Capcom's in a pretty good place right now, going by the company's latest financial report. The publisher's operating income is up a rather staggering 550 per cent year-over-year, while net sales are up 46 per cent. In other words, Capcom's raking in some significant dosh -- and Monster Hunter: World is the main reason why.
Launching back in January, Monster Hunter: World has gone on to sell a whopping 8.3 million copies, and has formed the basis for Capcom's continued growth. Confirmed as the publisher's best selling game of all time not too long ago, Capcom's truly struck gold with its beast-slaying RPG.
Smaller titles such as Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection have also served the company well, both adding to the growth of Capcom's digital business. Speaking of which, we all know that digital sales are bolstering the profits of publishers considerably, and it's no different for Capcom. Digital endeavours propelled the company to its best ever first quarter in terms of income.
Looking ahead, Capcom's got a couple of potential heavy hitters in the oven. Resident Evil 2 will no doubt leave a mark early next year, and Devil May Cry 5 is also set to bring the series back with a bang.
At this point, it's almost weird to think that Capcom was struggling just a few years back.
[source capcom.co.jp, via destructoid.com]
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Capcom has really done things right. Not only producing quality games that appeal to the East and the West, but has done a really good job with building hype and releasing these games in a good schedule. Other companies should take note.
Very much doubt all their late ports to another system helped. Theyve got their finances back once they dropped Nintendo.
Expecting Level-5 and AlphaDream to do the same next
Hard to believe MH World was this year, seems like such a long time ago.
I’ve had my fill with Monster Hunter, but I’m looking forward to MHW2 on PS5!
Goes to show how wrong they were in the past when they didn't properly support ps consoles.
i lost interesting into this game after played it for awhile that i need friends to join me but i played alone by myself then died alot without friends. i don't have any good or best friends to join me but i only have strangers on my PS4 Pro's friend lists who sent me friend request
Impressive turn around, I wonder what they do next in response to this success. Very excited to see Resi 2 next year.
i hope RE 2 Remake make it to 2 millions copies sold during Launch weekend and ahead of days.. Only RE fans are dying to play RE 2 Remake on PS4, Xbox One and PC.. i don't think Xbox one version's sale gonna be very well on this game due to Japan and Europe because xbox one systems sale is not very well in Japan and Europe.. Dang, Xbox one version's sale was very poor in Monster Hunter World.
Nice, can't wait for dmc5 and re 2
@wiiware same here
Good for Capcom. Could these rumors about MVC Infinite Uncanny Edition be true now? Probably not, but I’m glad this is good news for Cap.
Still my GOTY with GOW being a very close second.
I want HUGE fighting games news at EVO from them.
Love the fact that MHW's only six months old but we've already gotten four (five if you count the upcoming Behemoth event) free updates so far.
Nice one Capcom. How about a new Ghost n Goblins adventure similar to From Software Demon's Soul engine? Tough as nails but with a bit of ye old humor... Missed the way the Knight was getting battered to eventually reveal his underwear! And how about Dragon's Dogma 2 sequel with co-op/solo mode and fast travel, and more variety on monsters small and large ?! Elderscrolls online is a good example of MMO Good luck for 2018/19
@Knuckles-Fajita Even tho Lv 5 kinda does bother w PlayStation
AlphaDream they really don’t have much of an identity beyond the Mario & Luigi series...
Monster Hunter World to me was a bit of a disappointment but that’s due to certain design decisions overall... like I ‘ll still play it but I’m like in that minority that’s more excited for that other MH game coming to that wierd system due to particular reasons.
@Fight_Teza_Fight ha, ditto. I played it to death and while I appreciate the continued work they've done since launch, it's not a game that makes me want to dip back in for the new monsters or events.
Monster Hunter World is probably my second favorite GOTY so far and probably number 1 in multiplayer I play this game almost religiously
@Thrillho Yeah the post launch support has been admirable, but I just can't stick with one game for that long. Once I'm done, I'm done. This whole 'games as a service' or 'games as a platform' model is not for me.
Kudos for Capcom, Monster Hunter: World and Resident Evil 7 are great games, it’s a shame that they didn’t get it right with Marvel vs Capcom though.
Resident Evil 2 will be huge too.
Great news. Capcom is one of those legendary companies and its games are part of what got me into the hobby and made me stay. It was a shame watching them struggle so much from about 2012 until last year. Hitting a lot of right notes recently though. RE VII and MHW are fantastic and RE 2 and DMC 5 should continue that trend. The Mega Man and SF Collections were nice and though I doubt it will set sales charts on fire, Mega Man 11 is high on my list of most-anticipated games for this fall. Not the old Capcom, but it is good to see the people there now putting in strong efforts again.
Very nice... Great to see MH finally break out.
@Tsurii +1 this, I tried playing Monster Hunter World but the movement and weapons were too slow.
I love monster hunter. World was great with the new Qol improvements. The armor could have better designs. They definitely lack in content though. I still love it and play it regularly. Behemoth is almost here. Hopefully Alatreon is soon to follow.
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