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Yu-Gi-Oh for the Wii?
Posted Saturday, 7/19/2008 by PPNSteve
Recently Konami confirmed that one of their successful batch of Yu-Gi-Oh games will be making an appearance on Wii, but as something slightly different.
According to Siliconera, a Konami representative, after confirming the title's existence, simply said 'think racing'.
Konami announced their yearly Yu-Gi-Oh PSP game in Japan, but it won’t see a release in North America. Don’t worry Yu-Gi-Oh fans, a game based on Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds is in development for the Wii. Usually, this isn’t the kind of thing I would report, but my interest piqued when a Konami representative told me it wouldn’t be like any other Yu-Gi-Oh game to date. I said, “No cards or dice?” He replied, “Think racing.”
Yu-Gi-Oh for the Wii will probably be the new anime characters riding D-Wheel motorcycles with tilt control. We'll post more info on this as it becomes available.
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San Diego Comic Con 2008: Thursday Program Schedule Posted
Posted Wednesday, 7/9/2008 by PPNSteve
It appears that the programming schedule for the first day of this year's San Diego Comic Con has been posted, revised and then taken offline. For those who didn't get a chance to catch it, we've noted the scheduled English-Language World Premiere of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's television series.
12:00-1:00pm The New Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: English-Language World Premiere - Be the first on the planet to see the English language version of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's television series. Plus, meet the team behind the show, including—straight from Japan—producer Teruaki Jitsumatsu (Transformers: Robots in Disguise). Yumi Hoashi of Konami, and representatives from UpperDeck, 4Kids Entertainment, and Playmates Toys will also reveal what's in store for Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's fans and, while supplies last, offer a few surprises for lucky attendees! Room 5AB
San Diego Comic Con 2008 (sold out)
THU, JULY 24 - SAT, JULY 26
9:30AM - 7PM
With additional late-night hours for programming, anime, games, film showings, etc.
SUN, JULY 27
9:30AM - 5PM
Location
SAN DIEGO Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
USA
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelist Genesis coming to US!
Posted Saturday, 7/5/2008 by Bluntasaur
Upper Deck Entertainment has confirmed that the first Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds TCG expansion set, Duelist Genesis, will be available in the US on September 2nd, 2008!
I don't have many details yet, but it's a mixed bag.
The good news is that the new set will indeed introduce Tuner and Synchro monsters to the game, including the well-known Turbo Warrior and Goyou Guardian! Naturally, the two big highlights of Duelist Genesis will be Stardust Dragon (Yusei's signature monster from 5Ds) and Red Demons Dragon, a.k.a. Red Dragon Archfiend (Jack's signature monster from Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds.)
The bad news is that the set does not include Speed World or any Speed Spells, so no real-life Riding Duels (yet)
No word as to the full card list, but I'll keep you posted as I find out more!
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YU-GI-OH! Trading Card game invades Hawaii with monstrous tournament event
Posted Tuesday, 6/24/2008 by PPNSteve
Hundreds of Die-Hard Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Fans Will Battle for the Exclusive "Doomcaliber Knight" Card, High-End Prizes, and a Chance to Compete in the Upcoming 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. National Championship Tournament.
WHAT: Upper Deck -- the premier sports and entertainment trading card company -- brings the ultimate gaming experience to Honolulu, Hawaii with the one of the biggest trading card game tournament events in the region - the Shonen Jump Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG) Tournament.
Hundreds of players are expected to take part in the all-day tournament, which allows die-hard trading card game fanatics a chance to battle for prizes such as a high-end laptop, state-of-the-art gaming systems, iPods, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG product, and for seats in the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG National Championship Tournament in Columbus Ohio, to name a few.
In addition, the top three finishers will receive the exclusive "Doomcaliber Knight" card, which is only available at the Shonen Jump Championship Tournament. Three additional "Doomcaliber Knight" cards will be given away to three lucky winners at the event's side tournament.
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2008 at 9 a.m.
WHERE: Neil Blaisdell Center, Ballroom 777 (Ward Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii).
For more information on the tournament, please log onto www.sjchawaii.com.
