Capcom six-month profits spike 58%

Publisher rides continued popularity of Resident Evil 5, million-unit start of Monster Hunter Tri to $426M in sales, $32M income during Apr.-Sept. period.

Capcom may have a zombie fetish, but its current fiscal year performance is anything but ambling. Despite a relative dearth of blockbuster titles, Capcom said in July that revenues hit ¥19.5 billion ($213 million) for the April-June quarter, a 19.2 percent revenue growth. Reporting on its six-month performance today, the publisher said that revenues have maintained their double-digit growth pace, rising 24.5 percent for the April-September period to ¥38.9 billion ($426 million).

Not even a kraken could get in the way of Monster Hunter Tri.

What's more, Capcom managed to right its profit trajectory during the back half of its six-month earnings period. Whereas net profits dipped 6.4 percent to ¥2.23 billion ($24.4 million) during the April-June quarter, Capcom said that its six-month income soared 58.4 percent to ¥2.96 billion ($32.4 million).

The publisher's Home Video Games segment again bolstered Capcom's financials. The segment grew revenues to ¥27.7 billion yen ($303 million) during the six-month period, a 68.3 percent rise. Operating income doubled to ¥7.3 billion ($79.9 million).

"As for the video game industry, the Japanese domestic market has been on a downward trend, but it started to show some signs of recovery," Capcom said as part of its report. "Such an improvement, though not steady, is supported by the release of several large-scale titles that energized the home video game market."

Monster Hunter Tri sold 1 million units following its August 1 launch, though Capcom did not delineate how many units were sold as part of the game's Wii bundle. Other top sellers during the period included Resident Evil 5 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for the PSP, and Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth for the DS.

Despite the substantial growth in its console and handheld gaming business, Capcom maintained its full-year earnings projections, due to continued weakness in its Arcade segment. For the full year ending March 31, 2010, Capcom expects net sales to hit ¥95 billion ($1.04 billion). Net income is projected to come in at ¥8.5 billion ($93 million).

75 Comments

  • ange10

    Posted Nov 3, 2009 12:01 am PT

    i want to see monster hunter come to ps3,xbox 360 and pc man.

  • sherlock99

    Posted Nov 1, 2009 11:02 pm PT

    Good Job

  • yasyaf710

    Posted Nov 1, 2009 7:17 am PT

    woooo capcom!!!!

  • BigMFingRed

    Posted Nov 1, 2009 5:04 am PT

    Capcom has been the bomb since NES!

  • wolf0

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 3:31 am PT

    love capcom sense the ps1

  • krasimir7

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 2:09 am PT

    What about Age of Conan?

  • MuddVader

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 1:36 am PT

    I wanna play Monster Hunter Tri ._.

  • nsibbs

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 10:05 pm PT

    Capcom will always be around ... nuff said...

  • SalarianChemist

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 6:07 pm PT

    Capcom is one of the ole'-school game companies, so they will always find a way to make money with great games.

    The one thing I wish is that Capcom would put Mega Man as a character in Street Fighter 4. That would be a nice bonus...Hopefully we will see that type of thing if there is a Marvel vs Capcom 3 game.

  • japanesegoth

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 10:01 am PT

    capcom has been doing too much of that dlc crap lately for me to be interested. i'm not buying a game when they release new costumes or stupid crap like that 2 days after the game is released. nice try...

  • darklight4

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 7:50 am PT

    well done Capcom

  • SicklySunStorm

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 6:27 am PT

    Capcom have always been a mark of quality..... I'd like to see them make their own console

  • mayankahuja

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 5:42 am PT

    cool

  • WithoutGraceXII

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 5:00 am PT

    That's great news. I didn't like RE5 very much, but capcom = quality

  • jtthegame316

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 4:59 am PT

    camcom games are quality they deserve to do well. Any developer that makes good games deserve susscess.

  • siddarthshetty

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 4:46 am PT

    I like capcom games...Still waiting for DMC 5

  • MERGATROYDER

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 1:58 am PT

    "Capcom deserves the success more than any other developer out there." LOL, are you kidding me? Resident Evil 5 was nowhere close to great quality compared to older series titles. Yes, it was pretty...WE KNOW! The storyline was really short, can't even move and shoot, had to pay for multiplayer. Capcom deserves nothing but a "thank you" for actually releasing a new Resident Evil. Bioware deserves the success more then any other developer. They actually produce new ideas.

  • SuprSaiyanRockr

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 12:38 am PT

    @ gamer082009
    too bad nintendo won't do the same, eh?

