Adrenalyn XL Goes Crazy

Adrenalyn XL World Cup 2010 Trading Cards only launched last week, but suddenly, out of nowhere they've become the top selling product on our website. It's no surprise really.

Match Attax have been showing us for the last couple of years that Trading Cards have supplanted Stickers when it comes to football. Add to that, it's World Cup year. Add to that, we're not talking about any old Tom, Dick or Harry, this is the mighty Panini. Suddenly it makes perfect sense that Adrenalyn XL should be the biggest thing in The Universe for kids over the next few months.

We're attempting to keep tabs on this phenomenon over on our Squidoo page on Adrenalyn XL. We'll see you over there to enjoy the fun!

What Will Be Toy Craze of The Year 2010?

An unusually long and serious blog post from me today. I guess I've been doing this long enough to know better than to try and second guess kids, but with so many great toys coming out this year, I thought I'd take a shot at it. I'm going to have a run through of everything I think has a chance of being the 'big craze' of 2010. Batten down the hatches. Let's get going.

1 Can Gogos Crazy Bones keep going?
20+ months into the phenomenon that is Gogos, we're asking can it run any longer? The next release is, erm, a departure from the norm, with the England World Cup Gogos. A mistake? Possibly. But then I said series 2 wouldn't work, about a year-and-a-half ago.
Bus Stop Rating 6/10

2 Freaky Flickers - Freaky Bouncy Flicky Fun
Collectible characters that can be flicked around in various games. Yes, sounds a little familiar. Oh, but they bounce too. Kind of. There is an interactive, online element in the offing, so perhaps there'll be something there which will kick them into life.
Bus Stop Rating 5/10

3 Xenox Space Warriors - Panini Does Aliens
Collectible Alien figures - 8 figures from each of the 4 planets gives 32 Aliens to collect. They look good and can be used for a variety of games. The starter pack contains a fairly simplistic version of rock-paper-scissors which is a little dissappointing, but there's obviously much more to come in future games, because we aint even been required to look at the cards that come with the aliens yet. Could rock?
Bus Stop Rating 6/10

4 Mighty Beanz Return
We caught a glimpse of the new Mighty Beanz at Toy Fair. They rock. There's not much more to say, other than to point out that the accessories are cool too. They're also being distributed by Spin Master, who are behind the very cool Tech Deck, Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Bendaroos. They don't make many mistakes.
Bus Stop Rating 10/10

5 Micro Pets-i Take Over The World?
Huge in Japan, getting huge in The States. Massive in the UK next? There are already some smart people saying they'll be the biggest toy of 2010. They arrived in stock last week and they are great. The price (a bit more than your average pocket money line) might stop them being truly huge, but we'll see.
Bus Stop Rating 8/10

6 Toonz - Gogos Only Cooler?
OK, OK, they do, on the surface, look a little like Gogos. However there is a great twist. The hologram faces are very, very cool. These might really take off.
Bus Stop Rating 7/10

7 Dracco Spin - Spinning, Battling Tops
Yes, there's been a few battley/spinny things around over the last few years. They do look cool, but is it one too far?
Bus Stop Rating 5/10

8 The Humble Yo-Yo
A lot of people are saying that the humble Yo-Yo will make a comeback this year. The problem is that none of the people saying this are children (yet). We'll see. You'll notice no link. We'll have a range in stock soon though.
Bus Stop Rating 6/10

9 Adrenalyn XL World Cup 2010 Trading Cards
It's World Cup year. Match Attax have succesfully transformed the humble football sticker into a Trading Card. Now the mighty, legendary, experts of World Cup collectibles, Panini have weighed in, with their World Cup Trading Cards. This might go stellar.
Bus Stop Rating 9/10

There we go, 9 possibles. But then what do I know. As usual the kids'll tell us.