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Pikachu Nintendo 64
To Be Released!
Nintendo Co Ltd said it will launch a new version of its Nintendo64
console which will feature the popular Pokemon character "Pikachu".
Nintendo's new product will hit Japanese stores on July 21 at 14,000 yen
($131.27), the same price as the existing model, and will be available
in the United States and Europe by the end of the year. It will
feature Pikachu - one of the most popular of the company's Pokemon game
characters - on the front of the 64-bit consoles. Pikachu's cheek will
light up when the machine is switched on. More...
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Pokemon Pirate
Arrested
A supermarket manager is under arrest on charges that he
diverted large shipments of Pokemon trading cards worth more than
$130,000 and resold them, police said. today. The manager was
arraigned yesterday on charges of theft, receiving stolen property and
theft by deception, said Falls police Lt. Neil Harkins. The
charges against the manager emerged in April when store officials
discovered unexplained shipments and disappearances of Pokemon trading
cards. Store records show that between Oct. 4, 1999, and Dec. 30,
1999, the store received shipments of Pokemon cards totaling
$133,559.51, but only sold $852.85 in cards for the same time period,
according to an arrest affidavit. More...
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Pokemon Heats Up!
Just when the Pokemon craze seemed to be slowing down, a
new wave of products has hit the market with a force unlikely to be
weakened any time soon. With the 1999 "Pokemon: The First Movie"
grossing over $87 million in the U.S. and Canada, the successful
releases of home video and DVD versions of the same feature film in
2000, new video games and card set launches - and a very strong
marketing campaign supporting it all - the Pokemon phenomenon has
reached a new level of popularity.
"Pokemon The Movie 2000," opens July 21 at theaters
nationwide. Ash Ketchum, Pikachu and friends return to the big screen
for their most exciting adventure yet. Will they shatter box-office
records once again?
Team Rocket Hits Town! Team Rocket and its Dark Pokemon have arrived,
forever changing the Pokemon Trading Card Game. More...
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Catch Team Rocket Photo Gallery
These photos include 77 pictures from the Team Rocket
blast in
Minnesota! Check out Jesse and James themselves ( # 55), the
over-sized holofoil Meowth card (English promo card #10) and giant,
lovable Pikachu!
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Pokemon Powers Hasbro!
Hasbro Inc.'s first-quarter earnings climbed about
10 percent over a year ago, beating analysts' expectations thanks to
strong sales of Pokemon toys and games.
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Pokemon Stadium Updates
We have Got the Pokemon Stadium Players
Guide, a Pokemon Stadium Cheat and
Codes Guide, and a Pokemon Stadium
Update Page. Be sure and check them out! Feel free to
print out any thing you would like to help you out!
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Pokemon Balls on "Most Wanted
List"
Alongside the FBI's "Most Wanted" list of
dangerous criminals, the corner post office will now display a poster of
the country's most notorious products.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday it would put up
recall notices to alert the public to hazardous products. About 33,000
post offices, where 7 million people go each day to mail letters and
ship packages, will get the new posters. The first posters should be up
later this week, officials said.
Pokemon balls from Burger King "kids meals" that can suffocate
children under 3. More than 25 million balls were recalled in December
after a 13-month-old girl and a 4-month-old boy died.
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Catch Team Rocket
On Saturday, April 22, Books-A-Million and
Bookland stores will be participating in an exclusive release of Team
Rocket, the highly anticipated expansion to the Pokemon
trading card game card set. Originally scheduled to be released on April
24th, Pokemon trainers will now have
the opportunity to catch Team Rocket two days early at Books-A-Million.
"Books-A-Million trainers are anticipating the
release of Team Rocket." said Patty Mills, Director of Special
Events. " We are pleased to be among the few who will be offering
it early!" More...
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Team Rocket's Fortune Cookie Scam
The hot new Pokemon
trading card game cards that were "stolen" from the Wizards of
the Coast warehouse in Seattle on Tuesday were spotted in San
Francisco's Chinatown in the possession of none other than the members
of the nasty no-gooders Team Rocket. After making two more stops across
the country, Team Rocket will land at the Mall of America in
Minneapolis, where they have challenged every Master Trainer in the
United States to a gigantic showdown on April 22.
Today, Team Rocket's tour of trouble has taken in San
Francisco's famous Chinatown. And what's worse, not only did they hang
their team signs for everyone to see, but they even tampered with the
town's considerable supply of fortune cookies!
Now every single cookie's fortune declares Team Rocket
the best trainers in the world! And they're still daring anybody and
everybody to a duel on April 22. Well, at least they're not chicken.
When asked to comment on the antics of the mischievous members of Team
Rocket, most Chinatown residents would say only that Team Rocket cost
them a fortune in cookies and they're none too happy about it. More...
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Team Rocket Pokemon Cards - Due April 24
Having been captured by bad-guy duo Team Rocket, these Pokemon
have missed out on the proper love and attention any good Pokemon
trainer would have given them.
Lacking that care, these Pokemon have evolved into naughty, mischievous
creatures that have now found their way into the Pokemon trading card
game via the Team Rocket set.
With several new additions to the game, including the arrival of the
popular dastardly duo Team Rocket and the first-ever holographic Energy
card, the Team Rocket set will add a different dimension to the
enormously popular Pokemon trading card game.
This highly anticipated expansion for the Pokemon trading card game
introduces 32 brand-new game cards and additional cards from Base Set 2,
including "dark," or mischievous, versions of 30 favorite
Pokemon. Game cards will be released in two new preconstructed theme
decks, "Trouble" and ``Devastation'' (manufacturer's suggested
retail price, US $9.99 each), as well as in 11-card booster packs (MSRP,
US $3.29), and will be available in retail stores across the United
States and Canada. More...
