Capcom has printed its monetary outcomes for the 2024 fiscal yr, and it appears to be like to have been one other very profitable interval for the corporate. In actual fact, Capcom might affirm it has loved seven consecutive years of record-high earnings, and it even bought extra video video games than it’s ever had earlier than.

So you understand, Capcom’s 2024 fiscal yr covers the interval from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The writer introduced its monetary ends in a Could 9 press launch, saying it made 152,410 million yen (roughly $977 million / £782 million) in internet gross sales throughout these 12 months. That’s 21% greater than it made final yr.

As for what number of video games it bought in that point, Capcom managed to push 45.89 million items in whole. Avenue Fighter 6 (which launched in June 2023) and Dragon’s Dogma 2 (March 2024) had been unsurprisingly huge contributors to this, promoting 3,305,000 items and a pair of,622,000 items respectively. Nonetheless, based on this Capcom presentation, they had been solely the second and fourth best-selling Capcom video games of the 2024 fiscal yr. Capcom’s greatest performer was the Resident Evil 4 remake at 3,392,000 items bought, with lifetime gross sales over seven million. It had launched proper earlier than the tip of the 2023 fiscal yr, so it’s long-term reputation bled into the 2024 fiscal yr. Capcom additionally confirmed the Monster Hunter sequence as an entire has surpassed the 100 million gross sales mark.

Whereas that is all excellent news for Capcom, it additionally means it has larger expectations for the 2025 fiscal yr. It has a internet gross sales goal of 165,000 million yen, which is roughly $1,058 million / £847 million. As for the way it intends to attain such progress, it to date plans to capitalise on its key manufacturers, particularly naming Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Avenue Fighter, and Dragon’s Dogma.

Capcom’s launch schedule is wanting somewhat sparse in the meanwhile although. It does have Monster Hunter Wilds, the following main entry within the sequence, deliberate for 2025, and that’s anticipated to herald some huge cash given the sequence’ popularity and recognition. Except for that, Capcom has the re-releases of the 2 Monster Hunter Tales spin-off RPGs in June and a brand-new IP in Kunitsugami: Path of the Goddess, which must be out earlier than the tip of 2024 . There’s additionally the long-delayed sci-fi sport Pragmata, however Capcom has made no point out of it since final yr. Clearly, Capcom has extra tasks within the works it merely hasn’t introduced but, and we’re certain to see no less than one or two reveals quickly what with Summer time Sport Fest across the nook.