Strong launch for the new title
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 27 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-07-31.
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- 2026-07-31AdvancedEarnings presentation
「Numerous publishing projects are planned by domestic and overseas subsidiaries, while 『Moonlight Peaks』 has made a very strong start.」
The publishing plans of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and the strong launch of the new title 『Moonlight Peaks』 were specifically disclosed. - FY2026Strong and weak performance among new titlesAnnual report
「Dragon Quest: Rune Factory and Story of Seasons: Let's! Wind's Grand Bazaar each recorded steady sales, with cumulative shipments exceeding 500,000 units, and the consumer business overall progressed at a pace exceeding plan. DAEMON X MACHINA TITANIC SCION got off to a slow start.」
While two new titles exceeded 500,000 units in cumulative shipments, another new title performed poorly, highlighting differences in performance among titles. - 2026-04-24Cited as achievedOccurring Fact
「Sales of 『Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma』, released in June 2025, and 『Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar』, released in September of the same year, remained strong in Japan and overseas.」
Strong sales of the new titles were cited as an operating result. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Dragon Quest: Rune Factory and Story of Seasons: Let's! Wind's Grand Bazaar each recorded steady sales, with cumulative shipments exceeding 500,000 units, and the consumer business overall progressed at a pace exceeding plan.」
Two new titles each exceeded 500,000 units in cumulative shipments, putting the consumer business overall ahead of plan. In contrast, DAEMON X MACHINA TITANIC SCION got off to a slow start. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Among new consumer titles, the indie title Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus was released on 18 July, while The Abandoned: The Sakakibara Kōsuke Case, released by subsidiary G-Mode on 12 September, recorded strong sales. Repeat sales also remained strong in Japan and overseas.」
An indie title and a new release from subsidiary G-Mode were launched, and The Abandoned: The Sakakibara Kōsuke Case recorded strong sales. Repeat sales were also strong in Japan and overseas. - FY2024-Q3Sales shortfall for new titlesAnnual report
「However, in addition to the poor sales of 『LOOP8』, sales of multiple new titles were substantially below expectations, and we were unable to recover the development costs, resulting in a loss.」
Several new titles were launched in Japan and overseas, but sales of LOOP8 and other new titles fell far below expectations. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the consumer business, we released the completely new action RPG “FREDERICA” in Japan and Asia on 28 September 2023. We also sequentially released the North American, European and Steam® versions of “ルーンファクトリー３スペシャル,” which had been released in Japan in the previous fiscal year, from 5 September, and released the bullet-hell action RPG “東方シンセカイ” in Japan and overseas in July of the same year.」
The all-new FREDERICA, overseas and Steam versions of titles in existing series, and the new title for Japan and overseas markets, Touhou: New World, were released. - FY2024-Q1New titles fell short of target while existing titles performed wellAnnual report
「We released the completely new juvenile RPG “LOOP8（ループエイト）” in Japan and Asia on 1 June 2023, in North America and Europe on 6 June, and its Steam® version on 7 June, but sales underperformed the target. Meanwhile, we released the North American, European and Steam® versions of “牧場物語 Welcome！ワンダフルライフ,” which had been released in Japan in the previous fiscal year, sequentially from 27 June, with strong sales.」
Although the all-new title fell below target, overseas and Steam versions of existing titles performed well, highlighting differences in performance among titles. - FY2023Strong performance and a sales shortfall for new titles coexistedAnnual report
「Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, a remake of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, released in 2003, and the latest title in the Story of Seasons series, was released on 26 January 2023 and recorded strong sales. Meanwhile, the all-new game DEADCRAFT began worldwide distribution simultaneously on 19 May 2022, but sales fell below target.」
The remake recorded strong sales, while the all-new title fell short of target, resulting in divergent performance among the new titles. - FY2023-Q1Sales shortfall for new gamesAnnual report
「We simultaneously released the all-new multiplatform game 『DEADCRAFT（デッドクラフト）』 worldwide as a download-only title on 19 May 2022. However, its sales performance fell below target.」
A new title was distributed worldwide simultaneously, but sales fell below target. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We released PlayStation 4 and XBOX versions of 『牧場物語 再会のミネラルタウン』, originally released in 2019, overseas in October and November 2021, and released a PlayStation 5 download version of the overseas acquisition title 『The Riftbreaker（リフトブレイカー）』 on 14 October of the same year.」
Versions of several titles in existing series for multiple platforms and overseas-acquired titles were released, advancing sales of both new and older titles. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The Steam version of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town was released on 16 September 2021, bringing total worldwide shipments above 1 million units. In addition, No More Heroes 3, the latest title in the No More Heroes series, was released for Nintendo Switch on 27 August 2021.」
The Steam version of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town was released, and total worldwide shipments exceeded 1 million units. In addition, the latest title in the series, No More Heroes 3, was released. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Rune Factory 5, the latest title in the Rune Factory series, was released in Japan for Nintendo Switch on 20 May 2021 and recorded strong sales.」
