Warriors Return Sold Out

[SSJ Puar]

Curious, what do you all think of this?

Honestly, I dont really care because I got everything I will ever need from this set except some foils.

[Baby Vegeta]

ooh, time to buy up singles and buy the last boxes in town lol.

[Evil Jim]

I have what I want from the set. And I bet they will make more if they make Tins later. Also, there will probably be a "Chosen" type set, to get old cards that are out of print.

[Son Gocule]

Im glad we got our stuff when we did cause now prices should go up.

[Bibbo]

Uhhh I still gotta find me some Piccolo

[soviet prince]

there will still be stores online that have them.

[majingogeta344]

Why would BanDai do this? It's the 1st set! Don't they want to make it available so people will start playing?

[Android17]

I just need an SS Goku, 1 Dodonpa and 2 Pilafs and I've got everything. :D

[zbunn24]

Why would BanDai do this? It's the 1st set! Don't they want to make it available so people will start playing?

I agree. I would like more information about how their printing is going to work. Do they mean that 1st edition is officially out? Or do they mean the set will never be printed again?

Zach

[Baby Vegeta]

Im sure theyll do a 2nd run however I doubt theyll still say 1st edition.

[SSJ Puar]

The unlimited cards have already been out for at least 2-3 weeks.

[DKRosen]

Why would BanDai do this? It's the 1st set! Don't they want to make it available so people will start playing?

Uh-oh... God forbid it, but it looks like Bandai isn't that much smarter than Score with the Re-Z the failed because of bad business movies. Like this one.

[CaMeRoN]

Uh-oh... God forbid it, but it looks like Bandai isn't that much smarter than Score with the Re-Z the failed because of bad business movies. Like this one.

It's not a bad business move. You guys aren't even considering Bandai's perspective in this. They are a company who is introducing a new game. They do not know how well this game will be received in the current environment. It was a gamble for them. They set a goal and have attained it. By not printing a lot, they are protecting their investment. It is a good business move for them to do this.

Bandai will be printing more of Set 1 in the future. Stop complaining. They just need to re-evaluate their approach now that they have an idea of the player base and how the game is being received by players and hobby stores.

[Bibbo]

It's not a bad business move. You guys aren't even considering Bandai's perspective in this. They are a company who is introducing a new game. They do not know how well this game will be received in the current environment. It was a gamble for them. They set a goal and have attained it. By not printing a lot, they are protecting their investment. It is a good business move for them to do this.

Bandai will be printing more of Set 1 in the future. Stop complaining. They just need to re-evaluate their approach now that they have an idea of the player base and how the game is being received by players and hobby stores.

Yeah, now they will probably print (lets just say) Awakening 2x the amount of Warrior's Return and if Awakening sells out then they get a better picture and may reprint set 1 or if they sell just as much as Awakening they may now thats the perfect amount for now. But I am no business person thats just my guess

[Mr. Shine]

Uh-oh... God forbid it, but it looks like Bandai isn't that much smarter than Score with the Re-Z the failed because of bad business movies. Like this one.

2nd time Ive warned you. Stop talking about the other Z games.

[CaMeRoN]

Yeah, now they will probably print (lets just say) Awakening 2x the amount of Warrior's Return and if Awakening sells out then they get a better picture and may reprint set 1 or if they sell just as much as Awakening they may now thats the perfect amount for now. But I am no business person thats just my guess

Exactly. Bandai was being cautious. No need for people to fly off the handle. If the demand exists for them to create more then they will supply.

[zbunn24]

I simply wish that we had been warned that the supply would be limited. That's all.

Zach

[soviet prince]

like I said before you can find boxes other places on internet if you want a box

[ross134]

2nd time Ive warned you. Stop talking about the other Z games.

Im kinda Curious, why must we stop talking about "other Z games"?

EDIT: forgot to post something on topic. Being sold out doesnt mean you can get it anymore, just means the Retailers and Distributors can get any more boxes at the Manufactures level.

[Bibbo]

Im kinda Curious, why must we stop talking about "other Z games"?

EDIT: forgot to post something on topic. Being sold out doesnt mean you can get it anymore, just means the Retailers and Distributors can get any more boxes at the Manufactures level.

I think for legal issues you can't discuss it but I'm not sure why exactly.

On Topic: I think it means (in the form of an example) Wal-Mart can't buy anymore packs from the factory but Wal-Mart may still have them.

