Expected boost?

[Squirrel]

As many people may have heard, most popular Yugioh online duelling services are being taken down by Konami without a replacement. Most Yugioh fans are expecting this to be a huge hit to the fandom and for the game to die out with no easy ways left to play it. Although the games aren't that similar, this activity is going to have to go somewhere and with an easily accessible online service, Pokémon is tipped to be the next 'big thing'. Do you think this is likely to happen and how do you expect this to impact the Pokémon TCG if it does?

 

[donavannj]

As many people may have heard, most popular Yugioh online duelling services are being taken down by Konami without a replacement. Most Yugioh fans are expecting this to be a huge hit to the fandom and for the game to die out with no easy ways left to play it. Although the games aren't that similar, this activity is going to have to go somewhere and with an easily accessible online service, Pokémon is tipped to be the next 'big thing'. Do you think this is likely to happen and how do you expect this to impact the Pokémon TCG if it does?

One of the things about the Pokemon TCG is that it isn't exactly easy to get a lot of cards quickly on free play, so I think that the impact won't be as big as people on the YGO side think it will be. Go probably affected activity dramatically more than the shift from online YGO clients will.