With no major releases in the first financial quarter, Konami reported revenues for the period of 45.6 million JPY, down 7.2 per cent year on year, and operating profits of 1.5 million JPY, down 72.2 per cent from the same quarter last year.
The report noted that content for Japanese social networks, including the company’s Dragon Collection series, continued to grow. New mobile titles for smartphones in Japan, including Professional Baseball Dream Nine Superstars and World Soccer Collection S, had also been well received. Arcade titles for the Japanese market, including Future Tom Tom and latest titles in the Bemani series, had also been released and sold “steadily” in the quarter.
According to a statement, the company plans for the future in the games sector include continued expansion into social networks and mobile platforms, as well as further development work on a new football-only game engine for Konami’s flagship Winning Eleven series.
