Hasbro Doesn't Even Sell the Latest Version of D&D on Its Webpage

Joethelawyer · May 25, 2011, 10:17:36 PM

Check it out. I was taking a look at the latest quarterly report for some mention of D&D (none again, as usual) and decided to see what they have for sale for D&D on the Hasbro site. The boxed set of D&D they have up there, along with 6 other items, seem to be ancient. Maybe you guys can tell me, is that boxed set from the 3.0 or 3.5 days? It certainly is not Essentials, and doesn't appear to be 4e by the description.

Too bad its not a complete product listing from a few years ago, or we may have been able to get the pdf's for sale via a loophole caused by Hasbro's apathy for the brand.

StormBringer · May 25, 2011, 10:51:43 PM

Quote from: Joethelawyer;460534Check it out. I was taking a look at the latest quarterly report for some mention of D&D (none again, as usual) and decided to see what they have for sale for D&D on the Hasbro site. The boxed set of D&D they have up there, along with 6 other items, seem to be ancient. Maybe you guys can tell me, is that boxed set from the 3.0 or 3.5 days? It certainly is not Essentials, and doesn't appear to be 4e by the description.

Too bad its not a complete product listing from a few years ago, or we may have been able to get the pdf's for sale via a loophole caused by Hasbro's apathy for the brand.

The Premium Dice have the 4e trade dress all over them. Everything else looks 3.x

misterguignol · May 25, 2011, 10:58:56 PM

They also don't sell Magic cards on that webpage; I wouldn't read too much into it.

Peregrin · May 25, 2011, 11:05:51 PM

QuoteI was taking a look at the latest quarterly report for some mention of D&D

Why? I don't think that's a reliable indicator of anything, given how niche D&D is compared to Hasbro's other toy lines.

Hell, My Little Pony probably sells exponentially more than D&D.

misterguignol · May 25, 2011, 11:21:00 PM

Quote from: Peregrin;460540Hell, My Little Pony probably sells exponentially more than D&D.

To be fair, My Little Pony rarely needs errata.

Peregrin · May 25, 2011, 11:28:33 PM

Quote from: misterguignol;460541To be fair, My Little Pony rarely needs errata.

True, but I still feel like looking for D&D on the quarterly report is like looking for your favorite dive on a list of 4-star restaurants.

tellius · May 25, 2011, 11:28:47 PM

Quote from: misterguignol;460541To be fair, My Little Pony rarely needs errata.

This made my snort my coffee through my nose.. thank you.

Cole · May 25, 2011, 11:29:14 PM

Quote from: misterguignol;460541To be fair, My Little Pony rarely needs errata.

No, just regular brushing.

misterguignol · May 25, 2011, 11:33:05 PM

Quote from: Peregrin;460544True, but I still feel like looking for D&D on the quarterly report is like looking for your favorite dive on a list of 4-star restaurants.

I don't disagree.

Angry_Douchebag · May 25, 2011, 11:33:47 PM

Quote from: Peregrin;460540Why? I don't think that's a reliable indicator of anything, given how niche D&D is compared to Hasbro's other toy lines.

Hell, My Little Pony probably sells exponentially more than D&D.

Probably very few people at Hasbro would even know one edition of DnD from another. More than likely they don't care.

Joe only ever seems to post here when the Hasbro quarterly report becomes available, as if it DnD's perennial absence from the report proves anything.

Peregrin · May 25, 2011, 11:34:59 PM

Joke--------------------------------------->

My Dumb Head

JDCorley · May 26, 2011, 03:06:41 AM

Hey, I think if you want to buy D&D Fourth Edition, or Essentials, you can probably find a place! Google might help. Just a suggestion!

Insufficient Metal · May 26, 2011, 09:19:56 AM

Quote from: JDCorley;460581Hey, I think if you want to buy D&D Fourth Edition, or Essentials, you can probably find a place! Google might help. Just a suggestion!

I don't think purchasing D&D products was Joethelawyer's prime motivation.

JDCorley · May 26, 2011, 11:01:13 AM

But...that doesn't make any sense, the guy is criticizing Hasbro's site for not having D&D stuff on it, or D&D for not being on Hasbro's site, which only makes sense if he's looking for D&D stuff to buy! I'm absolutely here to help, glad I could be of assistance.

RPGPundit · May 27, 2011, 12:54:23 PM

No, it also makes perfect sense if he wants to point something out about the nature of D&D's relationship with the parent company that owns it, and what that may imply in terms of the attention and interest that the game receives from said owners. I don't see what the fucking problem is with that?

Really, the debate to be had here is: How much does it matter, if the owner of D&D doesn't really give a fuck about it? Is that bad? Very bad? Could it be good?

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