Reported on slashdot, the toys are mostly of american/europeon origin. Although i dont think the rest of the world does not play with toys, western toy makers and their distributor retailers come into Black during the xmas sales. Thus, the popularity is based on the holiday rush.
However, xmas holidays sometimes have nothing to do with the popularity of a "Toy". ViewMaster 3-D was released in 1938 was one of the most popular toys of 1930's and the most popular scenic reel was of Mecca. I vagly remember seeing something similar to a view master, showing regilious sites in festival fairs in india during the early 1980's. I am sure such "toys" sell far removed from the demographics they targeted.
Coming back to the current year, this year the biggest fav. is supposed to be the Xbox Live. However, i will be waiting for Playstation 3 to come out in next spring before deciding which one is better. The Xbox is yet to be released in dubai, however global releases have been going on for quite sometime.
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