- 01
Full-year forecasts were revised downward by 17-18% for sales and 29-32% for profits due to the postponement of major titles and underperforming overseas KPIs.
- 02
Q2 net sales reached 39,407 million yen, a 4% quarter-on-quarter increase driven by the consolidation of Pokelabo, Inc. and recovering coin consumption in Japan.
- 03
Year-on-year performance declined, with net sales down 5% and operating profit falling 37% to 14,258 million yen.
- 04
The company is struggling with a structural transition from feature phones to smartphones, resulting in declining legacy advertising revenue and higher marketing and labor costs.
- 05
International coin consumption showed an upward trend starting in October 2012, bolstered by the success of the title Modern War in the United States.
- 06
Future strategy prioritizes a shift toward smartphone-native content and new genres beyond card battle games to drive a projected recovery in fiscal year 2014.