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| Origins/Gaming |
| 07.10.05 (10:15 am) [edit] |
Well, Origins is here and gone. I am disappointed in the convention this year for several reasons, primarily a lack of organization. That lack made for a long wait at the exhibitor help booth on Wednesday, a snafu with customer registration, and a very lackluster response when rain leaking from the ceiling started dribbling into the middle of the booth!
Of course, if business/sales would've gone okay, this would seem less bad--I realize that. But I'd like to know the actual attendance rather than the "cooked" attendance. I'd suspect it was down 10-15%.
As a manufacturer, it is hard to make money with discount retailers selling brand new products at a huge discount--where is the incentive to attend the show when that is happening--especially since the booth prices make it difficult for small one or two person companies to make any sort of money.
Of course, if there were rules limiting retailers to selling used games and out of print material, that would fix things instantly. I suspect those rules exist but are not enforced--and that the fault goes back to Wizard of the Coast's "management" of the show (That's in quotes for a reason).
It is also fascinating to see that certain privileges are given to certain companies with owners who are or have been on GAMA's board or are friends with them. AN organization can not be effective if decisions are based on cronyism and personal favoritism rather than comepetence and expertise. I was told that there's been ANOTHER switch in GAMA's board of directors...perhaps this will be helpful, but I won't be holding my breath.
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