Details from Capcom’s latest financial results (FY14 Q2)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Like Nintendo, Capcom posted its latest financial results today for the second quarter of the FY2014 period. GameSpot picked up on some of the more interesting tidbits, which we’ve rounded up below.
– Results down as a whole
– ¥25.9 billion ($239.6 million) in revenue gained
– That’s down 51.3 percent compared to the same period last year
– Profits fell to ¥2.9 billion ($26.8 million) for a drop of 39.9 percent
– Capcom says the downturn is due to a lack of major titles compared to last year
– Ultra Street Fight IV and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy saw “steady sales”
– Monster Hunter Frontier G and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite performed “solidly”
– Capcom’s video game business unit (“Digital Contents”) saw even worse results than the company did overall
– Revenue was ¥13.5 billion ($124.9 million)
– This is down 64.1 percent compared to last year
– Operating income was ¥2.1 billion ($19.4 million) for a drop of 60 percent compared to last year
Media Create software sales (10/20 – 10/26)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 172,348 / 1,945,850
2. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2014 – 81,981 / NEW
3. [PS3] The Evil Within – 59,388 / NEW
4. [PS4] The Evil Within – 59,209 / NEW
5. [PSV] 50,836 / NEW
6. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia – 47,037 / NEW
7. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 36,625 / 1,647,529
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 30,497 / 2,786,183
9. [PSV] Super Hero Generation – 16,802 / NEW
10. [PS3] Super Hero Generation – 12,566 / NEW
11. [PSV] Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy – 6,967 / 19,402
12. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix – 6,238 / 123,546
13. [XBO] The Evil Within – 3,233 / NEW
14. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 2,821 / 693,208
15. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 2,676 / 111,276
16. [PS3] FIFA 15 – 2,451 / 23,062
17. [360] The Evil Within – 2,419 / NEW
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,367 / 3,800,198
19. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 2,234 / 1,289,968
20. [PSV] Danganronpa: Another Episode – 2,132 / 98,528
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Media Create hardware sales (10/20 – 10/26)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 59,386
New 3DS – 21,281
Vita – 12,230
3DS LL – 10,665
PS4 – 8,942
3DS – 5,258
PS3 – 5,138
Wii U – 4,273
Vita TV – 795
Xbox One – 613
Xbox 360 – 89
PSP – 76
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
New 3DS LL – 60,348
New 3DS – 29,341
3DS LL – 16,771
Vita – 8,761
PS4 – 8,046
3DS – 6,778
Wii U – 5,293
PS3 – 4,779
Xbox One – 728
Vita TV – 630
PSP – 100
Xbox 360 – 88
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Nintendo financial results – second-quarter earnings
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 23 Comments
Nintendo just posted its second-quarter financial results a few minutes ago. Here’s a brief overview of some of the more important tidbits:
Hardware
– Wii U: 1.12 million units (hardware)
– Wii U LTD: 7.29 million units (hardware)
– Wii U: 9.4 million units (software)
– Wii U LTD: 41.67 million units (software)
– 3DS: 2.09 million units (hardware)
– 3DS LTD: 45.42 million units (hardware)
– 3DS: 23.3 million units (software)
– 3DS LTD: 186.22 million units (software)
Software
– Smash Bros. 3DS – 3.22 million units worldwide
– Tomodachi Life – 1.27 million units worldwide (3.12 million cumulative)
Other
– 171.4 billion yen revenue
– 14.3 billion yen net income
– No forecast change
– Operating loss of 0.22 billion yen (lowest since 2011)
– Nintendo has reversed the losses in Q1 from Foreign Exchange due to Q2’s stronger than expected US Currency
– About 210 million Restructuring charges incurred in H1
– Analysts expected a net income profit of $63 million US (Nintendo did $230 million)
– Wii U’s 3.6 million forecast remains intact and will most likely exceed internal projections by year-end
– FY 2014/15 forecast for hardware: 3DS – 12 million, Wii U – 3.60 million
– FY 2014/15 forecast for softwre: 3DS – 67 million, Wii U – 20 million
Head past the break for a bit of commentary from Nintendo regarding its sales.
Consolidated Operating Results
During the six months ended September 30, 2014, for “Nintendo 3DS,” “Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS,” released in Japan in September, showed extremely strong initial sales, and marked 3.22 million units in sales globally, partly because shipments for the October release in the overseas markets began in September. “Tomodachi Life,” released in June in the overseas markets, continued to show steady sales, and marked 1.27 million units in sales worldwide during this fiscal year (3.12 million units on a cumulative basis). As a result, the global sales of the “Nintendo 3DS” hardware and software were 2.09 million and 23.3 million units respectively.
With respect to “Wii U,” Nintendo released “Mario Kart 8” globally in May, which has continued to show steady sales, as well as “Hyrule Warriors,” released in September in the overseas markets, which has gained popularity. The worldwide sales of the “Wii U” hardware and software were 1.12 million units and 9.4 million units respectively.
Net sales as a result were 171.3 billion yen (of which overseas sales were 125.5 billion yen or 73.3% of the total sales) and gross profit was 81.0 billion yen. Total selling, general and administrative expenses exceeded gross profit, resulting in an operating loss of 0.2 billion yen. As a result of exchange gains totaling 15.5 billion yen due to depreciation of the yen at the end of this period compared with the one at the end of the last fiscal year, ordinary income was 22.1 billion yen and net income was 14.3 billion yen.
