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NEWS: Future Card Buddyfight Co-Creator: Japanese Card Game Sales Drop Over 40% in September

I wonder how much this has to do with Yugioh adding link summoning. I mean I quit when pendulums dropped, and link summoning just disgusts me.

I wish they would have pushed for a Simuldub instead of a SImulcast.

Perhaps the overall decline in TCG sales may have been the result of the franchises' formats becoming too complex?

I also wonder if this is part of the reason why 4K Media (who are owned by Konami) is pushing the simulcast for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, to try to make up for lost revenue.

ChibiGoku wrote:

I also wonder if this is part of the reason why 4K Media (who are owned by Konami) is pushing the simulcast for Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, to try to make up for lost revenue.

The simulcast has more to do with the fact the American dub is more than likely dead and its the only way to air the anime here anymore.

-Stuart Smith

I wonder how much this has to do with Yugioh adding link summoning. I mean I quit when pendulums dropped, and link summoning just disgusts me.

Some of it could just simply be due to changing habits of kids, teens, and adults, when it comes to card games (and general forms of entertainment), as Dual Masters had a similar drop off. Not to say that mechanic changes can't cause this, but I suspect the former may play more in part of it.

From reddit, which was sourced from NeoArkadia of NAC forums:

" I expect people will be citing this: It should be noted that while yes, there's a lot of anecdotes that much of the Spring-Summer 2017 Product Sales of YGO had a drop, the source also massively lacks any form of credibility, due to the following."

The simulcast has more to do with the fact the American dub is more than likely dead and its the only way to air the anime here anymore.

EnigmaticSky wrote:

I wonder how much this has to do with Yugioh adding link summoning. I mean I quit when pendulums dropped, and link summoning just disgusts me.

Why so much hate for the link summoning and VRAINS series in general? I think Links is making the game more interesting and the anime itself is better written in my opinion than the last spinoff, ARC-V. where the main protagonist had to use Action Cards in order to secure a good win from his opponents. I hope Yusaku doesn't turn into Yusei Fudo, and maybe actually lose a few times.

ChibiGoku wrote:

Some of it could just simply be due to changing habits of kids, teens, and adults, when it comes to card games (and general forms of entertainment), as Dual Masters had a similar drop off. Not to say that mechanic changes can't cause this, but I suspect the former may play more in part of it.

That would explain a long term decline, but you seldom see a 40+% drop YOY because of demographic trends. That's more akin to a fad sputtering out or something. Which reminds me, were there any Your Name. TCGs? Were there any big expansions related to Duel Masters and Yu-Gi-Oh! in September 2016 that weren't duplicated in 2017? That would explain a sizeable drop.

Ermat_46 wrote:

From reddit, which was sourced from NeoArkadia of NAC forums: " I expect people will be citing this: It should be noted that while yes, there's a lot of anecdotes that much of the Spring-Summer 2017 Product Sales of YGO had a drop, the source also massively lacks any form of credibility, due to the following."

Ikeda is quoting Media Create, a wholly independent firm whose sole business is tracking retail sales. The data would be questionable if he was solely sourcing sales at his stores, but that's not the case. You can see his spin by blaming the competition's decline and never mentioning whether or not Bushiroad's three were up or down from September 2016. That person is insinuating that Ikeda is outright lying about the figures, which would likely have some interesting ramifications.

Stuart Smith wrote:

The simulcast has more to do with the fact the American dub is more than likely dead and its the only way to air the anime here anymore.

It remains to be seen if 4K Media can ever solve their distribution issues in the United States, but there's no indication the dub's production is ending. Multiple international markets are on the final season of Arc-V and 4K has started soliciting sales for VRAINS, with delivery expected next year.