Business Discussion

[ashockney]

Anyone interested in having a business discussion related to Wizards?

I would welcome speculation towards the end, but ask that we'd try to keep the opinion to a minimum. It is certainly an interesting time, and there's some real meaty stuff to discuss.

From a business perspective, I'd be interested in speculating on Wizards as a subsidiary of Hasbro, a publicly traded company. Recent events/successes for Hasbro. Product lines for Wizards. Core competencies for Wizards. A brief review of the top line revenue estimates from a business case perspective. Then touch briefly on the competitive landscape for Hasbro, for Wizards, and their respective brands. Provider and supply chain constraints and opportunities. If we were able to do this well, it would then be fun to speculate on strategic options and alternatives, what moves we've SEEN in the marketplace, and our recmomendations/desires.

Anyone interested in this?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Very much so, if only out of pure curiousity as I know little about the real nuts & bolts of the actual RPG business.

But is there enough publicly available fact to draw on to have the discussion? We have plenty of idle speculation threads already.

 

[UnknownAtThisTime]

Like Olgar, the topic interests me greatly. However, I think it is futile. You will get 95% opinion, and 5% fact. And frankly, the posters themselves will struggle distinguishing between the two.

 

[shadzar]

Wizards is a Collectible Card and RPG division of HASBRO, so there is really nothing to discuss on the business as it really doesn't make its own decisions. While some may argue it can, HASBRO lower level employees have the ability to control actions and course of Wizards higher level employees, thus making decisions for them.

So looking at many things, you would have to know what part HASBRO is really playing in those business decisions to be able to know where to begin. Sadly we do not know what active role HASBRO plays and only have hearsay and spotty information at best.

Basically it is just a big ole craps shoot.

 

[ashockney]

Oh, C'mon! You guys give up way too easy!

Hasbro Brand List
1. Adventure Heroes
2. Aggravation
3. Alphie
4. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
5. Axis & Allies
6. Baby Alive
7. Barrel of Monkeys
8. Battleship
9. Beyblade
10. Boggle
11. Bop It
12. Buckaroo
13. Candy Land
14. Charles Wysocki
15. Chuck and Friends
16. Chutes & Ladders
17. Cir Kis
18. Clipo
19. Clue
20. Connect 4
21. Cootie
22. Cranium
23. Crazy Old Fish War
24. Crocodile Dentist
25. Cuponk
26. Dart Tag
27. Designer's World
28. DinoRoars
29. Disney
30. Dora The Explorer
31. Dreamtown
32. Dressy Daisy
33. Duelmasters
34. Dungeons & Dragons
35. Easy-Bake
36. Electronic Catch Phrase
37. Elefun & Friends
38. Explore N Grow
39. Family Game Night
40. Funglish
41. FurReal Friends
42. G.I. Joe
43. Game Night
44. Gator Golf
45. Girl Talk
46. Gloworld
47. Gloworm
48. Go Diego Go!
49. Guess Who?
50. Guesstures
51. Hannah Montana
52. Hasbro Card Games
53. Hasbro Games
54. Helmet Heroes
55. Hi Ho! Cherry-O
56. High School Musical
57. Hungry Hungry Hippos
58. Idaten Jump
59. Incredible Hulk
60. Indiana Jones
61. Iron Man
62. Jenga
63. Ji Ga Zo
64. Jurassic Park
65. Lazer Tag
66. Lite-Brite
67. Little Einsteins
68. Little Mermaid
69. Littlest Pet Shop
70. Magic: the Gathering
71. Mall Madness
72. Martian Matter
73. Marvel
74. Marvel Super Hero Squad
75. Marvel Universe
76. Memory
77. Mickey Mouse
78. Mighty Muggs
79. Mod Machines
80. Monopoly
81. Mouse Trap
82. Mr Potato Head
83. My Little Pony
84. Mystery Date
85. Nerf
86. N-Force
87. Nickelodeon
88. Nitro XRC
89. Noodleboro
90. N-Strike
91. Operation
92. Ouija
93. Parcheesi
94. Partini
95. Perfection
96. Pictionary
97. Pictureka!
98. Play-Doh
99. Play-Doh Creations
100. Playskool
101. Pocket Pogo Games
102. Power Tour
103. Pow-R-Fuel
104. Pretty Pretty Princess
105. Puzz 3D
106. Puzzle Shots
107. Puzzles
108. Revenge of the Fallen
109. Risk
110. Rook
111. Room Tech
112. Rubik's Cube
113. Scattergories
114. Scrabble
115. Sesame Street
116. Sid The Science Kid
117. Simon
118. Sit 'N Spin
119. Sorry!
120. SpeedStars
121. Spider-Man
122. Spirograph
123. SpongeBob SquarePants
124. Sports
125. Star Wars
126. Stratego
127. Strawberry Shortcake
128. Super Soaker
129. Taboo
130. The Backyardigans
131. The Game of Life
132. The Game of Things...
133. The Simpsons
134. Tinkertoy
135. Titanium Series
136. Tonka
137. Toy Story 3
138. Transformers
139. Transformers Animated
140. Transformers Crossovers
141. Transformers Marvel Crossovers
142. Tread Shifters
143. Trivial Pursuit
144. Trouble
145. Twister
146. U-Build
147. Upwords
148. Wheel Pals
149. Wizards of the Coast
150. Wolverine
151. Wolverine and the X-Men
152. X-Men Origins Wolverine
153. Yahtzee
154. Zambi

