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<blockquote data-quote="mamba" data-source="post: 9636801" data-attributes="member: 7034611">I wonder how true that is, or whether this is as with Kickstarters where you have a low funding goal so you can brag how fast you 'funded', esp. since D&amp;D revenue basically stayed flat in 2024 compared to 2023.In any case, I found the quote, so for future reference here is what WotC said about 2024 sales so far in their quarterly statements (and their digital share, which I find interesting as well)Q2: &quot;Within D&amp;D, we’re seeing solid pre-orders of the 2024 Core Rules book for the revised and expanded Fifth Edition. D&amp;D also shows how we are increasing digitization across our portfolio. Digital revenue already accounts for over half of the mix due to the success of D&amp;D Beyond.&quot;Q3: &quot;For D&amp;D, the updated Player’s Handbook for fifth edition is now our fastest selling product in D&amp;D’s 50-year history, beating plan by over 50%. And our acquisition of D&amp;D Beyond continues to pay off, driving D&amp;D’s total mix of direct-to-consumer revenue from zero at the time of acquisition to 60% today, with registered users more than doubling to 19 million.&quot;Q4: &quot;D&amp;D released the first significant update to 5th Edition since 2014 and closed out the year strong with both the new Players Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide breaking records for the best-selling D&amp;D books ever.D&amp;D is also set up to continue its recent momentum. This week we released the widely anticipated 2025 Monster Manual with strong initial orders.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mamba, post: 9636801, member: 7034611"] I wonder how true that is, or whether this is as with Kickstarters where you have a low funding goal so you can brag how fast you 'funded', esp. since D&D revenue basically stayed flat in 2024 compared to 2023. In any case, I found the quote, so for future reference here is what WotC said about 2024 sales so far in their quarterly statements (and their digital share, which I find interesting as well) [B]Q2[/B]: "Within D&D, we’re seeing solid pre-orders of the 2024 Core Rules book for the revised and expanded Fifth Edition. D&D also shows how we are increasing digitization across our portfolio. Digital revenue already accounts for over half of the mix due to the success of D&D Beyond." [B]Q3[/B]: "For D&D, the updated Player’s Handbook for fifth edition is now our fastest selling product in D&D’s 50-year history, [B]beating plan by over 50%[/B]. And our acquisition of D&D Beyond continues to pay off, driving D&D’s total mix of direct-to-consumer revenue from zero at the time of acquisition to 60% today, with registered users more than doubling to 19 million." [B]Q4:[/B] "D&D released the first significant update to 5th Edition since 2014 and closed out the year strong with both the new Players Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide breaking records for the best-selling D&D books ever. D&D is also set up to continue its recent momentum. This week we released the widely anticipated 2025 Monster Manual with strong initial orders." [/QUOTE]

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