WotC Who should own Wizards of the Coast if/when it is sold?

[Luminous]

Hopefully a businessman who also has a family?

 

[loverdrive]

Evil Hats, of course.

 

[Lanefan]

Me.

 

[humble minion]

Who should own it if it's sold - me. Prepare for more Dark Sun than you can handle, plus everyone responsible for the 4e FR book doing the Game of Thrones 'shame!' walk along a major road near you.

Who will own it if it's sold - Amazon or Netflix.

Will it be sold? No. It's making Hasbro an absolute mint right now, with very low overheads. Why on earth would they get rid of it?

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

EN Publishing

 

[GreyLord]

EN Publishing

I don't think so...

I'd say it would go to the highest bidder...

Who SHOULD own it...well...harder question.

Ideally, the fans...which doesn't necessarily mean D&D fans...I think MtG fans (and yes, there is crossover between the two) may have more of a desire to control the game...

 

[Mirtek]

Me?

 

[kenada]

At first glance, selling WotC seems similar to what happened with Bungie and Halo, but I don’t think WotC is more than just the D&D and M:tG company now. They’re more like 343 Industries than Bungie.

I assume if WotC were sold, it would be to private equity with Hasbro’s retaining the IP rights and licensing them back to WotC. The goal would be to externalize development costs while also turning it into a source of revenue (via licensing). Hasbro could also return some of the proceeds to shareholders, which their institutional investors would love.

 

[Inchoroi]

At first glance, selling WotC seems similar to what happened with Bungie and Halo, but I don’t think WotC is more than just the D&D and M:tG company now. They’re more like 343 Industries than Bungie.

I assume if WotC were sold, it would be to private equity with Hasbro’s retaining the IP rights and licensing them back to WotC. The goal would be to externalize development costs while also turning it into a source of revenue (via licensing). Hasbro could also return some of the proceeds to shareholders, which their institutional investors would love.

If it sells, this is probably the most likely scenario.

 

[Aaron L]

Microsoft. They would be able to fully integrate digital tools while having a gaming division and various studios that understand games (at least on the digital front).

Ugh. Look at what Microsoft did with BattleTech shudder

 

[Shag]

My hope is that it would go to Goodman Games. They are doing great work, and seem to have respect for where the game came from and where it can go.