JAKKS Pacific Secures Multi-Category License for Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

JAKKS Pacific announced a licensing agreement with Nickelodeon to manufacture, distribute and market a line of specialty figures and toys in the United States based on the network’s hit animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The agreement includes JAKKS’ Hero Portal™ TV video game platform, the next generation of JAKKS’ Plug It In & Play TV Games™ products, large-scale figures and more. JAKKS expects to launch its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesproduct line in fall 2014 to coincide with the August 8, 2014, release of the feature film from Paramount Pictures.

“We are pleased to be a part of the hugely successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and to bring to life the famous, crime-fighting quartet,” said John Blaney, Executive Vice President of Marketing, JAKKS Pacific. “Our 48.5 inch rendering of Michelangelo is the biggest articulated figure available at retail and evokes all the action, adventure and fun of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles experience. Our new Hero Portal platform capitalizes on the way kids are playing today with collectible game pieces designed to activate features with an all-in-one TV video game console.”

“JAKKS Pacific is a leader in the toy making industry and we are excited to tap into their expertise in creating products that epitomize the essence of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” said Manuel Torres, Senior Vice President, Global Toys and Publishing, Nickelodeon Consumer Products. “This new line of products will spark the imaginations of our worldwide fans and give them even more of their favorite Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo adventures at home.”