Gross sales up at Capcom as Resident Evil Village tops 5 million shipments

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Resident Evil Village has shipped over 5 million models since Might 7, 2021, to provide Capcom’s online game enterprise a shot within the arm.
In accordance with Capcom’s fiscal report for the six months ended September 30, 2021, gross sales in its digital contents section elevated by 69 % year-on-year to 59.8 billion yen ($525.9 million). Working earnings additionally rose by 52.2 % to 30.2 billion yen ($265.6 million) over the identical interval.

The Japanese firm attributed that upswing to the efficiency of key titles like Resident Evil Village and Monster Hunter Shops 2: Wings of Destroy, and stated the previous specifically “contributed considerably to earnings.”

Capcom additionally touted a rise in “high-margin digital gross sales,” with the full gross sales quantity reaching 19.8 million models to exceed the 13.8 million models bought throughout the identical interval of the final fiscal 12 months.

Throughout the firm’s Cellular Contents sub-segment, licensing income from flagship franchises additionally contributed to earnings.

Primarily based on its present efficiency, Capcom is forecasting internet gross sales of 100 million yen and working earnings of 42 billion yen for the top of the fiscal 12 months on March 31, 2022.

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