
Capcom has released its financial results for the nine months ended 31st December 2024 in FY2025 (thanks, GamesIndustry). In short, though net sales and net income are both down year-on-year, the company states that the results are currently "in-line" with its fiscal plan.
Net sales fell by 16.3% to ¥88.9 billion ($572.7 million), while net income fell by 33% to ¥23 billion ($148.2 million). One of the major contributing factors for this is the simple reason that Capcom has been unable to enjoy the boost in revenue that Street Fighter 6 provided the previous fiscal year.
As such, it's putting a lot of its hopes on the upcoming release of Monster Hunter Wilds, noting that excitment around the game has also driven sales of Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, highlighting that the franchise has now surpassed 100 million in total sales.
The results also reiterated the plan to launch Onimusha: Way of the Sword in 2026, alongside the start of a new Okami sequel from celebrated creator Hideki Kamiya. We're hopeful that both, along with Monster Hunter Wilds, will see a release on Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2, but we'll have to wait and see.
Capcom has been performing admirably over recent years, so we're not sweating over these current results. The Monster Hunter franchise is exceedingly popular these days, so we're confident the new major release will give Capcom the financial boost it needs to see out FY2025.
What do you make of Capcom's financial results? Do you think Monster Hunter Wilds will turn things around? Let us know with a comment.
[source capcom.co.jp, via gamesindustry.biz]
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I'm pretty sure that it will accomplish (and probably exceed) those expectations.
It will make a squillion dollars and 'fail to reach Square Enix's expectations'.
@MrGawain Just as well this has nothing to do with Square Enix
Wilds will prolly come to Switch 2, and by virtue of it being portable, will go on to sell millions in Japan alone.
I love MH but Wilds is pretty underwhelming for me so far especially what I've experienced in the beta. The first time not being truly excited for a MonHun game. It's like a re-skinned MH World imo with over the top PC spec requirements. Hopefully things get more interesting for the game when it launches.
But hey it's Monster Hunter, of course it'll sell well.
I don't think they have much to worry about, I can't see this not doing well unless its super broken online or a performance running terrible disaster. As slightly janky framerate wise as the beta was many people were still buying it.
I imagine a significant part of that is it being one of the few years without a Resident Evil game.
Really hope that Capcom will bring several of their games not already on Switch, including new ones (potentially also Monster Hunter Wilds), to Switch 2 - again, it would be beneficial for both the company and the system!
How about releasing a new AAA Megaman title. That would garner some sales.
Megaman Legends, anyone?
money has ruined videogames.
If MH:Wilds comes to Switch 2, I wil buy it.
Although I do hope its successful, I don't have high hopes of Monster Hunter Wilds coming to Nintendo systems. I think we'll be getting a timed Switch 2 exclusive entry in the future.
Until then, I'm still perfectly happy with Monster Hunter Rise.
From Capcom a like only the fighting games.
The other IPs mean nothing to me.
I'm pretty sure this game is going to smash financial expectations in its toothy, scaly face.
Help, i.e. Switch 2 is coming...personally can't wait to see what Capcom has for the Switch 2 launch.
I did not buy Sunbreak even though it was heavily discounted because I wanted to know if we were going to get a switch 2 monhun first. I really hope so.
@MrGawain
Hahah "square enix"?
Wrong article?
Thats why i hope the switch 2 two comes out sooner than later this year.
I am saving money for the Switch 2. And will go all out when its released.
I suddenly lost my appetite for other consoles 😂 even pc is on hold. And that was my nr 1 gaming machine.
This need for financial growth year over year is maddening. It should be OK to have a really good year and then a “normal” year afterward.
I hope Capcom has another game slated this year. Love Capcom, but Monster Hunter isn’t for me. Hopefully that showcase has something else to get me excited.
Those two female characters don't look like they belong in Monster Hunter. The problem with realistic games is that they all end up looking the same these days and the art style loses it's identity.
@FragRed Probably, but Square will wish to get those kinds of sales. So far only the Dragon Quest 2D HD remake has given good profits, at least for now
@-wc- Fortunately indies rose to the occasion. But I agree with the sentiment.
It’s been reiterated many times by Capcom, that they only just have wilds running on ps5 so the chances of it running on switch 2 are a long shot.
I can’t see it coming myself, tho maybe a cloud version.
I feel that a switch 2 exclusive is where they will have to go. But that wouldn’t be until the install base hits a major milestone a good few years in. so in the mean time we would probably get a port of world+iceborne(ultimate edition).
The battles looked really fun but the rest felt kinda generic from what I saw. I read that it is possible to wear male and female gear, no matter who you choose, so I think they are targeting the modern audience, which means that I should play something else.
Not every year is going to be a top year, still good possibility we get another RERemake or RE9 near the end of fiscal year to give it a push near the end.
Switch 2 is VERY likely to get proper ports for RE2R, RE3R, RE4R, RE7 AND RE8 in short order which will undoubtedly bring in some healthy revenue for a fairly low investment, since full-fat RE engine already runs on ARM thanks to the iOS/Mac ports.
@Daniel36
if it weren't for indies, they'd have lost me this generation 👍
(old games will always be good tho ✌️)
I did my part and preordered my copy. I even convinced my normal gaming group to preorder their copies. I have a hunch this game with do just fine.
I'm always curious if everyone that likes to talk about this kind of stuff here is interested or involved in business finance in general, or it has just become normal for regular people to talk armchair economics and consume it as part of news/ertainment or what? anyway no judgement at all, I'm fascinated by how we are all the same and different 🫶✌️
(and, as usual I'm sure I'm the "weird one." 😆)
Monster Hunter Wilds will be the game that will tell me I already need to buy a Switch 2... unless Capcom decides not to release it there, which would be strange if they are indeed depending on it to reach their earn goals.
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