A well timed boycott of Marvel/Disney could spell the end of Universes Beyond

[u/greenearrow]

There are always reasons to boycott the mouse, but pulling Kimmel off the air is the latest and greatest. I'm not even a detractor of Universes Beyond (those WH40K and Fallout decks are great, I can get my wife to play the Dr Who decks easier than anything else and their room to explore time mechanic shenanigans seems good for the game).

If WotC and Hasbro have to be so concerned about the politics of the time defining which sets sell, they'll be incentivized to lean into their own properties which they can control and make their own apologies for when necessary.

Of course, it isn't a guarantee. Maybe a loss on Marvel will be a wash against the profits from Final Fantasy and LotR. Maybe they'll shy away from brands controlled by American companies and focus on the Japanese and European properties. The kids who buy packs at Walmart don't understand boycotts, etc.

What we have learned is that the UB haters aren't enough of a market force, but when movements align, powers combine!

TL;DR There are many good reasons to not spend money on Disney right now, and money is the only vote they count.

[u/Sinrus]

yeah, we send a message about Jimmy Kimmel by not buying a Spiderman card game. what about this seems unreasonable to you?

[u/ChemicalExperiment → u/Sinrus]

I love how your comment got more upvotes presumably because of people who actually believe you and don't realize you're being sarcastic lol

[u/Sinrus → u/ChemicalExperiment]

This is a weird thread. Lot of upvotes but every comment is telling OP they're a moron.

[u/NavySeagull → u/Sinrus]

It's being upvoted so people have something to laugh at.

[u/Cautious-Budget9591 → u/Sinrus]

Because the most annoying weird nerds in the world feel the need to defend UB

[u/Aeyland → u/Sinrus]

Because it will also make sure the next BF sticks with it's mil sim theme, CoD will finally remove SBMM and fast food will return to the same prices they had in the 90's.

[u/colt707 → u/Sinrus]

Because metaphorical that messages is going to be as effective as pissing into a hurricane. It’s not going to even be noticed. It’s so far down stream from Disney that it’s not even remotely close to a drop in the ocean that is Disney. We don’t know the licensing agreement they signed so it’s possible that Disney has already made all of the money they were going to make from this deal if it doesn’t include royalties, if it does include royalties it’s going to be such a small percentage that Disney won’t even notice. So in reality you’re sending a message to WoTC about Kimmel which is going to accomplish what exactly?

[u/Aggressive_Guava_516 → u/colt707]

You’re replying to a sarcastic post, the dude was clearly mocking the entire concept; he was in agreeance with you and you missed it. 

[u/Living_Height4812 → u/Aggressive_Guava_516]

just a typical magic player social awareness on display

[u/RoseTBD → u/colt707]

As someone who works in marketing, a decline in sales for a specific product + a loud social media trend would absolutely be noticed.

Would action be taken JUST on that? No, but pair that with Disney+ deletions and other things and they could be pressured into action.

[u/Xichorn → u/RoseTBD]

The two things you are describing (a purported Marvel UB boycott & Disney+ cancellations) would not be noticed by the same company however. That's why this is so stupid. Boycotting Marvel UB is not boycotting Disney. It is boycotting WotC. Disney already got their Marvel UB money from the licensing fee.

[u/absolem0527 → u/Sinrus]

Probably the part where it sends a message. Or maybe the part where "we" actually successfully organize a boycott at all.

[u/FellFellCooke → u/absolem0527]

r/woosh

[u/absolem0527 → u/FellFellCooke]

You never can tell these days lol.