Gundark
Explorer
I expect 5e to be the number 1 seller this quarter and for the next few quarters. According to Mike Mearls the starter set is going for a 2nd printing.
However given WotC's statements about their plans to (supposedly) get away from the source book a month club and to publish more adventures I've got to wonder if D&D will always be at the number one sales spot. Now I suspect we'll see updates to Forgotten Realms and Eberron pretty quick in the pipe line and I'm sure we'll see advanced arcane/divine/martial.
BUT...if WotC keeps their word about releasing books at a slower pace, and Paizo which does release something every month, then we'd expect that there will be sales quarters where D&D isn't the number one sales spot and Pathfinder is.
Anyhow long story short I suspect we'll continue to see the back and forth between Pathfinder and D&D with the ICV2 sales positions as WotC looks more at building D&D as a brand than the RPG.
However given WotC's statements about their plans to (supposedly) get away from the source book a month club and to publish more adventures I've got to wonder if D&D will always be at the number one sales spot. Now I suspect we'll see updates to Forgotten Realms and Eberron pretty quick in the pipe line and I'm sure we'll see advanced arcane/divine/martial.
BUT...if WotC keeps their word about releasing books at a slower pace, and Paizo which does release something every month, then we'd expect that there will be sales quarters where D&D isn't the number one sales spot and Pathfinder is.
Anyhow long story short I suspect we'll continue to see the back and forth between Pathfinder and D&D with the ICV2 sales positions as WotC looks more at building D&D as a brand than the RPG.