>>10896649Both of Mattel's MOTU lines offer good value and quality action figures. And even though the film bombed, the Lightyear line had some good robots / vehicles / playsets. In fact, Mattel is the only company I can think of that still offers large, quality playsets for older kids & adults at retail. The others skew younger like Spin Master, LEGO, and Playmobil. Hasbro would sooner burn their company to the ground than release a playset, and if they did it would only be distributed via Pulse (with a 200% markup).
Sure, Mattel could be doing better (their online store sucks!), but in terms of giving the customer what they want, Mattel is well ahead of Hasbro, and you see that reflected in the financial health of their business.
Keep in mind, this is all without mentioning WWE, Barbie, and Hot Wheels - toylines I don't collect, but I hear Mattel does a decent to good job managing.