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Pokemon Price Guides are HERE!
Sierra's Pokemon World has formed a strategic alliance
with WorthGuide to bring you the most up-to-date pricing on Pokemon Cards.
Prices are determined from closing auction prices from major auction
sites. Also included are prices and sales graphs which show just how many
cards are being sold! A convenient search box is provided to allow you to
quickly find value of any pokemon card you want. Pokemon
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New Pokemon Collectibles on the Way
Zindart Limited announced that it has received its a new
order for premium Pokemon collectible items. Zindart expects to begin production
in mid-April, then manufacture and complete shipment of all items by mid-June.
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A Look at the Collecting Craze
Thanks to eBay and Sierra's Collectibles (http://www.sierrascollectibles.com)
collecting is now real cool -- and seen as a fun way to invest. Yes, it was
always okay to gather stamps, coins and dolls. Now even mass-produced
Beanie Babies from yesteryear are hunted down like ancient rarities.
Look at Beanie Babies, Pokemon, and even the new U.S. state quarters. As long as
there's a buzz that makes anything "hot," it can sell for several
times its original price. There are even "hot" free trading
boards for pokemon like Sierra's
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Pokemon Internet Auction Sales #3
Worth Guide has revealed the Top 20 Internet auction items for the
first two months of 2000. Based on their survey of millions of closed
auction transactions, Worth Guide has found the top selling items, by dollar
amount. For January and February 2000, the top 5-ranked items from the leading
Internet auction sites are:
Worth Guide Top 20 Internet Auction Categories
Categories Volume Sales
1. Baseball Cards 564,684 $15,684,644
2. Rolex 8,853 $14,238,019
3. Pokemon Cards 276,153 $6,169,217
4. Beanies 236,584 $5,403,149
5. Portable Computers 14,339 $5,350,198
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Sierra's Collectibles Offers WEB Specials!
Sierra's Collectibles (www.sierrascollectibles.com)
now offers you the best deals on a wide range of products. Their staff
scours the internet in search of the best deals that are available on the
internet, compiles a list of links, and posts them all on one page.
"We wanted to provide our readers with even more valuable content. By
providing links to exceptional savings is just one more free service we now
provide", says Sierra Jaske, president of Sierra's Collectibles.
"Our Free
Trading Boards have been very popular, and we expect this new service to be
popular as well". To check out the current specials, go to: Hot
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Grand Theft Pokemon Case Solved
Relieved sheriff's officials announced they had cracked a
case of "grand theft Pokemon" tracking down 161 trading cards that had
been confiscated, and then lost, by a local school. The owner of the
cards, 11-year-old Rudy Donithan-Treat, was awarded $1,500 by small claims court
last week after a judge determined that the school bore responsibility for the
lost cards. "Rudy Treat was supposed to pick up the cards at the end
of the school day from officials. But another student got there before him and
identified himself as Rudy. ... The Pokemon trading cards were inadvertently
handed to the impostor,'' said Investigator Andy Van Zelf. More...
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Pokemon Cereal!
Kellogg's® brings Poke-mania to supermarket shelves this
spring with the introduction of a limited-edition cereal, based on Nintendo's®
popular Pokemon franchise. Scheduled to be on shelves this May, Kellogg's®
Pokemon Toasted Oat Cereal With Marshmallow Bits is the first and only Pokemon
cereal. The cereal contains oat-based rings with four different Pokemon
character-shaped marshmallows: blue Poliwhirl, yellow Pikachu, pink Ditto, and
green Oddish. More...
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Burger King Brings Back Pokemon
Burger King plans to bring back its Pokemon promotion for
an encore without the toy balls blamed in the deaths of two infants.
Millions of the toys were handed out with Burger King children's meals late last
year in what the nation's second biggest fast-food restaurant company says was
one of its most popular promotions. More...
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Pikachu to Be Heinz Mascot
Add the Pikachu character from the "Pokemon"
cartoons to the stable of mascots at H.J. Heinz Co. The furry, yellow Pikachu
and four other ``Pokemon'' characters will begin appearing on Heinz bottles in a
few weeks. About 5 million of the 24-ounce bottles will be shipped. The
bottles will have a certificate for a $5 rebate on a ``Pokemon'' videocassette
or movie disk.
Pokemon the Movie 2000
Building on the record-breaking opening of ``Pokemon the
First Movie,'' Warner Bros. Pictures is gearing up for the July 21 release of
the latest animated adventure from the Pokemon universe, Kids WB! Presents
"Pokemon the Movie 2000." In "Pokemon the Movie 2000,"
Ash sets out to prove that one person can make all the difference when he
embarks on the greatest Pokemon adventure yet ... saving the world. "Pokemon
the Movie 2000" will see the debut of six new Pokemon, including Lugia, a
legendary Pokemon that plays a key role in helping Ash restore balance to the
world. More...
Student wins $1500 Pokemon Case
An 11-year-old boy whose middle school confiscated, then
lost, his 161 Pokemon cards took the school to small claims court and won a
$1,500 judgment. "I'll be able to get more Pokemon cards,'' Rudy
Donithan-Treat said outside the courthouse after the verdict Tuesday. A
monitor confiscated Rudy's cards in August, but when he went to collect them,
they had disappeared. But the judge said that once school officials took
the cards, they were responsible for them. More...
