Comments on: What is Bakugan And Why Are My Kids Willing to Sell Their Sister To Get Them?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:04:31 +0000

I use Bakugan as rewards for good grades. Apparently, his lowest grade is now a 95%, and the rest are mostly 99+% (on average). When there are no Bakugan in stores, I just promise him that I will buy them for him when they appear. And when we come to stores another day… CLEARANCE!?? One for 2 dollars, three for 4 dollars, and the whole aisle was FULL. It was heaven for sure. It’s a good thing he was patient and we were lucky to find this. It’s a good thing he doesn’t nag about Bakugan too much, and he keeps himself interested with his old ones by making digital drawings of them with Photoshop. I say he deserves to have some from time to time.

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:02:15 +0000

Saw this review and smiled the entire time I was reading it. I have a 6 year old son who drags his plastic shoebox full of Bakugan toys, books, cards etc. from one room to the next…just to be near them! He loves the detailed descriptions of each character and as a kid who seems good with numbers, the math is great! Ironically, he is very hesitant to watch the show on the cartoon network (although my 4 year old daughter likes it!)…too much reality, I suppose. I do think this toy is far from a bad one…it promotes coordination, reading, math and imagination/story building ideas. I’m a teacher, so I try to get things that inspire creativity for my kids. All in all, I can’t go wrong giving this toy on any occasion! (some are on sale now for great deals, too!)

By: Kade Norton

Kade Norton — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:47:58 +0000

wow someone has the same name as me.

By: Brandon Fletcher

Brandon Fletcher — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:13:48 +0000

Yeah, like he said, Bakugan really can be for an older teen market. I’m 17, and I’m completely obsessed about Bakugan. I’ve been collecting since the beginning of the year and already have 234 Bakugan, many of what now is considered the “older” B2 and B1 Bakugan. So yeah, I think its a good thing for older kids and teenagers to get involved in Bakugan, because of course all the little kids bring it popularity, but when it comes to the Tournaments and competitions starting up next year, it will be older kids that come and prove to the world that Bakugan is just as complex and interesting a game as Pokemon and Yugioh.

By: Mystery Bakugan Master

Mystery Bakugan Master — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:56:14 +0000

I think Bakugan is for every age except 18 and older you know they are adults we are just kids it doesnt matter that you are 16 and you play that game of not ?
Btw i am 13

By: Bakugan Expert

Bakugan Expert — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:53:06 +0000

Here is a tip for buying Bakugan. You always want to find the type,attribute,color
the person your buying the Bakugan for likes. Otherwise they will just get upset.
Second tip is you want to always find the strongest Bakugan the power level is the Gs. Next tip the brown/sub terra Bakugan that are special ability are the strong ones you want and also buy trap Bakugan the kids go wild for them they always sell out trust me. Last tip is Christmas time is when Bakugan are sold out so if you don’t want to buy Bakugan for Christmas early i would suggest finding out when the next truck of Bakugan will arrive to the store then find out the earliest time the store opens, then just wake up and go go go! Buy those Bakugan. Also find out the right time for the right day otherwise you could come to early.

By: Bakugan Expert

Bakugan Expert — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:43:39 +0000

Here is a tip to parents out there, if you child trades Bakugan with young children
that don’t understand trading, it’s best not to let them trade with them because there was case a kid traded Bakugan with a young child and the young kid’s mom ended up calling the kids mom for a trade back. The other kid got upset and broke the Bakugan. The young kids mom took it seriously because he was crying so much
and that ruined the relationship between their parents. Now that young kid is sad because he enjoyed looking at the other kids new Bakugan. The other kid didn’t want to show him his Bakugan to him because he had a grudge against him, but he still looks like he wants to brag about his Bakugan.

By: Kade Norton

Kade Norton — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:50:07 +0000

I want some bakugan but their rip off prices.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:32:37 +0000

I am still kinda confused. I have a 9 year old girl and a 4 year old boy who want bakugan can anybody give me any advice or insight to these toys. Thanx

By: Connor Barrett

Connor Barrett — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:37:10 +0000

Here is a tip ask your son or daughter ( that likes bakugan ) what their favorite color is out of blue,black,white,green or brown, blue this will help you choose which color to buy without telling them you are buying them and trust me it work on a 13-year old so it’ll work on your bakugan lover.

