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Your support makes all the difference.With just under a month to go until Christmas, Lego is still popular in Germany, games are big in the UK and Barbie pushes the Syma 3 remote control helicopter off the top of the bestsellers list in the USA.
The best-selling* toys and games worldwide are:
Amazon.com - Barbie Pink 3-Story Dream Townhouse ($166.99 /€126)
Barbie's dream townhouse is the best-selling toy on amazon.com this week, taking the top spot from the Syma 3 remote controlled helicopter, which had been in the top three for the past four weeks. The dream townhouse features an elevator with lights and sound, a fireplace, a pop-up flat screen TV, a luxurious bathroom and an outdoor hot tub - all of course are in pink.
Amazon.co.uk - BrainBox All Around the World Educational Card Game (£5.49/ €6.43 reduced from £10.00/€11.71)
A memory game for two players, BrainBox involves one player studying a picture card before being quizzed on it by the other player. If the first player answers the questions correctly then that player keeps the card, the objective of the game being to win as many cards as possible.
Amazon.fr - Giochi Preziosi, Poupées-Cicciobello Bobo (€51)
Budding doctors can play at nursing this doll back to health. The Cicciobello Bobo comes with a stethoscope, syringe, thermometer and several medicine bottles. The doll has a variety of symptoms and, like actually infants, expresses its need for treatment through crying. This is the second consecutive week that the Cicciobello Bobo has been the top selling toy on amazon.fr.
Amazon.de - Lego Kingdoms 7952 - Adventskalender (€15.00 reduced from €19.99)
Create a magical kingdom over the days before Christmas with this advent calendar from Lego. Behind each door is a surprise Lego present relating to the age of castles, dragons and princesses; as each door is opened another item can be collected and the kingdom slowly built.
Amazon.co.jp - ?????? OOO ( ?? ? ) ????? DX ?? ?????? (10,444 Japanese Yen / €94.29)
Roughly translated as "Kamen Riders Henshin Belt - Ozudoraiba," this gadget packed utility belt is from the popular game and TV series Heisei Kamen Riders.
*Best-selling as defined by Amazon within the category "Toys and games" at 10:00 am GMT on November 26, 2010.
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