One-content, multi-use strategy

「In the esports business, CAPCOM Pro Tour 2026, featuring Street Fighter 6, was held in regions worldwide from May. In addition, the domestic team league competition Street Fighter League JAPAN 2026 began in August, while Street Fighter League EMEAA 2026, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, began in September, as the company sought to promote esports and expand its user base globally.」

「In addition, we held the finals, CAPCOM CUP 12 and Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in March. Attendance reached a record 20,000 people, contributing to the promotion of esports on a global scale.」

「The latest mobile game in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil Survival Unit, for iOS and Android, was released globally in November and surpassed 5 million cumulative downloads, contributing to greater awareness of the IP.」

「In Other businesses, the esports business held CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025, featuring the popular title Street Fighter 6, in regions worldwide from May, while the domestic team league competition Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2025 began in August, with intense competition unfolding across the tournaments.」

「The finals, CAPCOM CUP 11 and Street Fighter League: World Championship 2024, were held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in March this year. The two tournaments attracted attention as their first events held in Japan, drawing a total of 14,000 visitors and recording more than 10 million total online views, and were highly successful.」

「Under this structure, CAPCOM Pro Tour 2024, featuring the popular title Street Fighter 6, was held in regions worldwide from June, while the domestic team league competition Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2024 began in August, with intense competition unfolding across the tournaments. The winner's prize for the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2024 finals, CAPCOM CUP 11, was set at $1 million for the second consecutive season. In addition to initiatives to broaden the global user base, the company further promoted the tournaments by deciding to hold each finals event of the 2024 season at Ryogoku Kokugikan, also contributing to the growth of esports in Japan.」

「We also worked to enhance the brand strength of our IP by strengthening ties between these core contents and video productions, licensed products and esports.」

「In esports, the company introduced the latest title in the series, “Street Fighter 6,” to the domestic team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2023,” held from July last year, and launched the same team league in North America in October and Europe in November. It also increased the total prize pool for “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023,” held worldwide from August, to more than $2 million, the highest in its history, and took measures to broaden its global user base, including promoting esports through events in Singapore and elsewhere.」

「The company worked to enhance the brand strength of its IP through greater collaboration among its core content, video productions, licensed merchandise and esports. In esports, it introduced the latest title in the series, “Street Fighter 6,” to the domestic team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2023,” held from July. It also increased the total prize pool for “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023,” held worldwide from August, to more than $2 million, the highest in its history, and took measures to broaden its global user base, including promoting esports through events in Singapore and elsewhere.」

「In esports, the company pursued initiatives to broaden its global user base. At Olympic Esports Week 2023, held in Singapore in June, an exhibition match for Street Fighter 6 was held, giving momentum to future expansion.」

「For “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023,” the company will take various measures to enable more people around the world to enjoy the tournament, including increasing the total prize pool to more than $2 million, the highest in its history.」

「The company also worked to further enhance the brand strength of its IP by strengthening collaboration among its core content, video productions, licensed merchandise and esports. Meanwhile, in esports, it advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base, launching the online tournament “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2022” across regions worldwide from May last year and introducing its new “World Warrior” category in July, thereby diversifying the regions hosting the tournament and its participants. It also held the domestic team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2022” from September and the same team league in North America and Europe from October, promoting the tournaments while advancing promotional activities for “Street Fighter 6,” scheduled for release in June this year.」

「To enhance the brand value of its titles, the company continued to promote video adaptations based on its core IP, including the live-action drama series “Resident Evil,” which was streamed worldwide on Netflix, and focused on developing character merchandise for new and popular titles. Meanwhile, in esports, the company advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base, launching the online tournament “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2022” in May across regions worldwide and introducing its new “World Warrior” category in July, thereby diversifying the regions hosting the tournament and its participants. It also held the domestic team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2022” from September, with intense competition unfolding in each tournament, while promoting the planned 2023 release of “Street Fighter 6.”」

「Meanwhile, in esports, the company advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base, with intense competition unfolding in the online tournament “CAPCOM Pro Tour 2022,” held from May across 19 regions and 124 countries worldwide.」

「Meanwhile, in esports, the company advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base, holding “CAPCOM Pro Tour Online 2021” online across 19 regions worldwide, as well as the team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2021,” which introduced a team-owner system, and “Street Fighter League: Pro-US 2021.” Intense competition unfolded in both leagues.」

「To enhance the brand value of its titles, the company continued to promote video adaptations of its core IP and the development of character merchandise. In November last year, the film “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” began its overseas release. Meanwhile, in esports, the company advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base, holding the team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2021,” which introduced a team-owner system, from October last year during the third quarter, while intense competition also unfolded in the team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-US 2021,” held in the United States.」

「In esports, CAPCOM Pro Tour Online 2021 began in April as an online competition covering 19 regions worldwide. The Street Fighter V finals of Intel World Open were held in July, featuring intense competition among players from around the world. Through these initiatives, the company advanced efforts to broaden its global user base.」

「In esports, CAPCOM Pro Tour Online 2021 was held online across 19 regions worldwide, starting with the Japan competition in April. In addition, the Street Fighter V qualifying competition for Intel World Open began in June, with the finals held in July, as the company advanced initiatives to broaden its global user base.」