By: Connor Barrett

Connor Barrett — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:16:58 +0000

I am pretty stinking young so I know every thing about bakugan including the cool ones

By: Loretta Freeman

Loretta Freeman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:07:16 +0000

I walked into my son’s bedroom yesterday and thought I heard one of the characters on Bakugan say God Dammit. Can anyone tell me if I heard right?-
Watchful Mother in VA.

By: bakuganexpert

bakuganexpert — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:21:04 +0000

this is a helpful article – that highlights the pros of Bakugan. Yes, there are cons to it, but overall, the educational values with all the positive elements of a kids’ games trumps the negatives. Winning the toy of the year 2009 says something in itself.

By: babolos

babolos — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:11:24 +0000

i am 12 and i like bakugan. i am in middle school (where kids think they are too old to participate in such a sport) and i suggest to all the parents who are trying to buy bakugan to get them USED off of ebay. i really dont care weather my bakugan comes in a flashy chunk of plastic that i have to pecuriously pry open without breaking the little bakugan inside, so i dont think anyone else would. its just an idea, and i hope someone gets some help from this.

By: Chameleon

Chameleon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:55:43 +0000

At 15, my son is too old for the Bakugan toys, but not to watch the anime series. In fact, he gets up at 5 am every morning JUST to watch Bakugan, much to my chagrin, since our television is in the living room where, at 5 am, I am usually just sitting down to start writing. The show is high on the “kawaii” quotient, making it far too cutesy by half, and at least half of each episode seems to revolve around the crush between the two main characters and their refusal to admit that they “like” each other. Ew.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:04:30 +0000

Wonderful post, very informative. My children attend a religious private school. The administration just recently sent this note to the parents: Recently, we have noticed that some of the students are bringing a new type of card and toys to the school. The name of the cards is “Bakugan” which seems that it is very popular among the boys in general. Unfortunately, these kind of cards contain evil characters and ideas in them. Please, talk to your children about the evil side of this type of cards and games, and I am planning to address this issue to the all students during the assembly. In the past, when we confiscate an item, we usually talk to the parents and give it back to them. Starting next week, if any student brings “Bakugan”, we will confiscate them, and we will still contact the parents, however, we will not return the cards or toys to the parents, instead we will get rid of them right away.

This note was sent by email to all parents. I have heard of this type of thing happening since the Holiday break is over. Just a reminder that if they bring their $50+ gift to school, the admin may take it based on the perceived religious/mystical connotations . . .

By: Bridget

Bridget — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:47:12 +0000

After my son became interested in these a few weeks ago, sneaking them to school and playing and trading on the playground, I thought the WalMart prices were a little high. $22.99 for 6 marbles? Boy was I naive.

Little did I know that I should have been stashing them away for Christmas since now, and we haven’t even hit Thanksgiving yet, they are all gone gone gone. Frustratingly enough I resorted to eBay against my better judgement, and was shocked and appalled to see that $22.99 for 6 brawlers has jumped to $40-$50+!

I was lucky enough to stumble upon a kind soul who had the mega pack (arena + 6 brawlers) for $53.99, free shipping and a 10%-off Paypal coupon later I spent $48.59. Less than two dollars more than an arena and 6 pk. would’ve cost at WalMart.

What frustrates me the most are the feedback comments thanking all of the various sellers for providing these hard-to-find items! Ironically it is those sellers who are clearing the shelves and selling on eBay that has created the scarcity in the first place. Some of them are even auctioning Bakugan by the caseloads for hundreds of dollars. HOW are they getting them?? Anyway, Good luck to the parents of all the little boys out there believing Santa will bring Bakugan!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:25:42 +0000

Curious if you need the battle pack and a starter pack or one or the other? Basically what is the bare minimum for two kids to play? Thanks!

By: tannage

tannage — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:28:28 +0000

Bakugan prices online still aren’t as much as some of the other christmas must-haves, a starter pack is nowhere near as expensive as an Elmo Live.

I’d say if you can’t get hold of it in the shops, get it online soon, because Spin Master’s keeping the supply short to maintain interest (apparently)

By: Jen Nack

Jen Nack — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:20:13 +0000

Bakugan is the only thing my son is asking for this Christmas. I have been looking for over 3 weeks with the same result. All shelves were empty and ebay and Amazon pricing continues to increase. However, as luck would have it, a Target employee told me they stock their shelves on Friday and Monday mornings at 8 a.m. Low and behold, my husband went before work at 8 a.m. (while waiting with others), but he did manage to get his hands on some.