[SSJ Puar]

Uh-oh... God forbid it, but it looks like Bandai isn't that much smarter than Score with the Re-Z the failed because of bad business movies. Like this one.

This has happened with Naruto sets before.... And do you see naruto with only 3 players world wide....? no. This is a good business move that way when they do reprint it again they may be able to sell more cases.

[majingogeta344]

No they won't reprint it. At least not on a mass scale. With BoD in Naruto they said the exact same thing and it is OOP.

See:
January 16, 2008
Cypress, CA

Naruto CCG Series 8 “Battle of Destiny” Hobby Boosters are sold out at the manufacturer level. Pre-orders were much higher than expected based on sales of previous sets. Bandai has no plans to reprint Hobby Boosters at this time.

However, “Battle of Destiny” booster packs will be available in the Naruto CCG: “Secrets of the Masters” Collectible Tins that have a street date of February 22, 2008.

We apologize for the inconvenience but we are pleased with the fact that Naruto sales have increased from the pre-Christmas time period.
Thank you for supporting Bandai.

"Battle of Destiny" Hobby Boosters street date: January 25, 2008.

They did however release a very small amount that was OOP within a month.

April 8, 2008
Cypress, CA

A small quantity of "Battle of Destiny" Unlimited Hobby Boosters is currently being shipped to hobby distributors nationwide. Based on the popularity of this set the quantity available had to be allocated to each distributor. Retailers should check with their hobby distributors in the next few days for their availability.

[DragonFist]

I think I see what Bandai did: They wanted to have the 1st set (Warriors Return) be the test set. So they only produced a certain amount of boxes of cards to be sold. I think later on in the future, they may have a reprint sort of like Naruto of this set. Hopefully Awakening will be kick *ss strong and have enough for everybody.

[Savage Tofu]

Just to break it to you guys every trading card game company is short printing the sets with the exception of MTG.

I primarily play Vs system. I have played VS since it came out. Vs has recently done this whole short print thing in the last 3 sets & it is the best thing that has happened to VS for awhile. I have 50k+ Vs Cards. I have so many cards that it really makes my wife mad every time she looks * them. Unfortuntly none of those cards are worth much except the last 3 sets that were short printed.

The down side to short printing sets is the fact that limited play becomes almost extinct due to the fact that their isn't much product available. It also isn't favorable to newer gamers who are wanting to get into the game. The problem with newer gamers however isn't the lack of product as E-bay & other secondary markets have the product for sell. The true problem is the cost of the product leaves many younger gamers not able to get cards. This combination of problems can put a strain on wether or not DGCCG will be played or continued to be played in you local area.

On the flipside however it keeps the game alive on a more permenant basis. One reason it does this is because the cards have value & people can make a profit off selling them. It also allows your collection to retain value.

To battle this problem Bandai needs to do a couple of things.

A) Ramp up hobby league kits. Hey mats are nice but what good are they if people don't have cards to play them on. The promo cards in the kit are the way to go. Furthermore, in each kit their should be * least 3 SR. 1 for the winner, 1 for the most creative deck & 1 as a door prize. If Bandai wants to support this game to the max supe up Hobby league with cards worth winning.

B) Help people form local Hobby leagues. Hey guys I contacted Bandai so I could become a Mejin 2 weeks ago & I haven't heard back from anyone yet. With business like this you can expect people to give up on DBCCG in their local area.

Overall I think the fact that DBCCG sold out is a good thing. For the one fact alone that the more the game sells out the more likely their will be another set to come after it. It only takes one bad set for a game to be on shakey ground. In this business games die left & right. Hopefully with DBCCG selling out the game will last for a long time.

[Savage Tofu]

btw how many sets a year is dbccg going to have?

[SSJ Puar]

btw how many sets a year is dbccg going to have?

should 4 sets every year, 1 every 3 months just like naruto. With the exception of Chosen.

[botounami]

There are still online retailers with plenty of stock.

Cheers!

[Savage Tofu]

should 4 sets every year, 1 every 3 months just like naruto. With the exception of Chosen.

Hopefully this will change. I understand 4 sets a year are good for the first year to get a pool of cards out there. After that they should consider 200 cards per set & twice a year.

I don't play naurato but since dbccg does mesh with it i would imagine 8 sets combined will not sell better then 4 well timed sets combined.

Are most of you guys going to play both naruato & DBCCG? Or are most of you slacking off from naruato? For myself right now I am not buying as much VS.

