Nintendo of America Inc. and Pokemon USA Inc. have announced that effective January 1, 2006, Pokemon USA will assume the consumer marketing and distribution responsibilities for the Pokemon TCG .

Pat Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin saw the ICv2 interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones and feels that recent actions by the company contradict statements made in the interview.

Retailers have told ICv2 about Amazon's board game promotions.

We asked Gen Con CEO Peter Adkison to help us understand his 2005 attendance numbers.

The 2005 edition of the Pokemon Rocks America tour is already underway.

The Kids' WB maintained its Saturday morning dominance among over-the-air broadcasters.

The decline in sales of games appears to have leveled off, though the level at which sales have plateaued is lower than it was a year ago.

Nintendo is planning an extensive consumer marketing campaign in support of its next Pokemon TCG expansion, EX Unseen Forces, due to street August 24th.

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.

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.