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You’ve heard me prattle on and on about all of the top trends over the past year. Americans have Ba-rocked the vote, shopped for their favorite Jonas brothers memorabilia and showed their support for Britney’s comeback, turning pop culture obsessions into possessions on eBay.

We put our math hats on and decided to get the lowdown on the numers, identifying exactly what Americans were most fascinated by in 2008. You can read the full press release here.

But here is a sneak peek—my picks for America’s top 10 pop culture obsessions of 2008  include:
1.    Nintendo Wii – 2,056,866 related items sold
2.    Xbox 360 – 1,297,903 related items sold
3.    Apple’s iPod Touch – 281,361 related items sold
4.    Hannah Montana – 223,139 related items sold
5.    Apple’s iPhone 3G – 212,837 related items sold
6.    Brett Favre – 199,832 related items sold
7.    Barack Obama – 111,546 related items sold
8.    High School Musical Cast – 109,813 related items sold
9.    Guitar Hero III – 98,159 related items sold
10.  Madonna – 96,511 related items sold

Get the full scoop here!

*Photo licensed to: Photorazzi.com

I was pretty blown away last week at the massive sales we saw on the new Wii game, Super Smash Bros Brawl (SSBB). I mean, we all knew it was coming, but wow! I love when a good game rocks the community as this one did, quickly becoming the fastest selling game in Nintendo’s history. We’ve seen some amazing movement over the last two weeks with 655 games selling at an average of around $40 on eBay*, that’s about $10 less than the retail price! Pretty rad, huh? I also saw this game’s popularity spur movement for the SSBB guide book, the SSBB console skin and SSBB tees. I look at all of this as further proof that the Wii is going to be at the top of many holiday wish lists along with other top selling titles like Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Party, and Guitar Hero III. And, of course, let’s not leave out the fast moving accessories likeWii Fit, sparring gloves and Action Pack Controllers! This is a fun trend to watch!

Super Smash Bros Brawl

*source: eBay data