D&D (2024) Motley Fool Prediction: New Dungeons & Dragons Edition Won't Help Hasbro Much

[mamba]

Even if that's not true, their target audience is not people who play D&D, but people who see stocks as investments.

sure, but they still gave a pretty bad explanation, even though I agree that the impact on Hasbro’s stock price will be pretty limited

 

[Oofta]

Liking the game now and Liking the game later paying for it are 2 different things.

THAT is the history they should talk about.

5e will get stale if they don't have creative minds who can adapt to the current situation.

WOTC's history is that they are often behind the times.

I've been hearing that D&D is going to die any day now for a decade. Maybe it will continue to grow (likely at a slower pace) maybe it's plateaued, maybe sales will fall. In any case it's not relevant to this thread.

 

[Minigiant]

I've been hearing that D&D is going to die any day now for a decade. Maybe it will continue to grow (likely at a slower pace) maybe it's plateaued, maybe sales will fall. In any case it's not relevant to this thread.

I didn't say D&D is going to die.

I said 5e like EVERY edition will get old unless they inject fresh ideas.

But WOTC is on a nostalgia trip sucking up tap of old but good mechanics and old but good concepts

That well will run dry. It ALWAYS does.

 

[Umbran]

Financial and Market advisors, Motley Fool predict - New Dungeons & Dragons Edition Won't Help Hasbro Much

Well, duh. That's not rocket science.

The new rules are a trio of books. That's it. Just books. They cost about $50 a piece. Since most players will only buy the PHB, in and of themselves, the result of book sales is probably on the order of having one board game, or maybe two, really take off for a year.

One board game here or there isn't a big deal to Hasbro. I mean, big sales of the books would be nice, sure. But financially, that isn't a make-or-break thing for such a large company.

 

[cranberry]

I don't think the books are a good indicator. The true test is if WoTC can cash in on it's plans to push D&D to virtual spaces, subscriptions, microtransactions, licensing, etc.

 

[Quickleaf]

Admittedly, Dungeons & Dragons is a much bigger business today than it was 10 years ago. And it has a larger fanbase and a larger pool of radiance in which to fish for potential buyers for the new rulebooks. That could mean Hasbro will get a bigger lift this time around than last time.

Rich Smith, you sly sly dog.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

OK, we can agree Hasbro is more interested into the videogame industry because there is more money there, but bets are riskier.

Maybe a LEGO: D&D CGI show could help a lot, or a D&D videogame about collecting and training summonable monsters.

Or Hasbro could talk for a future merger with Mattel (again), Asmodee group, LEGO or Playmobil (of course, we can't know the future), or being acquired by Microsoft. A lot of different possibilities could happen.

If WotC's franchises are too valuable, then this can survive the hipotetical Hasbro bankrupcy. Too interesting to be not acquired by other company.

Even if Hasbro/WotC sold excelent products when it is a bad year for global economy, then the sales will lower.

I wonder if a digital content could be sold for different titles. For example a virtual miniature in D&DB could be also a skin in Fortnite, or certain skin in Overwatch could appear as virtual miniature in D&DBeyond.

* WotC should worry about possible troubles by toxic people in online community.

 

[Umbran]

WOTC's history is that they are often behind the times.

Yes, and?

Do not mistake being ahead or behind the current fashion for financial success. F'rex: Levi Strauss. By no means leaders of the fashion industry - they aren't the couture designers for Fashion Week, or anything. But, they had revenues in excess of six billion dollars last year.

Being a main provider of the center of the market, rather than on the forefront, has its perks.

 

[KYRON45]

What would Wotc have to do to move the needle for the TTRPG revenue?
An actual new edition? Better adventures/AP's? More splat books?

 

[Oofta]

I didn't say D&D is going to die.

I said 5e like EVERY edition will get old unless they inject fresh ideas.

But WOTC is on a nostalgia trip sucking up tap of old but good mechanics and old but good concepts

That well will run dry. It ALWAYS does.

Nothing can grow forever, I just disagree with your reason why. Different is not inherently better.

I'm also done discussing this on this thread. It's not relevant.