WotC Hasbro gains big time from D&D, Magic, Monopoly, and Baldur's Gate 3

[mamba]

Except no. Because the video game industry is such that it gets mainstream hype in a way that board games and ttrpgs never will.

not sure, so far no TTRPG got to the point of selling 10M PHBs in a year, not even close… and not every game gets hyped either, you have to work on that

So to me there is nothing that says it could not happen for a TTRPG, it’s just that none ever got to this ‘critical mass’ this fast

 

[mamba]

Oh, they point at revenue numbers for Beyond being in the tens of millions quarterly. They are sharing real data with real investors, but EN World always thinks WotC is lying in legally binding documents.

but that is sales and subscriptions. So that is what, 1M subscribers? It certainly is nowhere near 10M

 

[Reynard]

but that is sales and subscriptions. So that is what, 1M subscribers? It certainly is nowhere near 10M

I don't really know how to parse these reports, but I don't see where we can be sure of the relationship between Arena and Beyond in the numbers presented. It is still a stupid amount of money, mind you.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Fair: similarly, I again reiterate that I wouldn't be surprised if Hasbro offers to buy Larian outright, which they have the resources to do.

I am sure they would, after all Microsoft offered and Sven would not sell.

 

[bedir than]

but that is sales and subscriptions. So that is what, 1M subscribers? It certainly is nowhere near 10M

Hasbro will make more money from Beyond this year than they will make if they hit they high end of that licensing projection for BG3.

 

[Parmandur]

Again, I am not suggesting it being BG3 didn't have an impact, but you can't just ignore the extended, responsive Early Access period or Larian's track record or the shock value hype machine, from the initial grotesque announcement trailer to the bear-sex.

Let me put it another way: if D&D and the Forgotten Realm were the main drivers, Honor Among Thieves would have done significantly better than it did.

That Early Access was largely driven by D&D hype.

I didn't see Honor Smong Thieves in theaters, because I don't see theaters ad physically sage. BG3 isn't held back by that.

 

[Parmandur]

I am sure they would, after all Microsoft offered and Sven would not sell.

I wouldn't sell to Microsoft, either.

 

[Reynard]

That Early Access was largely driven by D&D hype.

Was it? I think it was driven by "Baldur's Gate" hype -- that is, being a long awaited sequel to a beloved game.

I didn't see Honor Smong Thieves in theaters, because I don't see theaters ad physically sage. BG3 isn't held back by that.

So once it came to streaming, it set the world on fire?

 

[Burnside]

Hasbro will make more money from Beyond this year than they will make if they hit they high end of that licensing projection for BG3.

They'll also have to pay for DNDBeyond and its content, though. They pay nothing for BG3; it's all gravy.

 

[darjr]

Was it? I think it was driven by "Baldur's Gate" hype -- that is, being a long awaited sequel to a beloved game.

So once it came to streaming, it set the world on fire?

It’s doing fairly well in streaming. Far better than I thought it would after theaters. Less than I think it deserves.

I wonder if BG3 improved that? I know my son wants to watch it now.