Pokemon Webmaster Selected
Warner Home Video and America Online announced the winner
of the Pokemon Webmaster contest for children. Out of 32,000 entries, the
Pokemon Webmaster title was given to nine-year old Jacob Miller from Nashua, N.H.,
for his original essay explaining why he should be the Pokemon Webmaster.
Jacob will fly to Hollywood with his family on Sunday, March 5 to help the WB
Online design team construct the ultimate Pokemon site, which will reside on AOL
Kids Only Channel at AOL Keyword: Pokemon. In addition, he will receive a VIP
tour of the historic Warner Bros. Studios lot, a $100 gift certificate for use
at the Warner Bros. Studio Store, and $500 cash. More...
Pokemon Seizure Mystery Discovered
Italian scientists have figured out how an episode of the television
cartoon Pokemon may have caused epileptic seizures in 685 Japanese children in
1997. The problem was caused by an abnormal brain response in these
children to flashing lights featured in the cartoon, signaling a brain disorder
known as photosensitive epilepsy. Dr. Vittorio Porciatti of the Institute of
Neurophysiology in Pisa and colleagues say that a mechanism in the brain that
controls the reaction to visual information "is defective or absent in"
people with photosensitive epilepsy. More...
Defeat Every Trainer and Gym Leader
BradyGAMES is publishing the official battle guide for Pokemon Stadium.
With 144 four-color pages, gamers will have all the tips and secrets they need
to train their Pokemon for the battle of their lives on Nintendo® 64.
With full game secrets, tons of super-useful tables, and comprehensive strategy,
Pokemon Stadium Official Battle Guide is the essential companion for the serious
player. Using detailed stats for all 151 Pokemon and inside information on the
best Pokemon combinations needed to defeat the trainers and gym leaders, gamers
will have a great advantage when battling it out to win every Cup and defeat
every game mode. More...
Promo Coro-Coro Glossy LILY PAD MEW Card Sells For $227
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Nintendo to Add New HOT Games!
Armed with runaway sales of its popular "Pokemon"
game software, Nintendo said it would put priority on strengthening its
game line-ups to battle its biggest rival Sony Corp. "Pokemon will
not be the end. We will keep creating new games. At the same time, we would
develop more Pokemon games by connecting them with mobile phones,'' Hiroshi
Imanishi, a Nintendo director and general manager said in an interview. More...
CASH for Listening to the Radio!
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Pokemon "Base Set 2" Cards!
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the world's
best-selling trading card game, Wizards of the Coast Inc. will release Base Set
2, a selection of cards from both the original Pokemon trading card game's Base
Set and the popular Jungle expansion set. These game cards, including the
highly sought-after Charizard and Blastoise cards, make up this new set of 130
cards bearing the Base Set 2 symbol.
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MetaExchange
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Sale on Pokemon Items and More!
Save 50% on selected Pokemon items and other Warner
Brother merchandise! To check all the great deals go to: Warner Bros. Studio Store
Wizards of the Coast: MLB Showdown 2000
Wizards of the Coast announced an
agreement with Major League Baseball Properties Inc. and Major League Baseball
Players Association to create an original kids' baseball card game, the MLB
Showdown 2000 card game. The MLB Showdown card game will combine the
strategy of baseball with the collectibility of baseball cards and the
competition of fantasy baseball. The MLB Showdown 2000 Starter Set will be
released in April 2000. More...
"Smart" Pokemon Toys
Hasbro's new POKEMON toys bring kids even closer to the
challenge of becoming a master trainer, with many action-oriented items.
Highlights include: the POKEMON THINK CHIP BATTLE STADIUM, an electronic table
top game that is played using the new POKEMON THINK CHIP FIGURES, "smart"
action figures with technology that allows kids to engage in 3-D, electronic
POKEMON battles and then store the experience for future game encounters.
More...
Pokemon #1 on Lycos Top 50
Once again pokemon remains the most search term at
Lycos. Lyco Top 50.
Pokemon Webmaster Wanted
The national search is being conducted via an exclusive
contest in the Kids Only Channel (AOL Keyword: KO) in which kids between the
ages of six and 13 can enter by submitting a 50-word essay explaining why they
should be chosen as the Pokemon Webmaster. One lucky grand prize winner will fly
to Hollywood with his or her family and spend a weekend helping the WB Online
design team construct the ultimate Pokemon Web site. More...
Quebec Drops Lawsuit Against Nintendo
The Quebec government on Thursday withdrew its threat to
sue video game makers Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp. for not marketing
French-language versions of their products. Sony and Nintendo have
apparently agreed to offer video game user guides and product guarantees in
French in Quebec. More...
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Pokemon Makers to Speak
Key individuals who designed and produced Pokemon, the #1
US TV show, video game, home video and comic book, will explain the creation of
one of the hottest entertainment properties of the 21st century-and a $10
billion industry. Speakers will discuss struggles behind Pokemon's birth and
upcoming developments in the Japanese computer game and animation industries.
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Their store chock full with games, gadgets, toys, and kits that excite the
senses and fire the imagination. They have tons of bright gift ideas for
children, husbands, wives, nieces, nephews, boyfriends, girlfriends and
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U.S. Government Warns Again About Pokemon Balls
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and
Burger King Corp. are again urging consumers to immediately destroy and discard
Pokemon balls distributed with Burger King kids meals in November and December
1999. On January 25, 2000, a 4-month-old boy in Indianapolis, Ind., reportedly
suffocated when one-half of a Pokemon ball that was in his crib became stuck on
his face.
