Damn Microbots, YOU KILLED MEGO

[doctor09210]

I looked this up and found out that mego declined Star Wars so they could take the opportunity to sell the brand spanking new Microbots but eventually Kennars Star Wars line out-sold megos by far and mego had to file bankruptcy.


Good Job Kennar

[LordMudd]

I have never heard of Microbots. I have heard of Micronauts.

CCC.

[doctor09210]

micronaunts, bots,tots
same thing

[palitoy]

That's not true at all, it's a sloppy rumour that won't go away. Micronauts made the company millions and the lack of the Star Wars license did not fell the company.

[MicromanZone]

I looked this up and found out that mego declined Star Wars so they could take the opportunity to sell the brand spanking new Microbots but eventually Kennars Star Wars line out-sold megos by far and mego had to file bankruptcy.

micronaunts, bots,tots
same thing

I like the way every clown who “laments” the Mego/Star Wars stuff always mentions the Micronauts but can never even spell the name right: Micronaughts, Microbots, Micronaunts… And the best part? The second after the name is corrected, the response is “Whatever, you know what I mean…” ALWAYS!!!

Also the reason the Star Wars license was declined is explained on this site over here. Ever hear of it? It’s called THE MEGO MUSEUM:

“Mego is famous for having turned down the Star Wars liscense. They were offered the line first, as they had a long and profitable relationship with 20th Century Fox going back to Planet of the Apes and were the kings of the TV and Movie toy property. Declining Star Wars was more or less a communications error, with the pitch never reaching the senior management at Mego. Had Abrams or Kublan been consulted, Mego would have likely bought the rights to Star Wars in order to PROTECT the Micronauts' share of the market.”

Oh, and one more thing…

Good Job Kennar

You mean, Kenner? Right? Seriously, this stuff always amazes me. Less than 5 second Google search can get the names right but that never happens.

[saucerful]

I always thought that tater tots killed MEGO.
They all choked and died at an employee dinner banquet, based on what I've read in various receptacles.

[samurainoir]

Not dissimilar to The Terminator, Microbots were sent BACK IN TIME to kill Mego.


Had they not, Mego's little LCD games would have evolved into Skynet. Or the Nintendo 3DS. The end result is the same.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I thought you meant these:

Mile High Comics - MICROBOTS (GOLD KEY) #1 - Full Size Image

It'd be a bit early though; since the comic came out in '71. Funny thing; there WERE Microbot toys. Scott Shaw! posted pics of a few on his website a while back.

Don C.

[palitoy]

It'd be a bit early though; since the comic came out in '71. Funny thing; there WERE Microbot toys. Scott Shaw! posted pics of a few on his website a while back.

Don C.

Ironically, they were made by Kenner.

[ctc]

>they were made by Kenner.

Really?!?! Why had I not heard of these things! Shaw! had pics of two or three of them, sitting on a shelf. I had no clue there were toys.... although lookinhg at the designs they were INCREDIBLY toyetic. (I was planning to make 8" Mego scaled ones....)

Don C.