Toy Wishes magazine announced their Holiday 2004 Hot Dozen toys yesterday in New York City. Notably absent are BIONICLE®, any LEGO® sets, and in fact any construction sets of any kind. So what is hot? Video, Retro, and Retro Video.

Here are the Hot Dozen toys:

VIDEONOW COLOR
A video player, with “video” in its name.

INTERACTV
Video … with a test included.

VTECH V.SMILE
Video games for pre-schoolers.

BELLA DANCERELLA
A ballet studio, complete with … video.

BARBIE AS PRINCESS ANNELIESE AND ERIKA
A tie-in to the direct-to-video release The Princess and the Pauper .

CABBAGE PATCH KIDS
Retro.

TAMAGOTCHI CONNECTION
Retro (with an LCD screen).

E-L-M-O
A TV star recycles a disco tune.

MS. PAC-MAN TV GAMES
Retro video games.

BALLOON LAGOON
A miniature trip to the Fair.

BRATZ TOKYO-A-GO-GO DANCE N’ SKATE CLUB
Barbie’s stiffest competition.

NITRO BATTLERZ
Customizable R/C cars.

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