trippingmartian said:
Tamagotchis are popular right now apparently.
Yep yep at KB Toys we sell a ton of those things. I was surprised as well, but for whatever reason virtual pets came back about 6 months ago. There was actually a Tamigotchi shortage in the summer, and we had moms driving 100 miles to buy 20+ Tamigotchis at $14.99 a piece.
The new Tamigotchis have some wireless connect feature, so they can play with each other and I think even breed. But I might be thinking of another virtual pet on that last feature, a couple of other companies have pumped out some other wireless virtual pets to keep up with Bandai.
Same thing with Furby. Same product, with a few new features. The new Furby has several facial expressions, which are reactions to things the kids say to them. So if you tell Furby you don't want to be his friend, he will make a sad face. Very fucking creepy...
It does seem like the Xbox 360 is the hot toy for this Christmas. I'm just not sure if anyone below the age of 12 cares...most of the calls we get about a product are for the Xbox 360, but they mostly sound like males in their mid 20s, so I assume that 360 is for them.
The Dora Talking Kitchen is also a hot item this Christmas, lots of demand for that.
