Hasbro financial results

[Krug]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/030213/earns_hasbro_2.html

 

[Nifft]

No mention of WotC that I could find... will this have any effect on WotC?

-- Nifft

 

[William Ronald]

Originally posted by Nifft:

No mention of WotC that I could find... will this have any effect on WotC?

WotC, as I understand it, is a fairly small part of Hasbro. So, most articles will not likely mention them.

What I am interested in is learning how much WotC contributed to the company's bottom line and the state of relations between the people at Renton, WA and those in Providence, RI. These two factors will likely have the biggest impact on WotC's future. (I hope there are no more layoffs this year. I was a bit saddened reading about the cuts last year.)

 

[megamania]

ah lordy...the bottom line in a multi-million dollar company....let's hope we still have a hobby this time next year

 

[Ranger REG]

Only if you're a strictly D&D gamer. Me? I try to play more than one RPG so my hobby won't die.

 

[Zappo]

I'm not worried. As far as I know, WotC in active and D&D is profitable, so the game itself should have no problems.

 

[drnuncheon]

ah lordy...the bottom line in a multi-million dollar company....let's hope we still have a hobby this time next year

If Hasbro dumps WOTC, and nobody picks them up, then I feel certain that someone will publish a game under the OGL (allowing them to include character creation and advancement) that is strangely similar to what we're playing now.

J

 

[Storminator]

ah lordy...the bottom line in a multi-million dollar company....let's hope we still have a hobby this time next year

Are we looking at the same numbers?

Sales: up
Profits: up
Stock price: up

Why would this make someone worry about D&D?

PS

(Wall Street rebounded today after it was determined that the good news wasn't as bad as the bad news was good...)

 

[Dareoon Dalandrove]

Habsros profit/ loss has nothing to do with with the future of gaming anymore. The SRD is out and the future of gaming is preserved. If Hasbro was to say "lets dissolve that Wizards thing we bought a few years ago." It won't matter. Those talented people that have brought us so many wonderful things will continue to do so (many have already jumped ship and have their own companies).

 

[Taren Nighteyes]

IT necessarily how much WOTC contributes to the bottom line in comparison to all other revenue/profit streams, but how good are the margins WOTC produces.

Taren Nighteyes