Delays in Developing High-Quality Titles and a Narrower Development Pipeline
First written in FY2018. 14 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 4 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Group operates under a strategy that prioritizes quality above all else and aims to create valuable IP that will endure in Japan and overseas for 20 or 30 years. Taking into account the Group's workforce and other resources, it will limit the number of projects and develop new game apps and new services in order to increase the probability of producing a hit.」
The company continues to prioritise quality without setting a development deadline, create IP with long-term staying power, and limit the number of new titles developed. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company has reconfirmed that there have been no material changes to the key risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The Group operates under a strategy that prioritizes quality above all else and aims to create valuable IP that will endure in Japan and overseas for 20 or 30 years. Taking into account the Group's workforce and other resources, it will focus on developing 1–2 new game apps and new services in order to increase the probability of producing a hit.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of prioritizing quality above all else without setting development deadlines, creating valuable IP and focusing development on 1–2 titles. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among matters concerning the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report, or in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous consolidated fiscal year. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019MitigatedAnnual report
「The company is currently implementing the following measures to prevent setbacks in the development phase.」
While stating a policy of focusing on 1–2 titles without setting development deadlines in order to prioritize quality, the company lists half-yearly surveys of development languages, progress reviews at monthly management meetings and a 3-month buffer for quality improvements as measures. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the business and other risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year, there were no occurrences of matters concerning the business situation, accounting situation or other matters described in the quarterly report that could have a material impact on investors’ decisions, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no material changes to the risks related to delays in developing high-quality titles and the development pipeline described in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「As part of its goal of achieving medium- to long-term growth in the smartphone game business, the company plans to release approximately 1 high-quality game per year on a stable cycle. However, the development of its latest title, Mitrasphere, released in August 2017, took approximately 3 years because it involved changes to the game's programming language and world-building, as well as quality improvements.」
The company states that development of Mitrasphere took approximately 3 years despite its policy of releasing approximately 1 title per year. It also identifies reduced flexibility resulting from narrowing the development pipeline to improve quality as a risk.