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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8301847" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>That's not really a fair comparison, though, since most people need headphones for some purpose or another. No one NEEDS TTRPGs.</p><p></p><p>D&D isn't just taking the lion's share of the current market, it's also expanding the current market. Substantially, if their numbers are to be believed. Which means more total number of players who will eventually look into other types of TTRPGs for various reasons.</p><p></p><p>It would be more akin to comparing D&D to Kentucky Fried Chicken opening up in Japan. It became THE Fried Chicken in Japan because they didn't really have a fried chicken market. It was a food that some Americans would make for themselves and their friends, but there really weren't Fried Chicken Restaurants. </p><p></p><p>And even though KFC is now synonymous with Fried Chicken in the entire nation, you can go to Soul Food House and get some Fried Chicken in several locations around Tokyo. <a href="https://soulfoodhouse.com/" target="_blank">Home</a></p><p></p><p>A Market that did not exist was created 40 years ago and is expanding to the point where other businesses that never existed can now exist. And have multiple locations.</p><p></p><p>Is it as popular as KFC? Hell no! KFC is -the- Christmas Dinner in Japan and if you want to have an order available for pickup on Christmas Eve you'd better make your reservation sometime in freaking JUNE and be willing to drive out of the city to one of the smaller country locations to get it.</p><p></p><p>But you can have Fried Chicken that ain't KFC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8301847, member: 6796468"] That's not really a fair comparison, though, since most people need headphones for some purpose or another. No one NEEDS TTRPGs. D&D isn't just taking the lion's share of the current market, it's also expanding the current market. Substantially, if their numbers are to be believed. Which means more total number of players who will eventually look into other types of TTRPGs for various reasons. It would be more akin to comparing D&D to Kentucky Fried Chicken opening up in Japan. It became THE Fried Chicken in Japan because they didn't really have a fried chicken market. It was a food that some Americans would make for themselves and their friends, but there really weren't Fried Chicken Restaurants. And even though KFC is now synonymous with Fried Chicken in the entire nation, you can go to Soul Food House and get some Fried Chicken in several locations around Tokyo. [URL="https://soulfoodhouse.com/"]Home[/URL] A Market that did not exist was created 40 years ago and is expanding to the point where other businesses that never existed can now exist. And have multiple locations. Is it as popular as KFC? Hell no! KFC is -the- Christmas Dinner in Japan and if you want to have an order available for pickup on Christmas Eve you'd better make your reservation sometime in freaking JUNE and be willing to drive out of the city to one of the smaller country locations to get it. But you can have Fried Chicken that ain't KFC. [/QUOTE]
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