tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post3150980480255001662..comments2024-03-27T21:32:28.527-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: This blog has a point but...Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-5332604002737611852012-06-08T22:51:12.380-05:002012-06-08T22:51:12.380-05:00Yeah, unfortunately there seems to be a huge blind...Yeah, unfortunately there seems to be a huge blindspot to the fact that Hasbro needs WotC to make money with D&D or they will shelve it. What's the point of licensing the brand out? How does that help their bottom line? And wether we like it or want to talk about it, Hasbro/WotC has proven that a new edition makes money. Even if its only for a year. Those sales wouldn't have been there without the new edition. Its the same economics that made DC reboot their line and Marvel print so many #1's. Even if it is only a 20% increase over last year (and DC's reboot was hugely successful financially and still is), its 20% more than they would made otherwise. Welcome to niche publishing.Cross Planeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com