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Collectible Pokemon CD
The CD is a collector's limited edition enhanced CD that features the new
TV theme song "PoKeMoN World." The song will debut on the new episodes
of the Kids' WB program beginning mid-January.
"Pokemon World" also includes "Pikachu's Winter Vacation,"
which was previously only available (as a different edit) on an exclusive video
for Walmart.
A special pre-release promotion is being offered through the Kids' WB Internet
site where 250 winners will receive the "Pokemon World" Collector's
Edition Enhanced CD, for answering the daily Pokemon question correctly. More...
American
Greetings Offer Pokemon Valentines Cards
Top valentine trends this year from American Greetings
include TV and storybook characters for kids (American Greetings offers
Pokemon(TM), Teletubbies©, Curious George©, Bear in the Big Blue House© and
World Wrestling Federation®), neon cards with tiny attachments, valentines with
playful, romantic messages and ``humor with an attitude.'' Also new are
Bubblegum(TM) valentines, geared to the teen and young adult market. These
feature a funky cast of "alter-ego" characters, such as Cool Dude,
Secret Admirer, Babe and Honey Buns. More...
Pokemon Boosts Video Games Sales
"Pokemon" games dominated 1999 sales, with more
than 12 million copies sold.
Overall, the industry enjoyed robust sales during 1999. The number of copies of
video and PC games rose 20 percent to 215 million. Revenues increased 14 percent
to $6.1 billion. More...
Sierra's Collectibles Launches Free Trading Board
for Pokemon!
Pokemon Collectors now have their own FREE place to buy-sell-trade or
list items they have on auction! Do to the overwhelming response on
Sierra's Trading Post, Sierra's Collectibles is offering an exclusive free
trading board just for pokemon items. List your item(s) today for FREE today!
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Pokemon/Nintendo Lead Video Game Industry
The dedicated video game industry grew by more than $700
million in 1999 to total retail revenues nearing $7 billion, with virtually all
of the increase attributed to products for Nintendo of America Inc.'s portable
Game Boy® Color system, including the Pokemon(TM) line of game software.
Across all categories in 1999, Nintendo claimed the industry's top six games for
a total of seven of the top 10 best selling games, encompassing five Pokemon
titles and the Christmas season best-seller, the Nintendo® 64 blockbuster,
Donkey Kong® 64, which sold more than 2 million units.
TOP 10 BEST SELLING 1999 INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TITLES
Ranked on Units Sold
RANK PLATFORM/TITLE PUBLISHER
1 GBOY POKEMON BLUE NINTENDO OF AMERICA
2 GBOY POKEMON RED NINTENDO OF AMERICA
3 GBOY POKEMON YELLOW NINTENDO OF AMERICA
4 N64 DONKEY KONG 64 NINTENDO OF AMERICA
5 GBC POKEMON PINBALL NINTENDO OF AMERICA
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Mothers Brawl Over Pokemon Cards!
Two mothers are facing charges of harassment and
disorderly conduct after a shouting match at a school bus stop over Pokemon
cards their children traded turned violent, police said. Dawn Marie
Herbert, 30, and Maria Grazilla, 37, were at the bus stop with their
children when Herbert started a verbal argument with Grazilla and her son over
Pokemon cards the children had traded in school. The confrontation turned
physical when Herbert threw a large, full cup of coffee at Grazilla, striking
her on the shoulder. More...
Burger King's President Resigns
The president of Burger King's North American division,
Paul Clayton, said Monday he resigned to become chief executive officer of The
Jamba Juice Co. Clayton, 41, said the switch from flame-broiled beef to
frozen drinks isn't linked to recent bad press over the Miami-based burger
giant's Pokemon giveaways. More...
Pokemon Cards - Supply and Demand
What is happening to the prices of Pokemon cards and which
way will prices go in the future? Well this brings us to simple economics
and the theory of supply and demand. Detailed
info here.
Pokemon Candy Products
Go-Rachels.Com announced that its Canadian subsidiary,
Triple-C, Inc., has been appointed the Canadian distributor for Pokemon and WWF
licensed candy products. Triple-C will sell to all convenience, grocery
and independent drug stores throughout Canada. "Pokemon" and "WWF"
are two of the hottest licenses in retailing today. This is a great fit with our
products and customers, said Harry Scholtens, Vice President of Sales for
Triple-C. Candy products will begin shipping in February. Sales estimates were
not available but are expected to be significant. More...
Pojo's Host Surprise Pokemon Party
The day's events include making Nancy Villalobos
"Queen Pokemon" for a day complete with halo and wand. Linda Eck,
Pokemon Educational Master, will answer questions and perform tricks. Each
student will receive PoJo's Unofficial Pokemon Magazine and a package of Pokemon
cards. Nancy will receive a host of Pokemon gifts and presents all provided by
H&S Media, publishers of PoJo's Unofficial Pokemon and Mary Beth's Bean Bag
World. More...
Elusive Mew Card to Arrive January 8, 2000
Thousands of Pokemon trainers across the country will gather at local
retailers beginning on January 8 to "catch" Mew - the much-anticipated
English version of the Pokemon Mew game card featuring the elusive 151st Pokemon,
previously found only in the Japanese version of the world's best-selling
trading card game. The coveted Mew card for the Pokemon trading card game
will only be available through the stores hosting the Pokemon Trading Card Game
League during the third season or until supplies last. For more information and
a list of participating retailers, please visit the company's website at www.wizards.com.