EVENT & PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Prizes
1st - A laptop computer, championship trophy, the Shonen Jump Championship Prize Card "DoomCaliber Knight" and booster packs of the most current set
2nd - 16GB iPod Touch, Nintendo DS Lite, "DoomCaliber Knight" and booster packs of the most current set
3rd - Nintendo Wii Gaming Console, "DoomCaliber Knight" and booster packs of the most current set
4th - Nintendo Wii Gaming Console and booster packs of the most current set
5th - 8th Nintendo DS Lite and booster packs of the most current set
9th - 16th iPod Shuffle and booster packs of the most current set
The SJ Championship Tournament will be held the Neil Blaisdell Center Hawaii, Ballroom 777 (Ward Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii).
On-Site Registration - July 12, 2008 from 9:00am To 9:45am
Start Time - 10:00am
Entry Fee - $20.00
How To Register - Go to Da-Planet at 2615 S. King St. #312 (Honolulu, Hawaii) or call (808) 791-2345 or go to www.sjchawaii.com
For more information on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game or tournament locations, please visit www.ude.com/sjc or www.sjchawaii.com.
If you pre-register on the web at www.sjchawaii.com and pay with PayPal, or pre-register at Da-Planet by July 10, 2008 you will automatically be entered in a drawing to win a brand new Nintendo Wii!
Pre-Registration Advantages:
- Automatically entered to win a Nintendo Wii.
- No need to wait in the registration line.
- Automatically entered in the tournament player list.
COMPANY & GAME INFORMATION
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card and video games are products of strategy, where players create individual decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the game.
With over 1 million currently active players worldwide, cards printed in nine different languages and with over 15.8 billion cards sold worldwide since its launch, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is a global phenomenon. In Europe alone, over 2.5 billion cards have been sold since its European introduction in May 2003. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is manufactured by Konami, and is distributed worldwide (with the exception of Asia) by Upper Deck.
About Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! comic series from artist Kazuki Takahashi that first appeared in Japan in 1996. The comic spawned a hit cartoon TV show, a top-selling collectible card game, several videogames and other licensed merchandise. During the game, players Duel each other by summoning monsters and activating Spell and Trap cards. Using a Starter Deck and/or booster sets, Duelists collect cards to play their hands against other Duelists. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, powerful monsters, solid strategy and a little good fortune are the winners in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! comic series from artist Kazuki Takahashi that first appeared in Japan in 1996. It is currently being serialized in SHONEN JUMP, the monthly manga magazine published by VIZ Media. The comic spawned a hit cartoon TV show, a top-selling trading card game, popular video games and other licensed merchandise. Yu-Gi-Oh! follows the adventures of Yugi, a young boy who possesses the "Millennium Puzzle" that allows him to transform into the "Duelist King" whenever he is challenged.
The object of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is to win a match (which consists of three Duels) by reducing an opponent's "life points" from 8,000 to zero. This is accomplished through a series of turns using a deck with a minimum of 40 cards and a combination of strategy, skill and luck. Three main types of cards are used in Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Monster Cards, Spell Cards and Trap Cards, with each category being further divided into sub-categories. For more information on the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME or Upper Deck Entertainment, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or www.ude.com.
Konami has shipped more than 5 million units of Yu-Gi-Oh!? video games in Europe since the series' debuted at the end of 2002. Key titles include Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelist of the Roses, with high quality titles available for a host of formats. Millions of duels have been played with Yu-Gi-Oh! Online Duel Evolution, the free online game for PC, which receives regular updates at www.yugioh-online.net. The games are recognized for the deeply strategic and challenging gameplay based on the hugely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! universe.
KONAMI CORPORATION was established in 1973, and became a holding company on March 31, 2006. KONAMI CORPORATION covers the fields of "Digital Entertainment Business", "Health & Fitness Business" and "Gaming & System Business". KONAMI CORPORATION went public on Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, the Singapore Stock Exchange in 1997, the London Stock Exchange in 1999, and the New York Stock Exchange in 2002. Home Page URL: www.konami.co.jp. Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary, responsible for popular franchises like Metal Gear Solid?, Silent Hill? and Pro Evolution Soccer? amongst other top sellers. For more information concerning Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH and its products, please visit www.konami-europe.com/games.
Founded in 1988, the Upper Deck Company is the leading sports and entertainment publishing company and delivers a portfolio of relevant, innovative and multi-dimensional product experiences to sports collectors and entertainment enthusiasts.
Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) is a division of Upper Deck and specializes in award-winning entertainment collectible trading cards and games such as the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, and World of Warcraft, Marvel, and DC Comics TCG's.
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Konami Opens Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament Website
Posted Thursday, 6/5/2008 by PPNSteve
Register now for a shot at the main event.
Konami announced today that it has launched the official 2008 US Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Tournament website, giving fans the opportunity to compete for a chance to play in the World Championship event in Germany this August.
You'll find more details on the tournament in the press release below:
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - June 4, 2008 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the launch of the official 2008 US Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Tournament website, where fans of the beloved series can register and compete for a chance to compete in the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 in Germany, August 8th and 9th 2008.
 To register, entrants must take a Yu-Gi-Oh! quiz, consisting of 25 questions related to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 game, the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series. The top 256 contestants who complete the quiz accurately will compete head-to-head using their Nintendo DS™ against other finalists for one of four spots in the US Tournament taking place in San Diego at ComiCon, July 24th through July 27th 2008. The top two winners from the US Tournament will then be flown to Germany to compete against finalists from around the world.
Throughout the tournaments, competitors will be using the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 video game for the Nintendo DS™. The game offers an incredibly faithful adaptation of the hit trading card game, with more than 1,600 cards, new modes and full online play with community support through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players will also be able to compete with others in online head-to-head play and can use voice chat to communicate with their opponent as they prepare to battle.
For more information about the 2008 US Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Tournament and to enter the competition online, please visit: www.yugiohuschampionship.com
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 for the Nintendo DS™ carries a suggested retail price of $29.99 and is rated E for everyone. It is available at retailers nationwide or at www.konami.com
The tournament begins with the 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Qualifier. It starts with registering for the tournament. Once registered, duelist will be tested on their overall knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh! in the qualifier quiz. The 256 top finishers in the quiz, then go onto to play in head-to-head competition. After two rounds of battle, the remaining 64 duelists move on to the 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship.
The 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship consists entirely of head-to-head play with the Yu-Gi-Oh! US Championship 2008 game and an Internet ready Nintendo DS™. The first three rounds are conducted online. The final four rounds take place in San Diego, California on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
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Konami Revenues, Profits Grow In Full Year Results
Posted Friday, 5/16/2008 by PPNSteve
May 16, 2008 - Following a major media event in San Francisco, in which a number of new titles were announced, officials from Konami have also revealed details of the company’s full year financial results – for the period ended March 31st, 2008.
Over the course of the year the company saw net revenues increase from ¥280.3 billion ($2.67bn) the previous year to ¥297.3 billion ($2.83bn). Profits also rose from ¥16.2 billion ($154.2m) to ¥18.3 billion ($174.2m).
In terms of specific divisions, the company’s digital entertainment segment saw a 8.4 percent increase in sales to ¥178.9 billion ($1.70bn) and a 17 percent in operating income to ¥35.4 billion ($337.1m).
Key releases for the year included the latest versions of World Soccer Winning Eleven/Pro Evolution Soccer, with sales exceeding the pace show by the previous year’s iterations. The Dance Dance Revolution and Yu-Gi-Oh! series were also described as achieving “favorable” results, particularly in North America for the former.
The company’s gaming and system division, which is predominately concerned with pachinko and other gambling machines, saw a 28 percent increase in operating profits, while the company’s health and fitness business saw a drop in profits of 29.6 percent.
In terms of unit sales, Japan still accounted for the majority of the company’s business with 9.62 million games sold (up from 9.39 million the previous year). However, the success of Pro Evolution Soccer saw Europe just behind at 8.97 million (up from 7.70 million) and North America well behind at 4.46 million (down from 5.11 million).
In terms of specific genres and franchises, the company’s soccer titles accounted for a record breaking 9.43 million units (up from 8.47 million) of its 23.33 million overall sales. Baseball titles totaled 1.66 million (up from 1.56 million), games licensed from animated TV shows were at 2.44 million (down from 2.64 million), music titles were at 2.30 million (up from 1.95 million) and the Metal Gear series accounted for 1.11 million unit sales (up from 1.10 million). Other miscellaneous titles sold 6.40 million units during the year.
