All Sorted Ep 9: LEGO Knockoffs
|On a LEGO compatible episode of All Sorted, Jeff and James run through a brief history of LEGO and then discuss the world of LEGO knockoffs.
LEGO Timeline
See the first North American attempt to knock off LEGO:
Tyco Super Blocks – Works with LEGO
Look into Canada’s biggest toy company:
Mega Blocks – Northern determination
Transform Hasbro properties into bricks:
Kre-O – Hasbro wants blocks too
Visit China – where IP rights go to die:
Finally we ask, are the clone brands really hurting LEGO sales? Is LEGO itself actually a clone brand? Will the knockoffs continue to improve in quality?