xechnao said:This is not my point. Star Wars being more mainstream (as an idea) gives a better consumer "excuse" to establish D&D. People are more likely to accept D&D's payouts (from money and time investment to gaining negative social "labels") if it somehow connects to Star Wars which is already massively accepted and established.
Conversations never heard in High School:
"So, you lamewads are pretending to be magical fairies?"
"Yeah, but if we wanted to, we could use the same rules to pretend to be Jedi Knights!"
"Oh. Well, that makes it totally kick-ass!"
Your thesis has no evidence to support it except your own assertion that it is so. The idea people would be more likely to play D&D because a Star Wars RPG exists and uses a similair rule set is pretty much self-evidently absurd. Do you have anything to offer to support it? Sales figures? Marketing surveys? Statements from WOTC insiders?
Star Wars used the D20 system in part to lure D&D players to the brand, not to lure Star Wars fans to D&D.