Also scarce is Nintendo 64, the new video game system that exploits advances in computer chip and software design to create 3-D play. Many of the 1.2 million machines the company allotted for Christmas in this country have already been sold. There's not just one hit this year, but a couple that everyone wants. Other toys that are popular locally include Nail Salon, a fake fingernail kit, and Radar, a talking robot. Rose Rinaldi of Fayetteville raved about the V-Tech computer quiz game she bought for her granddaughter.
Gross toys are in style.
Gooey Louie is the best example. Children take turns reaching inside Gooey Louie's big plastic nose and pulling out strings of green slime. Pull the wrong string and Louie's brain goes shooting out the back of his head. The Associated Press contributed to this report.