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Logan missed these when they came out since we live in a rural area, did you? Bushiroad is distributing the Cardfight!! Vanguard G Fighters Collection which has 75 new cards. So if you missed them like him you might want to go to your area’s gaming store and see if they can get any in for you.
The Force of Will trading card game is delivering more content this October. Two new themed starter decks will be arriving at stores entitled Arrogant Swallowtail and Wings of Anger. The decks will contain 50 cards, a play sheet, a rules sheet, and a game manual. Then the booster packs that will be released to support the decks will be called Advent of Demons, which will have an additional 200 cards. These decks are scheduled for an October 20 release, but if your gaming store supports Force of Will, there are going to be free demo decks at participating stores starting mid July through the end of the month. So all your fans of TCG’s be sure to ask you stores if they will be receiving the demo decks. Thanks to ICv2 for letting us know what’s coming soon to our gaming shops.
November will see additional Pokemon hitting store shelves. The Pokemon: Mythical Pokemon Collection: Genesect Pin Box and the Pokemon Collector Chest will be available for gamers and collectors to add to your collections. The Genesect Pin Box will have a new promo card featuring Genesect, a pin, and two booster packs. The Collector Chest will contain the tin, Pokemon coin, two sticker sheets, a mini-album, a Pokemon notepad, four pencils, five booster packs, and three foil promo cards featuring: Volcanion; Magearna; and Shiny Mega Gengar-EX.
Start saving your money if you are a TCG collector and specifically a Pokemon TCG collector. Pokemon USA has announced 4 additional releases for August and September. We will hit the first three first and then the pictured set above last. Three of the sets will be: 1) Pokemon: Shiny Mega Gardevoir and Mythical Pokemon Volcanion 3-pack Pin Blister, which will contain 3 booster packs and 1 or 2 collector pins – the release date is August 24 with a MSRP of $14.99; 2) Mythical Pokemon Collection – Victini, which will contain 2 Pokemon Generations booster packs, a collector pin, and a promo foil card of Victini – the release date is September 1 with a MSRP of $12.99; and 3) Pokemon Red & Blue Collection – Pikachu-EX, which will contain 4 Pokemon Generations booster packs, a sculpted Pikachu figure and a promo foil card of Pikachu-EX – the release date is September 14 with a MSRP of $24.99.
The big daddy is pictured above and will be released on September 14 and it is the Pokemon 20th Anniversary Elite Trainer Box. It will contain 10 Pokemon Generations booster packs, 65 black and gold card sleeves with 20th Anniversary logo, 45 Energy cards with a new look, a players guide, 6 damage counter dice, 1 coin-flip die, 2 acrylic condition markders, a collectors box, and a foil promo card of Shaymin-EX. This set will have a MSRP of 49.99.
With a new feature coming out in 2017 (Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions) Konami is releasing two Mega Tins featuring Yugi and Kaiba this September. The tins will reportedly have six variant cards: 2 Ultra Rare variant cards of Yugi or Kaiba, Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Ultra Rare foil, Secret Rare Egyptian God card specific to each tin, 3 Super Rare variant cards, 3 “16 card” Mega Packs and 2 brand new cards that will be part of the upcoming Pendulum Domination Structure Deck.
Bushiroad is releasing a new Disgaea expansion set for the Weiss Schwarz TCG on June 10. The English version will include Trial Decks, Booster Packs and a Meister Set. The Trial Deck will have 50 cards, of which 18 will be exclusive cards to the Trial Decks. Also if you are lucky enough you might get a Trial Deck that has a signed gold foil card by voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki. The Booster Packs will have 165 different cards. In random packs you have a chance of getting a signed gold foil/hot stamped signed card by one of these voice actors: Kaori Mizuhashi; Tomoe Hanba; Yuuko Sasamoto; Kaori Ishihara; Wataru Hatano; Suzuko Mimori; or Manabi Mizuno. In the Meister Set there will be an exclusive rubber playmat, a 700 card storage box and a PR card. So if you are like Logan you might want to mark you calendar and start saving money.
Kanomi has set some release dates for new product in thier Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, so start saving up know. First up is the Rise of the True Dragons structure deck – it will have new high-level dragons, dragon devotee monsters, and spell cards that will be able to summon dragons from the graveyard with no restrictions – this set has a July 15 release date. Next is the Dark Illusion core booster set – it will have 100 cards to the set to include ten new themes and ten never before seen cards – these boosters have an August 5 release date. Last is Dragons of Legend Unleashed booster set – this set will have several foil cards from the manga and anime that have never been used before – which has an August 19 release date. So have fun chasing all of these down this summer.
If you purchased any of the last Magic: the Gathering set Battle for Zendikar you helped Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have the strongest launch of a Magic set according to ICv2 and Hasbro’s CEO Brian Goldner. Magic is a strong product at the moment and I don’t think it will slow down any time soon. Some of our friends are Magic players/collectors and we want to wish them a fun time at the tournaments or pickup games they play.
Bushiroad has announced it’s latest TCG game, Luck & Logic. The English release of Luck & Logic is set for a Summer date and one has to wonder if the anime series that is a companion piece in Japan will to far behind for a North American release. But one never knows with distributors…if nothing else our TCG fans will have their new cards to get. Here is the two ads for both the anime and card game through their YouTube channel:
ICv2 is reporting that the Pokemon Company has purchased air time for a Pokemon commercial during Super Bowl 50. This ad will kickoff the 20th Anniversary for Pokemon. The Official Pokemon Channel on YouTube has begun streaming the below add, but it is unclear if the same ad will be the one airing during Super Bowl 50, I kind of think they would have a different one for that after spending that much money for air time. The company is also declaring February 27th as Pokemon Day with several things happening. Here is the link to ICv2 for more details: http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/33466/super-bowl-50-spot-kicks-off-pokemon-20th Keep your eyes sharp and ears tuned in for special events during this year. So to Pokemon fans and the Pokemon Company happy 20th Anniversary!