[miladesn]

Capcom Q1



new numbers

Dragon's Dogma 1.05m ("struggled abroad")
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City 2.1m (was 1.7m 3 months ago, 450k past quarter)

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/b...s/million.html

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/n.../e120730b.html

slides
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/d...012_1st_01.pdf

Favorable Increase on Financial Results for ended June 30, 2012 55.8% increase in Net Sales, 244.4% increase in Operating Income from Previous Term - Expansion of Online Contents Sales contributes to the fair start to the forecast of this fiscal year - Capcom Co., Ltd. would like to announce that net sales increased to 18,620 million yen (up 55.8% from the previous year). As for profits, operating income increased to 2,669 million yen (up 244.4 % from the previous year), and ordinary income increased to 2,209 million yen (up 304.5 % from the previous year). Net income for the current period increased to 1,320 million yen (up 290.2 % from the previous year). In flagship Digital Contents business, "Dragon's Dogma" which is the first large-scale open world game for Capcom, set a new record in Japan for sales volume of an entirely new brand in its first week for releases during the past decade and consequently, worldwide shipments have surpassed one million. Furthermore, "Minna to Monhan Card Master", started distributing in the previous fiscal year, continued to maintain steady sales, and "Resident Evil: Outbreak Survive" surpassed 2 million registered members, as it gained new users steadily. Moreover, other social games remained strong; for example, "The Smurfs' Village" and "Snoopy's Street Fair", long-term popular titles under "Beeline", our strategic brand, brought Capcom steady fees. As a result, consolidated financial results for ended June 30, 2012 significantly increased in both sales and profits from the previous term. The forecast for the consolidated business results for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 remains the same as what was projected at the financial results announcement on May 7, 2012. a. In this business segment, "Dragon's Dogma" (for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360), the first large-scale open world game for Capcom, struggled abroad, but its popularity in the more profitable domestic market exceeded expectations by selling more than one million copies. b. "Minna to Monhan Card Master", started distributing through Mobage in the previous fiscal year, continued to maintain steady sales, and "Sengoku BASARA: Card Heroes" was also released for Mobage. "Resident Evil: Outbreak Survive" for GREE steadily gained new users. Accordingly, Capcom gained more than 2 million registered SNS users. c. Furthermore, other social games remained strong; for example, "The Smurfs' Village" and "Snoopy's Street Fair", long-term popular titles under "Beeline", our strategic brand, brought Capcom steady fees by obtaining a wide range of users. d. Moreover, we have started "Browser Sengoku BASARA" as the first attempt in entering the browser game sector, while "Monster Hunter Frontier Online" series secured stable income. e. The resulting net sales were 13,740 million yen (up 78.8% from the previous year), and the operating income was 2,401 million yen (up 175.6 % from the previous year).

[DieH@rd]

With a tons of polish, Dragon Dogma 2 can be really successful in the west. Go for it Capacopcom!

[LuuKyK]

Struggled, really? What were they expecting?

[JaseC]

Just 8.95 million to go!

[Ushojax]

I feel for the poor souls who were tricked into buying ORC.

[Meisadragon]

At this rate Dragon's Dogma will crawl to 1.5 million which was the projected sales figure. But nice to see them say that it was hugely profitable in Japan.

[ZoddGutts]

With a tons of polish, Dragon Dogma 2 can be really successful in the west. Go for it Capacopcom!

Needs co-op and PC version as well.

[Rad-]

Should have made it a co-op game like fans wanted.

[Kusagari]

Man, that Dragon's Dogma shipped number is awful considering the Japanese sales. Guess, they couldn't even channel stuff it.

[slaughterking]

And they probably only sold about 700 to 800k of DD. Despite the recent PR I think that IP is done for.

[glaurung]

How in the buggery did Raccoon City sell that much?

There is no justice in the world.

[SolarPowered]

I feel for the poor souls who were tricked into buying ORC.

They got the game they paid for.

[rouken]

slant six must be so happy right now.

sequel incoming?

[DR2K]

How in the buggery did Raccoon City sell that much? There is no justice in the world.

Resident Evil 6 will see a (small) drop compared to 5 because of Raccoon City I predict.

