Maximizing the Quality of Flagship Titles and Creating Hit New Releases

「In the consumer business, we released several new titles, including Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which launched on 25 September 2025.」

「The flagship IP titles Sonic X Shadow Generations, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii all sold well.」

「By subsegment, in the consumer business, repeat sales remained resilient, driven by titles including the remastered version of Persona 5 Royal, released in the fiscal year ended March 2023, and Unicorn Overlord, released in the previous fiscal year.」

「The domestically developed new titles Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload each surpassed 1 million units in sales faster than any previous title in their respective series. Standard titles such as Football Manager 2024 and Unicorn Overlord, developed by Vanillaware, also received high ratings, and sales performed well.」

「In full games in the consumer business, new titles including Sonic Superstars, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Persona 5 Tactica were sold, bringing unit sales to 5.27 million, compared with 6.97 million in the same period of the previous year. Repeat-title unit sales were 13.83 million, compared with 13.77 million.」

「In full games in the consumer business, new-title unit sales were 1.66 million, compared with 1.48 million in the same period of the previous year, while repeat-title unit sales were 8.85 million, compared with 8.65 million. As a result, total full-game unit sales were 10.52 million, compared with 10.14 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku and ONE PIECE Bounty Rush, developed by Sega and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, drove performance.」

「In full games in the consumer business, new titles including Etrian Odyssey I, II & III HD REMASTER and Sonic Origins Plus were sold, bringing unit sales to 740,000, compared with 440,000 in the same period of the previous year. Repeat titles, mainly those released in the previous fiscal year, generated unit sales of 4.12 million, compared with 4.70 million in the same period of the previous year. As a result, total full-game unit sales were 4.87 million, compared with 5.14 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the consumer business, new full games including Sonic Frontiers, the remastered version of Persona 5 Royal and Like a Dragon: Ishin! were sold, bringing unit sales to 10.09 million, a strong performance compared with 8.77 million in the previous fiscal year.」

「In the consumer business, new full games including Sonic Frontiers, the remastered version of Persona 5 Royal and Football Manager 2023 were sold, bringing unit sales to 20.75 million, compared with 21.97 million in the same period of the previous year. Sonic Frontiers surpassed 2.90 million units in worldwide sales as of the end of December 2022, making a steady start.」

「In the consumer business, new full games including Soul Hackers 2 and Two Point Campus were sold, bringing unit sales to 10.14 million, compared with 14.04 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, the existing title Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku continued to perform well.」

「In the consumer business, full games including Sonic Origins, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega39's+ for PC and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for Nintendo Switch™ were sold, bringing unit sales to 5.14 million, compared with 6.58 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, the existing title Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku continued to perform well.」

「For full games, new titles including Humankind™, Sonic Colors: Ultimate, LOST JUDGMENT: The Unjudged Memory, Shin Megami Tensei V and Total War: WARHAMMER III were released and performed well. Repeat titles also performed steadily, bringing unit sales to 27.20 million, compared with 41.77 million in the previous fiscal year.」

「For full games, new titles including Shin Megami Tensei V, the first completely new installment in the series in 8 years, Football Manager 2022 and Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania were released and performed well. Repeat titles also performed steadily, bringing unit sales to 21.97 million, compared with 34.20 million in the same period of the previous year. Royalty income was also recognized for certain titles. Among free-to-play titles, Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, which marked its first anniversary at the end of September, continued to perform well, and a major update was implemented for PSO2 New Genesis.」

「For full games, the new IP HUMANKIND™ was offered on PC and a broad range of platforms including Xbox Game Pass and Stadia™, while Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a remastered version of a previous title, and the latest installment in the series, LOST JUDGMENT: The Unjudged Memory, were released worldwide simultaneously. Repeat titles also performed steadily, bringing unit sales to 14.04 million, compared with 19.08 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In the consumer business, new full games centered on remastered and Western versions were released, bringing unit sales to 6.58 million, compared with 12.98 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, PSO2 New Genesis, which began distribution in June, got off to a strong start and performed steadily alongside existing titles.」

「For full games, new titles including Persona 5 Strikers (Western version), Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Western version) and Football Manager 2021 were released, while repeat sales remained strong, bringing unit sales to 41.77 million, compared with 28.57 million in the previous fiscal year. Among free-to-play titles, new titles including Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Lost in Memories and Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, as well as existing titles, performed well.」

「In the consumer business, new full games including Football Manager 2021 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Western version) were released, while repeat sales remained strong, bringing unit sales to 34.20 million, compared with 19.33 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, new titles including Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Lost in Memories and Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, which began distribution in September, performed well, as did existing titles.」

「In the consumer business, new full games including A Total War Saga: TROY were released, while repeat sales remained strong, bringing unit sales to 19.08 million, compared with 12.10 million in the same period of the previous year. Among free-to-play titles, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Lost in Memories and Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, which began distribution in September, got off to strong starts. Both existing and new titles performed well.」

「In the consumer business, stay-at-home consumption associated with efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had an impact. Full games performed well, mainly through repeat sales, bringing unit sales to 12.98 million, compared with 6.49 million in the same period of the previous year. Free-to-play titles also performed steadily, including the North American version of Phantasy Star Online 2, which began distribution in April and made a strong start.」

