{"id":93134,"date":"2023-06-16T12:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T17:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/?p=93134"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T17:38:29","slug":"konami-cross-media-ny-awards-latest-yu-gi-oh-toy-and-gaming-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/?p=93134","title":{"rendered":"Konami Cross Media NY Awards Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Toy and Gaming Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! swag.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93135\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Konami Cross Media NY Awards Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Toy and Gaming Licenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TOMY International, Inc. Heathside Trading, Ltd., and Trade Invaders Sign On, Fueling Visibility and Availability throughout Europe<br \/>\nLAS VEGAS June 13, 2023 \u2013 Konami Cross Media NY, Inc., which manages the Yu-Gi-Oh! licensing rights outside of Asia, announced today partnership agreements with TOMY International, Inc., Heathside Trading, Ltd., and Trade Invaders. The agreements will bring new Yu-Gi-Oh! product lines in the toy and game licensing categories, extending the brand\u2019s visibility and availability throughout Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made today at Licensing Expo \u201823 by Jennifer Coleman, Vice President of Licensing and Marketing, Konami Cross Media NY.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to conclude these new licensing agreements which will produce a wide range of innovative, high-quality toys and game products for Yu-Gi-Oh! fans,\u201d said Coleman. \u201cWe are excited to partner with TOMY International for the first time and we are looking forward to the strong manufacturing and distribution networks of both Heathside Trading and Trade Invaders that will have products featuring for Yugi and his monsters in homes across Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off the new agreements, TOMY International, a leading global designer, producer and marketer of high-quality toys, announced their first ever collaboration with Konami Cross Media NY. The line will focus on plush thanks to a collaboration with their successful Club Mocchi- Mocchi-\u2122 collector plush range. The product will be sold at both mass market and specialty stores with strong retail distribution worldwide thanks to the power of TOMY International and will be a great complement to the toys and collectibles that will be widely available by the time the new Yu-Gi-Oh! line launches in the second half of 2023. TOMY International\u2019s collector plush brand Club Mocchi- Mocchi-\u2122 will kick off with MEGA Club Mocchi-Mocchi-\u2122 Yu-Gi-Oh! before expanding the range in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In the toy and game category, U.K.-based Heathside Trading will take on the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise with its strong distribution network that serves both mass market and specialty stores; creating unique products with strong fan appeal. Their initial product mix for Yu-Gi-Oh! include board games, puzzles, chairs and mega boxes, to name a few. Heathside Trading\u2019s goods will be available in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Holland, Belgium and Italy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Puzzles.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93139\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Puzzles-300x213.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Puzzles-300x213.webp?wsr 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Puzzles.webp?wsr 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93136\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-1-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-1-300x203.png?wsr 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-1.png?wsr 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Goods.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93140\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Goods-300x213.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Goods-300x213.webp?wsr 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Goods.webp?wsr 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heathside Trading, with its strong distribution network, will create unique products with strong fan appeal, including branded Yu-Gi-Oh! chairs.<\/p>\n<p>Konami Cross Media NY has signed an agreement with Trade Invaders, a French company that manufactures and distributes video game accessories for consoles of all generations. Trade Invaders will develop and produce new Yu-Gi-Oh! video games and branded Switch cases, Switch controllers, Switch joysticks and PS4 controllers for European and MENA markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Yu-Gi-Oh!:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yu-Gi-Oh! is a true global phenomenon and perennial fan favorite. Celebrating over 25 years and amassing a fervent following, the brand continues to flourish with each new series and expansion. To date, fans have engaged by reading the manga, watching more than 900 Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime episodes, downloading Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL and Yu-Gi-Oh! CROSS DUEL. Fans have also supported the brand at the box office, retail and have played with and purchased over 25 billion units of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME! The future is bright for this Anime franchise with a robust slate of new content and merchandise planned for release that will continue to engage and entertain audiences globally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93137\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-2-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-2-300x197.png?wsr 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/GetAttachmentThumbnail-2.png?wsr 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r2.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Controller.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-93138\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Controller-300x213.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Controller-300x213.webp?wsr 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Controller.webp?wsr 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"message-2CShn3 cozyMessage-1DWF9U wrapper-30-Nkg cozy-VmLDNB zalgo-26OfGz\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"article\" data-list-item-id=\"chat-messages___chat-messages-785461464554143775-1118288101924675707\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" aria-roledescription=\"Message\" aria-labelledby=\"message-username-1118287894973522023 uid_1 message-content-1118288101924675707 uid_2 message-timestamp-1118288101924675707\">\n<div class=\"contents-2MsGLg\">\n<div id=\"message-content-1118288101924675707\" class=\"markup-eYLPri messageContent-2t3eCI\">From Trade Invaders Yu-Gi-Oh! product offerings.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! swag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":93138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-93134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-misc-product","8":"category-news"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.ygorganization.com\/2023\/06\/Controller.webp?wsr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93141,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93134\/revisions\/93141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/93138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ygorganization.com\/staging\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}