2008 Boy Toy of the Year Award

This is the third post in my series of trying to “guess” the winners for the Toy Industry Associations awards which will be announced in February. Today we look at the nominees for Boy Toy of the Year.

Disclaimor: I am not a member of the Toy Industry Association and I do not have any inside information.  With 5 nominees in each category, I have a 20% chance of guessing the correct winner for a category.

The Toy Industry Association has nominated the Air Hogs Havoc Heli Laser Battle by Spin Master, Cars Mega Mack Playtown by Mattel, Nerf N-Strike Disk Shot by Hasbro, Pokemon Action Figures by JAKKS Pacific, and Transformers Movie Deluxe Figures by Hasbro.

The Air Hogs Heli Laser Battle is a new idea based on the earlier Air Hogs helicopters. This is a set of two that can do battle. It is also nominated in the Most Innovative category. This is for older kids or even grown ups. The Cars Mega Mack Playtown is cool but not that special as an individual toy, although the entire product line is great.  The Pokemon Action Figures are really a series of toys, not a specific toy and they are nominated in the Property of the Year category.  Likewise there are many toys in the Transformers line and they are also nominated in the Property of the Year. For me, the winner is the Nerf N Strike Disk Shot. This is an inexpensive, outdoor, all boy toy. What kid doesn’t like to shoot at targets?

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