Capcom released its latest financial results, with the Japanese company revealing sales and profits have continued to increase. This is primarily linked to the success of Monster Hunter World shifting 8.3 million copies worldwide - further “solidifying its position as an international brand” and strengthening the overall foundations of the company’s IP.
Capcom’s digital business has also helped drive sales, with the highest operating income for a first quarter in the company’s history - going up by 550.8 percent year-on-year. Ordinary income has increased by 610.6 percent and net sales have increased by 46.5 percent.
According to Capcom, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection outperformed expectations while the Mega Man Legacy Collection and its sequel maintained robust sales thanks to loyal fans and strong brand identity. However, there were no exact sales figures provided for these specific titles.
The report also briefly touched on the future - with an aim to spread diverse digital content while making reference to the Japanese release of the Nintendo Switch title, Resident Evil 7: biohazard Cloud Version.
In the arcade business, Capcom reported sales had struggled due to a lack of new products. In terms of net sales from merchandise and licensing, the company was ¥664 million up, with a 59.9 percent year-over-year increase, and the operating income totaling ¥411 million (a 122.6 percent increase).
[source capcom.co.jp]
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Yay. I love capcom games
Honestly Capcom has failed to impress me personally for a long time. I know fans of Resident Evil, Mega Man, and Street Fighter are among the most loyal in the gaming world... but I don't really count myself among those groups. For me, all 3 series are games I acknowledge as successful and impressive, but outside my interest area.
I have tried to get into Mega-Man more than once, but I fully admit I don't have the hardcore dedication needed to get good at it.
Okay, then...
Please consider Monster Hunter World, Disney Afternoon on Nintendo Switch.
Oh, please another patch to FIX Sound problem for Street Fighter 30th Anniversary (Sound volume was Too Quiet in Handheld Mode).
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is one of the best retro compilations ever. The games are great, but the way they're presented and the tonnage of information amd art in the museum section is exemplary. Personally I got it on the ps4 though, as having it next to 4 and 5 on the main menu appealed too much to the completionist in me.
See Capcom? People will buy Mega Man games. 😉
Good to see Street Fighter do well too. The 30th anniversary collection is pretty great. I'd love to see Ultra SFIV on Switch.
The physical Street Fighter collection outperformed expectations, while the digital only Mega Man collections maintained robust sales...
Great! Now give us some new Ace Attorney games, preferably on Switch!
I'm a huge Capcom fan and would like to see them support the platform more. Disney Afternoon Collection has no reason to not be on Switch, for example. I'd also like to see some effort made in porting games like SF V and MH World. If Capcom was willing to put SF IV on the 3DS, why can't they show the same support for the Switch?
Monster Hunter World is the best video game I've ever played.
I'm glad they are doing well but they botched the last 3 releases. (No complete physical switch megaman legacy or X legacy, SF collection missing 2 games alpha 2 gold and alpha 3 upper)
now we want to see dragons dogma on switch! would be fun
Just so you know Capcom I only bought the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection because of all the games being on one physical cart, otherwise I wouldn't bother with it like the Resident Evil Revelations and the 2 Mega Man Collections.
No word yet on a patch fixing the online issues, right? And extremely low sound.
(and crappy resolution, because whatever they say about these games being meant for low resolution screens, retro games such as Arcade Archives ones look gorgeous, so someone's lying here)
@Sinton
I think that I can see what you're trying to say, but it could be more to do with the popularity of the respective franchises. If SF had been digital only, and MM was physical, the same results may have been achieved simply because SF is, overall, more popular than MM. Just a thought. We' ll never know!
@Ooyah It could be, but the wording indicates that SF did better than what Capcom expected, while Mega Man did somewhat below their expectation.
@Medic_alert
Some naysayers also said Doom and Wolfenstein 2 could not be playable on the switch but panic button proved them wrong. Pretty much anything could potentially be on switch it just depends on how much effort companies want to exert.
