New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, April24-25
April 13, 2010
Konami announced the next Shonen Jump Championship Event for the YGO TCG .
For Bookstore Distribution
April 11, 2010
Marvel has decided to switch from Diamond Book Distributors to Hachette for distribution to bookstores.
Sports Licenses Dwindling
April 9, 2010
Upper Deck will not produce NFL trading cards for the 2010 season, according to a Tweet from the company.
Over 100 in US
April 1, 2010
Placements of Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Duel Terminals are expanding, with over 100 machines placed in over 80 stores in the U.S.
Column by Steve Bennett
March 23, 2010
This week, Steve Bennett talks about the Vampirella revival and briefly visits Disney comics before covering the return of 4Kids to anime, and why it might be successful.
39-Episode Anime
March 23, 2010
4Kids has acquired worldwide rights (excluding Asia ) for the 39-episode anime series Tai Chi Chasers.
In Midst of Recession
March 23, 2010
Game sales in hobby stores were up from 5 to 10% in 2009 despite hte worst economy in generations.
Kahn Promises More Anime
March 18, 2010
4Kids' Al Kahn has promised to return to the business model that brought the company prominence and profitability.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #70
March 22, 2010
These charts of the Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all, Top 5 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games reflect sales in Q4 2009.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #70
March 18, 2010
This chart of the ICv2 "Top 25 Manga Properties--2009" reflects sales for 2009.
