Hasbro has no stranger to give credit where a video game helps save its donkey financially, already made. Lots of How about the success of the blockbuster Baldur’s Gate 3 A boom of interest was provided in a few years ago D&DNow it is thanking a different type of video game: final Fantasy Saga, as its recent Awaited crossover with Magic the Gathering Has helped to create the most successful set of cards made so far.
As deadlineHasbro CEO Chris Cox today touched an earning call that sales sales final Fantasy Set, released a month ago, helped in account for 23% increase Magic Sales in the last quarter helped to make up to $ 1 billion right-up Tariff-inspired uncertainty is going on From retail vendors, a flat adjusted for the quarter leads to the adjusted operating benefits.
“More people are playing MagicAnd there are other people who have never played Magic Who are playing now MagicMore than ever, ”said Cox said.
final Fantasy The set has also been a matter of controversy with its huge success. Reference and mechanics From the legendary RPG series Magic Format. The first of the “universe” crossover set sets to be legal for the game MagicStandard format before its release, final Fantasy Came to represent concerns from the players Magic Instead of focusing on its original creative story, he was giving too much land to the licensed crossover.
The increase of interest in the disclosure of the set also gave birth to a crowd on pre-or-orders, which gave a challenge to your hands on their suggested retail prices-especially the premium collector-centered booster pack of the set, the price of the AFTERMARKET prices for Magiccon Las Vegas for a box of more than a thousand dollars for a box of more than a thousand dollars for a box for more than a thousand dollars. Now, even the player’s interest focuses on the upcoming release as a switch Eternity On 1 August, final Fantasy The packs are still difficult.
All this controversy matters very little for the lower line of Hasbro, so the “universe beyond” is going to live here. after EternityFirst fully science-fi/science-themes Magic Set, two more major crossover sets will be seen as Marvel this year Spider man In late SeptemberAnd Avatar The Last Airbender in November. and even though Edge Returns on MagicThe story of its own, its mechanics seem mature to be adapted to the arrival of some beautiful heavy franchises among the stars – the massive Hussbro is already well acquainted.
“Coming, we have Spider-Man, Star Wars, And Avengers: Doomsde, Magic (Although we know that there are actually more Marvel sets on the way Spider man“This is a beautiful stacked lineup and very meaningful top-line growth in our Marvel portfolio alone.”
So maybe don’t be Very Surprisingly if Tymaker finds a way to get out final Fantasy From its current throne MagicThere is not a very popular set in future.
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