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<blockquote data-quote="Jack of Shadows" data-source="post: 3331398" data-attributes="member: 3276"><p>I have to agree on several points. Wizkids biggest problem over the last while is a total lack of market research. Look at the Rocketmen, Nascar Racers, HorrorClix, MLB Sports CLix, Creepy Freaks, Shadowrun Duels and Crimson Skies. They're all dead games (OK Horror Clix is on life support maybe) and I suspect unprofitable as well. Those represent most of Wizkids' new products for the last several years. Every time one of these was announced I couldn't understand what the devil they were thinking. Almost every one targets a niche group within a niche group. </p><p></p><p>There is no market for Flash Gordon scifi. There are a few people who like the nostalgia of it but not one product in that vein has been successful. Nascar is only really popular in the southern States. Horrorclix would have been big if it had been CythuluClix but there has never been a large interest in slasher horror in the game market. SportsClix would really only appeal to the Strato-matic folks and if you've spent any time with them you know how obsessed with stats they are; a clicky game just won't cut it. Creepy Freaks was a good idea but without a cartoon show to push it to kids they ignored it. Shadowrun Duels was really cool but who had a football field to play on. Finally, Crimson Skies was a favorite of mine but again there are very few folks like me into retro 1940's aircraft.</p><p></p><p>Hmmm.... This is becoming a bit of a rant. Oh, well. </p><p></p><p>Going forward I see the departure of most of the Mechwarrior team as a significant opportunity for Mongoose to snatch them up and produce a wargame for their Armegeddon: 2089 RPG. I think it will be far more successful as a wargame than an RPG provided they take a more traditional approach to the rules. Mechwarrior's mechanics are so abstract that play feels more like chess than a wargame. Which is really too bad because the models have been really cool.</p><p></p><p>Jack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack of Shadows, post: 3331398, member: 3276"] I have to agree on several points. Wizkids biggest problem over the last while is a total lack of market research. Look at the Rocketmen, Nascar Racers, HorrorClix, MLB Sports CLix, Creepy Freaks, Shadowrun Duels and Crimson Skies. They're all dead games (OK Horror Clix is on life support maybe) and I suspect unprofitable as well. Those represent most of Wizkids' new products for the last several years. Every time one of these was announced I couldn't understand what the devil they were thinking. Almost every one targets a niche group within a niche group. There is no market for Flash Gordon scifi. There are a few people who like the nostalgia of it but not one product in that vein has been successful. Nascar is only really popular in the southern States. Horrorclix would have been big if it had been CythuluClix but there has never been a large interest in slasher horror in the game market. SportsClix would really only appeal to the Strato-matic folks and if you've spent any time with them you know how obsessed with stats they are; a clicky game just won't cut it. Creepy Freaks was a good idea but without a cartoon show to push it to kids they ignored it. Shadowrun Duels was really cool but who had a football field to play on. Finally, Crimson Skies was a favorite of mine but again there are very few folks like me into retro 1940's aircraft. Hmmm.... This is becoming a bit of a rant. Oh, well. Going forward I see the departure of most of the Mechwarrior team as a significant opportunity for Mongoose to snatch them up and produce a wargame for their Armegeddon: 2089 RPG. I think it will be far more successful as a wargame than an RPG provided they take a more traditional approach to the rules. Mechwarrior's mechanics are so abstract that play feels more like chess than a wargame. Which is really too bad because the models have been really cool. Jack. [/QUOTE]
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