Nick TMNT Toys on "Hot Toy" Holiday 2012 Lists
 

For what it's worth.. I'm starting to see the Nickelodeon TMNT toys crop up in news articles about predicting what the hot toys for this holiday shopping season will be.

- Fox News says "retro hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Furby" will be popular

- CBS News lists the Nick Sewer Lair playset in the Top 15

Turtlemania!

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Nice to see TMNT among toy giants like "One Direction" and "Furby".

Furby... Crazy stuff. I remember when they first come out. And now they're re-releasing them, with smartphone/tablet functionality. I guess if a little kid doesn't remember the last time they came out, they're new to them. I just find it funny. Those little things were annoying.

Speaking of annoying, little things, One Direction....

That's really all I wanted to say.

I saw an ad for walmart where they were priced for 59 bucks, I don't remember them being that much

According to the article that is the price

These are more technologically advanced then the old ones?

Where would you prefer I post it? I just think it's awesome news and thought you guys would think so too.

This is a great sign for TMNT... i'm impressed that they are already so excited about the TMNT brand even though the show isn't even out yet. It's impossible to know how it will be received.

Fixed that for you.

I'm procrastinating getting the Lair waiting for a TRU sale or for another retailer like Target to get it for their holiday toy inventory at a lower price. But I fear this tactic might bite me in the a$$! It's getting a lot of publicity lately and I've been watching as the shelves of my local TRU slowly depleting from 12 Lairs down to 2 without replenishment. :o

Having worked at ToysRus I can say that the replenishment at the stores is horrible. It drove me crazy. But it is awesome to know that the toys are doing well enough that people are predicting that they will be huge this christmas. I really want to see this become the second great age of TMNT.

:tparty:3 cheers for turtles!:tparty:

Fixed that for you.

The new Furbys are twice the price of the originals. I know because I used to collect them. I also plan to collect the new ones.

More on topic, I'm happy to hear that TMNT toys are making the hot toy lists this year. Hopefully the line will be huge and last for many years.

Furby is something that I'd always thought would be a relic of the '90s along with Tamagotchi and Pogs. However, we need good press from the Nick series to drive the sales for these toys in today's ultra-sensitive media. One bad article can cause a wave of bad press that can shut down the appeal quickly. My brother and sister had a Furby, but I was already a teen by the time they were released so they were just a little past my time, but I still appreciate the original Furbys since I played with them a little, though they did get annoying after awhile. The new box art of the Furby just looks too contemporary for my tastes and lacks the cuteness of the originals.

Tamagotchi has actually been around until very recently. They brought them back a few years ago and they sold pretty well up until the last model, which was overpriced, oversized and pretty much a line killer.
To me Tamagotchi and Furby are the kind of toys that have the most potential. Since they're technological toys they can improve as technology does. From what I hear the new Furbys are leaps and bounds over the original in what they can do. Electronic pets are pretty much my biggest area of expertise. I've been into them since 98 when I got my first Furby. I've had pretty much everything.

I'm rooting for both Furby and TMNT to do great this year. Both are things near and dear to my heart.

I think only toys r us is getting the lair playset. I got it online a few weeks ago 20% off. It was the 2nd time I saw that sale. The price also seems to be fluctuating from 119 to 129 recently. Watch out for that.

I am waiting until I can get it on sale... right now TRU has a buy 2 get 1 free on TMNT items, but since there are no other items priced remotely close to the Lair's $120 price tag... it's not the best way to get it.

If they do another 20% off I will grab it in a second.

The buy 2 get one free is great but I'd rather pay an extra $8 so I can handpick the minty packages since I don't open them.