You know, it’s kinda wild how these companies pull off such huge numbers. Capcom, the big name in Japanese publishing, just threw out some jaw-dropping figures — like, we’re talking ¥45.5 billion (that’s $302.2 million, by the way) in net sales for the quarter ending June 30th. Imagine that! It’s a whole 53.7% jump compared to last year. What’s driving this? Mostly their games biz — or “Digital Contents” as they call it. Names you’d probably recognize? Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Street Fighter 6.
Oh, funny thing—Devil May Cry 5, yeah, it got a bump in sales thanks to a Netflix anime. Who would’ve thought, right? It’s sold 10.5 million units up till now, with 1.7 million just in the last quarter. And Resident Evil Village? It’s hit 12.2 million. Resident Evil 4’s remake is at 10.6 million. And Street Fighter 6? Five million, partly ’cause of its release on the Nintendo Switch 2. Makes you think if Nintendo slipped some secret sauce in there.
Overall, Capcom moved 14.16 million game units this time around. That’s up 48% from last year’s 9.53 million copies, which is bonkers.
Oh, and get this — operating profit soared by a crazy 90.8% to ¥24.6 billion ($163.4 million). What even is that kind of growth? Sounds like they’re onto something, or maybe just having a streak of good luck. Or both, who knows. Anyway, wild numbers all around.
