• MTV sues kids cell phone service Kajeet over Nickelodeon content deal (Bloomberg)
• MGA files emergency appeal in Bratz case (Reuters)
• Mega Brands regroups to take on Lego for older kid consumers with Halo line (Globe and Mail)
• US retail sales see slight uptick in past week (United Press International)
• Nintendo looks to expand Wii library, on the hunt for third-party publishers (Wall Street Journal)
• Check out these kid-created monster movies made between 1950 and 1980 (BoingBoing)
• Ten awesome moments from Sesame Street. LadyBugs’ picnic, anyone? (Jezebel)
• Walmart reducing toy space by more than half? (Toy Directory)
• Disney hopes to take off with Up on opening weekend (Wall Street Journal)
• Are the Jonas Brothers more than just pop stars? (New York Times)
• Why one author wants to bring violent images to children’s books (BBC)
• Movie-based vidgames look to up the ante on gameplay and game quality (Hartford Courant/AP)
• The recession turns US shopping malls into ghost towns (Wall Street Journal)
• On the hunt for the next book-cum-blockbuster film in the post-Potter era (L.A. Times)
• A successor to Woolworths on the way? (Scotsman.com)
• Is the princess fantasy conveying the wrong message to young girls? (MSNBC/AP)
• Why the vidgame industry is releasing more titles this summer (USA Today)
• What to do when a company’s ad-based model for making money isn’t enough (TechCrunch)
• How Waybuloo teaches emotional intelligence to toddlers (BBC)
• iPhones also attracting toddlers (The News & Observer)
• ESA head says E3 2009 isn’t the return of the big E3s of the past (GameDaily)
• Barnes & Noble sees Q1 sales drop (Wall Street Journal)
• How do you market a toy that does almost nothing? Build an awesome web ad for it (BoingBoing)
• A fond farewell to Wayne Allwine, the voice behind Mickey Mouse (Wired/GeekDad)
• Bye bye, Cranium office (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• After 60 years, Archie’s ready to pop the question: will it be Betty or Veronica? (CBS News)
• THQ ships a gold-plated Nintendo Wii to the Queen (Kotaku)
• Big-box stores pack it into smaller concept shops (New York Times)
• GameStop sees Q1earnings rise, but investors worry it won’t last (Wall Street Journal)
• A breakdown of how kids are spending time inhabiting virtual worlds (eMarketer)
• Hot Topic hopes sales will pick up after second Twilight movie hits theaters (Reuters)
• Disney launches website to sell theme park merch (Reuters)
• ‘You sank my battleship!’ a rallying cry for epic navy film? (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Spielberg talks of a virtual reality gaming future (Kotaku)
• Is Twitter more hype than reality when it comes to marketing? (MediaPost)
• Take a bite out of these Domo cupcakes…(A Baked Creation)
• …and wash it down with Storm Trooper cereal (Unique Daily)
• Fourth installment in the Twilight film franchise gets the greenlight (UPI)
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