Gundam Card Game Set to Launch on December 8 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston

DALLAS — November 20, 2024 — In T-minus twenty days the GUNDAM CARD GAME will launch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, home of NASA’s Mission Control Center and the perfect backdrop for the world premiere of BANDAI CARD GAMES’ brand-new trading card game (TCG) based on the global hit anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam.” BANDAI CARD GAMES staff and executives will host an invited audience comprised of press, influencers, and retailers for an immersive GUNDAM experience showcasing the new card game. Guests at the special world premiere event will be among the first to ever play the new GUNDAM CARD GAME—before the North American launch of its Edition Beta product in January 2025, and well ahead of its full global release later that year.

“We’re excited to launch the GUNDAM CARD GAME with a world premiere event at such an iconic and historic location as NASA’s Johnson Space Center,” said Kyle Serra – Producer of the English version of the GUNDAM CARD GAME at Bandai Co., Ltd.‘s Card Business Department in Tokyo. “Gundam is truly a global phenomenon and BANDAI CARD GAMES is excited to pay homage with this new trading card game spanning the history of the franchise. Fans will soon be able to engage and enjoy the world of Gundam in a whole new way!”

Revealed to the public last month during the BANDAI CARD GAMES Next Plan Presentation livestream event, the GUNDAM CARD GAME will release globally in 2025 and simultaneously available in Japanese, English and Simplified Chinese. This December, BANDAI CARD GAMES will release an early version, the GUNDAM CARD GAME Edition Beta (MSRP $69.99), as an introduction to the game that fans can purchase either at the BANDAI CARD GAMES Fest 24-25 or an Edition Beta TCG+ Store Trial Event.

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About the GUNDAM CARD GAME
The GUNDAM CARD GAME is a trading card game in which players use Mobile Suits and Pilots based on the “Mobile Suit Gundam” franchise in card battles. Rules are provided for both Standard Play (1 vs 1) and different multi-player options such as Team Battle (2 vs 2) and Battle Royale (3 or more players, no teams). Each deck totals fifty cards made up of four different card types (Unit, Pilot, Base and Command), which players use to battle each other. Pilots can be paired to Units to increase their power, while Bases defend your Shields, and Commands provide powerful one-time effects. A designated pairing called a “Link Unit”—such as Heero Yuy and Wing Gundam—can also be made to help players achieve victory. For more information about GUNDAM CARD GAME, visit Gundam-GCG.com.

About GUNDAM
The Gundam phenomenon began in Japan in 1979 with the premiere of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” TV series, which revolutionized anime with its portrayal of fictional mecha as “mobile suits” together with realistic weapons of war, meticulous scientific details, and complex human drama. “Mobile Suit Gundam” shifted the industry’s focus from the simplistic good-versus-evil narratives of earlier “robot anime” and established the genre of “real robot anime”—becoming a massive sensation and giving birth to the franchise. Forty-five years later, the Gundam franchise has thrived and now encompasses 24 TV series, 30 films and 27 OVA titles, as well as streaming content, events, and TV specials that collectively have established its enduring popularity and garnered legions of fans in Japan and around the world. For more information about Gundam, visit Gundam.info.

About BANDAI CARD GAMES
BANDAI CARD GAMES is the trading card game (TCG) brand consolidated by Bandai Co., Ltd.‘s Card Business Department in September 2023. Today, BANDAI CARD GAMES offers English versions of seven game titles (DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME MASTERS, DIGIMON CARD GAME, ONE PIECE CARD GAME, BATTLE SPIRITS SAGA, DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME FUSION WORLD, UNION ARENA) to consumers around the world and will add its newest title, GUNDAM CARD GAME, in December 2024. Through its portfolio of trading card games, BANDAI CARD GAMES creates opportunities for fans everywhere to not only engage and enjoy a variety of fictional worlds but also connect and compete with fellow players around globe. For more information about BANDAI CARD GAMES, visit carddass.com/bcg.

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