Nintendo Games

Prior to introduction of the Nintendo Game Cube all Nintendo games were on cartridges.
The Nintendo Game Cube was introduced to the market in 2001. This was the first Nintendo console with optical disc storage.

The newest Nintendo home console, the Wii, has motion sensing controllers, and has online functionality for services such as Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and Internet Channel (in contrast to GameCube which had limited functionality only on certain games by means of an additional modem).

The Wii's success, and the success of the DS, introduced a new broader audience with non-traditional demographics. This business model has been successful for Nintendo. However this new business model has also caused some gamers to abandon the Nintendo console, and move over to some of its competitors.

Nintendo's new home console, the Wii U, was introduced on June 7, 2011 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Where can you buy Nintendo games? Right now you can get a great selection both new and used at the very lowest prices through this link to Amazon:  Nintendo Games

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Collecting Action Figures

                                                                   

Serious collecting of Action figures increased rapidly during the 1980s. Serious collectors began to buy the toys and keep them in their original packaging for display as collectibles rather than as toys. This forward surge in collecting led to the toy companies producing a huge numbers of action figures.

One of the most popular series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures were produced in such huge quantities that their collector value was seriously diluted and remained very low. During the  1990s decade Spawn Star Wars figures were produced in massive quantities and action figures were no longer just childrens toys. ToyFare magazine which was a new publication recording news and nostalgia about collectible toys became popular with mature collectors.

As the Internet surged forth in the late 1990's, websites such as Toy News International were created to publish information about collectible action figures.
Some very popular action figures were dressed in specialized types of costumes. Batman for example was produced in a wide array of different figures including Arctic Batman, Neon Armor Batman and Piranha Blade Batman to name a few. Glow-in-the-dark figures and accessories for them started to become popular in the early 1990s, including such favorites as Swamp Thing and Toxic Crusaders. The figures as a whole became much more muscular in build, and far exceeded the muscular build of even the greatest human body builders.

The collector market for many types of action figures is presently growing rapidly with companies including McFarlane Toys, NECA and Palisades producing very popular action figures. These are of course intended as display items rather than simply as toys, but some figures while aimed at children, such as the revival of Justice League Unlimited, and Masters of the Universe, are sought as adult collectibles also. Comic book figures which are popular with some collectors are produced by companies such as DC Direct and Toy Biz.

Certain adult-oriented  collectible action figure lines are sold exclusively by chain stores rather than other smaller retail outlets. Some popular figures are often made available only by means of mail-in offers, and at comic book conventions which raises their collectible values due to lower production numbers.  Such unfortunate and devious promotional ideas as intentional packaging "errors" and "short-packed" figures have been known to be used by certain toy companies for the express purpose of creating collectible value in these "Errors".

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Collecting Hot Wheels Cars

                                                                    

The Mattel company began producing Hot Wheels cars in 1968. Their Barbie dolls had been a huge success in the girls market, and they hoped to attract boys with hot wheels cars. They very definitely got this right. Hot Wheels are collected nearly everywhere around the globe, and have been a total success story from the start.

During their first year of production in 1968 there were 16 different Hot Wheels cars in production. This first produced line is now known as the "Sweet Sixteen" among collectors. These 16 different cars were made in various colors and were manufactured in the United States and also in factories in Hong Kong. By the year 1972 all of Hot Wheels cars were being made in Hong Kong.

From the start in 1968 to the year 1977 all Hot Wheels cars were made with a red line painted around the tires. These early cars are known as Redline Hot wheels which distinguishes these first cars from later production models. Nine of the "Sweet Sixteen" were customised editions of actual real cars of that time and the other seven were show cars and racing cars.

Redline Hot Wheels cars are easily recognised by  

A. Bright shiny metallic "Spectaflame"  paint in bright colors.
B. A red line around the side of the tires on all models.
C. Chrome wheel hubs and rims. 
D. The redline Hot Wheels models were all customised in a  hotrod or custom fashion.

A beginner starting to collect Hot Wheels cars will find it a good idea to start their collection with the current year models. They  are obviously easy to obtain in stores, and cost less than earlier cars which have added collector value. Mattel Hot Wheels check lists are available to keep records of your collection. You can then gradually work back through the earlier years and add cars to your collection when you come across good deals or make trades trading with other Hot wheels collectors.

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