「In packaged games, major new titles such as Persona 5 Royal, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Sakura Wars, together with repeat sales of existing titles, brought unit sales to 19.33 million, compared with 18.51 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Digital-game earnings improved substantially due to revenue recognized from title provision and other activities, as well as lower expenses following impairment charges recorded in the previous fiscal year. In packaged games, the company sold Mega Drive Mini and continued sales of new titles released in the first quarter, together with repeat sales. As a result, unit sales reached 11.37 million, compared with 11.18 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「Digital-game profitability improved substantially due to strong performance by some existing titles and the recognition of revenue from title transfers and other sources. In packaged games, although repeat sales declined year on year, strong sales of new titles brought unit sales to 6.24 million, compared with 5.70 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, services for multiple new titles were launched, but they fell short of the expected reception, while existing operated titles also continued to decline. As a result, performance was substantially below the initial expectations.」

「In digital games, services for new titles including Yakuza Online were launched, but losses were incurred as services for existing operated titles ended. In packaged games, sales of new titles such as Football Manager 2019 and JUDGE EYES: Death of Judgment, together with continued contributions from repeat sales, brought unit sales to 18.51 million, compared with 14.28 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, the new title BORDER BREAK (PlayStation® 4 version) performed steadily, although some titles scheduled to launch services in the first half were delayed. Research and development expenses, content production costs and other expenses were also incurred in connection with the launch of new titles in the first half. In packaged games, continued contributions from repeat sales brought unit sales to 11.18 million, compared with 8.65 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, distribution began for new titles including Kotodaman: Co-op Word RPG, which surpassed 7 million downloads within 2 months of launch, and Pro Soccer Club o Tsukuro! Road to World, a soccer club management simulation game. However, the new titles did not fully offset the decline in existing titles, and research and development expenses and other costs were incurred in connection with their launch.」

「In digital games, distribution began for several new titles, including Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, developed and operated by consolidated subsidiary f4samurai, Inc., and D×2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation, the first smartphone title in the Shin Megami Tensei packaged-game series. However, fewer new titles were launched than initially expected. In packaged games, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces and other new Sonic titles were released, while Persona 5, for which overseas sales began, surpassed 2 million units in cumulative worldwide sales. Repeat sales of previously released titles also contributed, bringing unit sales to 17.33 million, compared with 10.28 million in the previous fiscal year.」

「In digital games, various events and other initiatives were conducted for existing core titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2, Hortensia Saga: Order of the Blue Knights and Puyo Puyo!! Quest. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, developed and operated by consolidated subsidiary f4samurai, Inc., also performed steadily. In packaged games, new titles including Sonic Forces, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and the new PC title Football Manager 2018 were released, bringing unit sales to 14.28 million, compared with 8.13 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, Episode 5 of Phantasy Star Online 2 began distribution. For smart-device titles, various events and other initiatives were conducted, centered on existing core titles such as Hortensia Saga: Order of the Blue Knights and Puyo Puyo!! Quest, which continued to perform steadily. Among new titles, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, developed and operated by consolidated subsidiary f4samurai, Inc., performed well, including ranking near the top of sales charts. In packaged games, the new title Sonic Mania received the highest Metacritic score among new Sonic titles released over the past 15 years and continued to perform well. New PC titles, including Total War: WARHAMMER 2, were also launched, bringing unit sales to 8.65 million, compared with 4.65 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, Phantasy Star Online 2, which marked its fifth anniversary since launch, continued to perform steadily. For smart-device titles, various events and updates were implemented, centered on existing core titles such as Hortensia Saga: Order of the Blue Knights and Puyo Puyo!! Quest. In packaged games, overseas sales of Persona 5, a new title from Atlus that surpassed cumulative worldwide shipments of 1.5 million copies, performed well. New PC titles including Endless Space 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III were also released, bringing unit sales to 4.56 million, compared with 2.41 million in the same period of the previous year.」

「In digital games, Phantasy Star Online 2, which marked its fourth anniversary since launch, continued to perform well, including receiving the PlayStation™ Network Award for the second consecutive year. For smart-device titles, various events and other initiatives were held for Hortensia Saga: Order of the Blue Knights and Puyo Puyo!! Quest, among others, while Chain Chronicle 3, the third part and a major update to Chain Chronicle: The New Continent of Bonds, was distributed. Overall, performance remained resilient, centered on existing core titles.」

「Phantasy Star Online 2, which marked its fourth anniversary since launch and surpassed 4.5 million domestic IDs, continued to perform well. Among titles for smart devices, Puyo Puyo!! Quest, whose real-time player-versus-player mode officially launched in September, performed well, while existing core titles such as Chain Chronicle: The New Continent of Bonds and Hortensia Saga: Order of the Blue Knights remained resilient, supported by various events and other initiatives. The new chain-scenario RPG World Chain was also released in September.」

「Phantasy Star Online 2 began distribution on PlayStation®4, and its number of concurrent users surpassed 130,000, the highest level ever. On 4 July 2016, the service marked its fourth anniversary, and it continues to remain popular.」

「While maximizing the quality of products centered on existing core titles is required, the development and supply of new titles capable of entering the upper ranks of sales charts is also required.」