Small market and competition from major game-machine manufacturers
First written in FY2016. 6 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Under the “Interpretation and Application Standards” for the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business and other laws, revised on 1 March 2022, the retail price of prizes for prize machines is generally restricted to ¥1,000 or less. As a result, unit prices are low. Because the products are developed exclusively for use in prize machines installed at amusement facilities and other venues, the market for the Group’s sales division serving the amusement industry is small. Major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reconfirms the market structure of a ¥1,000 prize price cap, a small market, roughly half the market held by major game-machine manufacturers and competition among approximately 30 companies. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Under the “Interpretation and Application Standards” for the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business and other laws, revised on 1 March 2022, the retail price of prizes for prize machines is generally restricted to ¥1,000 or less. As a result, unit prices are low, and the market for the Group’s sales division serving the amusement industry is small. Major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reconfirms the market structure of a ¥1,000 prize price cap, a small market, roughly half the market held by major game-machine manufacturers and competition among approximately 30 companies. - FY2022The prize price cap was revised from ¥800 or less to ¥1,000 or less.Annual report
「Under the “Interpretation and Application Standards” for the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business and other laws, revised on 1 April 2022, the retail price of prizes for prize machines is generally restricted to ¥1,000 or less.」
The previous prize price cap of approximately ¥800 or less is now approximately ¥1,000 or less under the revised Interpretation and Application Standards. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Prize-machine prizes have a low unit price because their retail price is generally restricted to ¥800 or less. Because they are developed exclusively for use in prize machines installed at amusement facilities and other venues, the market for the Group’s sales division serving the amusement industry is small. Major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reconfirms the market structure of a low-unit-price, small market, roughly half the market held by major game-machine manufacturers and competition among approximately 30 companies. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, operators’ sales at amusement facilities and other venues are affected by economic conditions and by whether they benefit from hits in game machines, characters and other areas. In particular, factors related to the spread of the novel coronavirus during the year also affected the Group’s operating results.」
In addition to the existing low-unit-price, small-market and competitive structure, the company newly describes the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus on operating results. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The market is small, and major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reiterates the market structure of a low-unit-price, small market, roughly half the market held by major manufacturers and competition among approximately 30 companies. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The market is small, and major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reiterates the market structure of a low-unit-price, small market, roughly half the market held by major game-machine manufacturers and competition among approximately 30 companies. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Under these conditions, the Group pursued measures in each business division to improve performance, but the challenging operating environment continued, including increasingly intense competition among companies.」
The company describes the competitive environment as more challenging than before, citing increasingly intense competition among companies. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Prize-machine prizes have a low unit price because their retail price is generally restricted to ¥800 or less. As a result, the market for the Group’s sales division serving the amusement industry is small. Major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company reiterates the structural constraints arising from prize unit prices, market size, the market share of major manufacturers and the number of competitors. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Prize-machine prizes have a low unit price because their retail price is generally restricted to ¥800 or less. As a result, the market for the Group’s sales division serving the amusement industry is small. Major game-machine manufacturers are said to account for roughly half of the market, with approximately 30 companies, including the Group, competing for the remainder.」
The company explains structural constraints in the market using prize unit prices, market share and the number of competitors.