Consolidated Financial Forecast
There are no revisions to the consolidated financial forecast for this fiscal year, announced on May 7, 2014.
Since the May release of “Mario Kart 8,” the “Wii U” platform has been experiencing improved sales momentum. In addition, we will release “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” in November in the United States, and in December in Japan and Europe. It is the first year-end sales season for Wii U in which two big Nintendo titles will be available for family members and friends to have fun together with in their living rooms. Moreover, we will launch character figures called “amiibo,” which are categorized as a brand new product genre, in conjunction with the release of “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.” “amiibo” is one of the examples of actively utilizing our own character IP. In addition to being attractive figures for consumers to collect, when “amiibo” figures are tapped on the Wii U GamePad, they offer fun new gaming experiences by affecting relevant software titles in various ways. At the same time, we will aim for more product exposure and an increase in brand awareness by having Nintendo character figures displayed on store shelves. By doing so, we will attempt to expand sales and further stimulate the Wii U platform.
For “Nintendo 3DS,” due to a lack of strong titles especially in Japan, the sales momentum had slowed down; however, since this summer, the “Nintendo 3DS” platform has been gaining sales momentum as a result of releasing key titles one after another. We expect to expand sales in the year-end sales season with “Pokémon Omega Ruby” and “Pokémon Alpha Sapphire” to be released globally in November, and a number of key titles from third-party publishers. “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL,” launched as the newest members of the “Nintendo 3DS” family in Japan in October, are off to a good start. On top of the features of the existing “Nintendo 3DS” models, “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” have the new “Super-Stable 3D” function, which provides players with a more comfortable 3D gaming experience, even in games involving intense movement, and a new stick and buttons, which enhance the play controls of the existing “Nintendo 3DS” hardware. Furthermore, by using the new “NFC” feature, “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” are going to be compatible with “amiibo” in the future. “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” have been well received by consumers who purchased them, and we aim to further accelerate the sales pace of the “Nintendo 3DS” hardware.
Hyrule Warriors meets sales expectations in Japan, above expectations overseas
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Koei Tecmo seems to be pleased with the performance of Hyrule Warriors. During the company’s latest financial earnings Q&A, Koei Tecmo couldn’t say if the game surpassed the 500,000 target since Nintendo handled publishing in the west. However, Hyrule Warriors’ Japanese sales are in line with what was expected, and overseas sales are above expectations. There are hopes for even higher sales outside of Japan with more shipments in the second half of the fiscal year.
More: Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, sales, Team Ninja, top
Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi has over 200,000 pre-orders in Japan
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Youkai Watch 2 has been a massive success in Japan having sold nearly three million units. The game’s third version, Shinuchi, is also expected to sell a ton.
Media Create mentions in its latest report that pre-orders of Shinuchi reached 231,000 copies in just two weeks. Reservations for the game are in line with Youkai Watch 2’s previous versions. That’s quite impressive, especially given how pre-orders for Shinuchi began later than the first two Youkai Watch 2 titles.
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UK software sales (Week ending 10/25/14) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
The latest Wii U/3DS sales charts are as follows:
Wii U
1. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Nintendoland – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
6. Wii Party U – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
8. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
9. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
10. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive Studios
3DS
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Fantasy Life – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
7. Pokemon X – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
10. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
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UK software sales (Week ending 10/25/14)
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest UK software sales are as follows:
All Formats
Individual Formats
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Media Create software sales (10/13 – 10/19) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate #
02./02. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
03./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke
04./00. [PSV] Chaos Ring III: Prequel Trilogy
05./04. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX #
06./06. [PS3] FIFA 15 #
07./00. [PSV] Amnesia Later × Crowd: V Edition
08./16. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
09./10. [PSV] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II #
10./15. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online
11./08. [PSV] DanganRonpa: Another Episode
12./05. [PS4] FIFA 15 #
13./09. [3DS] Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo!
14./17. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
15./14. [PS3] Destiny
16./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
17./11. [PS3] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II #
18./19. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island
19./23. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme #
20./29. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
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Media Create software sales (10/13 – 10/19)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 327,212 / 1,773,501
2. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 53,075 / 1,610,904
3. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 42,778 / 2,755,687
4. [PSV] Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy – 12,436 / NEW
5. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix – 11,215 / 117,309
6. [PS3] FIFA 15 – 4,462 / 20,612
7. [PSV] Amnesia Later x Crowd V Edition – 3,668 / NEW
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 3,625 / 690,387
9. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 3,309 / 106,214
10. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 3,303 / 108,599
11. [PSV] Danganronpa: Another Episode – 3,283 / 96,396
12. [PS4] FIFA 15 – 3,038 / 19,757
13. [3DS] Nazotoki Battle TORE! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo! – 2,936 / 15,782
14. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 2,934 / 1,287,733
15. [PS3] Destiny – 2,858 / 94,324
16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,666 / 3,797,831
17. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II – 2,631 / 82,104
18. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 2,598 / 197,108
19. [PS3] Toukiden Extreme – 2,158 / 143,048
20. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 2,118 / 4,153,186
