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WotC President: D&D Up 30% in 2018; More MtG Crossovers Coming
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<blockquote data-quote="Parmandur" data-source="post: 7762555" data-attributes="member: 6780330"><p>Chris Cocks <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/little-kid-president-company-wizards-coast-leader-stays-ever-evolving-game/" target="_blank">spoke to GeekWire</a>. He had some interesting things to say, but my main takeaways were that D&D is up at least 30% in 2018 over 2017, and Magic/D&D crossovers are likely to continue: [HQ]"Growth in hobby game stores, a core driver of Wizards’ business, is also a leading factor in the company’s success. And the huge audiences attracted to the streaming of games online, on platforms such as YouTube and the Amazon-owned Twitch, has helped “D&D” in particular see record sales. Cocks said they’re in their fourth year of in excess of 30 percent growth per year on “D&D.” [/HQ][PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]<p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]112073[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>MtG crossovers </strong>-- [HQ]"The company is set to release a major crossover between “Magic: The Gathering” and “Dungeons & Dragons” with “Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica,” a new sourcebook that will get players of the two games in the same multiverse. Cocks said to expect more of that, with classic worlds from the past and new worlds that are still to be created."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p><strong>Digital future</strong> -- [HQ]"The tabletop side is obviously where the majority of our businesses is today and we still see a big robust future for that,” Cocks said. “The digital side is kind of where the disconnect comes between the straight-line growth curve and the hockey stick. So a fair amount of my time is spent on new initiatives and helping to build those teams and groom our plans for that.”[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>See the <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/little-kid-president-company-wizards-coast-leader-stays-ever-evolving-game/" target="_blank">full interview for more</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parmandur, post: 7762555, member: 6780330"] Chris Cocks [URL="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/little-kid-president-company-wizards-coast-leader-stays-ever-evolving-game/"]spoke to GeekWire[/URL]. He had some interesting things to say, but my main takeaways were that D&D is up at least 30% in 2018 over 2017, and Magic/D&D crossovers are likely to continue: [HQ]"Growth in hobby game stores, a core driver of Wizards’ business, is also a leading factor in the company’s success. And the huge audiences attracted to the streaming of games online, on platforms such as YouTube and the Amazon-owned Twitch, has helped “D&D” in particular see record sales. Cocks said they’re in their fourth year of in excess of 30 percent growth per year on “D&D.” [/HQ][PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]112073[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]MtG crossovers [/B]-- [HQ]"The company is set to release a major crossover between “Magic: The Gathering” and “Dungeons & Dragons” with “Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica,” a new sourcebook that will get players of the two games in the same multiverse. Cocks said to expect more of that, with classic worlds from the past and new worlds that are still to be created."[/HQ] [B]Digital future[/B] -- [HQ]"The tabletop side is obviously where the majority of our businesses is today and we still see a big robust future for that,” Cocks said. “The digital side is kind of where the disconnect comes between the straight-line growth curve and the hockey stick. So a fair amount of my time is spent on new initiatives and helping to build those teams and groom our plans for that.”[/HQ] See the [URL="https://www.geekwire.com/2018/little-kid-president-company-wizards-coast-leader-stays-ever-evolving-game/"]full interview for more[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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