Naruto and Europe

[Chidori]

Originally Posted by galwayx

Was this the same as the english version?

No, it was not made by bandai. I think the company was called panini or something like that. They quit making it in 2009.

[avatar7]

Originally Posted by Sakura's Retribution

it would be considered a risk, because if they opened a brand new facility in an area where they have no pre-existing market. they stand a good chance if the product doesn't take of almost instantly that they will take a huge downfall in profits, possibly leading to the end of this game.

No pre-existing market? How clueless can you be! There are tenths of thousands of TCG players in Europe, on competitive level, and given the fact that the Naruto manga/anime are more popular here than in the US, you have a huge potential in terms of players base. There is no risk involved at all. If Bandai just tracks down how many of their customers are actually outside the US, they would quickly realize the profit potential if they expand. So there is actually already an existing market for their own CCG.

And there's no big investment needed either. They can start off slowly, carefully, print out a set in limited quantities, see how it sells first, then move on from there. If they organize tournaments and draw in competitive players, it's almost a 100% guarantee that it's going to be successful. No business is 100% secure anyway, but you don't become successful by holding back out of baseless fears.

[spiritomb]

Originally Posted by avatar7

No pre-existing market? How clueless can you be! There are tenths of thousands of TCG players in Europe, on competitive level, and given the fact that the Naruto manga/anime are more popular here than in the US, you have a huge potential in terms of players base. There is no risk involved at all. If Bandai just tracks down how many of their customers are actually outside the US, they would quickly realize the profit potential if they expand. So there is actually already an existing market for their own CCG.

And there's no big investment needed either. They can start off slowly, carefully, print out a set in limited quantities, see how it sells first, then move on from there. If they organize tournaments and draw in competitive players, it's almost a 100% guarantee that it's going to be successful. No business is 100% secure anyway, but you don't become successful by holding back out of baseless fears.

Seeing that u don't have any tournaments should show that ur wrong.

[Chidori]

Originally Posted by avatar7

No pre-existing market? How clueless can you be! There are tenths of thousands of TCG players in Europe, on competitive level, and given the fact that the Naruto manga/anime are more popular here than in the US, you have a huge potential in terms of players base. There is no risk involved at all. If Bandai just tracks down how many of their customers are actually outside the US, they would quickly realize the profit potential if they expand. So there is actually already an existing market for their own CCG.

And there's no big investment needed either. They can start off slowly, carefully, print out a set in limited quantities, see how it sells first, then move on from there. If they organize tournaments and draw in competitive players, it's almost a 100% guarantee that it's going to be successful. No business is 100% secure anyway, but you don't become successful by holding back out of baseless fears.

so... hundreds?

[The4thBatsslet]

Originally Posted by spiritomb

Seeing that u don't have any tournaments should show that ur wrong.

We don't have tournaments here just because Bandai don't wanna expand just because by saying that they own the rights and don't wanna send anything to europe.
Because we ask at our local cardshop to contact bandai and ask if they wanna sell it in west-europe. And just in short we get a answer back with a big NO..
And thats the reason that bandai will lose players in europe, because its financial expansive just to get cards from the US.

Originally Posted by Chidori

so... hundreds?

And there are about 150 people playing in the netherlands. And we are the smallest country in europe.

[Evane89]

Originally Posted by The4thBatsslet

We don't have tournaments here just because Bandai don't wanna expand just because by saying that they own the rights and don't wanna send anything to europe.
Because we ask at our local cardshop to contact bandai and ask if they wanna sell it in west-europe. And just in short we get a answer back with a big NO..
And thats the reason that bandai will lose players in europe, because its financial expansive just to get cards from the US.



And there are about 150 people playing in the netherlands. And we are the smallest country in europe.

False. I believe Luxemburough is smaller :P
Also, there was this island...

[The4thBatsslet]

Originally Posted by Evane89

False. I believe Luxemburough is smaller :P
Also, there was this island...

Dude go play with your dolls ... What island ?

[Chidori]

Originally Posted by The4thBatsslet

We don't have tournaments here just because Bandai don't wanna expand just because by saying that they own the rights and don't wanna send anything to europe.
Because we ask at our local cardshop to contact bandai and ask if they wanna sell it in west-europe. And just in short we get a answer back with a big NO..
And thats the reason that bandai will lose players in europe, because its financial expansive just to get cards from the US.

Pretty sure there is a bandai uk, so it would make more sense for them to handle it, right?

And there are about 150 people playing in the netherlands. And we are the smallest country in europe.

150 naruto players? or just gamers in general?

[avatar7]

If there are 500+ players in the annual Yu-Gi-Oh! European Tournament, and that's just 1 TCG, with just the top 8-16 players from each country, and considering how popular the Naruto anime/manga is, and having seen comments and videos by players who just play for fun and even organize their own tournaments, it's pretty safe to assume we have at least as many players, if not more, than the US. And we're not even getting any official organization or prizes, so imagine if we were. Step off your high horses already and realize that this thing is global. It has been for quite some time now. I don't even understand why would anyone amongst players be opposed to the idea of Naruto CCG expanding to Europe.

[Shino'sDad]

So, seeing as Bandai has officially labeled the other parts of the world as a part of their new system they're developing for 2013, I don't see why people don't think that other parts of the world are going to start to receive some sort of support.


They would not say "The village/land with the most points each month/quarter will receive special promos and Organized Play materials" and name Europe as the Land of Iron, but not actually give them a chance to even compete.

This thread is full of hopeful Europeans (A good thing) and ignorant as hell Americans. You guys make me more disappointed in this country than our current presidential candidates do, and that means A Lot.