Capcom has summed up the results of the first quarter of the fiscal year. The results are not the best, but company analysts
Key points from the document:
- Compared to the same period last year, net revenue decreased by 47.9%, and operating profit – by 48.9%.
- The company attributes the drop in the first quarter of the current fiscal year to the absence of the same noisy release as Resident Evil Village.
- Capcom sold 11.7 million games during the quarter.
- This figure was achieved with the release of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and thanks to sales of already released games from other franchises.
Despite the decline in performance, Capcomintends to make changes to the forecast based on the results of the current financial year. “Capcom is on track to achieve 10 years of continuous operating profit growth,”, the report says. According to the document, the company will focus on games planned for the second half of the year.
Among Capcom's upcoming releases is the Resident Evil 4 remake, which will be released on March 24, 2023. Also on the list of Street Fighter 6 and Exoprimal, they will be released during 2023.