play Game,” said Momfinds.com, August 2009.
Landing on shelves this fall, the TV Games Motion lineup includes Star
Wars: Clone Wars, SpongeBob SquarePants, Spider-Man, Disney Fairies, and
Power Rangers Ages 5+, Suggested Retail Price: $29.99.
TV Games Sing Scene™
JAKKS brings the hot trend of music gaming to plug and play with the new Sing
Scene™
line, which delivers a premium music game experience
contained in a single plug and play microphone. Sing to the hottest
licensed Pop, Rock and Country hits built right inside the microphone!
Featuring the same voice & pitch scoring software that’s in popular
console music games, players can compete to hit the right notes to rock
out and win! Includes hits made famous by Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Alicia
Keys, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and many more! As with
all TV Games products, no additional consoles or cartridges are needed.
Ages 8+, Suggested Retail Price: $29.99.
The new EyeClops and TV Games products are now available
at specialty and mass retailers. For more information, please go to www.eyeclops.com
and www.tvgames.com.
About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) is a leading designer and marketer of
toys and consumer products, with a wide range of products that feature
some of the most popular children's toy licenses in the world. JAKKS’
diverse portfolio includes Action Figures, Art Activity Kits,
Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports
Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre-School, Plush, Construction Toys,
Electronics, Dolls, Dress-Up, Role Play, and Pet Toys and Accessories,
sold under various proprietary brands including JAKKS Pacific®, Play
Along®, Flying Colors®, Creative Designs International™, Road Champs®,
Child Guidance®, Pentech®, Funnoodle®, Go Fly a Kite®, Color Workshop®,
JAKKS Pets®, EyeClops®, Plug It In & Play TV Games™, Girl Gourmet®, Kids
Only®, Tollytots® and Disguise. JAKKS is an award-winning licensee of
several hundred nationally and internationally known trademarks
including Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Warner Bros.®, World Wrestling
Entertainment®, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, Graco® and Cabbage
Patch Kids. JAKKS and THQ Inc. participate in a joint venture that has
worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment
video games. For further information, visit www.jakks.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements (within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that
are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about JAKKS
Pacific's business based partly on assumptions made by its management.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Therefore,
actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed
or forecasted in such statements due to numerous factors, including, but
not limited to, those described above,
changes in demand for
JAKKS' products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and
deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and
difficulties with integrating acquired businesses.
The
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