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SloaneVision Unlimited announces that El-Ko Interactive licensed Galoob Toys’ Pound Puppies for CD-ROM and screensaver products. The Pound Puppies CD-ROM will allow kids to adopt a puppy and take it to the vet, the park, and other places. Throughout the story, kids will be exposed to reading and the alphabet, and the activity center has a coloring book, a matching game, and three levels of interactive puzzles.
AOL HOLIDAY SHOPPING SALES UP America Online reports that its holiday retail transaction business has doubled over the same two-week period from the previous year in 1997. AOL attributes the increase in seasonal sales to a surge of new online shoppers and a shift in buying patterns that shows clothing emerging as the leading category over the usual computer hardware and software.
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Real Live Babe is an interactive plush toy from Equity Toys, based on the movie Babe: Pig in the City. Babe has eight play patterns, including eating, tickling, smelling, and hugging. He knows the time of day and interacts with kids accordingly, such as going through his evening routine at night with storytelling, lullaby singing, and sleeping.
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EL-KO INTERACTIVE TO CREATE CD-ROM FOR POUND PUPPIES
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» Bandai Digital Entertainment builds on the success of Tamagotchi with DigiMon, a digital monster that kids train to win power matches against other DigiMon toys. The toys train for approximately two days and then two toys can be attached together to battle. The victor will get stronger and the defeated one loses strength.
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Galoob presents its Spice Girls dolls following the release of Spice World, the 1997 movie featuring the five-woman British pop group. Each 11.5-inch doll comes adorned in her signature Spice Girl style.