D&D General Wizards of the Coast has its biggest Quarter Ever, with D&D down a smidge. From Comicbook.com

[Reynard]

So is some of that just the cost of buying that studio?

According to Wikipedia they bought it in 2019.

 

[bedir than]

I guess. I mean it started as a licensed property and then WotC bought the dev. So sure.

But it still seems strange to tie the TTRPG quarterlies to not TTRPG releases. Shouldn't WotC have a video game division instead?

The Magic games are under Magic, the D&D games are under D&D, and the other video games (that Austin studio) are their own group

 

[Jer]

I guess. I mean it started as a licensed property and then WotC bought the dev. So sure.

But it still seems strange to tie the TTRPG quarterlies to not TTRPG releases. Shouldn't WotC have a video game division instead?

It's the structure of a brand management company not a ttrpg company. The investors care about the brand, not the game, because the overall brand is what they care about performing.

It's the same with Marvel and DC and Hasbro and any other giant entertainment company that has moved into shepherding existing brands - their core financial reporting will be on brand performance broken down into specifics from there because what they're selling to investors is the strengths of the brands they manage.

 

[JEB]

Tabletop D&D was up 15%.

Where did you see that? Article says most of their 15% tabletop growth was from MTG.

 

[Reynard]

It's the structure of a brand management company not a ttrpg company. The investors care about the brand, not the game, because the overall brand is what they care about performing.

It's the same with Marvel and DC and Hasbro and any other giant entertainment company that has moved into shepherding existing brands - their core financial reporting will be on brand performance broken down into specifics from there because what they're selling to investors is the strengths of the brands they manage.

So when the D&D movie tanks they are going to act like D&D is dying and we'll get a rushed 6E. Nice.

 

[Steampunkette]

... I initially read that as "Biggest Quarter Elves" and now I hate myself.

 

[grimslade]

... I initially read that as "Biggest Quarter Elves" and now I hate myself.

Hmm, now I am imagining half-elves and giant spawn...

 

[Morrus]

I wish this info was available for the ttrpg alone — the D&D brand could be doing well or poorly overall, with the ttrpg itself doing the opposite.

 

[darjr]

I wish this info was available for the ttrpg alone — the D&D brand could be doing well or poorly overall, with the ttrpg itself doing the opposite.

Yea. Do they break it out more in the details that go with the call? Dint they send a document?

 

[Morrus]

Yea. Do they break it out more in the details that go with the call? Dint they send a document?

No idea!