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<blockquote data-quote="M.T. Black" data-source="post: 7717658" data-attributes="member: 6782171"><p>I think we are a long way from the RPG becoming D&D's "sideshow". I don't have any figures, of course, but I don't think anyone would argue that the other franchise properties (board games, video games & novels) would bring in as much money as the RPG itself. </p><p></p><p>In any event, all the evidence suggests that 5e is doing very well. Mike Mearls has mentioned that it has now sold better than 4e and 3e, and I imagine it is closing in on 2e. Anecdotal evidence suggests the hobby is adding new people all the time (I'm seeing that myself in my own small circles - a number of friends now have kids who play D&D, for example). Hasbro continued to invest in D&D even during the difficult days of 4e. It's hard to believe they would stop now that they have a hit on their hands. </p><p></p><p>Returning to your original question, the only properties that could conceivably outperform the RPG would be a movie and/or tv show. Personally, I'd love to see a highly profitable movie or tv series released. I suspect this would encourage Hasbro to invest <em>more </em>in the RPG rather than less since it would be, as you suggest, the intellectual-property farm. But it also provides a ready made fan base, with a strong social media presence. Such things are worth gold in the modern media world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M.T. Black, post: 7717658, member: 6782171"] I think we are a long way from the RPG becoming D&D's "sideshow". I don't have any figures, of course, but I don't think anyone would argue that the other franchise properties (board games, video games & novels) would bring in as much money as the RPG itself. In any event, all the evidence suggests that 5e is doing very well. Mike Mearls has mentioned that it has now sold better than 4e and 3e, and I imagine it is closing in on 2e. Anecdotal evidence suggests the hobby is adding new people all the time (I'm seeing that myself in my own small circles - a number of friends now have kids who play D&D, for example). Hasbro continued to invest in D&D even during the difficult days of 4e. It's hard to believe they would stop now that they have a hit on their hands. Returning to your original question, the only properties that could conceivably outperform the RPG would be a movie and/or tv show. Personally, I'd love to see a highly profitable movie or tv series released. I suspect this would encourage Hasbro to invest [I]more [/I]in the RPG rather than less since it would be, as you suggest, the intellectual-property farm. But it also provides a ready made fan base, with a strong social media presence. Such things are worth gold in the modern media world. [/QUOTE]
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