Ohio Company Sentenced for Selling Recalled Toys
The Mazel Company, of Solon, Ohio, was sentenced to pay a
criminal penalty of $40,000 after pleading guilty to four counts of selling
banned children's toys. The toys had been recalled by their New Jersey importer
because they contained small parts, which posed a choking hazard to young
children. However, following the recall, the importer resold the toys to Mazel.
Mazel sold approximately 800 Teddy Precious Collectible Bears to small retail
stores throughout the United States.
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The Next "Pokemon" Craze on the Way?
After unleashing "Pokemon" on American children,
Japanese videogame developers are busily readying an onslaught of new products
for international consumption, including "Digital Monster," or "Digimon,"
from toymaker Bandai, and "Monster Farm," based on a popular game by
the same name for Sony's PlayStation. More...
U.S. Government Sets Up War Room for Recalled
Items
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is launching Operation
S.O.S. - Safe Online Shopping - to find more recalled, illegal and potentially
hazardous consumer products being sold on the World Wide Web. CPSC recalls
include products sold in both traditional stores and online, but this new
initiative concentrates on the growing number of products for sale in
cyberspace. CPSC has instituted a "War Room" where CPSC
investigators will monitor the Internet for possibly dangerous and illegal
consumer products.
Using computers and telephone lines that can't be traced back to the government,
non-government credit cards and anonymous shipping addresses, these experts,
posing as consumers, shop for items that could be dangerous to consumers.
Operation S.O.S. monitors retail sites and product-related news groups on the
Internet. More...
Burger King Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit!
Silber-Pearlman today announced a Dallas woman has filed a
nationwide class-action lawsuit against Burger King Corp. on behalf of the tens
of millions of consumers who have purchased potentially deadly Pokemon toys at
Burger King restaurants since November. Attorneys for Jennifer Winder
filed the claim Dec. 29 in Judge David Gibson's Dallas County Court at Law no.
1. According to the lawsuit, Ms. Winder bought several kids meals for her son at
a Dallas area Burger King restaurant solely for the Pokemon toys that were
included in the meals. Burger King recently acknowledged that the toys contain a
hazardous defect. More...
Cursing Pikachu
A Christmas gift a Howell couple had given their
grandchildren has them in an uproar. The couple says the Pokemon toy they
purchased at a local K-Mart spews obscenities. The talking Pikachu has gone from
saying his name to saying a profane phrase. K-Mart officials say they will bring
the matter to the attention of the Hasbro Corporation, the manufacturer of the
toy. More...
Pokemon Recall Largest in History!
Burger King's recall of 25 million Pokemon balls after a
child reportedly suffocated is the largest toy recall in U.S. history, the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. It was too early to
tell how many of the balls - part of a promotion by the fast-food chain tied to
the Pokemon craze sweeping the United States - had been returned since Burger
King initiated the voluntary recall two days ago. More...
How to Spot a Fake Pokemon Card
Here are some tips on how to spot a fake Pokemon card.
Double Vision. If the image is dull in color or the print on the card is
hard to read - usually a product of shoddy reproduction - experts say it's
probably a fake. Nintendo officials also say you can see dots when you look
closely at the printed images on fake cards. Sometimes the colors of the
characters are wrong.
Look for Logo. Some fake cards do not carry the Nintendo trademark logo
or "seal of quality" found on official Pokemon cards. Copyright
information is also printed somewhere on the package.
Flimsiness. Compare the thickness of the card to other Pokemon cards.
Counterfeit cards are often printed on cheaper, thinner paper stock that bends
or "crinkles."
More...
Burger King Refused to Recall Toys at First!
The Consumer Product Safety Commission criticized Burger King's actions
on the recall, saying it urged the company to issue a recall or at least suspend
the promotion after it learned of the girl's death on Dec. 15, four days after
she died. "They refused. They only agreed to a recall after the
second incident," Rader said. "They were extremely uncooperative and
they had to be pushed along." More...
Burger King Recalls Pokemon Balls
Burger King Corporation is voluntarily recalling more than
25 million Pokemon balls included with Burger King kids meals. The balls may
pose a suffocation hazard to children under three years of age. Pokemon balls
are the ball-shaped plastic containers that hold Pokemon toys in Burger King
kids meals. Either half of the Pokemon ball can become stuck on a child's face,
covering the nose and mouth and may cause suffocation of a child under three
years of age.
A 13-month-old girl reportedly suffocated when one-half of a Pokemon ball
covered her nose and mouth. An 18-month-old girl reportedly also had a ball-half
stuck over her face, causing her distress. However, the girl's father (on the
second attempt) pulled the ball-half from her face.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml00/00046.html
Surge in Pokemon Card Grading Service
The Collectors Universe sports card authentication and grading service,
PSA, announced that it received over 10,000 Pokemon cards for grading in the
week ending Dec. 18, 1999.
The number of Pokemon card submissions has increased dramatically from the 1,000
cards a week PSA was receiving when it commenced its Pokemon card grading
service Dec. 3. "The six most popular cards submitted PSA grading last week
were Pokemon cards," said PSA President Steve Rocchi. More...
Pokemon Craze Not Just For Children
Consider all those grown-ups who have invested in 4Kids
Entertainment Inc., the New York company that finds itself in the enviable
position of licensing a vast array of products that have grown out of the
Pokemon rage in Asia, America and Europe. Its stock price is 10 times higher
than it was a year ago. The company's shares on the Nasdaq started 1999 at
just over $3 and look likely to end the year at around $35 amid strong Pokemon
sales. In early November -- about the time "Pokemon: The First Movie"
was released -- the stock climbed as high as $93.25. More... Boy
Held at Knifepoint for Pokemon Cards
Four boys were arrested after holding a 12-year-old at
knifepoint and robbing him. The loot... Pokemon cards. Twelve-year-old Justin
Scott became the victim of an armed robbery. He had just left a local Burger
King for Pokemon trading night when the four boys between the ages of eleven and
14, confronted him with a knife. They demanded he Pokemon cards. Justin gave the
boys the cards and ran home to call police. More...
