Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

The new Furby toy from the Toys R Us pop up store at the Glendale Galleria was highlighted during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Furby, at a cost of $54, comes in six colors, can interact with other Furbys and according to a press release, is "emotional and unpredictable."

The new Furby toy from the Toys R Us pop up store at the Glendale Galleria was highlighted during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Furby, at a cost of $54, comes in six colors, can interact with other Furbys and according to a press release, is “emotional and unpredictable.”  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

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Furby -- the strange-but-cute fluffy animal with giant eyes from the 90s -- is back. In 2012, it joins giant punching gloves, gangly dolls and, of course, the latest gaming stations. These were just some of the items to pop up at a retail forecasting event at the Glendale Galleria mega mall.

Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

As Glendale Galleria’s Disney Store manager RJ Howse speaks in the background, the Galleria’s senior marketing manager Shoshana Puccia strikes a pose with a pair of Wreck-It Ralph Smash Hands from the Disney Store during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50.  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

As Glendale Galleria’s senior marketing manager Shoshana Puccia holds the microphone, left, the the Galleria’s Microsoft Store’s Douglas Carlson shows the new Surface tablet ($499-$699) during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50.  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

A pair of Wreck-It Ralph Smash Hands from the Disney Store, front left, along with a Vanellope Von Schweetz doll, front right, and Target’s WWE Brawlin Buddies Randy Orton ($24.99), where shown during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. The large hands play sounds from the same-title movie and cost $24.50 but the Vanellope had no price.  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

The Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii U systems from the Glendale Galleria’s Planet X game store were shown during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. There were no prices available for these systems.  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale Galleria shows hot holiday toys for 2012

Glendale Galleria’s Microsoft Store’s Douglas Carlson plays with the new Wii U system from the Galleria’s Planet X video store during holiday press conference at the Glendale indoor mall on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.  (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)