Monolith Soft reports 138.2% profit increase, Xenoblade a key contributor
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Monolith Soft reported its financial results this week, and it turns out that the Nintendo subsidiary had a fantastic year. For the fiscal period ending March 2021, profit was reported at 1.171 billion yen. That’s by far the highest amount for the company over the past several years.
During the previous fiscal year, Monolith Soft recorded a profit of 491 million yen. That’s an increase of 138.2 percent.
Here’s a look at Monolith Soft’s operating profit over the years:
Famitsu sales (6/28/21 – 7/4/21)
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UK software sales – July 5, 2021
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Famitsu software sales (6/21/21 – 6/27/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush – 80,430 / NEW
2. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 – 55,675 / NEW
3. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 – 38,691 / NEW
4. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 23,280 / 126,008
5. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus – 20,160 / NEW
6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 13,756 / 2,654,669
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 11,888 / 2,019,432
8. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails – 11,230 / NEW
9. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus – 11,008 / NEW
10. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 – 10,243 / NEW
Gear.Club Unlimited series surpasses one million copies sold on Switch
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The Gear.Club Unlimited franchise has sold over one million copies on Switch, Microids and Eden Games has announced.
Gear.Club Unlimited first launched in 2017. A sequel, Gear.Club Unlimited 2, followed in 2018. Both are Switch exclusives.
Microids CEO Stéphane Longeard said of the milestone:
Famitsu sales (6/21/21 – 6/27/21)
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UK software sales – June 27, 2021
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Update (6/30): Post updated with the top 40.
Original (6/27): This week’s UK software sales are in, and it includes the debut of Mario Golf: Super Rush.
Nintendo’s sports game managed to come in at #1, with sales 17.5 percent higher than Mario Tennis Aces. GamesIndustry does say that Super Rush “had a relatively modest launch for a Switch release”.
There are a few other debuts as well. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game makes its first appearance at #11, with the sales breakdown being 51 percent for PS4, 29 percent for Xbox One, and 21 percent for Switch. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is listed at #17 with 41 percent of sales on Switch, 33 percent on PS5, 16 percent on PS4, and 10 percent on Xbox. We should also mention that the new Switch version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 boosted the title to #29 this week.
Famitsu software sales (6/14/21 – 6/20/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 31,487 / 102,728
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 13,005 / 2,640,913
3. [NSW] Minecraft – 12,316 / 2,007,544
4. [NSW] Miitopia – 12,184 / 159,586
5. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 10,393 / 2,233,900
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,957 / 3,880,206
7. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 7,787 / 2,265,122
8. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 7,732 / 784,047
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,656 / 4,312,498
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,094 / 6,801,696
SaGa re-release sales higher than expected, SaGa Frontier Remastered sold the most on Switch, more remasters planned
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In an interview with RPG Site, SaGa series creator Akitoshi Kawazu as well as SaGa producers Masanori Ichikawa and Hiroyuki Miura spoke about some of the recent re-releases and what could take place in the future.
Regarding Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend, Miura mentioned that sales were “a little bit above what we have forecasted, so it’s on a good path.” He said:
Famitsu sales (6/14/21 – 6/20/21)
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