Hasbro to Takeover Mattel?

It depends if they absorb the Mattel outfit into Hasbro or leave it to run as a separate subsidary, if they decide to take it over properly then maybe the quality will improve which can only be a good thing.

As for how it would affect Tomy/Tomica, who knows maybe they'll be bidding for them soon as well, the 'penny pinching' we've been seeing lately (like stickers instead of printing on trains) and discontinuation of lines like PlaRail Advance may be signs of an ailing company open to a takeover bid...