Increasing investment in services such as Crash Fever

「During the fiscal year, the transfer of the joint-operation rights in “Crash Fever” resulted in revenue of ¥2,816.521 million, down 2.4% year on year, and segment profit of ¥41.693 million, down 90.0% year on year, resulting in lower revenue and profit.」

「During the nine months ended December 31, the transfer of the joint-operation rights in “Crash Fever” and increased promotional expenses at Fog resulted in revenue of ¥2,098.759 million, down 1.1% year on year, and segment profit of ¥2.242 million, down 99.3% year on year.」

「During the six months ended September 30, the transfer of the joint-operation rights in “Crash Fever” and increased promotional expenses at Fog resulted in revenue of ¥1,394.245 million, down 1.9% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥4.626 million, compared with segment profit of ¥251.314 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「During the three months ended June 30, the decline resulting from the transfer of the joint-operation rights in “Crash Fever” was offset by growth at Fog Co., Ltd., resulting in revenue of ¥661.113 million, up 0.1% year on year. However, the impact of the transfer and increased promotional expenses at Fog resulted in a segment loss of ¥22.539 million, compared with segment profit of ¥76.920 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「The two companies agreed to terminate the business alliance because they concluded that operating the title independently through WonderPlanet Inc. would contribute to its longer-term, more stable operation and enhance both companies’ corporate value.」

「The game business is centered on in-app purchases from games offered through smartphone apps. In addition to existing titles such as “Crash Fever” and “CocoPPa Play,” we continued developing the new title “CocoPPa Dolls,” which began service in January 2020.」

「During the six months ended September 30, revenue increased to ¥1,196.044 million, up 49.6% year on year, due to the impact of consolidating TriFort, the poor performance of “Tokyo Conception,” released in the previous fiscal year, and increased development investment in new titles. The business nevertheless posted a segment loss of ¥622.533 million, compared with segment profit of ¥78.996 million in the same period of the previous year. Tokyo Conception was transferred to a third party on 30 September 2019 because no path to improved profitability was foreseeable.」

「The game business is centered on in-app purchases from games offered through smartphone apps. In addition to “Crash Fever,” “CocoPPa Play” and “Tokyo Conception,” we are developing new titles targeted for release during the fiscal year.」

「The business generated higher revenue but lower profit because the consolidation of TriFort Co., Ltd. and the release of “Tokyo Conception” increased revenue, while continued development investment in new titles and the underperformance of new games weighed on results.」

「The business generated higher revenue but lower profit because the consolidation of TriFort Co., Ltd. and the release of “Tokyo Conception” increased revenue, while development investment in new titles continued.」

「The game business is centered on in-app purchases from games offered through smartphone apps. In addition to existing titles such as “Crash Fever” and “CocoPPa Play,” we continued developing new titles including “Tokyo Conception,” which began service on 23 October.」

「The game business is centered on in-app purchases from games offered through smartphone apps. In addition to existing titles such as “Crash Fever” and “CocoPPa Play,” we are developing new titles including “Tokyo Conception,” which we aimed to release during the first half of the fiscal year.」

「In this business, the native social game “Crash Fever,” which had grown steadily from the previous fiscal year, entered the profit-recovery phase and became a stable earnings base. In addition, subsidiaries including ㈱アラン・プロダクツ and キラメックス㈱ continued to grow, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」

「In this business, the native social game “Crash Fever,” which had grown steadily from the previous fiscal year, entered the profit-recovery phase and became a stable earnings base. In addition, affiliate advertising revenue at ㈱アラン・プロダクツ, which became a consolidated subsidiary at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal year through M&A, grew steadily, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」

「In this business, the native social game “Crash Fever,” which had grown steadily from the previous fiscal year, entered the profit-recovery phase and became a stable earnings base. In addition, affiliate advertising revenue at ㈱アラン・プロダクツ, which became a consolidated subsidiary at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal year through M&A, grew steadily, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」

「In this business, the native social game “Crash Fever,” which had grown steadily from the previous fiscal year, entered the profit-recovery phase and became a stable earnings base. In addition, GORO㈱ became a consolidated subsidiary at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal year through M&A, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」

「During the nine months ended 31 December of the current fiscal year, the smartphone content business increased revenue, led by the native social game “Crash Fever,” for which significant advertising investment, centered on television commercials, was made in the first half, and the affiliate service “SMART GAME” operated by Smarprise, which became a consolidated subsidiary through M&A at the end of the previous fiscal year. Profit also increased as recovery of the advertising investment, primarily in Crash Fever, progressed. As a result, revenue in the content business was ¥4,123 million, up 106.8% year on year, and segment profit was ¥240 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥311 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「During the current consolidated fiscal year, the native social game “Crash Fever” and the affiliate service “SMART GAME” operated by consolidated subsidiary Smarprise led growth, while the avatar app “CocoPPa Play” also contributed to higher revenue. However, primarily because of significant advertising investment of approximately ¥1,100 million, centered on television commercials for Crash Fever, and higher amortization of goodwill, the content business posted an operating loss.」

「During the three months ended 30 June of the current fiscal year, growth in the native social game “Crash Fever” accelerated, while the affiliate service “SMART GAME” operated by consolidated subsidiary Smarprise, which became a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year, and the avatar app “CocoPPa Play” also contributed to higher revenue.」

「We designated the native social games “Crash Fever” and “Monster Beat” and the idol-support app “CHEERZ” as priority investment services and increased investment in them, which reduced profit, but “Crash Fever” led growth and the business model transformation progressed.」