Resident Evil 4 For Wii Increases Capcom Results News
Japanese publisher confirms an increase in income and revenues over the year; Resident Evil 4 for Wii and Phoenix Wright 4 helps drive figures...
Capcom has today confirmed that its financial fortunes in the first quarter of the 2008 fiscal year were helped by sales of Resident Evil 4 for Wii, and the Japanese release of Phoenix Wright 4 on Nintendo DS.
The Japanese publisher, which revealed a year-on-year increase in net sales of 35.1% to 14.28 billion Yen (£58.9 million), also confirmed that the continued performance of its PSP title, Monster Hunter Freedom 2, also spurred on its figures for the three-month period.
Operating income rose by 57% on the year to 2.08 billion Yen (£8.6 million), with net income topping 1.13 billion Yen (£4.7 million), up 39.7%.
As a result of today's release, Capcom has revised its expectations for the first six months of the fiscal year, ending September 30th. Net sales are now forecast to reach 30.35 billion Yen (£125.1 million), with operating income of 2.40 billion Yen (£9.9 million), and net income at 1.35 billion Yen (£5.6 million).
