1930s
Monopoly
Within a year of release in the U.S., 35,000 were being produced every week.
1940s
Slinky
During the first live product demonstration, 400 were sold in 90 minutes.
1950s
Hula Hoop
15 million of these were sold during its first year in production!
1960s
Easy Bake Oven
After only a year, over half a million ovens were sold for $15.95 a piece.
1970s
The Walkman
Sony sold upwards of 50,000 in the first two months.
1980s
Cabbage Patch Kids
In their introductory year almost 3 million Cabbage Patch Kids were adopted.
1990s
Goosebumps Books
At the beginning of his reign, R.L. Stine was selling nearly 4 million books per month.
2000s
Nintendo's Wii
Over 600,000 consoles were sold after only 8 days in the Americas.
2010s
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