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[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Holy crap. Think of what % of all of Hasbro WoTC is, profit wise. Then think of what % of that you think MTG is.

spoilerIt's a LOT more than you think

spoilerLast quarter, according to Seth, WoTC was ~95% of Hasbro's profits

[–] Mika@piefed.ca 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yet the company reinvests only 8% of it's profit. So they are milking magic until it dies instead of building up it's lore, competitive scene, make some films in mtg settings etc.

https://youtu.be/dAlF0ej4aVQ?t=2525

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

Right, bleeding it dry. That's the worry I have in it

[–] Artemis201@mstdn.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@frank @MysticKetchup

Wow. In Q2 "WOTC and Digital Gaming" was $242 M of $247 M total profits.
And that's before FF?

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

No it included FF, I think their financial quarters aren't aligned with yearly quarters

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Is this a rhetorical trick by comparing revenue to profits or is this actually a legit number? That’s hard to believe. I mean I know mtg is profitable but surely the rest of the company provides some profits.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From their reports, yes, this is the legit number. Apparently in Q1 this year, WotC was something like 103% of their profits because their toys and entertainment side lost them money.

Hasbros profit margin on toys can cost them money to sell anything, Hasbros profit margin on cardboard and ink is 40 to 50% return on cost to produce and sell

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

This is why I support proxying. Or a community takeover of the game. Hope we can get Hasbro out of there someday but I’m not sure how it would happen. They’re just leeches on the player base.