Mighty Beanz: Pocket Puzzles Jul 29, 2004
Mighty Beanz is apparently this generation's Pog; Mighty Beanz are, quite simply, a variety of weighted plastic beans with artwork printed on them, that young consumers buy in sealed packages ... The true use for these Beanz is a real mystery, and must have been for the developers of Mighty Beans: Pocket Puzzles simply took the Mighty Beanz concept and turned it into a traditional tile-based puzzle game ... not everyone is familiar with every single Mighty Beanz on the market. (IGN Game Boy)
Mighty Beanz Hit Stores Jun 10, 2004
The game is the first GBA title to feature the popular Mighty Beanz, the latest collectible craze among those who go crazy for collectables ... As a special treat, each Mighty Beanz game box will include a special limited-edition Majesco Gamer Bean ... "With sales in excess of 10 million units, Mighty Beanz has become an unbelievable success with a younger audience in line with the Game Boy Advance consumer," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing for Majesco. (IGN Game Boy)
Genio Expands International Distribution into France, Securing ... May 25, 2004
Genio Group also holds licenses to produce a trading card series based on the popular Mighty Beanz(TM) collectible characters world-wide ... Mighty Beanz and all related character names are TM 004 Moose Enterprises PTY Ltd. All rights are reserved. (Business Wire, CA)
Plastic Mighty Beanz encourage creativity May 18, 2004
Plastic Mighty Beanz encourage creativity ... Why are Mighty Beanz becoming so popular among children who should be obsessed with video games rather than creative play with inanimate little pieces of wobbling plastic ... Mighty Beanz can be found in most discount or toy stores. (The Daily Item, PA)
Plastic playthings encourage creativity among children May 16, 2004
Why are Mighty Beanz becoming so popular among children who should be obsessed with video games rather than creative play with inanimate little pieces of wobbling plastic ... Mighty Beanz can be found in most discount or toy stores ... Mighty Beanz have been available in the United States since fall, and proved so popular that in April, Genio Cards launched Mighty Beanz trading cards. (The Daily Item, PA)
Mighty Beanz May 4, 2004
profile :: links :: guide faqs cheats previews reviews features. April 29, 2004 - A handful of GBA screenz of these collectible beanz. (IGN Game Boy)
Divining the Next Hot Toy Isn't Child's Play Feb 16, 2004
Its key introduction this time around will be BendEms, flexible toys based on designs licensed from Mighty Beanz, a kids collectible that has sold more than 25 million units in mass retail. Just Products aims to leverage its small size and flexibility, hyping its ability to customize the packages to each retailer's sales plan. (Google News -- Business)
'Tis the shopping season Dec 6, 2003
Mighty Beanz is the hot collectible for younger kids and even the not-so-young. "The Series One Mighty Beanz set just sold for over $700 on eBay," Groh noted (Toronto Star, Canada)
Early holiday sales strong Nov 30, 2003
DEARBORN -- Consumers eager for discounts gave retailers a strong opening weekend to the holiday shopping season, arriving early to get the best deals on cashmere sweaters and depleting stores' supplies of Bratz dolls and Mighty Beanz collectibles. The weekend's run on toys, apparel and electronics are a good indicator that this could be one of the best holiday seasons since 1999, industry watchers said Sunday (Detroit News, MI)
