Phenomenon, Deal, Controversy of the Year
December 29, 2002
We chose organized play as the Game Phenomenon of the Year, the Wizards of the Coast divestitures as the Game Deal of the Year,...
Company and Product of the Year
December 28, 2002
We chose WizKids as the Game Company of the Year, and the Yu Gi Oh CCG as the Game Product of the Year.
Phenomenon, Deal, Controversy, Flop of the Year
December 28, 2002
We chose manga in specialty retail chains as the Phenomenon of the Year, Marvel's overprint and reprint policies as the Controversy of the Year,...
Top Publisher, Product of the Year
December 28, 2002
We chose Marvel Comics as the Comic Publisher of the Year for 2002, and Shonen Jump #1 as the Comic Product of the Year.
Fueling a Doubling of Sales in 2002
December 25, 2002
WizKids monthly Organized Play events have topped 10,000 per month, with over 11,000 held in October alone, which is greater than the number of formal events run by game industry leader Wizards of the Coast.
Gets Out of Sales and Collections
December 25, 2002
Wizards Attic, which has handled sales, collection and fulfillment for dozens of RPG companies, is getting out of the sales and collection end of its business to focus on fulfillment.
Jakks Pacific Claims the Spot
December 20, 2002
Jakks, which as recently as 1995 was a tiny company with just one major product line (dolls) and $8 million in sales, has grown to a multi-faceted mini-toy conglomerate with sales that have swollen to an estimated $284 million for 2002.
'We Are Committed'
December 20, 2002
The news that Wizards of the Coast would be cutting back on non-WotC RPGs in its chain of retail stores elicited the following response from Don Williams, Public Relations Manager for Wizards of the Coast, which is the first offical statement on the topic from the company.
Except WotC Products and a Few Others
December 16, 2002
Sources close to the situation are confirming that Wizards of the Coast retail stores are beginning to eliminate most non-WotC RPGs from their inventory.
Future To Sell To Diamond
December 15, 2002
We talked to Future Comics founder and CEO Bob Layton about about the founding of the company, the decisions they've made about distribution and their relationships with comic retailers, what they've got in the pipe, and the opportunities for getting their properties into the movies.