Platinum Toys Announce Contest
The first person to confirm that they are the 10,000 visitor to Platinum
Toys will receive 5 free Pokemon Jungle Booster packs, 5 Pokemon Fossil packs, a
Steve Young NFL Bammer and a $10.00 gift certificate to Platinum Toys. No
purchase necessary. Details Here.
Charizard Cards Given Away!
Books-A-Million, Inc. released the list of winners for the Pokemon "Charizard"
card. Everyone who visited select Books-A-Million locations during the
One-day Sale was eligible to enter the "Charizard" drawing. More...
The World's Greatest Fighters Fight Pokemon
"The World's Greatest Fighters Fight Pokemon" is
a special online event. Everyday at www.thethreshold.com,
a Pokemon is destroyed in a new, innovative and absolutely merciless way on its
on-line show "Pokemon Must Be Destroyed". Beginning Tuesday,
December 21, 1999, TheThreshold.com will feature a week of the world's best
fighters taking on Pokemon characters in a series of epic battles. More...
Boy Struck By Train After Trading Pokemon Cards
A nine-year-old boy walking home from the store after
trading Pokemon cards was struck by a train and killed in downtown Buford,
Georgia. The Gwinnett County Police Department says the boy was apparently
trying to beat a freight train going 48-miles-an-hour when the accident
occurred. More...
Pokemon Toys Flew Off Shelves
The Game Boy Color video-game player is out-of-stock
virtually everywhere, as are Amazing Ally dolls, Millennium Princess Barbies and
a handful of other toys and video games. With these toys topping many
kids' holiday wish lists, many parents still are scrambling to find them in time
for Christmas. Some are going so far as to pay hefty premiums for the toys on
auction Web sites such as eBay and Amazon.com. More...
Pokemon Hot in Britain
This year, the annual battle for the star spot under
British Christmas trees pits Furby Babiesr - against Pikachu and his pals,
Jigglypuffs, Blastoise, Bulbasaur, Eevee, Charizards and many more.
Pokemon tops the popularity list compiled by the British Association of Toy
Retailers, based on sales to the end of November, with Furby Babies at No. 2.
More...
Topps Enhances Pokemon Website
The Topps Company announced that it has enhanced its website, www.topps.com,
with information on its popular Pokemon trading cards and candy products. The
site provides visitors with detailed product descriptions, pictures and
activities based on the Company's Pokemon product line. More...
Pokemon Class
A university level course of study for Pokemon? Not quite,
though the idea is amusing. It's the idea of University of Alabama - Birmingham
junior Karol Miller. Miller works at a comic book store and was often grilled by
youngsters wanting to learn Pokemon rules and strategy. Being a Pokemon fan
herself, Miller organized the class for youngsters through the university's
Special Studies Division. Now you can become a Pokemon "master", but
don't expect a degree with it. More...
Toy Seller Accused of Failing to Deliver Pokemon Cards
Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher today took action against a
Luzerne County toy seller accused of failing to deliver the popular "Pokemon"
children's trading cards that he sold to dozens of consumers on several Internet
auction websites.
Fisher said a modified consent petition was filed against Jamison T. Piatt, RR4,
Box 28, Shickshinny, Luzerne County. The enforcement action resolves claims that
Piatt accepted payment for "Pokemon" cards but failed to deliver the
items to consumers.
According to investigators, Fisher's office in October 1999 received complaints
from more than 30 consumers who purchased "Pokemon" cards from Piatt
via the eBay auction website. More...
Santa Gets Lots of Pokemon Requests!
"Dear Santa, I would like the Tonka construction CD, Pokedex, and a
talking Pikachu. I would also like a lot of Pokemon things. I think that you are
nice and I really like it when you bring presents. I usually like all of the
toys that you bring me." - Boy from New Jersey.
Santa has received over 100,000 emails like this one this year through Santa.com.
Children, young and old, from every state in the union have emailed their
fondest desires to Santa in hopes of finding holiday joy on Christmas morning.
Not surprisingly, Pokemon items, clothes and music/CDs re the three most
requested gifts this year. More...
Fake Pokemon Cards Becoming a Problem
Customs officials have seized more than $20 million worth of counterfeit
Pokemon goods in the last six months -- about half of that trading cards, says
Jodi Daugherty, manager of the anti-piracy group for Nintendo of America, based
in Redmond, Wash.
It's become a big enough problem that Nintendo, which owns the marketing license
for all Pokemon goods, has even trained customs officials and police officers in
New York City and Honolulu to differentiate between real and fake Pokemon cards.
More...
Pokemon Jr. Adventure Game
Fans of the Pokemon can now play the part of a world-class
Pokemon trainer in the Pokemon Jr. Adventure Game, a new game that allows
children to use their creativity to help develop a story of their adventures in
becoming the world's greatest Pokemon trainer.
Created by games leader Wizards of the Coast Inc., the Pokemon Jr. Adventure
Game is designed to be played with a parent as the narrator, and allows up to
six players to participate in each episode. In Pokemon Emergency!, the first
installment for the Pokemon Jr. Adventure Game series, players use their
imagination to create a story based on episodes included in the Pokemon
Emergency! storybook. More...
