News of Hobby Japan losing the license to D&D and planned releases being cancelled was a shock to the Japanese D&D community. This led to numerous calls to keep D&D in Japan, including a petition to Wizards of the Coast. A few months later WOTC announced that they’d be releasing 5E in Japan directly. The price point actually dropped from ¥6,000 to ¥5,500 per book, with the starter and deluxe play sets being competitively priced.
As I mentioned in my write up about Game Market Fall 2022, Wizards is putting a lot of effort into promoting D&D. Most recently was a Magic: The Gathering Players Convention in Yokohama where there was a D&D booth with 10 minute trial sessions.
【#プレイヤーズコンベンション】こちらは同じく弊社が展開するTRPG「ダンジョンズ&ドラゴンズ」ブースの様子です。体験会も好評で、14時の時点で本日の整理券は配り終えてしまったそう。明日参加予定の方は早めの来場が良いかもしれませんね！ #mtgjp pic.twitter.com/dDsvTJotHk
— マジック：ザ・ギャザリング (@mtgjp) March 4, 2023
That’s on top of the commercial they released: Continue reading Return of the Dragons