Risk of intensifying competition and difficulty differentiating titles
First written in FY2021. 8 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-11.
coly moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 4 years after the typical company in this theme (2021).
1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".
- 2026-09-11WorsenedEarnings
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging as high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, gain traction, development periods lengthen, development costs rise, and competition continues to capture users’ discretionary time and spending.」
高品質商品の台頭、開発長期化・高騰に加え、可処分時間及び支出の獲得競争が継続し、市場環境の厳しさが強調されている。 - FY2027-H1RestatedAnnual report
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging as high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, gain traction, development periods lengthen, development costs rise, and competition continues to capture users’ discretionary time and spending.」
The company continues to recognize that the market environment is challenging due to the emergence of high-quality products, longer development times, rising development costs and competition to capture users’ time and spending. - 2026-06-12WorsenedEarnings
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging as high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, gain traction, development periods lengthen, development costs rise, and competition continues to capture users’ discretionary time and spending.」
The Company stated that the market environment is becoming more difficult because high-quality products are emerging, development periods and costs are rising, and competition for users’ time and spending continues. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging as high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, gain traction, development periods lengthen, development costs rise, and competition continues to capture users’ discretionary time and spending.」
The company continues to recognize that the market environment is challenging due to the emergence of high-quality products, longer development times, rising development costs and competition to capture users’ time and spending. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「However, in addition to the emergence of high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, longer development times and rising development costs, competition to capture users’ discretionary time and spending continues, making the market environment increasingly challenging.」
In addition to the previously identified high-quality products, longer development times and rising development costs, the company explicitly identifies competition to capture users’ discretionary time and spending and explains the increasingly challenging market environment. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「However, if competition with other companies intensifies or we are unable to differentiate our titles from those offered by competitors, the number of users of our mobile online games may decline, which could affect our business and financial performance.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that intensifying competition and difficulty differentiating titles could affect the number of users and financial performance. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the current interim accounting period, there was no emergence of new business or other risks, nor any material change in the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company reconfirms that no new business or other risks have arisen and that there have been no material changes to existing risks. - FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the six months ended [current first quarter], there was no emergence of new business or other risks, nor any material change in the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that no new business or other risks have arisen and that there have been no material changes to existing risks. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging due to the emergence of high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, as well as longer development times and rising development costs.」
The company continues to recognize that the market environment is challenging due to the emergence of high-quality products from overseas developers, longer development times and rising development costs. - FY2024-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging due to the emergence of high-quality products, including mobile online games from overseas developers, as well as longer development times and rising development costs.」
The company explained that the market environment is becoming increasingly challenging, citing the emergence of high-quality products from overseas developers, longer development times and rising development costs. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As competition intensifies, the trend toward demand for high product quality is expected to strengthen.」
The company continues to indicate that competition is intensifying and quality requirements are rising in the women-oriented games market. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As competition intensifies, the trend toward demand for high product quality is expected to strengthen.」
The company reiterates its expectation of intensifying competition in the women-oriented games market and increasing competition between titles and quality requirements. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「If competition with other companies intensifies or we are unable to differentiate our titles from those offered by competitors, the number of users of our mobile online games may decline, which could affect our business and financial performance.」
The company identifies intensifying competition and difficulty differentiating titles as risks that could lead to a decline in the number of users and affect performance.