I would have to say it is official. Nanoblocks have become a force to be reckoned
with. Why do I say that? Surprisingly, it is not because there is a
big push on them for the Christmas rush--though I did see them available at a
store that had never had them before.
Instead, I give them credit because they have inspired some competition.
Micro Blocks, produce by a company called Loz, are now
available. They don't seem to be
available here in Canada Canada
They seem to be competing in the same space as
Nanoblocks. They offer lots of
architectural themed kits of world famous buildings. This should appeal to adult builders as well as
kids. It also seems to have a broad
international scope, so it should be easy to spread.
I am all for competition.
More tiny blocks equals more fun.
The other thing is that more block producers mean more designs and
creative ideas. It might also mean more
interesting pieces. I wonder if the two
sets are compatible.
I don't know if either Nanoblock, or this new Micro Blocks
company will every dominate the space that Lego has, but I am interested
nonetheless. I know as a Canadian I will
have to wait a long time before I see them, at least I can think good things
about 2014.
I am waiting until I see the Micro Blocks in person. I'll let you know when I do, but it would be hard to spend my Nanoblock money on something else. Although I did see a metal Eiffel Tower in Barnes and Noble that I would have bought if it didn't come with 3 other buildings that I didn't want to build - and was price was so high.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't seen them yet... but someday soon. I also came across a nanoblock train at ToysRus. I might have to go back for that this week.
DeleteThere were some Nanoblock kits on clearance at the ToyRus in Southern California that I just missed getting. The tags were still up but they had all been sold. One was the Statue of Liberty, which I can never decide if I really want to do. It's too big for the rest of the Landmarks and all blue. But the Pyramid was mostly yellow and really fun to do.
ReplyDeleteWhen people come over, they always comment on it. It is a little out of scale...I guess (not having seen the actual statue), I liked building the base, and overall it was interesting. If you have the chance you should do it.
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