In terms of breakdown by platform, the PlayStation 2 still saw the vast majority of unit sales at 34.1 percent (down from 47.2 percent the previous year). The Nintendo DS was next on 23.9 percent (up from 21.9 percent), then the PSP at 16.4 percent (up from 14.5 percent), the Wii at 8.8 percent (up from 1.8 percent), the PlayStation 3 at 8.3 percent (up from 0.3 percent), the Xbox 360 at 5.3 percent (down from 6.3 percent) and the PC at 2.4 percent (down from 3.0 percent).
Overall handheld consoles accounted for 40.6 percent of the company’s business in the 2008 financial year and home consoles 59.5 percent.
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Yu-Gi-Oh has a Sell-out Performance
Posted Monday, 4/21/2008 by PPNSteve
Yu-Gi-Oh launches of 2008 out perform expectations.
Upper Deck has sold out of the Light of Destruction booster and the Gold Series packs even before they reach retailer’s shelves in the United States and Europe.
The news comes on the back of a strong sales performance of the first release, Phantom Darkness, which was launched in February.
Light of Destruction, which was scheduled to launch on May 13th, is a 100-card set which features Light cards, allowing duelists to banish their opponents monsters. The set also includes the Arcana Force cards from Season 2 of the animated TV series; 10 world-premiere cards; and 10 cards previously only sold in Japan.
Leighton Kurashima, Yu Gi Oh brand manager, Upper Deck, said: “This is a great year for Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, both in terms of set content and chase cards.”
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game has always relied on engaging set content and game play.
“The great sales performance so far this year demonstrates that Konami and Upper Deck continue to deliver for both established Duelists and players who are new to the game.”
Yumi Hoashi, VP of Card Business for Konami, added: “The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG continues to be a hugely popular game for boys. Konami and Upper Deck work closely together to develop superior set contents that keep Duelists interested in the game.”
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Toys at Subway This April
Posted Friday, 3/21/2008 by PPNSteve
Subway Fresh Fit Kids Meals will include Yu-Gi-Oh! GX toys and prizes all during the month of April, 4Kids and the Subway restaurant chain announced earlier this week.
Each Kids Meal will include either a Yu-Gi-Oh GX Monster Spinning Top or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Monster Etching Plates. The promotion will run from March 24 through May 11, 2008 in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The promotion will run from April 7 through May 18, 2008 in the U.K. and Ireland.
One of two Yu-Gi-Oh! GX premiums, either a Monster Spinning Top or a Monster Etching Plate, will be included with each Subway Fresh Fit Kids Meal, which will come in a themed meal bag. The promotion will be supported with in-store signage and on the Subway Website.
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4Kids Confirms Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's American Fall Premiere
Posted Wednesday, 3/19/2008 by PPNSteve
In a conference call with analysts this week, 4Kids Entertainment CEO Al Kahn revealed that the company plans to begin airing Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's in the U.S. this fall. This new Yu-Gi-Oh! series is premiering on Japanese television in April. The property is being launched in TCG form in Japan this month.
The plot of the new series revolves around the quest to collect five all-powerful dragon cards. The Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's name stands for Yu-Gi-Oh! Five Duel Scoop. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, the latest television series in the manga, card game, and anime franchise which will premiere in Japan on April 2, 2008. Set several decades after the adventures of Yūgi Mutō (the protagonist of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! story), Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's will focus on a new protagonist named Yūsei Fudō. Yūsei is a duelist who operates a red motorcycle-like D-Wheel in a new stadium game called Riding Duel.
Kahn told analysts that he expects the new series to help keep the Yu-Gi-Oh! property fresh and provide new licensing opportunities.
Source: www.icv2.com
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Duelpro 2008 Lifepoints Calculator Released
Posted Friday, 2/29/2008 by PPNSteve
New Download Added - Duelpro 2008 lifepoints calculator
February 29, 2008 - Two years have passed since the last Duelpro lifepoints calculator for the yugioh-tcg was released (V2006.2). Now the next version is avaialable for download today!
Duelpro 2008 features a completely new way of empowering your yugioh duels. It is completely rewritten and is now much lighter (752kb installer, 2500 to 4800kb memory usage), much faster (opens and executes actions directly), has a much better interface (new 24bits depth buttons and glossy icons), is compatible with screen readers, has keyboard shortcuts, has tooltits at the bottom and much more…
It is now also compatible with windows vista and features a dashboard with eg. the latest news on Yugioh, provided by none other then us, YuGiOg!-World!!
by phoenxsoftware
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