 

[ashockney]

Hasbro - 17 Business Line Cateogries

Hasbro Business Line Categories
1. Action Figures & Collectibles
Accessories
Action Figures
Multi-packs
Playsets
Roleplay

2. Apparel
Bags & Backpacks

3. Arts & Crafts
Clay Modeling

4. Batteries

5. Books & Movies
Coloring & Activity Books
Comics
DVD

6. Creative & Pretend Play
Baking
Building Sets
Pretend Play

7. Dolls & Plush Toys
Baby Dolls
Diaries
Doll Accessories
Music Toys & MP3 Players
Pet Figures
Plush Toys
Robots
TV & Movie Roleplay
Video Players

8. Electronic Toys & Games
Electronic Pets

9. Games & Puzzles
Board Games
Card Games
DVD Games
Electronic Games
Fundraising Kits
Puzzles
Travel Games
Video Games & Accessories

10. Health & Beauty

11. Infant & Preschool Toys
Activity Sets
Bath Toys
Dolls & Plush Toys
Games
Learning Toys
Ride-ons & Walking Aids
Spinning & Rocking Toys
Vehicles

12. Kids' Décor
Bedding
Posters & Stickers
Room Accessories

13. Parts & Refills

14. Party Supplies
Candy
Hats & Decorations
Party Favors
Tableware

15. Sports & Outdoor Play
Blaster Toys
Outdoor Games
Riding Toys & Bikes
Sports
Water Toys

16. Vehicles
Cars
Race Tracks & Playsets
Remote Controlled
Spaceships
Trucks & Construction

17. Video Games & Accessories
Computer Games
Mobile Games
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
Xbox 360

 

[ashockney]

Hasbro Products By Product Line

Hasbro Products By Product Line Categories
1. Action Figures & Collectibles - 1984 products (1 D&D, 1 Wizards)
2. Apparel - 76 products ( 0 Wizards)
3. Arts & Crafts - 72 products (0 Wizards)
4. Batteries
5. Books & Movies - 121 products (0 Wizards)
6. Creative & Pretend Play - 552 products (0 Wizards)
7. Dolls & Plush Toys - 460 products (0 Wizards)
8. Electronic Toys & Games - 134 products (0 Wizards)
9. Games & Puzzles - 469 products (7 D&D, 20 M:TG, 36 Wizards)
10. Health & Beauty - 2 products (0 Wizards)
11. Infant & Preschool Toys - 567 products (0 Wizards)
12. Kids' Décor - 31 products (0 Wizards)
13. Parts & Refills - 97 products (0 Wizards)
14. Party Supplies - 62 products (0 Wizards)
15. Sports & Outdoor Play - 256 products (0 Wizards)
16. Vehicles - 171 products (0 Wizards)
17. Video Games & Accessories - 82 products (0 Wizards)

 

[ashockney]

Hasbro Product Demographics

Hasbro Products by Age
Infants: 0-1 (81)
Toddlers: 1-2 (335)
Preschool: 3-5 (2160)
Kids: 6-9 (3305)
Tweens: 8-12 (2652)
Teens: 13-18 (1157)
Grown-Ups: 18+ (1391)
Family: 8+ (1470)


Hasbro Products by Gender
Boys (1680)
Girls (984)
Both (1271)


Hasbro Products by Price
Under $10 (2164)
Over $100 (12)
$10 - $20 (1174)
$20 - $30 (345)
$30 - $40 (119)
$40 - $50 (50)
$50 - $100 (56)

 

[ashockney]

Hasbro Products by Brand

Hasbro Products by Brand

Baby Alive (25)
Battleship (13)
Beyblade (26)
Candy Land (8)
Clue (8)
Connect 4 (14)
Cranium (21)
Disney (58)
Dora The Explorer (12)
Dungeons & Dragons (7)
Easy-Bake (15)
FurReal Friends (101)
G.I. Joe (200)
Go Diego Go! (6)
Hasbro Games (399)
Incredible Hulk (6)
Indiana Jones (1)
Iron Man (99)
Jurassic Park (13)
Lazer Tag (1)
Lite-Brite (25)
Littlest Pet Shop (525)
Magic: the Gathering (20)
Martian Matter (7)
Marvel (463)
Mighty Muggs (73)
Monopoly (45)
Mr Potato Head (61)
My Little Pony (203)
Nerf (230)
Play-Doh (146)
Playskool (305)
Pow-R-Fuel Batteries (4)
Risk (4)
Room Tech (3)
Scrabble (34)
Sesame Street (3)
SpeedStars (42)
Spider-Man (147)
Spirograph (1)
SpongeBob SquarePants (9)
Star Wars (586)
Strawberry Shortcake (67)
The Backyardigans (2)
Tinkertoy (5)
Titanium Series (5)
Tonka (146)
Transformers (479)
Trivial Pursuit (21)
Wizards of the Coast (36)
Wolverine (169)

 

[ashockney]

Hasbro Distribution

Hasbro Distribution of Toys and Games:
Kmart, Walmart, Toys R Us, Target, Amazon, HasbroToyShop.com, Boardgames.com

Online Games:
Hubworld.com
Hubbub.com
Hasbrokids.com
Playskoolkids.com