Loads of companies are sharing their sales figures at the moment. I told you yesterday that Nintendo lost $97 million in their last quarter, which is just downright disheartening. It seems like Capcom also had a pretty rough period, even though their operating income actually saw an increase.
It’s worth keeping in mind that the drop in sales and net income is kind of expected because Capcom didn’t actually release any major titles in the last quarter. The numbers are as follows (via Gamesindustry):
Sales for the first quarter of FY2015 were down 7.8 billion Yen to 9.6 billion Yen, year-on-year. Net income dropped 63 million Yen to 765 million Yen.
On the positive side, their operating income actually saw an increase, but not quite enough to match the large loss from their sales and net income.
Operating income, however, rose sharply to 1.27 billion Yen from 723 million for the same quarter last year.
I’m surprised the numbers don’t show a growth actually, what with all the DLC and extras that Cashcom tend to offer with their games. Regardless, they do have some stuff in the pipeline which may swing things in their favour. I’ve yet to play a Monster Hunter game, but I know they are incredibly popular, and number 4 will be landing in Japan in November.
What do you think? Sign of a downward spiral or a completely normal quarterly loss?
Last Updated: July 31, 2014
Umar GAAAAHH!
July 31, 2014 at 21:17
Who knows….capcom reported they dont have much in the bank…honestly…I’ve lost faith in them. I loved them…but they butchered ally beloved series with Breath of Fire 6 being the last straw
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 31, 2014 at 23:57
It’s been a while since I called them Capcom, these days I just shrug my shoulders and go “Meh.. CrapCom”
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 31, 2014 at 23:57
I used to love Breath of Fire 3. That game was such a joy to play. (Happy memories)
Umar GAAAAHH!
August 1, 2014 at 07:28
DUDE……
This song encapsulates all that I love about JRPGs especially from that era…..Why did kakcom mess it up so badly 🙁
Hammersteyn
August 1, 2014 at 08:11
Because Capcom
Hammersteyn
August 1, 2014 at 08:13
Bring back Megaman,Final Fight and Ghosts and Goblins. Cheap to make and cheap to sell, but people will buy it.
Rince&pop
August 1, 2014 at 08:21
Capcom haven’t released any major titles in the last ten quarters 😛
CAE9872
August 1, 2014 at 08:38
Well when you start making crap games then you cannot be overly surprised; and on disc DLC issues; delays to games; etc. It all starts to add up and hence people move on.
I do want Ultra SF though.