The latest title in the series, Rune Factory 5, was released on 20 May 2021 and achieved strong sales. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin exceeded 950,000 units shipped worldwide as of the end of March 2021. In addition, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, an all-new title in the Story of Seasons series launched for Nintendo Switch in Japan and Asia in February 2021 and in North America and Europe in March, became a major hit, with worldwide shipments exceeding 700,000 units as of the end of March 2021.」
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin recorded worldwide shipments exceeding 950,000 units, while Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town exceeded 700,000 units, as of the end of March 2021. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Japanese-style action RPG Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC in November, became a major hit, attracting considerable attention for its authentic rice-farming experience and exceeding 850,000 units shipped worldwide as of 29 January 2021.」
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin was released worldwide and became a major hit, with worldwide shipments exceeding 850,000 units as of 29 January 2021. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In the game software sales business, Rune Factory 4 Special was released for Nintendo Switch in July 2019, the all-new action game DAEMON X MACHINA in September, and Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town in October. Each recorded strong sales.」
Several new and remastered titles for Nintendo Switch were released and achieved strong sales. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the game software sales business, the first title in the series for Nintendo Switch, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, was released on 17 October and recorded strong sales.」
The first Story of Seasons title for Nintendo Switch, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, was released and achieved strong sales. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the game software sales business, Rune Factory 4 Special, a remaster for Nintendo Switch of Rune Factory 4, released for Nintendo 3DS in 2012, was released on 25 July and recorded strong sales. In addition, the all-new Nintendo Switch action game DAEMON X MACHINA was released simultaneously worldwide on 13 September and was well received.」
A remastered version of an existing title for Nintendo Switch was released and sold well, while an all-new game was released simultaneously worldwide and well received. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, the latest title in the series, Fate/EXTELLA LINK (PS Vita/PS4), was released in June 2018, followed by the all-new Little Dragons Café (Nintendo Switch/PS4) in August. An overseas version of Shinobi Refle -SENRAN KAGURA-, a hit released in Japan the previous year, began distribution in North America and Europe in September.」
The latest title in the series, an all-new title, and an overseas version of an existing hit were released in Japan or distributed in North America and Europe. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, the latest title in the series, Fate/EXTELLA LINK (PS Vita/PS4), was released on 7 June 2018. Overseas, Marvelous USA, a subsidiary, began distributing a Windows PC port of Bullet Witch, originally released for Xbox 360 in 2006, worldwide. Repeat sales of older titles also remained strong.」
The latest title in the series was released in Japan, while a PC version of an older title was distributed worldwide and repeat sales were pursued. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, Fate/EXTELLA (Nintendo Switch) was released on 20 July 2017, Shinobi Refle -SENRAN KAGURA- (Nintendo Switch digital download only) on 29 November, and Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns+ (Nintendo 3DS) on 14 December. Each achieved steady sales, while repeat sales of older titles and other products also remained strong.」
Three new titles for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS were released, all achieving steady sales. Repeat sales of older titles also remained strong. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Each performed well, driven by the current releases as well as repeat sales of titles released in the previous fiscal year.」
In addition to releases for Nintendo Switch, PC and other platforms, repeat sales of titles from the previous fiscal year also remained strong. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The smartphone game app Sengoku Night Blood launched on 29 May 2017 and got off to a strong start, surpassing 2 million downloads in less than one month.」
The new smartphone game surpassed 2 million downloads in less than one month after launch. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Fate/EXTELLA (PS Vita/PS4), released on 10 November 2016, became a hit far exceeding the performance of the previous title in the series. In addition, Senran Kagura PEACH BEACH SPLASH (PS4), released on 16 March 2017, also recorded strong sales.」
Fate/EXTELLA became a hit far exceeding the previous title in the series, supplemented by strong sales of the new release. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the company's sales division, Fate/EXTELLA for PS Vita and PS4, released on 10 November 2016, became a hit that substantially exceeded the sales performance of the previous title in the series.」
The new title Fate/EXTELLA became a hit, substantially exceeding the sales performance of the previous title in the series. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the company's in-house sales division, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns for Nintendo 3DS, released on 23 June 2016, exceeded cumulative shipments of 220,000 units and recorded steady sales. The company also released UPPERS for PS Vita on 14 July 2016.」
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns exceeded cumulative shipments of 220,000 units, providing specific evidence of strong sales. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although costs associated with launching the new titles were incurred ahead of revenue, both titles got off to a strong start.」
The filing states that Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns and Dragon Quest Monster Battle Scanner got off to strong starts.