EX Unseen Forces
July 27, 2005
Nintendo is planning an extensive consumer marketing campaign in support of its next Pokemon TCG expansion, EX Unseen Forces, due to street August 24th.
Yaoi, International Manga Gain in Popularity
July 21, 2005
In issue #11 of the Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga published this month by ICv2, we took note of the increasing competition for rack space.
Winners Announced
July 19, 2005
Dean Irwin of Nintendo of America told ICv2 at San Diego Comic-Con International who were the winners of this year's creative merchandising contest.
In 'Beckett Anime For Girls'
July 12, 2005
Beckett Anime For Girls includes a sneak peak at the second volume in Courtney Love's Princess Ai manga.
'Downplay Collectibility'
June 23, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the coverage of the current game market in the last ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games and feels that better long-term growth for games can be achieved if the trade downplays collectibility.
Anime Series From Geneon
June 22, 2005
The Kids' WB has acquired the broadcast rights to 26 episodes of the Viewtiful Joe anime series.
Another Down Year?
June 16, 2005
The first months of 2005 have continued to be very tough for game sales, after a weak 2004, according to the just-released ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games #8.
'Short-term in its Design'
June 12, 2005
Mark Bell of Bell's Comics in Grove City, Pennsylvania saw the article on Marvel's marketing push for 'House of M' and wants a different kind of marketing support.
Saturday Morning Block Expands to 5 Hours
June 2, 2005
The WB Television Network is scrapping its weekday 3-5:00 pm Kids' WB block and replacing it with syndicated series aimed at an older demographic.
4Kids' Earnings Slip 10%
May 10, 2005
4Kids Entertainment reported a 10% decline in net revenues for the first quarter of 2005 when compared with Q1 of 2004.
