1. Consumer Online Games
In this business segment, in addition to the continued success of "Monster Hunter Freedom 3" (for PlayStation Portable), which was a big hit last fiscal year, "Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D" (for Nintendo 3DS), "Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition" (for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) and the online exclusive title "Monster Hunter Frontier Online Forward.1" (for PC, Xbox 360) basically achieved projected sales.The resulting net sales were 6,462 million yen (down 56.9 % from the same term last year), and the operating income was 419 million yen (down 76.5 % from the same term last year).
2. Mobile Contents
The social game market expanded rapidly. "Smurfs' Village", a big hit since its launch through Facebook last year, continued to enjoy extreme success. Social games continued strong performance, as exemplified by the total number of downloads of "Smurfs' Village" in excess of 19 million, together with "Zombie Cafe" and "Lil' Pirates", which also underwent growth, served as the driving force in increasing revenues.In addition to "Monster Hunter: Dynamic Hunting" for iPhone / iPod touch faring well, the distribution of "Resident Evil: Outbreak Survive" for "GREE", one of the most popular SNS in Japan with "Mobage" was commenced in June, while also providing "Sengoku BASARA: Mobile" for "Mobage".The resulting net sales were 1,223 million yen (up 79.8 % from the same term last year), and the operating income was 451 million yen (up 362.2% from the same term last year).
3. Arcade Operations
Ten of Capcom's arcades in the Kanto and Tohoku regions were seriously affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, including damages to the building, flooding and breakage of equipment. Although they were forced to shut down temporarily, intense recovery efforts subsequently enabled all arcades to reopen for business in April 2011. In this environment, arcades are regaining ground as they are re-evaluated as readily accessible entertainment that is "affordable, close (to home) and brief (short-term)" owing to the waning of excessive self-restraint that was evident immediately after the earthquake, further helped by the tail wind of inclination to economize.
In the absence of the closing and the opening of arcades during the current period, the total number of arcades remains the same as at the end of the previous fiscal period, at 37. The resulting net sales were 2,832 million yen (up 7.7 % from the same term last year), and the operating income was 521 million yen (up 192.5 % from the same term last year).
4. Amusement Equipments
As regards arcade game machines, with the product supply cycle entering a slow period, Capcom made efforts to promote the sale of existing products in addition to releasing "New Super Mario Brothers: Wii Coin World".As for the Pachislo machines, Capcom was forced to engage in repeat sales with no shipment of new products, the business having entered the sowing period.The resulting net sales were 870 million yen (up 245.3% from the same term last year), and the operating income was 6 million yen (the operating loss of the same term last year was 169 million yen)
.5. Other Businesses
The net sales from other businesses, mainly character-related licensing royalties, were 564 million yen (up 17.8 % from the same term last year), and the operating income was 254 million yen (up 729.2% from the same term last year).
