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Bandai: Digimon to Return
Posted by adrian on Tuesday, August 03, 2004

I know we have a lot of Digimon fans in our readership, so you might like to know that Bandai are releasing a new Digimon CCG...

Delighting fans and gamers alike who have clamored for its return to the card game aisle, Bandai America Incorporated announces the launch of its new Digimon Collectible Card Game (CCG).

The debut assortment will feature 160 cards that players can collect in two separate 50-card starter sets and 9-card booster packs, the first batch of which is entitled "Eternal Courage." Additional assortments will be released nationwide every four months to keep the game fresh and players on their toes.

"The Digimon Collectible Card Game is one of the founding fathers of the anime CCG revolution and we're very excited to re-introduce the property," said Danny Satyapan, marketing manager for Bandai America's Cards and Collectible Games division. "We've been promoting the game during the summer convention season and have received a fantastic response on the new card designs and game mechanics."

Bandai will be showcasing the Digimon CCG at Gen-Con Indianapolis, the largest gaming convention in North America, on August 19th - 22nd. Attendees can enter Digimon CCG tournaments for a chance to win framed, uncut sheets of Digimon first edition cards and boxes of Eternal Courage booster packs. Interested players can register onsite at Bandai's booth (booth # 1921) or sign up in advance by visiting the events section at www.gencon.com (tournament held Saturday and Sunday).

Bandai has also developed an Organized Play program for its games division, committed to working with hobby and gaming stores around the country to promote local tournaments and events. Using these grassroot techniques to grow the community of Digimon players, Bandai hopes to reach new gamers directly where they shop. Retailers who are interested in participating in the program should visit <a href="http://www.digimon.com" target+"_blank">www.digimon.com.

Digimon - short for "Digital Monsters" - has been a huge global success with a hit
animated television series, toys and other merchandise. A recent Internet search
produced hundreds of thousands of hits for the property, a testament to its
sustained popularity. The Digimon animated series currently airs seven days a week
on ABC Family and in the Jetix Action Block on ABC Kids.

Additional details and updates on Bandai's Digimon CCG can be found at www.digimon.com

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Re: Digimon to Return

by gnomekop (theking@syberia.sy) on Aug 03, 2004 - 04:46 PM
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I miss Digimon. I am finally able to catch it on Jetix, but even then, I don't get to watch it when I get home from school like I used to. That could be because I'm working now, but my point still stands!

There are also a number of Digimon games coming out for the consoles, such as Rumble Arena 4, which looks like a lot of fun.

Re: Digimon to Return

by Mr.Oz on Aug 03, 2004 - 05:07 PM
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Yeah right, this is exactly the kind of crap that helped kill Masters of the Universe...If kids weren't so wussy about what they indulge in, we wouldn't have crap like this on shelves...Pokemon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh, possibly the silleist 3 franchises EVER! Stop the madness, make kids cool again...bring on the bugs, slime and supreme evil...I would have rather seen a Captsin Planet relaunch.

Re: Re: Digimon to Return by gnomekop on Aug 03, 2004 - 06:19 PM

Re: Digimon to Return

by nagauthier on Aug 03, 2004 - 08:00 PM
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No offense to Digimon fans, but this is just one less row of pegs for toy lines most of us actually care about.