Top Games UK Xmas 2008

1. (3) FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)

2. (1) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)

3. (2) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

4. (4) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)

5. (5) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)

6. (7) Wii Play (Nintendo)

7. (13) Quantum Of Solace (Activision Blizzard)

8. (New entry) Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)

9. (10) Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos)

10. (8) Wii Fit (Nintendo)

1. (3) FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)

2. (1) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)

3. (2) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

4. (4) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)

5. (5) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)

6. (7) Wii Play (Nintendo)

7. (13) Quantum Of Solace (Activision Blizzard)

8. (New entry) Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)

9. (10) Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos)

10. (8) Wii Fit (Nintendo)

Bandai Catcha Beast Cult Japanese Game for Boys

This is in very short supply buy it now (You can still get it in time for Xmas)

Already a huge craze in Japan, the Catch a Beast phenomenon might baffle us busy adults, but captivate most single-minded young boys with its Lovecraftian mythology of a world seething with invisible beasts just waiting to be captured, trained and exchanged with other beast-masters.

Top Lego Toys Xmas 2009

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1. Mission 6: Mobile Command Center
2. Police Command Center
3. Republic Attack Gunship
4. Imperial Dropship
   
5. Mission 3: Gold Hunt
6. Droid Gunship (Hard to FIND)
7. Rocket Ride
8. Rebel Scout Speeder
9. Pick a brick
10. Vocano Base

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Judge Orders Bratz Dolls to be Banned

The collective pout on the lips of Jade, Cloe, Yasmin and Sasha is about to become even more pronounced.
STOP PRESS : California judge orders company to stop making Bratz dolls

Ruling sends shockwaves through toy industry as peak holiday shopping time arrives

A judge in California ruled late on Wednesday that the makers of Bratz, the attitude-laden teenage dolls that exposed Barbie as a square, must immediately stop making the hit toy and recall its models from shop shelves in the new year.

The ruling sent shockwaves through toyland as the industry gears up for its busiest time of the year. In June, sales of Bratz in the US reached $3.1bn (£2.1bn) since their launch in 2001. Sales of Barbie, still America's most popular toy, fell by 15% in 2007.

The ruling comes three months after Mattel, the makers of Barbie, won a copyright case in which it argued that the Bratz concept had been developed by one of its designers. A jury agreed that Carter Bryant had come up with the original designs while at Mattel and had taken them to MGA, which launched the Bratz line in 2001. The jury awarded Mattel $10m for copyright infringement and $90m for breach of contract.

How to Make Money From Toys this Xmas

Shortages of Hot Toys will already be happening. The trick is to find stock of them for resale on eBay or Amazon. Try out of the way or smaller retailers they will often still have a few.

Beware however of buying toys that that everyone knows or expect to be in short supply, it is likely that eBayers already have bought stock. Instead look out for the unexpected Xmas hits. How do you this well listen to your kids and their friends, Google of course, ask staff in the Toy Shops what's hot!

Wii to Win Xmas 2008 Battle

Sales figures from industry-tracking website VGChartz shows that more around 336,517 Nintendo Wii consoles have been bought in the last month, compared to about 190,440 Xbox 360 consoles and 88,561 PlayStation 3s.

The release of games such as exercise title Wii Fit and child-friendly Wii Music are thought to have boosted sales of the Nintendo console, which has been credited with introducing a new generation to video gaming.

Sony, is hoping however to win over cash-strapped shoppers with its PlayStation 3 console, which combines high-definition gaming with a Blu-ray DVD player.

According to analysts at Screen Digest, high-definition Blu-ray DVD players are going to be among the best-selling gadgets this Christmas, but many of the cheaper players are in short supply. Shoppers are therefore expected to opt for devices such as the PlayStation 3 which have multiple uses and offer better value for money

Ready Made Xmas List

1. Price Fisher Elmo Live
2. Chou Chou ‘My first tooth’ doll
3. Pleo Robotic Dinosaur
4. Dance with me Tellytubby
5. Ben 10 Deluxe Omnitrix
6. In The Night Garden Upsy Daisy
   
7. Star Wars Clone Wars Trooper Voice changer
8. Dr Who Dalek voice changer
9. Hannah Montana
10. High School Musical Sing Together dolls

Top 3 Best Selling Toys at at Amazon.com

Baby Born Boy, Baby Born Ethnic

Baby Born Range from Zapf Creations
Baby Born has many life-like functions, he can cry real tears, open and close his eyes and can squeal with delight! His limbs move and body is waterproof, enabling you to bath him! Feed Baby Born with his very own special food, and let him drink from his bottle! Baby Born is wearing a special outfit! He comes with all the accessories necessary to perform the major functions; including a potty, nappy, doll food, bottle, plate and much more! Baby Born with Magic Potty is a wonderful way to encourage roleplay!