[gabbre]

The next is DmC
2,1 milions of ORC LOL when the brand is more important than the game.

[cw_sasuke]

Struggled, really? What were they expecting?

One of their most-expensive projects only barely sold a million. You know how west-publishers react when their big budget titles sell less than 3-4 million nowadays ?

[Bladenic]

Lol Dragon's Flopma.

But seriously, terrible sales. Don't expect a sequel people.

[JaseC]

I can't help but be humoured by the fact that the pre-order figures for Japan make up at least half of DD's overall sales.

Lol Dragon's Flopma. But seriously, terrible sales. Don't expect a sequel people.

I wonder if we should be expecting a PC port. Will Capcom go ahead with the port seeing as the task will be relatively quick and easy, or will it presume the disinterest will propagate to the PC?

[thetrin]

ORC shipped more than DD? There is no god.

[Heart Attack]

good to know Dragon's Dogma bombed, will pick it up when it goes for sale on black friday.

[odd_morsel]

Lol Dragon's Flopma. But seriously, terrible sales. Don't expect a sequel people.

What in god's name is this shit?

1m units is a flop, now?

There is almost certainly going to be a Dragon's Dogma sequel.

[Gez]

I did my part by not buying the games. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[JaseC]

What in god's name is this shit? 1m units is a flop, now? There is almost certainly going to be a Dragon's Dogma sequel.

The game was developed over three years (four if you include the pre-production phase), by a team of 150. 1m is certainly not going to cover that cost.

[Messofanego]

Didn't they want DR to sell 6 million copies or something? Someone correct me.

[Bladenic]

What in god's name is this shit? 1m units is a flop, now? There is almost certainly going to be a Dragon's Dogma sequel.

Um yes, 1 million units in today's gaming age and especially for a game of this caliber is certainly a flop. Capcom themselves have said it was expensive, time-consuming, etc. if I'm not mistaken. There is almost certainly NOT going to be a Dragon's Dogma sequel.

Didn't they want DR to sell 6 million copies or something? Someone correct me.

Forecast was 1.5 million, but there was a time when they said they'd love to see 10 million copies LOL

[odd_morsel]

The game was in development for three years (four if you include the pre-production phase), by a team of 150. 1m is certainly not going to cover that cost.

It's a new IP from a developer people don't fully trust. Building IP isn't just about making a mega-hit out of the gate. You need to lay the foundations and garner interest.

Not to mention that with the value of the yen, selling big in Japan is a big boost, economically. A retail copy of Dragon's Dogma is about $80-85 USD in Japan.

There's been talk of a Dragon's Dogma sequel over the past few weeks, with the developer already making noises about how he wants to make it. There will be a sequel.

[Messofanego]

Oh yeah they said 10 million haha but they were hesitant that it would make it.

They did say 1 million in Japan, so good on them.

[Jackpot]

What in god's name is this shit? 1m units is a flop, now? There is almost certainly going to be a Dragon's Dogma sequel.

Capcom wants 5 million from all its big-budget games.

[Bruno MB]

Dragon's Dogma is a huge flop, even Lost Planet 2 looks like a success compared to it. Well, this might be a little exaggerated since its sell-through was truly abysmal, Dragon's Dogma at least sold around 450,000 units at full price in Japan.

In the west market they've shipped 550,000 units, we know that it sold 92,000 units in its first month (US market), being generous between Europe and US it must have sold half of that shipment.

As expected Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City didn't ship more copies (that +0.4m shipment figure belongs to the Asian market), it had a great opening but terrible legs, the word of mouth was really atrocious.

[Cipherr]

good to know Dragon's Dogma bombed, will pick it up when it goes for sale on black friday.

It's a new IP from a developer people don't fully trust. Building IP isn't just about making a mega-hit out of the gate. You need to lay the foundations and garner interest.

Thats all good and fine, but that isnt going to make this game profitable. It seems like they wanted to sell more than this. And it was in dev a good long while. Im thinking they probably didnt make money on it as it stands right now, and if they did, the ROI must be in the gutter on it.

Maybe it gets a sequel, who knows, but I wouldnt object harshly to people saying it sort of flopped.

