Ratings Are Stellar
June 25, 2002
Yu-Gi-Oh's television ratings remain strong and the WB network has ordered an additional 39 episodes of the popular series from packager 4Kids Entertainment.
The Shortsightedness of Manufacturers
June 25, 2002
Yu-Gi-Oh is a hot topic with retailers because they can see that this CCG could be a top seller in the hobby if only enough product were available. Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics contrasts M:TG with Pokemon and has some advice for Upper Deck if they want to make Yu-Gi-Oh a perennial seller.
What's up with Upper Deck?
June 25, 2002
Robert Thumith of Enterprise Comics see a basic inequity between the way Upper Deck is distributing Yu-Gi-Oh in the hobby and in the mass-market.
Nice Work Upper Deck
June 24, 2002
Fred Swayne of Infinity Entertainment is back with an update on what his store has received on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Metal Raiders expansion -- and he's not happy.
New Expansion Due Soon
June 22, 2002
Retailers are getting increasingly upset with the continued unavailability of Yu-Gi-Oh starters and boosters in the hobby market, which has made it difficult for retailers to adequately estimate demand.
Hobby Builds for the Future
June 20, 2002
Ron Palmisano, the owner of Galactic Goods Cards and Comics in Kenner, Louisiana, was prompted by the unavailability of Yu-Gi-Oh to send us this comment, comparing it to the early days of Pokemon.
We Can't Get Them, But Others Can
June 18, 2002
Our article on Yu-Gi-Oh and the retailer response prompted this Canadian retailer to bemoan the lack of product in their channel.
'It's Bound To Succeed'
June 5, 2002
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Collectible Card Game made the 'Trend Alert' page of this week's Time Magazine (more than a year after ICv2 brought this property to your attention, see ' 4Kids Nabs Yu-Gi-Oh ') ...
FUNimation Will Handle Distribution
May 15, 2002
4Kids Entertainment, the company that's currently handling Yu-Gi-Oh, has established its own internal division to produce and market home videos based on 4Kids properties.
White Hot?
April 28, 2002
Our top-of-the-home-page story on Yu Gi Oh yesterday brought in this response from Bill Eckman of Classic Cards & Comics in Castle Rock, Colorado who says it can't be hot in his store if he doesn't have any.
