Capcom highlights strong sales for Monster Hunter, Mega Man, Street Fighter in latest financial results
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Capcom today reported its latest financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. During that period, net sales rose to 100,031 million yen, up 5.8% from the previous year. Operating income also increased to 18,144 million yen (up 13.1% from the previous year), ordinary income went up to 18,194 million yen (up 19.3% from the previous year), and net income attributable to owners of the parent expanded to 12,551 million yen (up 14.8% from the previous year).
Capcom also had a few encouraging things to say about specific titles once again. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate “enjoyed robust sales through its release in markets outside of Japan,” the company said. Additionally, Mega Man 11 and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection “performed well.”
UK software sales (Week ending 5/4/2019) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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UK software sales (Week ending 5/4/2019)
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Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 for Wii U during the previous fiscal year
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Here’s an interesting tidbit stemming from Nintendo’s latest financial results. Between March 2018 and March 2019, Mario Kart Wii sold another 100,000 units. During the same period, Mario Kart 8 on Wii U sold 20,000 copies. That means Mario Kart Wii sold five times as many copies as Mario Kart 8 during the last fiscal year.
Here’s a chart that puts things into perspective:
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UK sales for April 2019 – Nintendo the best-selling publisher of the month
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New sales data is in from the UK for the month of April 2019.
For the first time since January, Switch has taken over the Xbox One in terms of both unit sales and value in April. The company is also the best-selling publisher of the month, replacing Ubisoft at the top. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Yoshi’s Crafted Word, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe were all in the top ten for the month.
Venture Kid Switch pre-sales have already surpassed Steam lifetime sales
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Venture Kid hasn’t gone on sale for Switch just yet, but the game is doing very well. Publisher Entertainment says that pre-sales of the retro-action platformer on the eShop have already surpassed Steam lifetime sales.
Venture Kid is due out for Switch via the eShop on May 2. If you pre-order the game, you can get it for $7.50 instead of the usual $10 asking price.
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UK software sales (Week ending 4/27/2019) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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UK software sales (Week ending 4/27/2019)
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Japan’s best-selling games of March 2019
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of March 2019. You can check out the full results below, including debut digital sales for Yoshi’s Crafted World, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy, Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn, and more.
Nintendo financial results briefing live blog (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
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Nintendo’s 2018 fiscal year financial results briefing is about to begin. Just like last time, analyst David Gibson is attending the event, and intends to share any notable information while it’s going on. We’ll be rounding up the various tidbits below.
