![]() ![]() “They fill the affordable techno/RC need - grab and go,” said owner Brett Sommer. Hexbugs were great sellers at Figpickels Toy Emporium in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in Aug. Fifteen percent of 40 retailers polled in June 2010 said Hexbugs are their best-selling electronic item. ![]() ― “Hexbugs are doing very well,” said Jenny Bramhall, owner of Dandelion Toys in Fort Collins, Colo., in summer 2010. They've sold ''thousands,'' she said she couldn't even guess at an exact number. Christine Osborne, co-owner of Wonder Works in Charleston, S.C., has a Hexbug Nano Habitat set up in the store. Chris Lowe, owner of Bean Head Toys in Sandy Springs, Ga., told TD monthly in a Summer 2011 survey that she sells between 20-30 items from the HEXBUGS line each month. Five colors are available in the Newton Gravity Series. It moves very quickly and can even flip over by itself. I have Hexbug batteries somewhere in this house, but I don’t know where.This small, 12-legged microrobotic creature is battery powered and designed to behave just like a real bug. When Buddy got home, he turned it on and played for maybe 5 minutes before he complained that the bug’s light immediately turned red and it stopped running. Little Man had a playdate this afternoon where he played with the Hexbugs for no more than 20 minutes. Unfortunately Buddy was pretty upset to find out that his bug was dead when he only got to play with it for 10 minutes this morning. I’ve never had Nano batteries run out that quickly so I’m hoping it was just a fluke. ![]() I’d re-shoot, but for some reason one of the bugs batteries died after less than one hour of playing with it. I did take a video, but for some reason it disappeared from my camera. It’s definitely fun to watch these little bugs battle each other. Once the light on top of the bug goes red, the other bug is the winner. You can run them in training mode, where their life isn’t taken away from them when they fight, or you can run them in fight mode so that when bumped by another Hexbug it slowly takes away their life force. The Hexbug Warriors have two modes that you can run them in. I’m sure the stadium will end up on one of my boys’ Christmas lists, because they were complaining that the Arena isn’t big enough. You can get a single Warrior for $7.99, the Battle Arena (which we have) for $19.99 or the Battle Stadium for $29.99. ![]()
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