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Continued Soft Market for Board Games, Card Games Doing Better
January 8, 2025

Hobby board game sales have been under pressure this year, with the mid-priced games the most affected, while casual, less expensive card games are doing better.

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Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 7, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 6, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
Some Games, Lots of Merch, Next Level Apparel
January 6, 2025
We saw games and lots of merch, including next level anime apparel.
RPGs a Vibrant Part of Hobby Games Business
January 3, 2025
RPGs have been a vibrant part of the hobby games business in 2024, not only due to the launch of the new version of D&D, but also because of the continued success of a wide variety of other games,
A Quiet Summer, with One Late Arrival
January 2, 2025
The one game that had the potential to shake up the business came out right at the end of the May-August Summer season.
A Solid Summer, Led by 'Magic'
January 1, 2025
It was a solid summer for TCGs, if down slightly overall, led by two strong releases from Magic: The Gathering that which Magic in a positive place once more.
December 22, 2024
December 29, 2024
We surveyed a Go! Toys & Games store at the West Towne Mall, a large regional mall in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 22, just before the Christmas holiday.
Led to Muted Expectations for Holiday Season
December 18, 2024
A flat summer overall and a promising fall led into a holiday season with muted expectations in hobby game stores.
Author Titles Stay Level While Superhero and Manga Titles Decline
December 10, 2024
The Top 20 Superhero and Manga titles continue to lose sales, but the Author category stayed flat in November 2024.
Sales Drop at Slower Rate
December 6, 2024
Year over year sales declined sharply in November, but not as much as in October.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
December 4, 2024
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
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