T.I.A.: le nomination per il T.O.T.Y. (Toy Of The Year)

Toy Industry Association Inc. (TIA) ha annunciato le nomine per il quinto appuntamento con il Giocattolo dell’anno (T.O.T.Y. Toy Of The Year). I prodotti nominati sono stati scelti tra tutte le 11 categorie del settore, dalla prima infanzia ai giochi elettronici alle properties. La giuria è rappresentata da giornalisti, inventori di giocattoli, membri della TIA e dai principali negozianti. I vincitori saranno annunciati alla cerimonia di premiazione Toy Of The Year che si terrà a New York il 19 febbraio 2005. A votare sono ammessi tutti i soci TIA fino al 14 gennaio 2005. Le nomination ufficiali sono riportate qui sotto e possono essere consultate anche on line su: www.totyawards.org Final Nominees.

Nomination T.O.T.Y. 2005

Prescolare
Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set – LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
Laugh & Learn Learning Home – Fisher-Price
LEGO Quatro – LEGO Systems, Inc.
Noah’s Ark – Playmobil
Peek-a-Blocks™ IncrediBlock – Fisher-Price

Femmina
Bella Dancerella Home Ballet Studio – Spin Master Ltd.
Cabbage Patch Kids – Play Along Toys division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
Dora’s Talking House – Fisher-Price
FurReal Friends Luv Cubs – Hasbro
Magic Hair Fairytale Dora – Fisher-Price

Maschio
LEGO Knights’ Kingdom – LEGO Systems, Inc.
Lazer Tag Team Ops – Hasbro
Darth Vader Voice Changer – Hasbro
Tyco Radio Controlled Terrain Twister – Mattel, Inc.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk Launcher – Mattel, Inc.

Giochi
20Q – Radica Games Ltd.
ESPN GameStation – Fisher-Price
Scene It? – Screen Life, LLC
Texas Hold’em Poker Set – Cardinal Industries, Inc.
Trivial Pursuit 1990’s – Hasbro

Outdoor
Fold 2 Go Trike – Radio Flyer
Honda Minimoto Sport Racer – Toy Quest
HoverDisc – Overbreak LLC
Little Tikes Hummer H-2 – Little Tikes
Schwinn Sting-Ray Bike – Pacific Cycle

Educativi
InteracTV – Fisher-Price
Alphabet Pal Caterpillar – LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
MGears – Learning Resources
PowerTouch Baby – Fisher-Price
V.Smile TV Learning System – VTech Electronics North America

Azione
Aquadoodle – Spin Master Ltd.
Hershey S’Mores Maker – Spin Master Ltd.
K’NEX Big Air Ball Tower – K’NEX Industries
Magnetix – RoseArt
Pirate Ship – Playmobil

Elettronici
Mission: Paintball Game -Hasbro
Play TV EA Madden Football – Radica Games Ltd.
Plug It In and Play TV Games – JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
VideoNow Color – Hasbro/Tiger
VideoNow Jr. – Hasbro/Tiger

Innovazione
20Q – Radica Games Ltd.
InteracTV – Fisher-Price
Robosapien – Wow Wee Ltd.
V.Smile TV Learning System – VTech Electronics Ltd. North America
XTS Expandable Train System – Basic Fun, Inc.

Speciali
Animal Figures – Schleich
Blokus – Educational Insights, Inc.
Geomag – Jonic Distribution North America Inc.
Old Century Baseball – Front Porch Classics
Papo Knights – Hotaling Imports

Property
Disney Princess – The Walt Disney Company
Dora the Explorer – Nick Jr. division of Viacom International
Spider-Man – Marvel Entertainment
Cabbage Patch Kids – Original Appalachian Artworks
Yu-Gi-Oh! – 4Kids Entertainment