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Playthings EXTRA for September 30, 2009
 

Playthings at the Dallas Fall Toy Preview

Playthings' editors are currently scheduling appointments for next week's Fall Toy Preview event in Dallas. To get your company onto our schedule, contact editor-in-chief Cliff Annicelli at cannicelli@reedbusiness.com.
 
 
4Kids
4Kids looks to leverage 'Mini Ninjas'
4Kids Entertainment has been named worldwide licensing agent for merchandise based on Eidos Interactive’s 'Mini Ninjas' video game, which was released this month on multiple platforms. Click to continue
 
Corus deals for Canadian Nickelodeon
Children’s broadcaster Corus Entertainment is teaming with MTV Networks International to roll out a Canada-specific version of children's cable channel Nickelodeon on November 2. Click to continue
 
 
Taggies adds Japanese distribution
Taggies said this week that it has tapped Edute Co. Ltd. to distribute its satin tag-adorned infant products at toy and gift shops in Japan. Click to continue
 

TOY OF THE WEEK
Created by an elementary school math teacher eager to help her students develop strategic and logical thinking skills while at the same time have fun, the Baffle! board game offers a simple challenge that’s not as simple as it seems. Click to continue
 
NCircle tapped for new Seuss series DVDs
Children’s DVD distributor NCircle Entertainment has been signed to market DVDs based on the new, first-ever Dr. Seuss animated televisions series "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" Click to continue
 
 
Gormiti'
'Gormiti' heading to Cartoon Network
Playmates’ Gormiti line of collectible figures is about to get an awareness boost thanks to Cartoon Network, which this week said it plans to begin airing the property’s corresponding animated TV series on October 5. Click to continue
 
Play It Safe blog: CPSC's revised phthalates test method
Playthings.com blogger Susan DeRagon writes: The CPSC has issued a new testing policy for determining CPSIA phthalate compliance. IIt is, in my opinion, a more common sense approach than the previous testing policy... Click to continue
 
 
Barbie
Barbie pops up at Mall of America
Mattel will open a Barbie branded pop-up store in Minnesota’s Mall of America on October 2.
 

Out of the Toy Box Blog: Social acceptance and adult play
Richard Gottlieb writes: Is adult play seen as socially acceptable? Does a lack of social acceptance get in the way of adults buying toys for their own use? These were the questions that Steve Lowney, a Product Design and Technology student in the University Of Limerick, Ireland wanted to know.

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