Hot List

In a news story on Yahoo, it lists the following toys as the hot ones for the season. The full story can be read here. This year’s Hot Dozen in alphabetical order:

** Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses by Mattel

** Bratz Forever Diamondz by privately held MGA

Entertainment

** Butterscotch My FurReal Friends Pony by Hasbro.

** Digi Makeover by Radica, which is now owned by Mattel.

** Fly Wheels XPV by Jakks Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK - news)

** Kid Tough Digital Camera by Fisher-Price

** Lego Mindstorms NXT by Lego

** Magtastik by Mega Brands

** Monopoly Here & Now by Hasbro

** Speed Stacks StackPack by Jakks Pacific’s Play Along

** T.M.X. Elmo by Fisher-Price.

** Wii by Nintendo.

The Wii by Nintendo and Lego Mindstorms are ones that I just may have to keep my eyes on. I remember when the first Elmo craze came about, “Tickle ME Elmo” and my friend had a young daughter she wanted to get one for. We were on commando looking for that darn thing. I finally snagged one when they restocked one day, but it drives me crazy the mad rush for these things, and then the next thing you know…out of stock. Only to find super stuffed and full shelves come January. Makes you want to bang your head. Do you think they short supply things so there is all this hype over a product, or do you think they just run out because the demand is so high?