  • gamer082009

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 12:23 am PT

    Capcom is just good at with they do. They no how to move into the future and not dwell in the past. They've moved there games up graphically and gameplay wise. Capcom deserves the success more than any other developer out there.

  • Waldkrieger posted Oct 29, 2009 11:12 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Waldkrieger

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 11:12 pm PT (hide)

    And who cares?

  • Glade_Gnarr

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 9:45 pm PT

    I hope none of that money comes from the RE5 vs mode.

  • GDCalibur

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 9:12 pm PT

    That's the great thing about Capcom, they continue to deliver. Good job Capcom and keep it up =D

  • sman3579

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 9:05 pm PT

    Im happy for Capcom, they deserve it.

  • KittyHeart

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:58 pm PT

    capcom makes some pretty good games

  • maxpaynev3

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:52 pm PT

    Congrats!!!

  • FinalDuo1886

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:45 pm PT

    Very great news. Now bring back Mega Man 8 for download.

  • bissor

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:23 pm PT

    I love them so much I think I'm going to start calling them Fapcom.

  • chappy_man

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 7:01 pm PT

    tri looks good

  • Krusher26

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:44 pm PT

    With great video game series like Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Street Fighter and other great games like Bionic Commando:Rearmed and Viewtiful Joe, is this really a surprise?

    What were Konami's profits? They also have some great series....

  • akiwak

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:42 pm PT

    Wow, this company is doing good off of 2 games? Capcom only makes quality games and the results prove it. Wat to go.

  • monson21502

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:29 pm PT

    capcom has always been my number 1 3rd party dev.

  • monson21502

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:26 pm PT

    what happended to lost planet 2. is it releaded yet?

  • Excedra

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:11 pm PT

    you should give a monster hunter to 360 ps3, with awesome graphics and tons of playtime.

  • svalink

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 6:08 pm PT

    just playing monster hunter tri japan version it's N1 hardcore game for Wii! thanks to capcom! still waiting for tatsunoko vs capcom and resident evil darkside.

  • ShockG707

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:56 pm PT

    @CharlieFubar Yea I'm also not a fan of the whole DLC fiasco this gen. It just feels like they are holding back content and from what you mention they literally are.

  • HerbalVideogame

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:55 pm PT

    I wanna take you for a ride!

  • RHayabusa

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:55 pm PT

    I love you Capcom (especially the SF series) - but why did u have to shutdown Clover Studios - they kicked ass!!

  • undergroundfrog

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:49 pm PT

    w00t CAPCOM

  • ShockG707

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:43 pm PT

    Not surprised SF4 is easily GOTY for me, so far.

  • CharlieFubar

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:20 pm PT

    what do you expect, $1 street fighter costumes sold as DLC (but are actually on your disc when you bought it) will spike anyones $$$ I hope this doesnt become an industry standard... capcom makes good games but cmon =)

  • RockHumanZero

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:14 pm PT

    GO CAPCOM!

    You tell them!

  • ForsakenWicked

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 5:11 pm PT

    Someone in Capcom is definitively doing his/her job right. Congratulations!

  • wiidsduelpack

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 4:45 pm PT

    Finally a company that sells good game for the Wii. I haven't seen a good Capcom game lately on the ps3 and 360 except Street Fighter 4. Great job Capcom. This means more of your games for the Wii.

  • XFireLinkX

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 4:27 pm PT

    That monster hunter tri is going to be awesome!

  • 238GameAddict

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 4:20 pm PT

    RE5 ftw!!!!!!!!!!!

  • hatieshorrer

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 4:03 pm PT

    So one company had increased profits this year. Nice job capcom!

  • Malicious_Wolf

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:07 pm PT

    If only they would make monster hunter on the ps3 or xbox 360. Then it would have even better graphics, and awsome online play. MH is just one of the games were you can get together with a couple of your buddies and slay monsters to kill time and have fun. I don't plan on getting it for the wii though...

  • shii666

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 2:43 pm PT

    I wonder what game they will work on next... Or is the port of RE 0 too much for them to make another game? Well, I really want either a new Capcom VS. game, or a new Devil May Cry. Eh, oh well.

  • ItsEvolution

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 2:34 pm PT

    @Raykuza MvC2 has been released on the DC, PS2, and Xbox, and now the downloadable online versions. Over an entire decade, that's not too bad. Plus, everyone was begging for it. Capcom definitely remakes their games too often (The news item today about RE:0 for the Wii is an example), but I don't think they've beaten MvC2 into the ground. And again, they made a ton of money off a decade old game that can be used to develop new games.

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