「The purpose is to establish an integrated content-management structure by consolidating the game content business and merchandising-rights business from the transferring company into the transferee company. Through this, we aim to further develop our one-content, multi-use strategy and achieve additional earnings growth and greater brand value.」

「To enhance the global brand value of its titles, the company focused on developing video content based on its core IP and expanding sales of character merchandise, including the live-action Hollywood film “Monster Hunter,” which began its overseas release in December. In esports, intense competition unfolded ahead of the January 2021 grand final of the team league “Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2020,” as the company steadily continued its medium-term initiatives to expand its user base and create business opportunities.」

「In esports, we worked to steadily continue medium-term measures aimed at expanding the user base and creating business opportunities, including streaming the opening match of the team league Street Fighter League: Pro-JP 2020 in an official broadcast during Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online.」

「In esports, the company sought to steadily continue its medium-term initiatives to expand its user base and create business opportunities, including launching the online tournament “CAPCOM Pro Tour Online 2020” worldwide in June.」

「Regarding the esports business, which we have positioned as one of our future growth strategies, we are laying the groundwork for market expansion by investing personnel and funds, including through plans to establish an esports academy (provisional name) to train professional players, as well as regional teams and a women's league.」

「To establish the esports business, which is expected to deliver future growth, we held Street Fighter League: Pro-JP operated by RAGE and the world finals of the Capcom Pro Tour, CAPCOM CUP 2019, in the United States, while focusing on building a new business model under a firm and unwavering policy. In addition, to create synergies with our popular games, we opened a new-format retail store specialising in merchandise, including original and limited-edition products, at Shibuya PARCO.」

「We advanced selective concentration by investing funds and personnel in the esports business, which is expected to deliver future growth.」

「Against this backdrop, beginning with the launch in February this year of Street Fighter League powered by RAGE, we will build a revenue model from a medium- to long-term perspective to develop new businesses through the concentration of management resources, including the launch in the United States in April of STREET FIGHTER LEAGUE: Pro-US (Street Fighter League).」

「Meanwhile, esports, which became a demonstration event at last year’s Asian Games in Jakarta, grew in popularity nationwide as leagues launched and professional teams were established to broaden its fan base. In addition, to create synergies with popular games, including greater recognition and brand value overseas, the company announced last October that Monster Hunter and Mega Man would be adapted into live-action Hollywood films.」

「At Tokyo Game Show 2018, Resident Evil 2 (for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC) and Devil May Cry 5 (for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC) drew a strong response from visitors. The venue was also filled with excitement as the esports event CAPCOM Pro Tour Japan Premiere attracted enthusiastic spectators, giving momentum to future business development.」

「Monster Hunter: World (for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One), which continued its strong momentum in the previous fiscal year, remained popular as its user base expanded. Its worldwide success also established it as an international brand and strengthened the IP foundation.」

「We will concentrate management resources by investing in personnel, establishing a dedicated division and opening esports facilities, while creating synergies with popular content such as Street Fighter, to put the esports business on a firm footing and monetize it.」

「Esports, which has been gaining popularity overseas, particularly in the United States, was recognized as an official event at the 2022 Asian Games. This tailwind increased expectations for market expansion. In addition, enthusiasm for creating a new business area in Japan grew as our popular title Street Fighter V, regarded as one of the origins of esports, drew an excited audience at an esports event held at Tokyo Game Show 2017.」

「Mobile content, where we are pursuing business reforms including partnership strategies to overcome the current situation, continued to attract stable popularity with "Monster Hunter Explore," while licensing revenue from the IP contributed to higher profits.」

「We advanced synergies with popular content, including the release in May this year of Resident Evil: Vendetta, a full-CG feature-length animated film based on our game.」

「To create synergies with popular content, we will build a value chain by advancing a one-content, multi-use strategy through global licensing businesses across films, animation, publishing, theatre, toys, food and beverages, and other areas.」

「In addition to the anime broadcast of "Monster Hunter Stories," which began on the Fuji Television network in October 2016, the musical "Resident Evil: Voice of Gaia," the world’s first musical based on a survival-horror game, was performed in Tokyo and Osaka. The Hollywood film "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," the latest installment in the "Resident Evil" series, was released in Japan on 23 December last year. We worked to create synergies with popular games, including higher awareness and greater brand value, through a media-mix strategy leveraging our extensive content assets.」

「In addition, we pursued initiatives to attract new users and deepen relationships with existing customers, including providing the latest title in the "Street Fighter V" series, which laid the foundation for our growth, to e-sports league competitions held in Japan. We also actively pursued a media-mix strategy to create synergies with popular games, including raising awareness and enhancing brand value, following the anime broadcast of "Ace Attorney" on the Nippon Television network, with an anime adaptation of "Monster Hunter Stories" beginning in October this year on the Fuji Television network.」

「To create new business opportunities, we advanced new business initiatives, including the co-location of Characap stores, a new format focused on selling character merchandise and other products, within our stores.」

「To develop revenue from multiple avenues, we advanced a one-content, multi-use strategy by leveraging strong content assets such as Monster Hunter and Street Fighter.」