Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast recently announced their direct partnership with Amazon in the United States "to give players who order their product through that channel a better experience". While this could help make Magic: The Gathering more accessible to players who don't live near a local game store (LGS), many have voiced their concerns about this move online, saying that this would hurt the business of LGS. Amazon is expected to sell booster boxes of recent sets at $94 USD each, so many believe that the direct partnership to sell MTG products could potentially draw more players to buy online instead of their LGSs.
When a fan recently asked Magic Head Designer Mark Rosewater about the "seemingly greedy Amazon deal", MaRo responded on his Blogatog:
It's true that LGSs are not for everyone but I think Wizards of the Coast should do more to help support LGSs. The Professor suggests that Wizards should make some Magic products exclusive for the LGSs. You can watch the videos from Tolarian Community College and TheManaSource below:
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The latest Magic set Guilds of Ravnica will be released this Friday.
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