WotC Roll 4 Combat: Hasbro/WotC was offered 20 million for D&D at the nadir of 4e.

[darjr]

Stephen Glicker has info that at the Nadir of 4th edition a group offered WotC 20million for D&D.


He goes on to say he thinks they'd need to sell D&D now for $3 billion but would probably only get $700 million.

Lin Codega also says they might get $500 million.

 

[Zaukrie]

Stephen Glicker has info that at the Nadir of 4th edition a group offered WotC 20million for D&D.


He goes on to say he thinks they'd need to sell D&D now for $3 billion but would probably only get $700 million.

Lin Codega also says they might get $500 million.

At 2-3x sales, that seems really, really low........

 

[darjr]

At 2-3x sales, that seems really, really low........

Which? the original offer way back when or what they think WotC/Hasbro could get?

Ir what Stephen thinks the need to get?

 

[not-so-newguy]

I feel obliged for some reason

 

[Zaukrie]

Which? the original offer way back when or what they think WotC/Hasbro could get?

Ir what Stephen thinks the need to get?

current, sorry.

I wonder how different the DnD world would have been with a different owner. I'm guessing very, very, and no movie....

 

[darjr]

I should have added, that the price for back when didn't really include movie or video game rights, since those were signed away.

(or am I wrong about the video game rights at that time?)

 

[Lanefan]

Stephen Glicker has info that at the Nadir of 4th edition a group offered WotC 20million for D&D.

Any idea as to who was in (and-or behind) this group?

 

[MerricB]

That sounds terribly, terribly low even at the worst time of 4E.

 

[darjr]

Any idea as to who was in (and-or behind) this group?

He didn’t say.

 

[humble minion]

That sounds terribly, terribly low even at the worst time of 4E

Yeah, that was my reaction too.

I mean, that offer may well have been made, but an offer being made and it being seriously considered by Hasbro are two different things. I mean, I could offer Hasbro $1.50 for d&d tomorrow, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’d pay me the slightest attention.