@Medic_alert
Sure it's about the company's effort or lack there of. The switch may not have the "power" you so like to boast about the ps or Xbox have but it still holds its own and considering how well ports of games like doom and wolf 2 perform it should not be that big of a stretch for a game like monster hunter world or the secret of mana game to come to switch.
@Sinton
Ah ah! Gotcha! Well, it does still seem to be the case that many people prefer physical... and people sure do seem to wait in the case of digital only games, in case they go physical later... but that mainly seems to happen for indies, rather than established companies like Capcom. If somebody really liked MM, and they knew that there was very little chance of it ever going physical, would the digital only thing really be enough to make them ignore it altogether?
I already said this on the Push Square article, but good for Capcom. I’m glad MH World did well for them has some people unfortunately wanted this game to flop.
@Ooyah Probably not. But I’m one of those «will buy if physical».
“The report also briefly touched on the future - with an aim to spread diverse digital content while making reference to the Japanese release of the Nintendo Switch title, Resident Evil 7: biohazard Cloud Version.”
That’s kind of vague... was it a positive or negative reference to RE7?
Anyways, good for Capcom. I hope they continue to support the Switch as excellently as they have in the past few months.
Lot of rereleases here and a port of a old 3ds game next month. Where are the new games or games that take advantage of the switch. Guess not...but Okami is going to be fun. Never played it because I always thought it was a try hard at becoming a letter legend of Zelda clone.
Bring back the Arcade Classics Collection. Renew that Cadillacs and Dinos license as a bonus
Go figure, Capcom. Actually make games, and people actually tend to buy them. You've now figured out the secret of success in the video game business. Enjoy!
Capcom has their best first quarter ever....as soon as they effectively drop Nintendo.
@EightBitMan I'd love a proper home console from Nintendo again, imagine having all those multiplatform games and Nintendo's own in one place. Mario Odyssey and BOTW in 4K HDR would look amazing, alas I'll be using my PC for Resident Evil 2 and multiplatform titles whilst my Switch gathers dust in between major Nintendo releases
May the switch have Ultra IV now, capcom?
@EightBitMan
Jesus H Christ, get off your high horse. It’s amazing that people’s choice of games is seen by others as somehow stupid or inferior, because it differs from their own taste. And anti consumerism? How old are you, 12?
Grow up.
They'd make even more money if they released, I don't know, Capcom vs SNK, Viewtiful Joe, Pocket Fighter, Darkstalkers, basically any of their gems they seem to be sitting on for no real reason.
@Ooyah
Yup. I ignore anything that isn't physically available on the switch.
Even half physical.
No Bayonetta, no Mega Man, no Resident Evil
Had I known that XenoBlade 2 would be releasing a physical copy of the DLC, I would have waited for that.
DLC is the only digital crap I will buy, and not even for all games.
Had I known how atrocious the Zelda DLC would be, I'd have saved my money.
Was just thinking last night about how fun it would be to re-play Dragon's Dogma on the switch. There's something very special about that game. A sequel would also be incredible.
I saw an update on the SF anniversary collection today. I wonder what it was? I’m excited for MHGU, and I have done almost all there is to do on MHW. I’m a few crowns away from a platinum trophy, and I’m leveling up armor sets I’ve made from all the events, etc. I’m with everybody here. All Mega Man collections should have had collective cartridge releases, we need a more up to date Street Fighter, MVC, or Capcom VS SNK. We need Dragon’s Dogma, that would be PERFECT on Switch. Disney Afternoon Collection would be perfect. They need to update Revelations 2. It’s load times are terrible and its glitchy in several places. I can’t reuse any amiibo anymore, and BP and gold exchange is incorrect and practically useless. Why did somebody mention Capcom? I’m never gonna shut up now. They gave me Mega Man V on 3DS and Demon’s Crest on Wii U... so I promised I’d behave. Guess it’s time to get the old motor running. The lack of Mega Man Soccer or Breath of Fire 2 on my SNES Classic Edition opened old wounds I guess. Loljk
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