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Forget Hatchimals, Here Are the Hottest Toys of 2017
Last year it was almost impossible to find Hatchimals in stock, and this year we know the hottest toys of 2017 — including a few that are already almost impossible to find. If you don’t want to be trolling Craigslist and eBay in November, you need to check out this list and shop early if you want to make sure you have the hot toy.
As technology takes over our lives a little bit more each year, many of the hottest toys this year include a technology focus. We see the Nintendo Switch, which will be hard to find this holiday season, the almost impossible to find Super Nintendo Classic and tech toys like the Anki Cozmo Collector’s Edition Robot.
We’re seeing tons of connected toys like the Star Wars App Enabled R2D2 droid making a big impact this year as well. Even though we are over 30, we’re eyeing R2D2 and this Hot Wheels Ai Starter Set Mario Kart Edition. Not to mention the Landspeeder 12 V rider and the Power Wheels Boomerang.
We’ll also see if Hatchimals can take center stage once again with the new Hatchimals Surprise being announced on October 1st and a Hatchimals Colleggtibles Egg Carton.
Here is a rundown of the hottest toys for 2017 as ranked by Walmart and Toys R Us
- 3-in-1 Sports Zone from Little Tikes®
- Baby So Sweet 16-Inch Nursery Doll from Toys“R”Us® (Available only at Toys“R”Us)
- Coco Interactive Guitar from Mattel® (Available beginning October 1, 2017)
- Doc McStuffins All-in-One Nursery from Just Play™
- Fingerlings™ from WowWee™ (Unicorn Gigi available only at Toys“R”Us)
- FURREAL ROARIN’ IVORY, THE PLAYFUL TIGER from HASBRO (Available only at Toys“R”Us beginning November 1, 2017)
- Glimmies Glimtern from Just Play™ (Available only at Toys“R”Us)
- Hatchimals Surprise from Spin Master™ (Available beginning October 6, 2017)
- Imaginext® DC Super Friends™ Batbot Xtreme from Fisher-Price®
- L.O.L Surprise™ Big Surprise from MGA Entertainment® (Available beginning September 29, 2017)
- NERF RIVAL NEMESIS MXVII-10K Blaster from HASBRO
- Nintendo Switch™ with Gray Joy-Con™ from Nintendo
- Of Dragons, Fairies, and Wizards™ Magical Fairy Wand Fairy Princess Fern from Cepia LLC
- Oonies™ Mega Starter Pack from Moose Toys™ (Available only at Toys“R”Us beginning October 1, 2017)
- PAW Patrol Sea Patroller from Spin Master™
- Pikmi Pops™ Surprise! Jumbo Plush from Moose Toys™ (Available only at Toys“R”Us beginning October 1, 2017)
- Power Wheels Boomerang from Fisher-Price® (Available only at Toys“R”Us)
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel Lion Fire Fortress Zord from Bandai™ (Available only at Toys“R”Us)
- Project Mc2™ Smart Pixel Purse from MGA Entertainment®
- Shimmer and Shine™ Magical Light-Up Genie Palace from Fisher-Price® (Available only at Toys“R”Us beginning October 1, 2017)
- Hatchimals Surprise (*coming soon, details to be released Oct. 6)
- Fingerlings (Pictured)
- littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit
- Num Noms Nail Polish Maker
- FurReal Friends Roarin’ Tyler The Playful Tiger
- Barbie DreamHorse and Doll
- Fisher-Price Zoom ’n Crawl Monster
- L.O.L. Surprise Fizz Factory
- Soggy Doggy Board Game
- Mayka Toy Block Tape
- Frozen Sleigh (*Walmart exclusive)
- Adventure Force Light Command Light-Up Motorized Blaster (*Walmart exclusive)
- Monster Jam Grave Digger (*Walmart exclusive)
- Huffy Electric Green Machine Trike
- Nerf Rival Nemesis MXVII-10K
- RECOIL Starter Set
- New Bright Radio Control Tumblebee
- VTech Pop-a-Balls Drop and Pop Ball Pit (*Walmart exclusive)
- Radio Control DashCam (*Walmart exclusive)
- Dusty the Super Duper Garbage Truck
- maginext DC Super Friends Batman Batbot Xtreme
- Paw Patrol My Size Lookout Tower
- Disney/Pixar Cars 3 Ultimate Florida Speedway
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers Transforming Hot Rod Mickey
- Disney Junior Doc McStuffins Baby All in One Nursery
Both retailers are heavily invested in toys for 2017. “At Toys“R”Us, it’s serious business deciding which toys make the cut and end up on our Holiday Hot Toy List,” said Ariana Gentry, Toys“R”Us President of Play. “Not only is this year’s list filled with ultra-hot and kid-approved gifts – but I can personally say that each of these toys are super FUN to play with!”
Similarly Walmart suggests shopping early. “We are gearing up for the season by starting with what matters most to kids – toys!” said Anne Marie Kehoe, vice president of toys at Walmart U.S. “With a little over three months until Christmas, we want to help parents get ahead of the holiday hunt for the hottest toys and find the best deals. We narrowed down hundreds of toys to the top 25 we know kids will love…but this is just the start. We never stop looking for the hottest toys – ever! You can count on us having the latest trends at the best prices throughout the season.”
Both retailers are offering layway for the holiday season. Toys R Us offers a Price Match so you can get the best deals without hitting up 10 stores and is letting you use the Hot Toy Finder to know exactly where toys are in your local Toys R Us Store.
