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GREE, Inc. achieved its first year-over-year increase in sales and profit in six years, reporting 77.9 billion yen in net sales and 9.4 billion yen in operating income for FY2018.
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The company is launching a 10-billion-yen investment strategy into the live entertainment sector, specifically targeting the Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) ecosystem through a new subsidiary, Wright Flyer Live Entertainment.
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Mobile gaming remains the core revenue driver, supported by strong performance from titles like SINoALICE and Another Eden and a successful North American expansion of DanMachi that increased its business scale by 1.5 to 2 times.
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Future growth plans include releasing four to five new game titles annually and expanding existing IPs to multi-platform environments such as Nintendo Switch and Facebook Instant Games.
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Fourth-quarter operating income of 1.6 billion yen was impacted by aggressive growth investments and an impairment loss on goodwill following the acquisition of Three Minutes.
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To mark the company's 10th anniversary and return to growth, GREE issued a commemorative dividend, resulting in a total annual dividend of 14 yen per share.