Strengthening game planning and development capabilities and technical expertise
First written in FY2016. 20 of 29 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-18.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 4 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-09-18AdvancedManagement Plan
「Automation of visual expression checks using a VLM※」
For productivity improvements in the game business, the company identified automation of visual expression checks using a VLM and shorter prototype production cycles as specific initiatives. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in the Games business, the Company is working to develop games sustainably in response to rising development costs and to accumulate expertise in distributing products across various platforms. In terms of human resources, it is accelerating the acquisition and enhancement of skills based on market needs, while strengthening development capabilities by raising the level of individuals and teams through a deeper understanding of the entire game development process.」
The Company continues initiatives to improve game development capabilities, including responding to rising development costs, building expertise in deployment across various platforms, enhancing employee skills, and strengthening individuals and teams through a better understanding of the entire development process. - 2026-09-04AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「The importance of developing core personnel capable of directing large-scale projects and leading teams is increasing. As it becomes necessary to balance control of development costs with quality, the ability to form small, highly skilled teams is required.」
The initiatives to strengthen game development capabilities and technical expertise became more specific, focusing on developing core personnel for large-scale projects and forming small, highly skilled teams that can control development costs while maintaining quality. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to ensure the quality of development projects and strengthen its structure in line with the expansion of overseas-related operations.」
For the game business's development and technological capabilities, the company continues to ensure the quality of development projects and strengthen its structure to support overseas-related operations. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「In terms of personnel, in addition to improving technical skills, the company will raise the capabilities of its creators by developing core personnel to lead various development teams and ensuring opportunities to participate in the entire game development process, while strengthening proposal-based sales.」
In addition to strengthening development and technological capabilities as before, the company has made its initiatives more specific by combining development of core personnel, opportunities to participate in the entire development process, and proposal-based sales. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to strengthen project management and acquire new projects.」
The company continues to strengthen project management and acquire new projects in the game business. No new achievements or numerical targets are provided. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company focused on acquiring new projects while working to control development costs.」
The company continues to acquire new projects and manage development costs in the game business. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company focused on acquiring new projects while working to optimize personnel allocation and control development costs.」
The company continues to pursue acquisition of new projects, optimization of personnel allocation, and management of development costs as initiatives in the game business. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to strengthen its management and risk management structures while focusing on acquiring new projects.」
The company continues to strengthen its management and risk management structures in the game business and acquire new projects. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to strengthen its management structure and appoint prospective leaders, while focusing on acquiring new projects.」
In the game business, the company continues to strengthen its management structure, appoint prospective leaders, and acquire new projects. The substance of these initiatives has not materially changed from the previous quarter. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to strengthen its management structure and appoint prospective leaders, while focusing on acquiring new projects and improving utilization of development personnel.」
The company continues to strengthen the management structure in the game business, appoint prospective leaders, acquire new projects, and improve utilization of development personnel. No specific achievement figures are provided. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this environment, in the game business the company is working to accumulate expertise in game development for multiple platforms and overseas markets as it responds to increasingly demanding requirements accompanying the evolution of games. In addition to acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge, it is enhancing opportunities for growth from within and outside the company even in a remote-work environment, thereby working to raise the capabilities of its creators.」
In response to rising requirements for game development, the company continues to accumulate expertise in multi-platform development and overseas expansion, acquire skills, and develop creators. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to improve the efficiency of labor management and leverage communication tools in order to make effective use of its human resources in response to increasingly sophisticated requirements for development titles, while focusing on securing orders for new development and operations support projects.」
To address increasingly sophisticated development requirements, the company continues to improve the efficiency of labor management, leverage communication tools, and seek orders for new development and operations support projects. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to improve the efficiency of labor management and leverage communication tools in order to make effective use of its human capital in response to increasingly sophisticated requirements for development titles, while focusing on securing orders for new development and operations support projects.」
To address increasingly sophisticated development requirements, the company continues to use human capital, improve the efficiency of labor management, leverage communication tools, and seek orders for new development and operations support projects. These are ongoing initiatives rather than specific achievements. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to strengthen labor risk management and limit the increase in project management workloads in order to make effective use of its human capital in response to increasingly sophisticated requirements for development titles and cost competition, while focusing on securing orders for new development and operations support projects.」
