Here I thought the sponge in brick form just dried up but instead find out that the license was acquired by Mega Bloks. Well I guess you just can't keep a good sponge down. Rather weird actually seeing the Invisible Boatmobile considering it is supposed to be, well, 'invisible'.

 

And now owned by Mattel, correct?  Lego has a bit more competition now, not saying equal competition, but more.

And now owned by Mattel, correct?  Lego has a bit more competition now, not saying equal competition, but more.

Yep. Mega Bloks now a part of Mattel certainly does hold a whole lot of intellectual properties in its deck of cards but then again they would need something to make up for the quality of their bricks. The designs for their Halo sets are rather spot-on but that line sees more re-releases/redesigns than even Lego with Star Wars.

Hopefully lego is able to keep the marvel license. I would hate to see it go back to mega bloks.

Do you guys think this will hurt the existing Lego SpongeBob values? I thought now that the license is over that these would really start to increase in value.

I think help the lego values.

Meh, it looks ok... FOR A HERETICAL AND INFERIOR PRODUCT!!!

I think help the lego values.

 

I agree. It will just keep interest in Spongebob Bricks, which should help the LEGO items - esp since they are compatible and fans of the show/kids won't care what brand of blocks they have.

Everyone go out and buy all the remaining SB LEGO sets now!

I saw the Krusty Krab set in KMart during lunch today.  No, I didn't have a pretzel or nachos from the KMart snack bar.

 

http://www.megabloks.com/en-us/shop/construction-toys/spongebob/krusty-krab-attack-94613

Did you buy it?

I was thinking it will hurt Lego spongebob values because now there is an alternative to a more expensive set

Hopefully not. 1/2 of my brickfolio is Spongebob.

Did you buy it?

I was thinking it will hurt Lego spongebob values because now there is an alternative to a more expensive set

Hopefully not. 1/2 of my brickfolio is Spongebob.

 

Heck no, the only Mega Blocks I have were purchased at 70% off.

Heck no, the only Mega Blocks I have were purchased at 70% off.

I still have some 2011 K~REO Tranformers left that I got at 75% off. Nobody really wants them.

MegaBloks and K-Reo seem to have no real staying power, judging from the last few years. Even popular themes.

MegaBloks and K-Reo seem to have no real staying power, judging from the last few years. Even popular themes.

Barring Halo, I agree. I'm curious though. I really liked the Lego SpongeBob theme, and the Mega Bloks version doesn't look all that bad to me...

 and the Mega Bloks version doesn't look all that bad to me...

I think your opinion would change as soon as you get that set and build it.

They look ok.  I prefer the Lego ones I have though.

Someone said that Mega Blocks CoD was good, but the few Skylanders sets we have are terrible.

I just saw these at Target as it seems the store is completely rearranging their building block aisles same as they were done two years ago. I must say the boxes with their vibrantly colored artwork is eye-catching to say the least. I found a small case of the random figure baggies they 'borrowed' from a better quality product line. The figures do match the characters from the cartoon to a "T" from the looks of everything, I will give Mega Bloks credit for that. If they had a Prehistoric SpongeBob and Patrick figure, I would have to buy those for my mother. That was her favorite episode. Haha.

Someone said that Mega Blocks CoD was good, but the few Skylanders sets we have are terrible.

There was a ton of those Skylanders packs just added to the clearance aisle of my Walmart and I do mean A TON. :O

94620 - Invisible Boatmobile Rescue

A comparison between a Lego & Mega Bloks minifigure.

Invisible Boatmobile showed up at Target near my house this past week too..  I think it actually looks kinda cool.  Although the blue tint is not exactly "clear".  But I guess it's a good approximation of how Wonder Woman's invisible jet by lego will look?