Board Games and TCGs, and Merch, Merch, Merch
August 31, 2017
We wanted to see what the current store layout looked like, and what collectibles categories the company was building its business around.
As Graphic Novels, Games Get Hot Simultaneously
August 25, 2017
We started hearing about how well products based on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty animated series were doing at the summer shows.
Australian Chain's First U.S. Store
August 22, 2017
We visited Australian game store chain Good Games’ first U.S. store, in Indianapolis, during Gen Con.
August 3, 2017
August 8, 2017
We visited the Best Buy on E. Springs Drive in Madison, Wisconsin, where there was a game display that was not at the west side store we visited last week.
August 2, 2017
August 8, 2017
We visited the medium-sized Walmart on Watts Rd. in Madison, Wisconsin, to check out their game display and compare it to Target, which we also visited recently.
August 2, 2017
August 4, 2017
We visited a Best Buy because we'd heard that the chain had added games and merch in its bid to re-invent itself as its legacy home entertainment categories move online.
August 1, 2017
August 2, 2017
We re-visited the medium-sized Target store at 201 Junction Road in Madison, Wisconsin.
January 30, 2017
August 2, 2017
We visited the medium-sized Target store at 201 Junction Road in Madison, Wisconsin.
Up or Down
July 28, 2017
Availability on newer in-demand games was the biggest issue driving board game sales in Spring 2017, according to retailers, distributors, and publishers we interviewed for this report.
Despite Stock Problems
July 28, 2017
Arkham Horror: The Card Game , which launched from ANA/Fantasy Flight last fall, took the #1 slot in our Top 10 Hobby Channel Card and Dice Games chart for Spring despite problems with availability.
As 'D&D' Crushes It
July 26, 2017
Bringing together D&D -style rules via the Open Game License with the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien was a big success for Cubicle 7 and Sophisticated Games.
In 2016
July 20, 2017
Sales of hobby games in the U.S. and Canada topped $1.4 billion in 2016, reaching $1.44 billion, according to a new estimate compiled by ICv2.
