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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kanegrundar" data-source="post: 2017192" data-attributes="member: 3913">The way I see as the gaming (both console/computer and printed) industry grows and expands, you're not going to see as many people getting into pen and paper gaming.  Games are really going to have to become better promoted to compete with video games.  CCG's that sell well are usually ones that are tied in with a multitude of other products: cartoons, video games, movies, etc.  For a new PnP company to come out that wants to draw on something more than simply the established gamer crowd (with PnP games that's a crowd that's shinking) they are going to have to do something that really gets the buyer's attention.  WotC likely won't ever have that problem since Dungeons and Dragons is pretty much a household name, but other companies, like HERO, need to find a way to expand their visibility in a market already flooded with so many products vying for a gamer's dollar.  If not, you're only likely to see a handful of easy to find, popular game publishers.  Another thing that would help to increase sales, would be for more cross-pollinization of systems and settings.  With the advent of the OGL movement we've seen this in products from GoO and Pinnacle (to name a couple) putting out dual-statted books.  That allows not only those that play in the original system to have interest in the books, but also those that play in other systems as well.  All in all I think that this period of a "thinning of the herd", so to speak, will be good for the RPG industry in the long run.  D20 brought out a lot of crap companies that put out nothing but crap product, but there have been some really good publishers come out as well (Malhavoc, Green Ronin, Ronin Arts, etc).  Those that are going to be left standing are those that consistently put out quality products that aren't likely to languish on store shelves.  Many FLGS's have gotten burned so bad by the crappy D20 proudct tidal wave, that several have gone under, while others are leery about ordering from untested companies.  This will get the stores back to a point where they'll feel more confident about what to stock.  (As long as they are knowledgable.  Thankfully, the 3 shops I frequent are ran by people that are friendly, and truly love RPG's.)Kane</blockquote>

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