ICV2 Spring RPG Ranking Out

[jodyjohnson]

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/29329.html

Top 5 Roleplaying Games – Spring 2014

1. Pathfinder
2. Star Wars
3. Shadowrun
4. Fate Core
5. Numenera

Insert usual disclaimers here ...

Also of note as part of the Hobby Games Market Hits $700M article: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/29326.html

"RPGs last at $15 million."

 

[jodyjohnson]

Seems like Kickstarter, Amazon (online), and the Paizo subscription model have captured a majority chunk of the RPG sales.

 

[Umbran]

I'd love to see how many downloads of Basic there were, in comparison to these rankings.

 

[jodyjohnson]

I'd love to see how many downloads of Basic there were, in comparison to these rankings.

Spring 2014: 0

 

[delericho]

Bit of a shock to not see D&D on the list at all. Even with no new products out I would have expected them to be there.

Naturally, I'm expecting to see it back on top very soon.

 

[Umbran]

Spring 2014: 0

Smart alecky, and thereby missing the point. How excellent of you.

Let me rephrase - I'd like to see how download of Basic compares with typical (not holiday season) volume of sales. Better?

 

[DaveMage]

Bit of a shock to not see D&D on the list at all. Even with no new products out I would have expected them to be there.

Naturally, I'm expecting to see it back on top very soon.

It is weird. Wasn't D&D doing all those Sundering adventures in the Spring?

 

[Mercurius]

$15 million a year in total yearly RPG sales? That seems low. Is that meant to include all sales, retail stores, online, etc? I'm guessing 5E gives that a big bump.

 

[fjw70]

It is weird. Wasn't D&D doing all those Sundering adventures in the Spring?

They released one PDF-only Sundering adventure in the Spring.

 

[Morrus]

$15 million a year in total yearly RPG sales? That seems low. Is that meant to include all sales, retail stores, online, etc? I'm guessing 5E gives that a big bump.

Hobby channel. That's FLGSs. pretty much. They don't have info on online sales and the like.