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Nintendo's Wii on Toys "R" Us hot holiday list

By Nicole Maestri 45 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toy retailer Toys "R" Us has unveiled its "hot toy" list for the upcoming holiday season, and this year it includes a video game console for the first time -- Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii.
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Wii's inclusion in the list comes as electronics play an increasingly prominent role in children's toys.

Other hot toys chosen by Toys "R" Us include Fisher-Price's digital camera for children ages 3-years-old and up, and Hasbro's Inc.'s (NYSE:HAS - news) Designer's World, a plug-and-play TV game from its Tiger Games division that lets girls design their own fashion line.

Nintendo's Wii will make its U.S. debut on November 19 in what is expected to be a hot holiday season for video game consoles, with Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 slated to hit U.S. stores November 17.

But Nintendo, with its "Donkey Kong," "Mario Brothers" and "Pokemon" game franchises, has found success with a younger audience.

"The PlayStation 3 is really geared to a savvy gaming enthusiast," said Kathleen Waugh, a spokeswoman for Toys "R" Us, of the decision to add the Wii to the list. "The Wii system appeals to young kids as well as adults."

The Wii, priced at $250, features a motion-sensing controller that operates like a television remote control and lets players simulate swinging a bat, sword or tennis racquet.

Waugh said one of Toys "R" Us' criteria of adding an item to its hot list is knowing it will have sufficient stock of the item for the holiday season, and she said that Toys "R" Us was able to ensure that by "taking a leadership position on the launch of Wii."

Other toys on the list include T.M.X. Elmo, or Tickle Me Extreme, made by Mattel Inc.'s (NYSE:MAT - news) Fisher-Price division. The doll, which hit stores on September 19 after months of secrecy, is the 10th anniversary edition of the Tickle Me Elmo red plush doll that created a craze when it was introduced.

The T.M.X. doll has been flying off store shelves since its introduction last week, but Waugh said Toys "R" Us continues to get new shipments of the doll.

But not all of the toys on the hot list are electronic.

The list includes the Speed Stacks StackPack -- a game by Jakks Pacific Inc.'s (Nasdaq:JAKK - news) Play Along division that involves stacking up and down Speed Stack cups in predetermined forms as fast as possible.

The following is Toys "R" Us' "Fabulous 15" list of hot new toys for the 2006 holiday season:

* Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes from ToyQuest,

* Designer's World from Tiger Games,

* Dora's Talking Cash Register from Fisher-Price,

* ESPN Fast Action Football from Fisher-Price,

* Kid-Tough Digital Camera from Fisher-Price,

* Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano from Fisher-Price,

* Mindstorms NXT from Lego,

* My Scene My Bling Bling Styling Head from Mattel,

* Pink Nitro Notebook from VTech,

* Power Rangers Deluxe Manticore Megazord from Bandai,

* Speed Stacks StackPack from Play Along,

* Sound City Railway from Imaginarium,

* Tap Dancing Mumble from Thinkway,

* T.M.X. Elmo from Fisher-Price, and

* Wii from Nintendo.
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so much for the thought that nintendo was more or less losing the kiddy image.
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^Hello kids are a major part of any video game company.
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kids are probably the most important market of Nintendo. They'll never denie that.
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Behold the mighty power of the Wii

Dora's Talking Cash Register, you are going down!!11!!1

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I do not support this. In order for Nintendo to make proper market penetration, they need to be selling at the local porn shops in order to lose their kiddy image.

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They need to be selling at both. More sales.

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Yes, double penetration Thinking

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Yeesh.

(basically yah)

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Yes, double penetration

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Why does it have to be black and white? Can't Nintendo appeal to multiple audiences at once? Look at the DS, or even the PS2; they both appeal to both the casual/nongamer and to the hardcore alike.
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Yes, hardcore black on white Thinking

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Ladies and gentlemen, he's throwin' out those hot ones tonight!

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Well, you heard it here first, boys and girls. The Wii is a toy.
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On a related note, the new Elmo TMX is ****ing awesome/creepy. There are a couple of videos on YouTube of it in action.
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My Toys R Us is ginving out a free game when you pick up the Wii if you preorder. Anybody else getting a deal like this?

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I get a free WiiSports if I pre-order............ anywhere...

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My Toys R Us is ginving out a free game when you pick up the Wii if you preorder. Anybody else getting a deal like this?

all of us got that deal and the game is called wii sports Tongue

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Pretty fast on your feet, Daylahs. Wink

..Fast enough?

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I was typing as you posted, so of course I wouldnt have seen it(being that I keep three windows open at all time).

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* Power Rangers Deluxe Manticore Megazord from Bandai

Psh eff the Wii I'm getting one of these bad boys.

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DayLahs
I was typing as you posted, so of course I wouldnt have seen it(being that I keep three windows open at all time).

You need to stop using Internet Explorer then

I might reserve it at Toys'r'us. They've had midnight gatherings before and I'm not sure if Best Buy will have one. If it comes with a game that's not Wii Sports I'll definitely go there then.

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Nintendo Wii at Toys R' Us won't help it lose its kiddy image, but at least it will a load of sales from children that enjoy gaming.

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Toys R Us does sell PS2, X360, Xbox, and it will sell PS3 as well. The fact that it made a "hot" list by the retailer only means that it will get more exposure.... not that people will suddenly decide to ignore it because it happened to make the list.

If TRU will have a midnight opening, I'll preorder one there!

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Is that kiddy image even a problem anymore? You don't hear that argument brought up alot now-a-days.

Maybe in the 64 and cube days, but in the coming Wii era, I haven't heard any whiney kiddy image crap.

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This is great news for Nintendo. You know this is the way all the moms will gain exposure to the Wii, which is exactly what nintendo needs. Not only will it get exposure to parents, but to practically anyone who pays attention to the mainstream media.

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Is that kiddy image even a problem anymore? You don't hear that argument brought up alot now-a-days.

Maybe in the 64 and cube days, but in the coming Wii era, I haven't heard any whiney kiddy image crap.

My friend who was contemplating a Wii asked me if there were any non-kiddy games coming out for launch.
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Ice Age 2 Wii will be out this year Big Grin

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Aipotu
Ice Age 2 Wii will be out this year

There's gonna be an Ice Age game? Wow.

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This is excellent news. I'd love to buy a system from a Toys R Us again. ..And launches are about the only time you aren't getting ripped for the price!

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HNB
Psh eff the Wii I'm getting one of these bad boys.

Sounds a lot cooler than it is, apparently.

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Sounds a lot cooler than it is, apparently.

LOL! Power Rangers?

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I used to have all of those huge ass MegaZord action figures that would connect to each other.

The Power Rangers were so awesome back in like 1995.

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I was joking.

Although when I was younger I had a pretty amazing megazord toy.

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Man I'm seriously about to drop the Wii and just go for the PS3.. So many great games I'm going to miss that will never shed any light on the Wii...
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LOL, i checked out TMX Elmo on youtube, i cant believe how much i laughed...i want that as an avatar or something now. On related note, i would say that this is a good thing, as Phrank said, exposure to moms, exposure to familes, etc.

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