Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. introduced a "Restart Plan" in April 2010 to improve profitability, strengthen financial standing, and transform into a speedy organization, alongside its Mid-term Business Plan (commenced April 2009) for global growth.
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The company reorganized its Strategic Business Units (SBUs) from April 1, 2010, establishing a new Content SBU to maximize content value through a horizontal structure focused on content creation and diverse distribution, replacing a previous vertical organization.
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Bandai Namco is launching a "PAC-MAN 30th Anniversary Project" in 2010, including new game titles across platforms, character goods, and a new 3D PAC-MAN animation set for release from 2012, with Avi Arad as executive producer.
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Net sales for the Visual and Music Content Business decreased by 15.6% year-on-year to ¥29,236 million in 2010, resulting in an operating loss of ¥872 million, down from an operating income of ¥39 million in the previous year.
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The Amusement Facility Business experienced a 15.4% year-on-year decrease in net sales to ¥65,363 million and a 27.5% decrease in operating income to ¥285 million in 2010, despite strategic facility closures and efficiency efforts.
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Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. introduced a "Restart Plan" in April 2010 to improve profitability, strengthen financial standing, and transform into a speedy organization, alongside its Mid-term Business Plan (commenced April 2009) for global growth.
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The company reorganized its Strategic Business Units (SBUs) from April 1, 2010, establishing a new Content SBU to maximize content value through a horizontal structure focused on content creation and diverse distribution, replacing a previous vertical organization.
03
Bandai Namco is launching a "PAC-MAN 30th Anniversary Project" in 2010, including new game titles across platforms, character goods, and a new 3D PAC-MAN animation set for release from 2012, with Avi Arad as executive producer.
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Net sales for the Visual and Music Content Business decreased by 15.6% year-on-year to ¥29,236 million in 2010, resulting in an operating loss of ¥872 million, down from an operating income of ¥39 million in the previous year.
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The Amusement Facility Business experienced a 15.4% year-on-year decrease in net sales to ¥65,363 million and a 27.5% decrease in operating income to ¥285 million in 2010, despite strategic facility closures and efficiency efforts.