D&D being dropped by gamestore(s) in fovor of other roleplaying games...

[Cergorach]

A couple of things to keep in mind:

The 'official' retail price for D&D books in Holland is 1euro=1dollar, this is because the books are not imported from the US but come from WotC europe in germany, they've set the price. All other english RPG books do come from the US (or the UK) and benefit more from the weak dollar and 1dollar=0.9euro. That means you get more bang for your buck.. I mean euro...

Europe and in this case Holland in particular is a different animal then the US, so interests might not always be the same, Shadowrun for example has a large european following and the company has taken advantage of that in the last few years (making a couple of european oriented books).

I think that buying online has made a big impact, there are probably more fans of d&d then there are of SR (for example), but they tend to be buyers that buy the d&d books blindly. Buying online is often a lot cheaper (or it can be) and more convenient, and us dutch folks are ever so careful when we spend our cash. With the D&D books you tend to know long before hand what your getting and can decide wether you want it or not. The core WW books get a lot of preview coverage, the other books not, the same goes for most other RPG books.

 

[Glyfair]

Shadowrun for example has a large european following and the company has taken advantage of that in the last few years (making a couple of european oriented books).

I guess that's not too suprising since the company that's licensed Shadowrun from WizKids is a German company.

 

[The_Universe]

I believe it if and when we hear from someone who actually observed it, rather than from a second-hand report.

 

[CSgeekHero]

Drop RPGs for CCGs or Clix? Easily.

Drop D&D for other RPGs? Hereabouts (and everywhere I've been in the US, really), it seems unthinkable. You have D&D, most likely white wolf, and from there on out, it's optional.

As far as dropping rpgs for ccgs, you might want to read this...
Gaming World report

 

[Baragos]

D&D is still the most popular game in Europe, though I do suspect WoD and such have a larger European fanbase than American.

D&D (plus previous editions and other d20 products) takes up about 1/3 the shelves at my FLGS, the rest taken up by White Wolf, GURPS, and various other games.

But some places in Denmark (where I live) has dropped RPGs almost entirely. Its mostly in smaller towns this has happened and I guess online buying is at least partly to blame.

 

[S'mon]

Drop D&D for other RPGs? Hereabouts (and everywhere I've been in the US, really), it seems unthinkable. You have D&D, most likely white wolf, and from there on out, it's optional.

It does seem weird. I can see only stocking the PHB DMG & MM - at a pinch, only stocking the PHB! But surely the *PHB* sells enough to make stocking it worthwhile?!

 

[S'mon]

In Germany, something like that wouldn't surprise me, either. I think that DSA or Shadowrun are still much more popular over there.

Shadowrun seems to appeal to the Teutonic mindset, for some reason. But so does David Hasslehof. DSA's cultural appeal is obvious, just as WHFRP does well in the UK.

 

[Zappo]

Weirdness. Maybe your community has an unusually low amount of D&D players?

 

[MonsterMash]

Shadowrun seems to appeal to the Teutonic mindset, for some reason. But so does David Hasslehof. DSA's cultural appeal is obvious, just as WHFRP does well in the UK.

The only games store I have any idea on best sellers for is Playin Games in London, which puts a list of top sellers up in their window (no numbers - just titles) and this consistently has the three core D&D books in it (certainly the PHB), but for the last couple of months has also had WHFRP 2.0 as well.

 

[Zeit]

Shadowrun seems to appeal to the Teutonic mindset, for some reason. But so does David Hasslehof. DSA's cultural appeal is obvious, just as WHFRP does well in the UK.

I honestly want to know where that idea with us loving David Hasselhoff above everything comes from. It is patently untrue.