Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Game · 1999 · Notable
Konami reported over 25 billion cards sold after the game spread from Japan.
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- 12.4 years
- Feb 4 ’99 to Jun 16 ’11
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- Started on Retail
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- Mixed
- Toys & collectibles
How it spread
Trace the originKonami launched the Japanese card game in 1999. US TV exposure and promotional mailings preceded the English release. Konami reported over 25 billion cards sold in 2011, a cumulative sales milestone. Licensing and tournaments continued.
Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
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1996
Kazuki Takahashi / Weekly Shonen Jump precursor · 1996
Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump.[1]
February 1999
Konami seed · Feb 4 ’99
Konami began selling the Official Card Game in Japan, starting with Vol.1.[2]
September 1999
Los Angeles Times press · Sep 24 ’99
The Los Angeles Times reported card demand and police intervention at Tokyo Dome.[3]
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