However, VS Switched to 2 sets a year finaly after people had been screaming about to many sets for 4 years. We now have oversized sets of 330 cards a set & only twice a year. It has been a welcome change. 4 sets a year is just too many sets IMhO in these days for TCGS.

[Evil Jim]

Hopefully this will change. I understand 4 sets a year are good for the first year to get a pool of cards out there. After that they should consider 200 cards per set & twice a year.

I don't play naurato but since dbccg does mesh with it i would imagine 8 sets combined will not sell better then 4 well timed sets combined.

Are most of you guys going to play both naruato & DBCCG? Or are most of you slacking off from naruato? For myself right now I am not buying as much VS.

However, VS Switched to 2 sets a year finaly after people had been screaming about to many sets for 4 years. We now have oversized sets of 330 cards a set & only twice a year. It has been a welcome change. 4 sets a year is just too many sets IMhO in these days for TCGS.

So far, looks like DB sets are going to be 100 cards or 114cards(with starters).

I plan on playing both.

[soviet prince]

1 per quarter really is not that bad.

[SSJ Puar]

I play both Naruto and Dragon Ball. Ive got a pretty solid collection of both. As Evil Jim said we will probably get a 100 card set but if they release starters again then we will see a 114 card set again. I am also glad my local shop is finally getting a Chunin rank tournament.

[tkdarkstar]

i think its awesome that they sold out.... it shows that people are actually interested in this game and wont be a waste of peoples time/money. well hopefully..

[soviet prince]

Hopefully this will change. I understand 4 sets a year are good for the first year to get a pool of cards out there. After that they should consider 200 cards per set & twice a year.

I don't play naurato but since dbccg does mesh with it i would imagine 8 sets combined will not sell better then 4 well timed sets combined.

Are most of you guys going to play both naruato & DBCCG? Or are most of you slacking off from naruato? For myself right now I am not buying as much VS.

However, VS Switched to 2 sets a year finaly after people had been screaming about to many sets for 4 years. We now have oversized sets of 330 cards a set & only twice a year. It has been a welcome change. 4 sets a year is just too many sets IMhO in these days for TCGS.

I play both Naruto and Dragon Ball. Ive got a pretty solid collection of both. As Evil Jim said we will probably get a 100 card set but if they release starters again then we will see a 114 card set again. I am also glad my local shop is finally getting a Chunin rank tournament.

3rd set will be a starter set

[SSJ Puar]

3rd set will be a starter set

3rd set should be a starter set, but with Bandai you never know. If they follow the path of Naruto that is.

[soviet prince]

3rd set should be a starter set, but with Bandai you never know. If they follow the path of Naruto that is.

I say it will since it's the start of GT

[Bibbo]

3rd set will be a starter set

Whats a starter set?

[Bibbo]

A set that also has starter decks as part of the set.

oh, gotcha

[SSJ Puar]

Whats a starter set?

A set that also has starter decks as part of the set.

[soviet prince]

there also known as base sets.

[Card Slinger J]

So let me get this straight again, the Unlimited booster boxes for Warriors Return of the Dragonball CCG like
SSJ Puar mentioned has been in production lately for 1 or 2 weeks right?

If so that's great cause I'm still missing a few cards from Warrior's Return as I need to get 4-5 Super Rares, a few Rares, and a few Commons and Uncommons or so to finish my deck which sadly is a netdeck due to the small card pool.

My local hobby store is down to 3 booster boxes left of the game's Base Set and I'm still like 12-13 cards shy of actually completing my deck off despite the game itself isn't doing much good in my area due to the Pokemon TCG which I enjoy playing btw.

I remember when Bandai pulled the same crap with Path to Hokage in the Naruto CCG cause they we're worried the game wasn't gonna sell very well and they took 5 or so months (yes it was that long) just to release Unlimited boosters for the game.

I hope they don't wait that long again with Dragonball cause that was ridiculous. If Bandai knew like we did that the Dragonball CCG (even though in terms of game mechanics is closely similiar to the Naruto CCG) is a much more balanced game than the Naruto CCG then why didn't they also give the Dragonball CCG a 50 card deck limit like in the Naruto CCG which used to be 40?

I can understand that Bandai is still sorta testing out the Dragonball CCG to see If it sells as big as the Naruto CCG, but considering that Dragonball is the better series than Naruto IMO I'd say Dragonball CCG still has the potential to succeed or even top the Naruto CCG and solve the problems that made Naruto a broken card game.