[odd_morsel]

Capcom wants 5 million from all its big-budget games.

Their internal expectations and what they announce publicly are entirely different figures.

[Bladenic]

Oh yeah they said 10 million haha but they were hesitant that it would make it. They did say 1 million in Japan, so good on them.

Oh wait I must have misread that 1.05M is for Japan?

Talk about overshipped then, the game was nowhere near that number sold. Unless it sold somewhere near 500k in the last month or so LOL.

[News Bot]

How in the buggery did Raccoon City sell that much? There is no justice in the world.

1) Brand power
2) Marketing
3) Mass appeal

[Spierek]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Dragon's Dogma sequel. The game sold well in Japan, they've got most of the tech done right now, and all they need to do is improve some mechanics / add a more compelling story.

Of course, a DLC expansion for DD1 would be fine too. I wouldn't mind coming back to the game.

[TemplaerDude]

Lol Dragon's Flopma. But seriously, terrible sales. Don't expect a sequel people.

You just hop over from Gamespot system wars or something?

[LonelyGreyWolf]

With a tons of polish, Dragon Dogma 2 can be really successful in the west. Go for it Capacopcom!

Polish? Haha, you didn't hear what the Capcom CEO said a while ago, did you? If anything, he wanted way less polish. He said that Capcom should rush games out much faster: he don't want three-four years or more of development time like Dragon's Dogma had, but a maximum of two years. He then said that glitches and issues could be patched later, and that more content would be added with DLC. He said something like he wanted Capcom to deliver more DLC than any other publisher.

[Nibel]

There will be Dragon's Dogma 2 - they need to get their money back and have all the assets etc. ready.

Online co-op, Capcom. They will love you.

[Bladenic]

You just hop over from Gamespot system wars or something?

People post on Gamespot?

[Canis lupus]

I'd rather see sales reversed for the titles.

[Frankie Williamson]

I'd like to call it karma for the outright dismissal of a PC version but, it would've flopped there too by the looks of things.

[Dragonzord]

Dogma looked kinda neat, but Capcom literally burned ALL good will with me. I'm usually pretty forgiving, but they were the first company to make me just say, 'nah I'm not gonna buy your games'

[AOC83]

Generic West RPG shortly released after Skyrim, The Witcher 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur fails.
Shocking news.

[Bladenic]

Dogma looked kinda neat, but Capcom literally burned ALL good will with me. I'm usually pretty forgiving, but they were the first company to make me just say, 'nah I'm not gonna buy your games'

I wish I could do the same but I want Okami HD and RE6 :(

But anything else especially released this year? Pass. Although their games have been flopping quite a bit as of late, which makes me happy.

[dragonlife]

I wonder if we should be expecting a PC port. Will Capcom go ahead with the port seeing as the task will be relatively quick and easy, or will it presume the disinterest will propagate to the PC?

I hope so, but Capcom said before the game was even out that a PC version would be impossible because of the Pawn system. Which sounds like weak excuse to me.

[SixFourMike]

The tons is DLC made me not want to buy DD, but I might buy it anyway. I can't have ORC having higher sales.

[Haunted]

Shame about those ORC sales. Doesn't deserve nearly as many.


I didn't buy Dragon's Dogma, so I'm part of that problem. The game intrigues me and I look forward to trying it out when they release a PC version of it. Not buying the console version.

[MoogleWizard]

I may not like the direction RE6 is going but I really can't blame Capcom for it. Seems like they just need to make bad co-op games like RE5 or ORC and they'll sell like hotcakes while great titles like Dragon's Dogma or RE: Revelations flop hard.
DD's numbers are really a shame, especially when a game like Skyrim, which has some of the worst and most unrefined gameplay I've ever seen in an RPG, sells ten million copies.

[Bruno MB]

I wouldn't completely discard a sequel of Dragon's Dogma, we are talking about a company that green-lighted Lost Planet 3 after failing miserably with Lost Planet 2.

[Anteater]

Jump ship to platinumgames Itsuno

[Sophia]

I rented Dragon's Dogma, but I couldn't help but feel I would have enjoyed it better on the PC, without the stupid black bars, and with a proper user interface. :\