A Letter From Santa

Top Ten Doctor Who Toys

Here is a list Amazon UK

1. Doctor Who 45cm Voice Control Supreme Dalek
   
2. Doctor Who - Mini Radio Control Dalek Battle Pack
   
3. Doctor Who - 12
   
4. Doctor Who - 12
   
5. Doctor Who - Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice FX Mask
   
6. DOCTOR WHO JUDOON TROOPER SOUND FX HELMET
   
7. Doctor Who - Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet
   
8. Doctor Who - Cyberman Animatronic Room Guard
   
9. Doctor Who and The Dalek Spinomatic
   
10. Supermag Doctor Who Dalek - 131 Pieces
    

Amazon Top Ten Toys

1. Silverlit PicooZ Helicopter

2. Bop It Extreme 2

3. 20Q Version 2

4. Ben 10 Puzzle (100 Pieces)

5. Fisher-Price Elmo Live

6. WobBally Game

7. Evo Micro Scooter Boys/Blue

8. LEGO Indiana Jones 7625: River Chase

9. Original Rubik's Cube

10. Fisher Price Lazy Town Super Sportacus Set

Top Ten Toys for Xmas 2008

1. Fisher Price Puppy Grows Retriever (out of stock in many stores)
2. Fisher-Price SmartCycle
3. Mattel Amazing Lexie dog
4. Nintendo DS Lite Pink (already hard to find)
5. Talking Parrot
6. Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old Game
7. Jasper Carrott Golden Balls Board Game
8. Transformers Ultimate Bumble Bee
9. FlyTech Dragonfly
10. Dr Who Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice Mask

Batman & Wall-E Toys

Batman & Wall-E Toys will be huge. Dr Who will be on the slide. Remember you have to start ordering your Xmas stock now.

Teletubbies Hottest Toy for Xmas 2008

Teletubbies Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po are set to take the toy market by storm once again and top the charts this Christmas.

UK Toy store Hamleys says the Dance With Me Teletubbies will be a "must have" item in stockings this Christmas making it the bestselling toy.

Their surprise inclusion comes more than a decade after their release caused queues outside toy outlets around the world.

iPhone top present for Xmas?

How many of us will be getting the iPhone for Xmas, will it be number one present? Will the Wii have a third boom Xmas?

The Top 10 Star Wars Collectibles

1. Darth Vader with double-telescoping light sabre (Kenner, 1978) - £5,000-plus
2. Vlix (Glasslite, 1985) - £3,000
3. Luke Skywalker with double-telescoping light sabre (Kenner, 1978) - £2,500-plus
4. Millennium Falcon (Kenner, 1979) - £2,000
5. X-Wing Fighter (Lego #4502, 2008) - £120
6. R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid 84895 (Hasbro, 2006) - £100
7. Wicket W Warrick (Kenner, 1985) - £60
8. Princess Leia (Hasbro, 2003) - £40
9. SD Darth Vader (Comic Images, 2007) - £6.99
10. Chewbacca and Disassembled C-3PO (Hasbro, 2006) - £3

more info at http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/06/the-top-10-star.html

Wii Fit & GTA4

The spring 2008 Smash Hit is the Wii Fit still out of stock in most stores.

GTA4 Grand Theft Auto 4 has broken all records and has been released simultaneously on both XBox and PS3. Incidentally this has allowed a comparison of how where the battle is between PS3 & Xbox, the consensus is that PS3 is gradually creeping up on the Xbox especially outside the US.

Lego, Wii, Xbox, PS3 for Xmas 2008

Hi
Any one care to bet against these being the top four Xmas 2008 as least as far as boys/men are concerned

eBay 2007 Bestsellers by Total Sales

1. The Nintendo Wii (644,874 sales)
2. Harry Potter (202,081 sales)
3. iPhone (40,389 sales)
4. Kate Moss (30,481 sales)
5. The Spice Girls (26,458 sales)
6. Britney Spears (19,996 sales)
7. Amy Winehouse (16,052 sales)

I was 2 of the Nintendo Wii sales!