The lists of projected bestsellers we received from the retailers clearly cited that the scooter craze was not just a summer fad. Aside from scooters, there really doesn't appear to be any other dominating property or category this year. Compared to last year, there is a relatively wide range of items that are among the most sought-after products, from electronic dogs to finger bikes, from sports-related video games to Harry Potter.

I don't think even a strong holiday season would be enough to offset the weakness we've already seen this year. I wouldn't want my job to depend on an up second half.

Children are migrating to consumer electronics faster than toy companies can take them there.

If you compared 'Harry Potter' to 'Star Wars,' you're probably in the same vicinity of expected revenue, you know, in the billion-dollar-plus range. And similar to 'Star Wars,' this is something that has been around for some time now and will be around for a long time in the future.

I'm not sure why they didn't have the Q&A session today or even a conference call with analysts when they first announced the restructuring,

A rush to judgment will not ease the pain of the people whose lives have been changed forever.

It signals that there's still a lot more to find our about what's going on. Given that they are underscoring the liquidity of each unit, maybe they will hang a 'For Sale' sign on the entire business.

It's certainly a positive that they'll be back at work, but we're still a little cautious about what the effect will be. Any time you force somebody to do something they don't want to do, you have to wonder whether or not their heart is going to be in it.

It may be a boon for electronics retailers, but not for toy sellers.

It's all riding on the fourth quarter, you know. (Toy sellers) are looking at products like scooters and electronic dogs to bail them out in the fourth quarter, but they're nervous.