The National Toy Hall Of Fame Announced This Year’s Finalists

The nomination of Ken comes in the wake of Ryan Gosling's portrayal of the doll in this year's blockbuster 'Barbie' movie while the Ninja Turtles also grew in popularity through their latest film.

The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced its 12 finalists for this year’s induction.

The finalist include the Ken  Barbie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battleship, Bop-it, Cabbage Patch Kids, Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Connect 4, Baseball cards, Bingo, the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe, Nerf toys, and Slime.

The nomination of Ken comes in the wake of Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of the doll in this year’s blockbuster ‘Barbie’ movie while the Ninja Turtles also grew in popularity through their latest film.

The finalists are judged by criteria including ‘icon status’, longevity, discovery, and innovation.

The chosen inductees will be revealed on November 9th.