So...How are Sales of 4E Product?

[Jack99]

We can compare anecdotes all day long about our own demographic bubbles and if 4e is or isn't doing well therein, but without hard sales figures for various books we can't draw solid conclusions at this stage.

It's kinda funny (or sad, rather)

When Mona comes and says that Pathfinder is doing awesome and that Paizo hasn't stopped gaining more customers and selling since the announcement of the PFRPG, not a single soul questions his motives, nor his veracity. It's a fact.

Yet when Mearls, Rouse and Slavichek all post about how 4e is breaking all sorts of records, selling extremely well, all the nay-sayers keep questioning these statements, claiming there are no hard facts.

sigh

 

[Delta]

Yet when Mearls, Rouse and Slavichek all post about how 4e is breaking all sorts of records, selling extremely well, all the nay-sayers keep questioning these statements, claiming there are no hard facts.

I'm skeptical. Link, please?

 

[Angellis_ater]

It's kinda funny (or sad, rather)

When Mona comes and says that Pathfinder is doing awesome and that Paizo hasn't stopped gaining more customers and selling since the announcement of the PFRPG, not a single soul questions his motives, nor his veracity. It's a fact.

Yet when Mearls, Rouse and Slavichek all post about how 4e is breaking all sorts of records, selling extremely well, all the nay-sayers keep questioning these statements, claiming there are no hard facts.

sigh

Yeah, that is kinda weird. But then I guess more 4E detractors take an interest in 4E threads, than the Pathfinder detractors. I'm personally happy that BOTH Paizo and Wizards are selling well and hope that their sales will continue to increase, because with more sales comes more income for 3PPs and more players for all of us.

 

[Truth Seeker]

This is found, make of it, as you will.

Since 4E has been out for awhile now, I've been curious to know how sales are for WotC 4E products? Good? Poor? Fair?

 

[Kishin]

I imagine well, since its been said to have gone through several print runs at this point.

It's kinda funny (or sad, rather)

When Mona comes and says that Pathfinder is doing awesome and that Paizo hasn't stopped gaining more customers and selling since the announcement of the PFRPG, not a single soul questions his motives, nor his veracity. It's a fact.

Yet when Mearls, Rouse and Slavichek all post about how 4e is breaking all sorts of records, selling extremely well, all the nay-sayers keep questioning these statements, claiming there are no hard facts.

sigh

Hi. Welcome to the internet. We have cupcakes.

 

[doctorhook]

That product was a disappointment.

I bought a copy, expecting it to be similar to the 3E Character Sheet products. (ie: A dozen or so character sheets, tailored to each class, plus a couple extras). However, from the look of the 4E version, I got the impression that WotC would have every player purchase another copy for each character they play. As cool as the blank cards inside are, the product was NOT worth $10, IMO.

I hope 4E is selling well and continues to sell well! It's my favorite edition so far!

 

[Campbell]

I think the sales figures for Martial Power is a decent bellwether of how well 4e is doing and how much 4e is being actively played.

• It's in the core product line so it isn't effected by the more narrow market for setting specific supplements.
• It's gameplay focused (so it isn't effected by the reader market in the same way that the Draconomicon or the Manual of the Planes would be).
• It's marketed to players, not DMs (so it captures a good deal of the market).

Currently (on Amazon.com at least) Martial Power is ranked

• #372 in Books
• #31 in Books > Science Fiction and Fantasy
• #1 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Gaming
• #1 in Books > Entertainment > Puzzles & Games > Role Playing & Fantasy

Take from that what you will.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

This is found, make of it, as you will.

Cool stuff. Looks like it's not blogged much about anymore, but sales are still doing fine (I wonder what the low points where - was it a time where the book was outsold? Seems unlikely, this shouldn't affect preorders much, should it? - or is it just a too small timeframe to make really sense of it?)

 

[Jack99]

I'm skeptical. Link, please?

They have been provided about 150 times on these boards. It's from an Ampersand article, mearls' private blog, and rouses' blog at wotc. If no one else has bothered, I will dig them out when I get home.

 

[Delta]

They have been provided about 150 times on these boards. It's from an Ampersand article, mearls' private blog, and rouses' blog at wotc. If no one else has bothered, I will dig them out when I get home.

That'll be helpful.