 Back of an English-language Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game card | |
| Publishers | Japan: Konami (1999−present) US: Upper Deck (2002−08) Konami (2008−present) |
|---|---|
| Publication | 4 February 1999 |
| Genres | Collectible card game |
| Players | 2 (1 vs. 1)[1] |
| Age range | 12 and up (OCG) 6 and up (TCG) |
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game[a] is a collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters (also known as Magic & Wizards in the manga) created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which appears in portions of the manga franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! and is the central plot device throughout its various anime adaptations and spinoff series.[2]
The trading card game was launched by Konami in 1999 in Japan and March 2002 in North America.[3] It was named the top selling trading card game in the world by Guinness World Records on July 7, 2009, having sold over 22 billion cards worldwide.[4] As of March 31, 2011, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Japan sold 25.2 billion cards globally since 1999.[5] As of January 2021[update], the game is estimated to have sold about 35 billion cards worldwide.[6][7] Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel, a faster and simplified version of the game, was launched worldwide in January 2019. Another faster-paced variation, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, launched in Japan in April 2020.
- ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME". yugioh-card.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ Kaufeld, John; Smith, Jeremy (2006). Trading Card Games For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 123–139. ISBN 0470044071.
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 667–671.
- ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Sales Set New World Record". Konami.jp. August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "Best-selling trading card game". Guinness World Records. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "「ワンピース」でも「鬼滅」でもなく…史上最も稼いだ意外なジャンプ作品". Livedoor News (in Japanese). Livedoor. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "『鬼滅の刃』は『ジャンプ』史上最も稼いだマンガではない！ 売り上げ1兆円作品とは（週刊女性PRIME）". Yahoo! News (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. January 29, 2021. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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