To address increasingly sophisticated requirements and cost competition, the company continues to focus on using human capital, managing labor risks, limiting project management workloads, and seeking orders for new development and operations support projects. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this environment, in the game business the company will leverage its strength in handling large-scale titles, enhance its proposal capabilities, keep abreast of the latest trends in technology development, and strengthen support for overseas localization in the game operations support field.」
The company continues its policy of improving game planning, development and technological capabilities through its response to large-scale titles, stronger planning proposals, technology development, and localization support for overseas markets. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to manage project progress and maintain sufficient communication under new working arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic.」
Under new working arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company advanced project progress management and measures to ensure sufficient communication as specific development and operations initiatives. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit and ordinary profit: In the game business, the company worked to maintain personnel utilization by focusing on projects already ordered while also seeking to win new projects.」
The company continues measures to maintain its game development and operations structure through the execution of projects already ordered, acquisition of new projects, and maintenance of personnel utilization. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「① Game business: developing and strengthening the recruitment of direction personnel; strengthening group-wide technical support and knowledge-base sharing; strengthening technology development and leveraging it to improve operational efficiency」
For development and technological capabilities in the game business, the company continues to identify development of direction personnel, group-wide technical support and knowledge sharing, technology development, and operational efficiency as priorities. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the game business, to address the end of Windows 7 support and maintain productivity, the company upgraded development equipment and introduced various development software to improve the development environment. It also worked to address idle personnel capacity resulting from small, short-term and completed projects.」
The company continues measures to improve the development environment and maintain productivity, while addressing idle personnel capacity resulting from the composition of its project portfolio. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To address the end of Windows 7 support and maintain productivity, the company upgraded development equipment and introduced various development software as part of efforts to improve the development environment. It also expanded its personnel structure and business areas.」
The company advanced upgrades to development equipment and software, including measures related to Windows 7, as well as expansion of its personnel structure and business areas. It also reported development delays and utilization below plan. - FY2019-Q4RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to improve its development environment and otherwise maintain competitiveness, while expanding its organizational structure to broaden its business areas, including operations support.」
The company continues to improve its development environment to maintain competitiveness in the game business and expand its organizational structure to broaden its business areas, including operations support. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to manage the progress of development projects while improving its expertise in game operations and expanding its business areas.」
In addition to managing development project progress, the company continues to improve its game operations expertise and expand its business areas. - FY2018-Q4RestatedAnnual report
「Amid this business environment, in the game business the company worked to manage the progress of development projects while strengthening its planning and development capabilities and improving its operational expertise.」
The company continues to pursue progress management for game projects, stronger planning and development capabilities, and improved operational expertise. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「To pursue the evolution of the game experience by working to make games more engaging and advance their technology, the company invests in personnel development and recruitment, the development environment and research and development, aims to improve its planning and technological capabilities as a game developer, and continues to seek a consistent level of development orders.」
Game business revenue was ¥6,089 million and segment profit was ¥847 million. The company has advanced to a stage of improving its planning and technological capabilities and securing project orders while continuing to invest in recruitment and training, the development environment and research and development. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although costs incurred were below plan on some projects due to variances from the plan and other factors, development projects progressed broadly in line with plans as a result of efforts to improve development progress management and maintain utilization across the development lines,」
The company improved its development progress management structure, and development projects progressed broadly in line with plans. It also explains that it maintained high utilization across its development lines. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Development projects also progressed broadly as planned, and the company maintained a high utilization rate across its development lines,」
The company continues to report progress on development projects in line with plans and high utilization across its development lines. - FY2017-Q4AdvancedAnnual report
「Although some orders were delayed, development progressed broadly as planned, and the company maintained a high utilization rate across its development lines,」
The company explains that development projects progressed broadly as planned and that it maintained high utilization across its development lines. This also contributed to the delivery of multiple projects and profit recognition above expectations. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Strengthening game planning and development capabilities, including for native games」
The company identifies strengthening planning and development capabilities, including for native games, as a challenge in the game business. It also lists securing and developing personnel and improving development technology as measures to address it.