Game-related companies April-May 2017 financial results summary

This is Nakauchi from the technical sales department.

We have compiled figures from gaming-related companies that announced their financial results in April and May

This time, there are many companies whose fiscal year ends in March, so this is only natural

1st quarter

"A3!", published by Aeria

A3!

The ranking trends (sales) for iOS over the last three months are as follows:

Second Quarter

Axel Mark sales increased by 55.7% due to the influence of "World Cross Saga -Time, Girl and Mirror Door-" (WakuSaga) , but the company has revised its earnings forecast downward (see figure below).

Reasons for the downward revision

• Decrease in users due to deterioration of WakuSaga game balance
• Release of "Yoroshi no Wa" postponed

Reference page ⇒ Notice regarding revision of earnings forecast

Third Quarter

Gree 's coin consumption has been sluggish in the fiscal year ending June 2017, net profit has always been over 100% higher than the previous year due to foreign exchange gains, gains on the sale of investment securities, and decreases in corporate taxes due to the transfer of subsidiary shares.

The renovation business was withdrawn after only two years. Reference page ⇒ Notice regarding transfer of shares accompanying transfer of subsidiary

CyberStep 's online crane game " Toreba " is doing well, leading to increased revenue

Final settlement

Nintendo Switch software sales figures are

• Hardware: 2.74 million units
• Software: 5.46 million units (including 2.76 million units of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild")

more Zelda units have been sold than the console itself ?

Mixi 's revenue and profits have been declining throughout the fiscal year ending March 2017, but this is only compared to the previous year, and its sales and operating profits are still impressive.

DeNA 's curation platform business has unfortunately become a problem.

Sports are

• Sales revenue: 13,761 million yen (39.1% increase from the previous consolidated fiscal year)
• Segment profit: 1,087 million yen (loss of 1,003 million yen in the previous consolidated fiscal year)

The Baystars' momentum shows no signs of slowing down

Akatsuki 's growth continues as usual, with "Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle" (a collaborative title with Bandai Namco Entertainment) surpassing 140 million downloads.

thoughts

Is the reason why Zelda is selling better than the Nintendo Switch console because people buy two copies, one to play and one to keep?

It's a mystery