Toys’R’Us Hot Toy List For The 2008 Holiday Season

WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ — With the official start of the
holiday shopping season only weeks away, today Toys”R”Us announced its 2008
Hot Toy list, representing the definitive selection of toys that will top
kids’ wish lists this holiday season. The company’s predicted list of the
biggest holiday “must-haves” features 36 new toys that are sure to delight
and excite kids across the country when they open their Christmas presents.
Carefully selected after a comprehensive review process, items on the list
are organized by age from “Baby’s First Christmas” to “Big Kids” and serve
as a starting point to help parents, friends and family find the perfect
gift for any child. From the overall list, the “Fabulous 15″ were selected
to represent the very best toys of the season. All items featured on the
list are available at Toys”R”Us stores nationwide and at

http://www.Toysrus.com/HotToys

“After a thorough evaluation of all new toy introductions throughout
the year, and consultations with our global merchandising team in 34
countries, Toys”R”Us has the unique ability to provide our guests with THE
ultimate list of items certain to bring big smiles to kids’ faces – the
Toys”R”Us Hot Toy list,” said Karen Dodge, Senior Vice President, Chief
Merchandising Officer, Toys”R”Us, U.S. “With new toy shipments arriving in
our stores daily, customers will have a better chance of finding the
hottest toys, in stock, at Toys”R”Us than anywhere else.”

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NPD: Top Five Selling Games Of 2008, So Far

• Smash Brother Brawl: over 3.2 million
• Mario Kart: 2.7 million
• Wii Play: 2.5 million
• Wii Fit: 1.8 million
• GH III: About 1.3 million

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Spain, Germany, Sweden Software Sales

Spain

01. Wii Fit (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (PC) 04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 05. Spore (PC) 06. Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? (DS) 07. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3) … Read More

Ireland, Netherlands

Ireland

01 (__) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts) 02 (02) Tiger Woods GA Tour 09 (Electronic Arts) 03 (03) Wii Fit (Nintendo) 04 (06) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 05 (01) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts) 06 (__) … Read More

Amazon Gold Box Deals Are Back (Post Bump, Open Now!!)

On Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, eight Wii video games will be featured as the top eight deals in the Amazon.com Gold Box. The identities of each deal will be revealed one at a time.

Here’s how it will work:

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Netherlands Software Sales

01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts) 02 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 03 (02) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo) 04 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts) 05 (04) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts) 06 (05) … Read More

Ireland, Netherlands Software Sales

Ireland

01 (01) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts) 02 (__) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts) 03 (02) Wii Fit (Nintendo) 04 (__) Spore (Electronic Arts) 05 (03) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 06 (12) Carnival: Funfair … Read More

Spain, Germany Software Sales

Spain

* 1. Wii Fit (Wii) * 2. Beijing 2008: The Olympic Games (PS3) * 3. Wii Play (Wii) * 4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) * 5. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) * 6. Wall-E (DS) * 7. … Read More

UK, Germany, Spain Software Sales

UK

1) Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo 2) Wii Fit – Nintendo 3) Beijing 2008 – Sega 4) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games – Sega 5) Wii Play – Nintendo 6) Carnival: Funfair Games – Take Two 7) … Read More

Netherlands: Software Sales

01 (02) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo) 02 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 03 (03) [WII] Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Nintendo) 04 (04) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega) 05 (__) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 06 … Read More

The Big Five!!! Top 5 games of this year, world wide

I thought that this info was good enought to make it in the big five. The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, have come together to put together the top five sale games of this year, so far. Three Nintendo only games out of five makes up for not having the number one spot, in my opinion. Check after the jump for the press relase.

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This Weeks Germany, Spain, Sweden Software Sales

Spain

01. Wii Fit (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 04. Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? (DS) 05. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) 06. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of … Read More

The Big Five!!!

Nintendo Wii

North America

1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. Wii Play (Nintendo) 4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 5. Madden NFL 09 All-Play (EA Sports)

Japan:

1. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 2. Zero: … Read More

Germany, Spain Software Sales: July 20th to the 27th

Spain

01. Wii Fit (Wii) 02. Wii Play (Wii) 03. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) 04. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 05. Soul Calibur IV (PS3) 06. Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? (DS) 07. Soul Calibur IV (Xbox … Read More

Ireland, Netherlands Software Sales

Ireland

01 (02) Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft) 02 (01) Wii Fit (Nintendo) 03 (04) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 04 (06) Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard) 05 (05) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega) 06 (03) Wall-e (Thq) 07 … Read More

Homebrew Channel, Twilight Hack with Smash Bros. Brawl

Thanks to Jose for the tip!

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This Wiiks Savings

Best Buy

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) – $39.99 Space Chimps (Wii) – $29.99 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii) – $19.99 Little League World Series (Wii) – Free $10 gift card with purchase

Circuit City

Super Smash … Read More

Amazon’s Top 10 Wii, DS

All

01. Crosswords DS—Nintendo (DS) 02. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV (Wii) 05. Madden NFL 09*—EA (360) 06. Soul Calibur IV—Namco (PS3) 07. Wii Play—Nintendo (Wii) 08. Madden NFL 09*—EA … Read More