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Big Hugs Elmo says more than fifty phrases and retails for $49.99 at Toys 'R' Us.
Parents have plenty of time to check this list twice.
Toys “R” Us released its annual list of hot toys Wednesday that the retailer expects will be a hit among kids for the holidays.
Among the toys are a Big Hugs Elmo, a tablet for kids called Tabeo e2, a kid-size go-kart, the Xbox One and Lego’s Legends of Chima: The Lion Chi Temple set.
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Judging by the reactions of Richard Andrews, 33, and his 8-year-old son, Dinari, Toys “R” Us was spot-on with at least one product on the list.
“Wow! The Xbox One!” said Richard, who was shopping with his son at the Times Square Toys “R” Us. “It’s the new one, with all the advanced stuff. I want that for myself.”
Dinari, who attends Public School 66 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, was equally enchanted by the new game console due for release Nov. 22 with a price tag of $499.
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“Yeah! Me too! Like father, like son,” he said.
The hot-toys list isn’t just an advertising ploy, either. It also indicates what the toy store will order lots of to ensure it has ample inventory to meet parents’ demands when the holiday shopping spree begins.
Another of the hot commodities on the list — a “Despicable Me 2” talking figurine — should be under the Nady family’s Christmas tree.
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“My son Marcus is going to get the ‘Despicable Me’ minions from Santa this year,” said George Nady, who was shopping with his 2-year-old.
But the youngster took his dad by surprise by saying he wanted an old-school present.
“I want a ball!” he said.
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Analysts expect holiday spending will be somewhat restrained compared with last year.
Retail revenue in November and December, the biggest shopping period of the year, is expected to rise 2.4%, according to research firm ShopperTrak — compared with a 3% increase in 2012.
With News Wire Services
sbrown@nydailynews.com
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