Pokemon Cards Coming Back to Theaters
Just in time for the holidays, Santa Claus and the beloved
Pokemon character Pikachu are coming back again to theaters nationwide starting
Friday, December 17. "It will be a Pokemon Christmas this year and we
are thrilled to be able to bring a new shipment of trading cards back to
theaters,'' a spokesman said. "Now, moviegoers who were not able to get
cards the first time around will have a second chance to get one or more of the
original four trading cards in theatres." More...
Burger King's Sales Soar
Thanks to its hugely successful Pokémon promotion, Burger
King sales are up 30 percent compared to last year. A Burger King
spokesperson says the $22-million promotion, tied to the Warner Bros. film Pokémon:
The First Movie and featuring 57 collectible toys and 151 trading cards,
is the company's most successful. Some of its 8,000 restaurants in the U.S. are
selling 1,000 Kids Meals a day, the company reports. More...
Quebec Threatens Pokemon over Language
The culture minister of Quebec has warned producers of
Pokemon and other games to provide French-language versions or face possible
fines. Louise Beaudoin said the failure to offer a French version of the
popular products violated Quebec's language laws. She said the packaging,
instructions and guarantees that come with the games were only in English.
"That must stop, and fast," Beaudoin said, citing 400 consumer
complaints.
Burger King's Pokemon Site Gets Upgrade
Burger King Corporation worked with Equity to design the on-line component of
the company's Pokemon promotion, an interactive project designed to complement
in-restaurant efforts. The site features innovative audio technology through
which "sonified" buttons respond instantly with sound - a new
experience for web users. The interactive music and sounds make the
site uniquely entertaining. Accessible through www.burgerking.com,
the site is organized into six categories: Toys and Trading Cards, Interactive
PokeDex, Trading Nights, Games, Wallpaper, and Movie trailer.
Pokemon Encourages Kids to Read
As the Pokemon phenomenon continues to sweep America, over
500,000 fans have already turned to Sybex's best-selling, officially licensed
novelizations of the Pokemon and Pokemon Snap video games. These novels were
written for Pokemon fans of all ages. While kids love playing video games, they
also want to learn everything there is to know about the characters and story.
More...
Burger King to Offer Uncut Sheets
In an effort to satisfy the demand for Pokemon premiums,
Burger King announced that it will be distributing to its restaurants
full-size sheets of Pokemon trading cards to address temporary spot shortages of
toys. The "Master Trainer Collector Set" of cards come on 20 different
sheets, with nine cards to a sheet and will begin appearing this week at
participating U.S. and Canadian BURGER KING® restaurants. One Trading Card
sheet will be included in each Kids Club meal, at participating restaurants that
are awaiting their next Pokemon toy shipment. More...
Hasbro Cuts Jobs, Closes Plants
Hasbro will cut 2,200 jobs, or 19 percent of its work
force, close two plants and shift much of its manufacturing to Asia. It will
also discontinue some of its underperforming toys. Hasbro announced a
broad reorganization of its business on Tuesday, which will allow the
toymaker to expand its offerings of high-tech toys and its popular core brands,
including Furby and Pokemon. More...
Pokemon Encourages Kids to Read
As the Pokemon phenomenon continues to sweep America, over
500,000 fans have already turned to Sybex's best-selling, officially licensed
novelizations of the Pokemon and Pokemon Snap video games. These novels were
written for Pokemon fans of all ages. While kids love playing video games, they
also want to learn everything there is to know about the characters and story.
More...
Uncut Pokemon Card Sheet Giveaway
Kbkids.com announced an exclusive
giveaway for limited edition Pokemon trading card collectibles. Every day from
now until Dec. 25, KBkids.com will draw one lucky winner to receive an uncut
sheet of Pokemon Holographic Fossil Cards.
Sure to be a collector's item, the sheet, measuring 26.5`` by 39.5'', features
110 Pokemon Fossil trading cards as they come off the press before they are
actually cut to card size. A custom holograph adds a third dimension to each
card, guaranteeing its unique look and appeal. This exclusive Pokemon trading
card collectible will not be sold in any store and is available online only
through this event.
More...
Pokemon Toys Hot Sellers at Online Auctions
Want to get rich quick? Go to a Burger King, get a free Pokemon toy and
trading card with a Kids Meal, or pay $1.99 for a 23-carat gold-plated Pokemon
trading card when you buy a Value Meal. Then sell all 57 Pokemon plush
toys in the set for as much as $1,700 on eBay, or all six gold cards for up to
$300. You don't even have to eat the food. Freeze it, feed the homeless,
or your dog, or simply throw it away -- as some Pokemoniacs are doing. More...
Golbat and Ditto's Swastika Symbol to be Removed
Nintendo will stop making a Pokemon card that bears a
mirror image of a swastika - a symbol with a benign meaning in Japan - after
getting complaints from the Anti-Defamation League. "What is
appropriate for one culture may not be for another," Nintendo of America
said.
The red mark alongside the Pokemon characters Golbat and Ditto was a "manji,"
a reverse image of the Nazi swastika. In Japan, where the symbol predated the
Nazis by centuries, it means good fortune and can also represent a Buddhist
temple. On street maps, the symbol locates a temple just as a cross stands for a
church on an American map. More...
Boy Busted in Pokemon Scheme
A nine-year-old boy is in trouble with the law for an
elaborate attempt to steal 44-packs of Pokemon cards from a Bridgeport store.
Police say the boy hid in the store after closing time, but got trapped inside
and had to call 9-1-1 for help in getting out.
