Mattel's Successor to Uno Has a Pretty Obvious Name

Introducing Dos
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 13, 2018 6:30 PM CST
Mattel's Successor to Uno Has a Pretty Obvious Name
Mattel's new card game Dos is displayed on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in New York.   (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

What's next for Uno? Dos, of course. Mattel is launching the new card game Dos next month in hopes of giving its nearly 50-year-old Uno brand a second life, per the AP. Dos has similar rules as Uno, except players make two piles of cards and can throw down two cards at a time instead of one. It comes as Mattel tries to turn its business around, mainly by updating classic brands, such as Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars. The toy maker's revenue fell 11% last year, hurt by the bankruptcy filing of Toys R Us and the changing tastes of kids, who are increasingly reaching for a tablet instead of a toy. Uno, however, was a bright spot, with sales up 12% in 2017 from the year before.

Mattel, which is based in El Segundo, California, has sought to sell Uno in more places, including dollar stores and video game shops. And it has also been chasing trends, releasing Uno cards with emojis, baby animals, or unicorns. An Uno smartphone app is in the works for the spring, and Mattel already has launched a way to play the card game through Facebook Messenger. Dos, which costs $5.99, will first be sold at Target in March and then roll out to other stores in August. (A new version of Monopoly encourages players to cheat.)

(More Mattel stories.)

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