SEGA reported its first quarter financial results earlier today, which unfortunately have brought about some disappointing news.
For the period ending June 30, SEGA’s profits dropped by 57.4 percent. While revenue rose slightly year-over-year to ¥88.3 billion ($858 million), net profits dipped to ¥5.5 billion. Half-year losses are estimated to come in at ¥7 billion ($68 million).
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth was the only title released this quarter. It did quite well having sold 250,000 copies in Japan. Another 1.7 million game units originated from older titles.
SEGA’s arcade business primarily drove revenue for the company. Pachinko and Pachislot drove ¥47.5 billion ($461 million) in revenue and an operating profit of ¥13 billion ($126 million).
Italian website NintendOn caught up with Rika Suzuki, who was once the vice president of Cing. Suzuki spoke about what it’s like making games with a narrative focus, the studio’s closure, and interest in continuing Kyle Hyde’s story (Hotel Dusk).
Head past the break for Suzuki’s comments. The full interview can be found here.
A new Pokemon X/Y distribution event will be taking place next month. Between August 13 and September 17, players will be able to obtain Heracross for Pokemon X (previously only encountered during normal gameplay in Pokémon Y) or Pinsir for Pokemon Y (previously only encountered during normal gameplay in Pokémon X) through the Internet.
GameStop, meanwhile, will distribute a Mega Stone beginning on August 18 that can be used in both games. The item allows for Mega Evolutions of both Heracross and Pinsir.
Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed a delay for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker in Europe. While North America and Japan will be getting the game towards the end of this year, it won’t be out in Europe until January 2015.
When asked to comment on the delay, Nintendo said:
“To make the best launch timing possible in Europe, it is now confirmed that Captain Toad: TT is delayed in Europe until January 2015.”
