Toy Fair 2011 Preview: Zibits

From February 13-16, toy executives, buyers, marketers, members of the press and many other professionals will be descending on New York City for Toy Fair 2011. Put on by the Toy Industry Association, Toy Fair is expected to attract over 25,000 attendees who will view over 100,000 products. Over the next few weeks, we'll take a look at some of which toys are expected to be hot.

At last year's Toy Fair, Zibits Mini RC Robots (compare prices) had attendees buzzing, with their tiny z-motes, smooth moves and low $10 price tag. This time around, Senario, the creator of the pint-sized wonders are unveiling a host of new products. From the manufacturer:

• Zibits 2.0: 12 new designs and characters (Fall, 2011)
• Zibits Action Defense: Starter play sets that build a World of Zibits. Each set includes: 1 Action Accessory, 1 Zibit Defense Drone & Z-Mote, 2 Ramps, 3 Sludge Monsters.
• ZX-34: A full-function R/C robot. Launch power orbs at an opponent through ZX-34's chest, then use the built-in vacuum function to pick them up, reload and fire again. (August, 2011)
• Battle Fortress: A Zibits play set where the robots can battle.
• Smasherz: Rock 'em, sock 'em robots. Each Smasherz set comes with 2 Battle Zibits!

Does your child play with Zibits?

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