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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bowbe" data-source="post: 3695888" data-attributes="member: 6328">Not exactly.Wizards manages tons of other brands. If they don't make money on D&D they aren't exactly done for. Possibly Wizards loses the current design staff at most and control of D&D as a WOTC published product at worst. Worst case scenario being Hasbro actually steps in and takes D&D away from Wizards and hands it over to another entity (my guess would be a video game developer with a track record of success to produce the printed books and manage the rules). That isn't so likely to happen either no matter if 4ed tanks or is a butt nekkid success. So say they lose D&D, so what?They Still Have Star Wars The Star Wars license and miniatures alone are enough to keep them in biscuits and gravy for the long haul. With the eventual release of the Star Wars TV show(s) and their inevitable game tie ins they have another solid decade or longer of hobby games goodness to rely on. Despite the cut that Lucas LTD takes (heh... Lucas LTD takes it from Hasbro too) its still well enough $$ to keep WOTCs doors open. With the success of Transformers film, Hasbro is now looking more seriously than ever at its own properties and their money making potential, even considering entering the BIG media entertainment industry of Hollywood. They are talking actually producing BIG BUDGET movies and are flush with cash from Transformers toy sales to be able to actually pull it off. Sure the last 2 D&D licensed flicks sucked but with big daddy Hasbro in the corner its only a matter of time before a "Good" D&D movie comes out that makes everyone forget the old ones. Hence, D&D, no matter what edition or what fales assumptions about D&Ds importance to the survival of WOTC's are made here or on any other message board we can all pretty much rest assured its here to stay. If a new edition tanks, the current "old guard" will be unemployed and new developers brought on board to resuscitate the line. THAT my fiends is business. Add to that their avalon hill line, and all the pennies on the dollar they get from every mother's son that creates a new "collectible card game" and WOTC is going nowhere... its just a slim possibility that they go nowhere without D&D.Case</blockquote>

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