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The Fact Certain Kids' Tablets Don't Contribute to Toy Industry Sales Is 'Complete Lunacy'

Jan 15, 2013

The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...

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Skylanders Has Generated More Than $500 Million in US Retail Sales in Just Over a Year

Jan 15, 2013

Skylanders has generated more than $500 million in US retail sales in just over a year. This includes sales of accessory packs and figures. GfK data also puts Skylanders at number three in the highest selling video games franchises in ...

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Hot Butter Studio Has Created an Infographic About The Iconic LEGO Minifigure

Jan 15, 2013

Hot Butter Studio has created an infographic about the iconic LEGO Minifigure. It charts the history of the toy from the release of the first Minifigure pre-cursors (the Maxifig in 1974 and the arm-less minifig of 1975) through to the ...

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ToyNews Speaks to Hasbro's Designers to Find out How Furby Was Made Fit for The Modern Age

Jan 15, 2013

ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...

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Darran Garnham and Sam Ferguson Reveal How They're Growing The Moshi Monsters Brand

Jan 14, 2013

Head of licensing Darran Garnham (left) and senior consumer products manager Sam Ferguson (right) reveal how they're growing the Moshi Monsters brand even further with Poppet. Why licence out the Poppet Moshi Monster in particular and ...

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Dobble Game Are Soaring at One Indie Toy Retailer Thanks to Strong Word of Mouth Support

Jan 14, 2013

Sales of Esdevium's Dobble game are soaring at one indie toy retailer thanks to strong word of mouth support. Wise Owl Toys in Worcester has sold more than 1,700 units of Dobble-the most for any UK toy indie. In-store demonstrations of ...

Tags: Worcester toy indie, Dobble sales boom, Wise Owl Toys, more than 1

Toys R Us Has Revealed Its December Sales

Jan 14, 2013

Toys R Us has revealed its December sales - showing declines in both its domestic and international markets. The firm said that the US domestic sector saw comparable store sales decrease by 1.8 per cent over 2011, with total sales down ...

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The Peculiarities of The Worx Toys Company's Products

Jan 14, 2013

It’s an innovative product line that is part tech toy, part teacher. Worx Toys provide an interactive, visually based learning tool that allows children to easily comprehend complex concepts such as how a car engine works, but in a ...

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Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia

Jan 14, 2013

Mark Kingston, VP, Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK & Australia “BLE 2012 was great for us. Physically, Nickelodeon had a much stronger presence than ever before with a booth that served as both a display and information centre, as ...

Tags: Brand Licensing Europe 2012, toy industry, exhibition, toys

Moshi Monsters Music Rox Has Gone Gold in The UK Without Any Promotional Airplay

Jan 11, 2013

Moshi Monsters Music Rox! has gone Gold in the UK without any promotional airplay. Released in April this year, Music Rox! is the debut 12-track album from Moshi Monsters. In the UK a record must sell 300,000 copies to achieve Gold ...

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Final Golden Ticket in Vivid Imaginations' Nationwide Gold Iggy Promotion Was Located

Jan 11, 2013

The final golden ticket in Vivid Imaginations' nationwide Gold Iggy promotion has been located. Nine year-old Cameron Smith from Worcester was the lucky recipient, and he now joins the exisiting four ticket holders on a trip to Moshi ...

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an iPotty for That and It's Being Shown-off at The International Consumer Electronics Show

Jan 11, 2013

Tech-enabled toilet training for children? There’s an iPotty for that, and it’s being shown-off at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CTA Digital is promising to revolutionise children’s potty ...

Tags: iPotty, CTA Digital, children's potty, iPad potty

Maker of Miniature Vibrating Bugs Innovation First Has Revealed Its New UK Sales Director

Jan 11, 2013

Maker of miniature vibrating bugs Innovation First has revealed its new UK sales director – Daniel Richardson. Richardson boasts over 15 years of toy trade experience and previously held sales and managing director positions at ...

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Zoggs to Unveil Its New-Look Junior Swim Collection at Nuremberg International Toy Fair

Jan 11, 2013

Zoggs will be unveiling its new-look Junior swim collection at Nuremberg International Toy Fair later this month. The company's products run across three categories - Baby swimming (stage one), Learn to swim (stage two) and Confident ...

Tags: Zoggs, Swim Range, Toys

a 12-Year-Old Girl Who Designed a Barbie Outfit Saw It Come to Life After Winning

Jan 10, 2013

A 12-year-old girl who designed a Barbie outfit saw it come to life after winning a competition. Lucy Miller was presented with a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll by Barbie herself, after entering the 'See What Happens When You Design with ...

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