A fellow named Kazuki Takahashi created Yu-Gi-Oh. Originally, he created a card game called Magic & Wizards(named to parody Magic the Gathering and possibly Wizards of The Coast) and featured it in his Yu-Gi-Oh manga for fun. The card game wasn't the original focal point of Yu-Gi-Oh but fans kept writing him and asking him to put more Magic & Wizards in the manga. Magic & Wizards isn't the Yu-Gi-Oh card game we know today. It was solely Monster and Spell card. In 1998, Magic & Wizards was released as a card game by Bandai. Only 3 booster sets were released and if you read the manga all the cards are still drawn like Magic & Wizards cards. Later in 1998, Konami released the first version of their Yu-Gi-Oh cards. However there were no rules attached to them so they couldn't be played. Finally, in 1999 Konami released the Yu-Gi-Oh Original Trading Card Game(thats what its called in Japan) and its been an enormous success ever since. The Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game(called the TCG by Yu-Gi-Oh "experts") wasn't released until April of 2002. My best friend happened to see this new card game and decided we were learning how to play it. ^_^ Note: Although the game is named after the anime its important to note that the game's connection to the anime is ephemeral at best. The anime is really just a 30 minute commercial for the OCG and TCG. Also, the anime doesn't teach you how to play because it often break the rules. *lol*
2007-02-20 02:22:15
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answered by Cynthia 6
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The difference between Genius and Insanity is the amount of success you have. The people of Konami are NOT idiots. They came up with a strategy that made little pieces of cardboard (less than baseball card quality) worth sometimes up to $50!!!!
They succeeded brilliantly, so they are geniuses. No matter how stupid the idea may be, people bought into it, and Konami's got tons of money, 2 tv shows, and probably a few movies out of it.
2007-02-22 05:49:39
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answered by stevedude256 2
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Yagumushi Tagumachi
2007-02-20 11:40:34
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answered by timster 2
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a japanese guy who wanted to make a ton of money by selling it for 5 bucks a pack to little kids.
2007-02-20 01:08:27
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answered by Anonymous
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the makers of pokemon card game
2007-02-20 01:07:51
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answered by xapao 5
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it started out as a graphic novel a type of comic book by some japanesse guy whos last name is takahashi
2007-02-20 10:03:00
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answered by Anonymous
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A rich idiot, that's who.
2007-02-20 10:22:55
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answered by Anonymous
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well some japanese guy O.o
2007-02-20 06:48:14
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answered by knockknock1234@sbcglobal.net 2
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i do not know sorry
2007-02-20 14:18:02
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answered by ay97304 2
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