Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Thoughts on charging for game table "miniatures"
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Novem5er" data-source="post: 3962468" data-attributes="member: 57859"><p>I think they will make profit on the 3d Game Table simply by letting players use it. The entire point is to get people playing and to keep them playing. I'm sure they've done surveys enough to realize that a large portion of old players no longer play because their old groups have moved apart and that new players are pulled away by MMOs.</p><p></p><p>Heck, I know "old" players who now play MMOs because it's so hard to get people together to play D&D.</p><p></p><p>The more people that can hook up to play D&D, the more books and services they will sell. I think the Game Table is key to bringing players together in this endeavor. That said, it behooves them to make the Game Table as attractive an option as possible.</p><p></p><p>Take a lesson from Nintendo:</p><p></p><p>It's been reported that Nintendo commits so much money and time (with its most talented staff) to designing each Mario game, that they actually "lose" money with each Mario game produced. They might sell a couple million copies, but the Mario game itself never makes back its investment. So why does Nintendo bother making Mario games?</p><p></p><p>To sell Nintendos.</p><p></p><p>People everywhere will buy a Nintendo system JUST to play the newest Mario. Unlike the other console manufacturers, Nintendo actually posts a profit on each system sold, not to mention all the other games people will buy other than Mario. They invest heavily into a product that sells their other products for them.</p><p></p><p>The Game Table:</p><p></p><p>Invest a reasonable amount to make it a good product. Make it attractive to players and make it cheap or free to use. Players will use it... and it will sell them other products which are required to take advantage of the table... aka D&D books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Novem5er, post: 3962468, member: 57859"] I think they will make profit on the 3d Game Table simply by letting players use it. The entire point is to get people playing and to keep them playing. I'm sure they've done surveys enough to realize that a large portion of old players no longer play because their old groups have moved apart and that new players are pulled away by MMOs. Heck, I know "old" players who now play MMOs because it's so hard to get people together to play D&D. The more people that can hook up to play D&D, the more books and services they will sell. I think the Game Table is key to bringing players together in this endeavor. That said, it behooves them to make the Game Table as attractive an option as possible. Take a lesson from Nintendo: It's been reported that Nintendo commits so much money and time (with its most talented staff) to designing each Mario game, that they actually "lose" money with each Mario game produced. They might sell a couple million copies, but the Mario game itself never makes back its investment. So why does Nintendo bother making Mario games? To sell Nintendos. People everywhere will buy a Nintendo system JUST to play the newest Mario. Unlike the other console manufacturers, Nintendo actually posts a profit on each system sold, not to mention all the other games people will buy other than Mario. They invest heavily into a product that sells their other products for them. The Game Table: Invest a reasonable amount to make it a good product. Make it attractive to players and make it cheap or free to use. Players will use it... and it will sell them other products which are required to take advantage of the table... aka D&D books. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Thoughts on charging for game table "miniatures"
Top