Capcom has raised its full-year profit forecast due to strong sales of new and old games for the 12 months ending March 31, 2024.
The company is scheduled to announce full-year results on May 9, but initial guidance had already predicted record results for the fiscal year.
The company announced today that it has raised its net sales forecast by 8.9% to 152.4 billion yen ($979 million) and its net profit forecast by 8.3% to 43.3 billion yen ($278 million).
The company said, “In our core digital content business, the latest installment of the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter 6, has received high praise worldwide, and Dragon's Dogma 2 was released in the fourth quarter. It was released and sold well.”
In addition, sales of catalog titles, mainly past major series titles, increased due to their stable popularity. As a result, earnings for this business are expected to exceed plans. ”
Capcom announced in January that “Street Fighter 6'' had sold 3 million copies. Ahead of its release last June, Capcom's president said the company was aiming to sell 10 million copies of the game, which would break the series record of 7.4 million sold by Street Fighter 5. Stated.
Released on March 22nd, Dragon's Dogma 2 is Capcom's first $70 game. Eleven days after its release, the company announced that sales had exceeded 2.5 million copies.
