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Pokemon, Super Mario, Star Wars The Mandalorian, and PAW Patrol are just some of the leading children’s brands to have won big this weekend when the annual Toy of the Year awards hosted an all-virtual event to reveal its winners.
A tussle of the titans ensued as the awards – recognised as the ‘Oscars of the toy industry’ – watched global toy makers LEGO and Mattel emerge with no fewer than four award wins each, with the likes of LEGO’s Super Mario play-sets and Mattel’s The Mandalorian The Child Plush thrust into the spotlight.
License of the Year went to Disney for The Mandalorian, while the Pokemon Trading Card Game took home Game of the Year. Pre-school Toy of the Year was swept up by Spin Master and its PAW Patrol franchise, while Playmibile drove home at 88mph with the Vehicle of the Year award for its Back to the Future DeLorean play-set.
Just in case you're not sure if you've celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise enough, there's more. McDonalds and the Pokemon Company
The Pokemon Trading Card Game will be reprinting certain recent expansions to meet increased demand and generally low availability. Earlier today, The Pokemon Company took the rare step of publicly addressing recent availability issues involving the Pokemon Trading Card Game, caused by a [.]
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