Nintendo Playing Cards - Ultraman, Qtaro, Disney
Thu 2012/01/05 22:16 JST
In the 122 years that Nintendo has been in business since its start in 1889, they have produced many different types and styles of playing cards.
One of my favorite card series is called Ehon Trump (絵本トランプ), from around 1965. They come in cute television-shaped cases!
The Ehon Trump series features many different manga favorites, including Disney figures (Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Bambi) and Japanese television heroes from the 60s like Ultraman (ウルトラマン), Obake no Qtarō (オバケのQ太郎), Space Ace (宇宙エース) and Spaceboy Soran (宇宙少年ソラン).
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What a great find! I wish Nintendo would create these card decks as limited edition items...
Maybe place a Famicom and stick some of the playing cards with game screenshots of their own games!