Sales of games and puzzles were up dramatically in the first half of 2021, NPD reported based on its tracking of sales in chains and online.

Rally, a collectibles equity platform, sold a vintage Wata 9.8 copy of the Super Mario Bros. video game for $2 million dollars.

MetaZoo Games LLC. announced that Steve Aoki, famous DJ, producer, and entrepreneur, has become a full equity partner and a cofounder of their company.

More summer geek showbiz news has arrived, and it's time for a round-up!

The Pokemon Company International announced two new V Battle Decks, for Pokemon TCG, which will release into retail.

Three promising new series debut this month: An Animal Crossing gag manga, a new time-travel story from Rumiko Takahashi, and a slice-of-life comedy about a very capable cat.

ICv2 has built a running release calendar for Pokemon TCG as a retailer resource to help keep tabs on the new products and production schedule changes announced by The Pokemon Company International.

Hobby game sales were up strongly overall in the Spring (January through April) season of 2021, although there were substantial variations from region to region and store to store depending on the fury of the global Covid pandemic and the accompanying restrictions on retail.

These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all reflect sales in Spring 2021.

Despite the many challenges of doing business during a global pandemic, hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada grew 21% to $2.035 billion in 2020, up from $1.675 billion in 2019.