Star Trek: The Animated Series were added to the cast—claiming that Sulu and Uhura were of importance as they were proof of the ethnic diversity of the 23rd century and should not be recast. Nimoy also took this stand as a matter of principle, as he knew of the financial troubles many of his "Star Trek" co-stars were facing after cancellation of the series. Koenig was not forgotten, and later wrote an episode for the series, becoming the first "Star Trek" actor to write a "Star Trek" story. Koenig wrote "The Infinite Vulcan", which had plot elements from the original "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed"
Star Trek in 1967 with a board game based on the original series and continuing through today with online and DVD games, "Star Trek" games continue to be popular among fans. Video games of the series include "" and "". An MMORPG based on "Star Trek" called "Star Trek Online" was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Perfect World. It is set in the TNG universe about 30 years after the events of "". The most recent video game, set in the new timeline debuted in J. J. Abrams's film, was entitled "Star Trek". On June 8, 2010, Wiz Kids Games,