'Missed the Point'
September 18, 2007
Rich Waldbiesser of Six Feet Under Games in New Holland, Pennsylvania, saw the interview with Wizards of the Coast's Casey Reeter and Chris Galvin and thinks they missed the point about retailer concerns with CCG pre-releases.
Policing Sales Channels
September 12, 2007
In Part 3, we talk about Wizards' policies on Internet sales, and how it enforces them.
Pre-Releases and the Impact on Store Sales
September 13, 2007
In Part 2, we talk about why pre-release events are held outside of stores, and what impact those events might be having on sales made in brick and mortar stores.
The Magic Events Portfolio
September 13, 2007
In Part 1, we get an overview of the different kinds of Magic organized play events.
Working National Numbers
September 9, 2007
Rich Waldbiesser of Six Feet Under Games in New Holland, Pennsylvania saw the second comment by Steven Olsen of A Little Shop of Comics on CCG pre-releases, in which he looked at Magic events in his area, and takes a look at national numbers for Magic events.
Found Comments Revealing
August 26, 2007
Scott Moore of Galaxy Comics in Saginaw, Michigan, read the ICv2 interviews with game publishers voicing their opinions on Internet discounters, among other things, and thinks their responses tell a lot about each publisher's regard for core hobby retailers.
Give Brick and Mortars Releases Before Mass
August 23, 2007
Bill Eckman of Classic Cards & Comics in Castle Rock, Colorado saw the interview with Loren Greenwoodand thinks the best way to support brick and mortar retailers is to give them releases before mass retailers and discounters.
Market Stronger Over-all Than Hobby
August 22, 2007
The quarterly ICv2 market report on game sales in the ICv2 Guide to Games #46 reported gains in all games segments over-all, but particularly strong sales at mass.
For 2008
August 21, 2007
Wizards of the Coast recently shared more details on its miniature games.
Our Business is Based on the Hobby Channel
August 22, 2007
ICv2 asked Loren Greenwood, President of Wizards of the Coast, his opinions about Internet retailing, discount pricing and the recent Leegin vs. PSKS Supreme Court decision.
