Let the patrons of your library, that enjoy TCG’s, know that Pokemon:Black and White-Emerging Powers Expansion theme decks will be hitting stores August 17, with booster packs hitting on August 31. Follow the jump it you want to read more.
15th Expansion for WOW
Cryptozoic Entertainment is planning on releasing the 15th World of Warcraft Trading Card Game expansion set for July. The set will be entitled “Twilight of the Dragons”. Be sure to pass along this information to your patrons that are into gaming. Link below to ICv2’s article.
Naruto Chibi’s for OP
Libraries that have patrons that love the TCG/CCG’s and are involved in the organized play librarians will want to pass this news along to them. ICv2’s site, linked below, reports that in the Organized Play tournament kits there will be Naruto Chibi-style playmates that can be used as organized play prizes. The article also gives the list of Naruto CCG Shonen Jump Championship Tournaments will be at.
Resident Evil Playing League
Libraries that have Trading Card Gamers will want to pass this along to them. Resident Evil: Alliance TCG came out in January and proved to be a hit, with an expansion set planned. Because of this, Bandai is planning to release a league play program. Think of the Magic The Gathering & Yu-Gi-Oh league play tournaments. Tell your patrons to ask their local hobby shops if they plan on taking part of this program. Link on over to ICv2’s site for the article.
Duel Masters Gets Another Chance
Anime News Network’s site is reporting that a new Duel Masters will be airing in the States. Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters will be on The Hub, which is a channel that Discovery Communications and Hasbro has recently started. It is stated that it will be released during the 2011-2012 television season. As I remember the first Duel Masters series, this will appeal to the ‘tween patrons in your library, that are also interested in Anime and/or TCG’s. Link on over to the full article below.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-03-25/duel-masters-card-game-gets-new-tv-series-in-usa
Yu-Gi-Oh Gold!
Librarians that have Trading Card Gamers will want to pass this news along to them. Especially if a patron is into Yu-Gi-Oh as a whole. This June Konami is releasing Yu-Gi-Oh Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition only to hobby retailers (Comic books stores/Gaming stores). Hobby stores will also get 2 new playmats and there will be a third playmat that will only be available at stores that are Official Tournament stores. Jump over to ICv2 for the brief article.
Pokemon Still Going Strong
ICv2 is reporting more 15th Anniversary news, see link below for full article. The 14th and 15th feature films will debut in Japan during the month of July. The titles of the two films are Pokemon: Vintini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Pokemon: Vintini and the White Hero: Reshiram. These films feature the Legendary Pokemon listed in the titles, which tie into the release of the Pokemon TCG: Black and White set that was mentioned in an earlier post, see second link. When these two films make it to the U.S. to purchase these will be two films librarians will want to purchase to add to their anime collection for all of their Pokemon fans.
Yu-Gi-Oh 3D Movie card pack
If some of your libraries are in the area that the new Yu-Gi-Oh 3D: Bonds Beyond Time movie will be shown let your patrons now about the movie packs. ICv2 has the article about this, however it is unclear if these will be available to purchase at the theaters or elsewhere. The link below will take you to the article. Let your anime and card gaming fans know about this if they don’t already.