Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
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Publisher and IP Holder in Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters and 1 more game.
10 records, each with its direction, scope and sources.
Details: Game development
Research note: Developer of the Duel Masters trading card game (launched in Japan in May 2002)
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Location: Page 2, note ※2 'デュエル・マスターズトレーディングカードゲームとは'
Details: Rights credit
Research note: Hasbro subsidiary; Magic trademark attributed to Wizards
Rights and publishing; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Ownership and trademark rights
Research note: Wizards of the Coast LLC laut Nutzungsbedingungen; territoriale Registerreichweite nicht abgeleitet.
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 22 sources
Details: Licensing
Research note: IP licensor
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-26, item news:wotc_magic_news:31ae2e4f99ff
Details: Licensing
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: IP licensor
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 2 sources
Details: Licensing
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: IP licensor
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-18, item news:bleedingcool_tcg:9a1d02a8e952
3 records, each with its direction, scope and sources.
Details: D2C
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
18 records, each with its direction, scope and sources.
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-18, item news:bleedingcool_tcg:1b3c31fb8150
Details: Licensing
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: IP licensor
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-18, item news:bleedingcool_tcg:64b5f2ff78e2
Details: Game publishing
Rights and publishing; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 27 sources
Details: Game publishing
Rights and publishing; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Game publishing
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: United States
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: D2C
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Some drops later enter WPN distributor channel
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Source wording: available markets
Geographic interpretation is unresolved.
Qualified · 1 source
Details: D2C
Research note: Some Secret Lair drops also enter the WPN retailer channel.
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 3 sources
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Details: Official channel
Research note: Linked from the official game website; social platform itself is third-party owned
Platform audience or availability; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Official channel
Research note: Linked from the official game website; social platform itself is third-party owned
Platform audience or availability; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Official channel
Research note: Linked from the official game website; social platform itself is third-party owned
Platform audience or availability; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Official content and rules
Research note: Official game news
Platform audience or availability; Worldwide
Source wording: global
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Program operator
Research note: runs the MTG Arena qualifier path (Play-Ins, Qualifier Weekends) to Arena Championship 14
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-15, item goldset_v0:gs_0046
Details: Platform operation
Platform audience or availability; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Platform operation
Platform audience or availability; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Details: Platform operation
Platform audience or availability; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Event delivery
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Event organizer
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-13, item news:card_kingdom_blog:298d2ee37b82
Details: Event delivery
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Event organizer
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-13, item news:card_kingdom_blog:298d2ee37b82
Details: Event delivery
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Organizes events in series
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-29, item news:icv2_news:0f054645b950
Details: Event delivery
Research note: Organizes events in series
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-27, item news:wotc_magic_news:cc9872398a04
