Comments on: Must Have Toy List Mashup http://www.360kid.com/blog/2009/11/toy-list-mashup/ Exploring the World of Digital Youth Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.360kid.com/blog/2009/11/toy-list-mashup/comment-page-1/#comment-111855 Scott Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:59:27 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=458#comment-111855 Hi Rob, yes, the Nerf Toy Guns are very popular, and in my opinion sadly so. Can't say I'm a fan of toy guns, but there's no denying the popularity. For those following along at home, this year I've found at least six different Nerf gun commercials that air on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Of all the toy company advertisements, Hasbro and Mattel seem to be battling it out head-to-head airing more commercials than any other toy company, but Mattel doesn't go the gun route. About the same amount of commercial air time is held for Nerf guns this holiday 09 season as compared to the 08 holiday season (Which is a lot, about 4 - 6 Nerf Gun commercials per hour.) I say try the the Battle Strikers toy, anything Bakugun, or any battling dinosaur robot before purchasing a toy gun. Hi Rob, yes, the Nerf Toy Guns are very popular, and in my opinion sadly so. Can’t say I’m a fan of toy guns, but there’s no denying the popularity. For those following along at home, this year I’ve found at least six different Nerf gun commercials that air on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Of all the toy company advertisements, Hasbro and Mattel seem to be battling it out head-to-head airing more commercials than any other toy company, but Mattel doesn’t go the gun route. About the same amount of commercial air time is held for Nerf guns this holiday 09 season as compared to the 08 holiday season (Which is a lot, about 4 – 6 Nerf Gun commercials per hour.) I say try the the Battle Strikers toy, anything Bakugun, or any battling dinosaur robot before purchasing a toy gun.

]]> By: Scott http://www.360kid.com/blog/2009/11/toy-list-mashup/comment-page-1/#comment-111854 Scott Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:57:36 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=458#comment-111854 Hi Rob, yes, the Nerf Toy Guns are very popular, and in my opinion sadly so. Can't say I'm a fan of toy guns, but there's no denying the popularity. For those following along at home, this year I've found at least six different Nerf gun commercials that air on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Of all the toy company advertisements, Hasbro and Mattel seem to be battling it out head-to-head airing more commercials than any other toy company, but Mattel doesn't go the gun route. About the same amount of commercial air time is held for Nerf guns this holiday 09 season as compared to the 08 holiday season. I say try the the Battle Strikers toy, anything Bakugun, or any battling dinosaur robot before purchasing a toy gun. Hi Rob, yes, the Nerf Toy Guns are very popular, and in my opinion sadly so. Can’t say I’m a fan of toy guns, but there’s no denying the popularity. For those following along at home, this year I’ve found at least six different Nerf gun commercials that air on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Of all the toy company advertisements, Hasbro and Mattel seem to be battling it out head-to-head airing more commercials than any other toy company, but Mattel doesn’t go the gun route. About the same amount of commercial air time is held for Nerf guns this holiday 09 season as compared to the 08 holiday season. I say try the the Battle Strikers toy, anything Bakugun, or any battling dinosaur robot before purchasing a toy gun.

]]> By: Rob http://www.360kid.com/blog/2009/11/toy-list-mashup/comment-page-1/#comment-111842 Rob Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:07:56 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=458#comment-111842 As I predicted last Spring, Nerf Toy Guns are going to be a huge hit this Christmas Season. The technology and cleverness behind the Nerf Striker and Airzooka guns are just really cool. As I predicted last Spring, Nerf Toy Guns are going to be a huge hit this Christmas Season. The technology and cleverness behind the Nerf Striker and Airzooka guns are just really cool.

]]> By: Scott http://www.360kid.com/blog/2009/11/toy-list-mashup/comment-page-1/#comment-111839 Scott Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:51 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=458#comment-111839 This was shared with me just after I made this post, the Disney Family Fun List for 2009. I just grabbed the top 10 of the 30 toys listed (similar to what I did with the TRU list). What is surprising about this list is 1.) there are no common toys at all from the compiled mashup list I created with 4 other "top toy " lists and 2.) there are no Disney products listed in the top 10, which makes me believe this is a truly unbiased list. Here's a snapshot: http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/gift-guide/toy-of-the-year-2009/ 1: Invasion of the Bristlebots by Klutz, 8+, 19.95 2: Pyramid by Playmobil, 5+, 140.99 3: Recycling Truck by Green Toys, 3-6, 24.99 4: RipRider 360 by Razor, 5-10, 99.99 5: Feeding Zoo by Lego, 3-5, 76.95 6: Hot Wheels Color Shifters by Mattel, 3-10, 14.99 7: Build It Bigger! by International Playthings, 3-7, 54.99 8: BFC Ink Large Dolls by MGA Entertainment 6+, 39.99 9: Sandwich Stacking Games by Melissa & Doug, 4-8, 29.99 10: Pool Sharks by Gamewright, 8+, 25.00 This was shared with me just after I made this post, the Disney Family Fun List for 2009. I just grabbed the top 10 of the 30 toys listed (similar to what I did with the TRU list). What is surprising about this list is 1.) there are no common toys at all from the compiled mashup list I created with 4 other “top toy ” lists and 2.) there are no Disney products listed in the top 10, which makes me believe this is a truly unbiased list. Here’s a snapshot:

http://familyfun.go.com/playtime/gift-guide/toy-of-the-year-2009/
1: Invasion of the Bristlebots by Klutz, 8+, 19.95
2: Pyramid by Playmobil, 5+, 140.99
3: Recycling Truck by Green Toys, 3-6, 24.99
4: RipRider 360 by Razor, 5-10, 99.99
5: Feeding Zoo by Lego, 3-5, 76.95
6: Hot Wheels Color Shifters by Mattel, 3-10, 14.99
7: Build It Bigger! by International Playthings, 3-7, 54.99
8: BFC Ink Large Dolls by MGA Entertainment 6+, 39.99
9: Sandwich Stacking Games by Melissa & Doug, 4-8, 29.99
10: Pool Sharks by Gamewright, 8+, 25.00

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