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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 7657845" data-attributes="member: 6680772">Been where and done what?&nbsp; What does that even mean?This is ridiculous.&nbsp; Turtles merch made Nickelodeon $475 million in 2012.&nbsp; The movie, with horrible reviews and nominations for all the Razzies, made $477 million worldwide, $191 million of that coming from domestic box office.&nbsp; And sold a crapload of toys.&nbsp; It's a huge moneymaker.Also ridiculous.&nbsp; MLP is a Core Brand at Hasbro.&nbsp; That means it pulls in at least $50 million in revenue -- the target that 4e D&amp;D aimed for but could not reach -- and it probably makes more.&nbsp; It was a lame duck line, limping along since 1992, and actually discontinued in the States from 1999 to 2003.&nbsp; And it had &quot;been there and done that&quot; -- a TV series and movie that no one remembers.&nbsp; Then, Friendship is Magic comes along, a quality show by all accounts, and BOOM!&nbsp; The line takes off again and gets Core Brand status.It's a cartoon from the 80s that no one cared about for 25 years.&nbsp; Now Hasbro and Universal think they can make some money off it.&nbsp; Will they?&nbsp; It'll probably move some merch.&nbsp; And the point is, if there's earning potential in Jem, for crying out loud, there's earning potential in a D&amp;D movie produced by Universal.&nbsp; Not just in movie revenue, but in action figures, video games, books, and a host of other merchandise.&nbsp; It would put a bump in the RPGs sales.I'm comparing a nostalgic niche IP to nostalgic niche IP that were parleyed into money-making brand franchises.&nbsp; I'm presenting an argument, you see, using facts, figures and examples to make a projection.&nbsp; As near as I can tell, all you seem to be doing is saying, &quot;Nuh-uh,&quot; to the point of saying that currently successful multi-million dollar franchises are not popular or &quot;a blip on the radar&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 7657845, member: 6680772"] Been where and done what? What does that even mean? This is ridiculous. Turtles merch made Nickelodeon [i]$475 million[/i] in 2012. The movie, with horrible reviews and nominations for all the Razzies, made $477 million worldwide, $191 million of that coming from domestic box office. And sold a crapload of toys. It's a huge moneymaker. Also ridiculous. MLP is a [i]Core Brand[/i] at Hasbro. That means it pulls in at least $50 million in revenue -- the target that 4e D&D aimed for but could not reach -- and it probably makes more. It was a lame duck line, limping along since 1992, and actually discontinued in the States from 1999 to 2003. And it had "been there and done that" -- a TV series and movie that no one remembers. Then, Friendship is Magic comes along, a quality show by all accounts, and BOOM! The line takes off again and gets Core Brand status. It's a cartoon from the 80s that no one cared about for 25 years. Now Hasbro and Universal think they can make some money off it. Will they? It'll probably move some merch. And the point is, if there's earning potential in Jem, for crying out loud, there's earning potential in a D&D movie produced by Universal. Not just in movie revenue, but in action figures, video games, books, and a host of other merchandise. It would put a bump in the RPGs sales. I'm comparing a nostalgic niche IP to nostalgic niche IP that were parleyed into money-making brand franchises. I'm presenting an argument, you see, using facts, figures and examples to make a projection. As near as I can tell, all you seem to be doing is saying, "Nuh-uh," to the point of saying that currently successful multi-million dollar franchises are not popular or "a blip on the radar". [/QUOTE]

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