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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Talvisota" data-source="post: 2019122" data-attributes="member: 1292">Substitutes have hacked the traditional RPG market.  Many have pointed out the size of the market and the reasons why it is not growing (lack of new players!) but IMHO the reason it is attracting far fewer new players than in the past is definitely due to substitute products - and here I mean computer/console games.  And as pointed out from our astute fellow boardmember from Mt. Vernon, IL (I am from Taylorville!) rural kids had nothing to do when growing up.  (I took this to mean the 80's, when I was 8-18.)  Well, look to Xbox, PS2, and the like and there is plenty to do, now.I will pass on this hobby to my children to be sure, but I will have a lot of competition with the popularity of the online gaming alternatives.  But who knows?  Maybe my sons will enjoy both acting and accounting and the unavoidable and obvious synergies of the two. . . .    As for WOTC and profitability, although Hasbro is not inclined to share info, I can only imagine that the return on invested capital for WotC as a whole is at or above the hurdle rate.  It is small compared to the rest of the company, and MTG et. al. sells very well all over the world.  Minis were brought out to increase margins for the D&D line item, but I have yet to see any inverstor reports on that product line.  And I am confident that WotC has plenty of strategic plans on the board for the next 5-10 years.</blockquote>

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