Positive report for studio’s range of IPs
Capcom has been on a real roll for the past few years, knocking out smash hit after smash hit following the disappointing launch of 2016’s Street Fighter V. In fact, the long-time developer is doing so well, Capcom has revised its financial forecast for its recent Cosildated Full-Year Earnings Report.
The new figures see Capcom raise its net sales estimates to ¥110 billion (roughly $857 million USD) while its operating income has been pushed to a lofty ¥43 billion ($327 million). The new numbers represent a forecast increase of 10%, which is led thanks to the highly impressive sales numbers of some of the company’s 2021 releases, which include best-seller Resident Evil Village and the Nintendo Switch and PC releases of Monster Hunter Rise.
“In our core Digital Contents business, we saw favorable performances from titles such as Resident Evil Village, which is the latest game in the series, as well as Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, an RPG in the Monster Hunter series,” notes Capcom in a press statement. “Further, in addition to the January release of the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise, sales grew due to the stable popularity of catalog titles—primarily past titles in major series—and due to the synergetic effects of discount sales held in the fourth quarter. Altogether, this has led us to expect net sales to exceed our previous forecast.”
The remainder of 2022 will see Capcom release its first major Monster Hunter Rise DLC expansion, Sunbreak, alongside DLC for Resident Evil Village, and retro compilations Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium and Capcom Fighting Collection. The company will also continue to stoke preliminary hype for the next installment in the legendary Street Fighter series, Street Fighter 6, which many expect to launch at some point in 2023.
