From July onwards, a stream of announcements takes place from the major UK toy retailers, outlining what they think are going to be the most sought-after toys for the coming Christmas. We've collated these predictions for 2008 below.
Woolworths Top Ten 2008 Predictions
As far as Christmas 2008 is concerned, Woolworths were first off the mark with their list of predictions:
Rubiks Cube
Star Wars Clone Wars Lego
Meebas
Ben 10 deluxe Omnitrix
High School Musical Sing Together Dolls
Bakugan Battle Arena
Leapfrog Tag
In The Night Garden - Upsy Daisy In Her Bed
Indiana Jones Whip
Catcha Beast
Hamleys Top Ten 2008 Predictions
Hamleys were close to follow with their predictions, adding that "There are lots of really exciting toys coming out this year. We think the Dance With Me Teletubbies are likely to be a sell-out toy in the lead up to Christmas."
Baby Born Magic Potty
Hannah Montana Feature Doll
Doctor Who Dalek Voice Changer
High School Musical Fashion Dolls
Monopoly Here and Now World Edition
Dance With Me Teletubbies
Biscuit the Dog
In the Night Garden - Upsy Daisy in her bed
Argos Top Ten 2008 Toy Predictions:
Argos released their predictions on 28th July 2008 with many of the same products popping up again:
Leapfrog Tag Reading System
In the Night Garden Upsy Daisy and Her Chase 'n' Play Bed
Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera
High School Musical Figurine 6 Pack
Girl Tech Stylin' Studio
Baby Born with Magic Potty
Bop It Extreme
Lego Star Wars
Rubik's Cube
Ben 10 Omnitrix
Smyths Top Ten 2008 Toy Predictions
This popular toy retailer announced their top ten list on September 25th - and although the list contains the classic board game, Monopoly, electronic toys rule the roost in what is one of the most technologically advanced lists we have ever seen.
Fur Real Biscuit, My Lovin’ Pup
Clone Wars Ultimate Lightsabre
Transformers Roll Out Optimus Prime
Bakugan Starter Pack
Monopoly Here & Now World Edition
Ben 10 Vilgax Battle Ship
In the Night Garden Upsy Daisy and her Bed
Hannah Montana Secret Pillow
High School Musical Sing Together Dolls
Catcha Beast
If you want to know what the Toy Retailers Association thinks will be the hottest toys this Christmas, see their list of top toys for 2008 here.
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