Tesco releases predictions for this year’s top selling toys
Tesco has released a list of what it believes will be the top ten top selling toys of the year and has predicted that a squishy interactive robot called the Fijit will its best seller by Christmas.
The foot-high robots which come in a range of pastel shades can respond to human commands, laugh when tickled, go to sleep and snore, tell knock, knock jokes and when asked to chat have 100 set phrases in their repertoire. The robots can also interact with an iPhone application.
Tesco is reported to be so confident that the robots will be top sellers that it has placed its order early.
Tesco’s senior buying director John Stanhope said: “Fijit is going to be this year’s must-have gadget. Children across the nation will want to enjoy all the fun of interacting with these cute and cuddly creatures, which can even react to programmes on television as well as spoken commands.”
Tesco’s full list of predicted best selling toys is as follows:
1.Fijit
2.Kidizoom Twist Camera
3.Barbie Doggie Water Park
4.Transformers 3 Optimus Prime
5.Baby Annabel
6.Bob The Builder Construction Tower
7.Lego City Police Station
8.Bopit XT
9.Nerf N Strike Night Finder
10.Monopoly Banking