Pokemon Authentification Service Announced
Collectors Universe Inc. announced a new service for the
authentication and grading of Pokemon cards. In the wake of recent reports
of counterfeit Pokemon cards, increasing numbers of collectors are having their
cards authenticated and graded by the Collectors Universe company, Professional
Sports Authenticator (PSA), the leading sportscard authentication and grading
service. PSA currently receives 1,000 Pokemon cards a week, and the number of
submissions is rapidly rising. More...
Largest Counterfeit Pokemon Bust Ever!
Nintendo of America Inc. announced that 13 individuals were
arrested in New Jersey, and counterfeit production materials were confiscated
during a raid conducted by the Hackensack Police Department and Nintendo's New
York based investigators on November 30, 1999. This is Nintendo's largest
Pokemon anti-counterfeiting criminal action to date.|
Police estimate this illegal operation was producing more than $500,000 worth of
counterfeit cards per week. Since launching its aggressive anti-piracy
campaign, Nintendo has seized more than $20 million in counterfeit Pokemon
products throughout the United States. More...
Boy Accused of Robbing Student of Pokemon Cards
Officials say an eleven-year old from Tucson is accused of
pulling a knife and robbing a fellow student. His lawyer entered a plea of NOT
guilty plea and requested a competency evaluation to see if the youngster is fit
to stand trial. He was arrested a week ago while allegedly trying to steal
Pokemon cards from another boy.
FREE "Pokemon: The First Movie Posters"
KidsWish.com has inked an
exclusive deal with Warner Bros. to send free "Pokemon: The First Movie"
posters to anyone who creates a gift registry or `Wish List.' Visitors to
the KidsWish.com site create customized gift registries or `Wish Lists'
containing selections from the many items sold on the KidsWish.com site.
KidsWish.com then emails the child's `Wish List' to friends and relatives.
More...
Pokemon Gum Selling Fast
Candy Planet Co. announced that it has shipped its
millionth piece of Poke Gum. Available in one of four different full-color
foil wrappers, each Poke Gum package includes two of 150 different pieces of
printed gum and one of 144 collectible puzzle cards - each featuring a different
Pokemon character. Kids can trade with their friends to collect the Poke Gum
puzzle cards needed to finish the four eighteen-panel puzzles. Other Candy
Planet products that will be on store shelves shortly include Poketwister Candy
Dispenser, Pokemon Candy Machine, Pokemon Gumball Bank, Pokemon Gummis, Poke
Ball Candy and Stickers, Poketoppers and Pokemon Twist Pops. More...
Puerto Rico Lawmaker Calls For Pokemon
Investigation
A Puerto Rican lawmaker called for an investigation into
the Pokemon craze after hearing reports of U.S. schoolchildren brawling over the
Japanese cartoon character trading cards, his aides said on Monday. Rep.
Roberto Cruz filed a resolution calling on the government to investigate the
effects of the rapid market penetration of Pokemon trading cards, video games
and other toys made by Nintendo Co. Ltd . More...
Pokemon Supplies Wiped out at Many Retailers
Many retail outlets report that shoppers struck after
Thanksgiving and nearly wiped out the supply of Pokemon products. Shop owners'
frantic attempts to fill the shelves again with Pokemon pals before Christmas
are problematic. Orders were placed with manufacturers and distributors but the
national demand is so intense that supplies are very uncertain.
Pokemon #1 By Far on Lycos Top 50
This week web users searched for Pokemon more often than
for the next three terms -- Christmas, Dragonball Z and Britney
Spears - combined! The top 5 searched terms were:
Pokemon, Christmas, Dragonball Z, Britney Spears, and Thanksgiving. At #8
was "Who wants to be a Millionaire". To Play "Millionaire
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Pokemon Spurs Holiday Shopping
Shoppers on Saturday pursued all things Pokemon as they
kicked off one of the busiest retailing weekends of the year amid bright hopes
for holiday sales among traditional retailers and Internet merchants.
Internet traffic also surged as consumers pointed and clicked their way through
Web sites, browsing for holiday deals, retail analysts said.
Anything Pokemon from bedsheets to trading cards to toys got snatched up at
Target stores.
More...
Pokemon Hot Item on the Busiest Shopping Day!
The early bird catches the Pokemon. Consumers were saying
it was going to be a "Pokemon Christmas," and if they didn't get to
the malls early, they would miss out on the prime Pokemon picks. U.S.
holiday shoppers, flush with cash from a booming economy, hit stores at dawn on
Friday on one of the busiest shopping days of the year as traditional retailers
battled with Internet sites for consumer dollars. One said "Everything
Pokemon is moving fast! People are buying, not looking." More...
Uncut Holographic Fossil Pokemon Sheet Drawing
(110 cards)
K-B Toys announced today that it will hold drawings on
Monday, November 29, 1999, in each of its K-B Toys and K-B Toy Works stores
nationwide for an exclusive Pokemon trading card collectible. More than 1,300
lucky winners nationwide will receive a Pokemon Holographic Fossil Card Uncut
Press Sheet. This limited edition uncut card sheet will only be
available through drawings at K-B Toys and K-B Toy Works stores. Entry forms for
the drawing will be available only on Saturday, November 27, and Sunday,
November 28. No purchase is necessary to participate in the drawing.
Sure to be a collector's item, the sheet, measuring 26.5" by 39.5",
features 110 Pokemon Fossil trading cards as they come off the press before they
are actually cut to card size. This exclusive Pokemon trading card
collectible will not be sold in any store and is only available through this
event. More...
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