MGA Entertainment is adding a working miniature television system to its Miniverse range, extending a collectible line built on small-scale replicas into the territory of home entertainment.
The Miniverse Real TV Player and Video Tapes collection is available now through the company's own online store, shop.mgae.com, with additional retail availability scheduled for later this month.
The entry product bundles a palm-sized retro red television, one exclusive videotape and a display case for the tape. A collector slots the cassette into the set, presses play and watches a 30-second clip taken from a film or a television series, so the television functions rather than merely sitting on a shelf. The case gives the tape somewhere to rest when it is not loaded.
Because each clip runs 30 seconds, the tapes work as compact collectible moments rather than full episodes or features, and the loading ritual — choosing a tape, handling it and pushing it into the player — sits at the centre of the play pattern.
More than 30 tapes to collect
MGA says there are currently more than 30 Real TV video tapes to discover. The clips are drawn from licensed NBCUniversal properties rather than original Miniverse content, which ties the line to screen titles that families already recognize. Named titles include:
- Shrek
- Kung Fu Panda
- Back to the Future
- Casper
- The Good Place
- The Office
- Saved by the Bell
Mystery capsules, sold separately, expand the system further. Each capsule contains three mini videotapes sized to fit the player, plus a mini keychain and a case for carrying a chosen tape away from the television. The capsule model follows the approach MGA has used across other Miniverse collections, where contents are only known after purchase. With more than 30 titles in circulation, collectors have a defined set to chase, and the capsules supply the repeat purchase mechanism that keeps a collection growing.
Nostalgia with real function
Josh Hackbarth, chief marketing officer at MGA Entertainment, framed the launch around that contrast. He said the screen is tiny but the idea behind it is not, describing a product that takes films and shows audiences already love and turns them into a collection owners can genuinely press play on. He argued that at a moment when fans are rediscovering physical media, there is particular satisfaction in selecting a tape, inserting it and watching an iconic scene unfold — a mix of nostalgia and working function that he characterized as playful, innovative and unexpected.
The line is intended for children aged eight and older. MGA positions it within a miniature collectible catalogue the company continues to widen.