Konami has posted encouraging gains over the first three fiscal quarters,‭ ‬with net income in its games division rising to‭ ‬¥13.3‭ ‬billion.‭

That net income is more than‭ ‬5‭ ‬percent larger than what Konami made at its 2008 Q3‭ ‬report,‭ ‬and a considerably impressive gain in the context of‭ ‬Japan’s ongoing recession and the global economic downturn.‭ Konami has however set its full fiscal year forecast to‭ ‬¥18‭ ‬billion,‭ ‬a slight trimming from the full FY08‭ ‬net income‭ of ‬¥18.5‭ ‬billion.

For the nine months ended December‭ ‬2008,‭ ‬total net revenues hit‭ ‬¥234‭ ‬billion and total operating income reached‭ ‬¥34.7‭ ‬billion,‭ ‬up‭ ‬5‭ ‬percent and‭ ‬25‭ ‬percent respectively from the same period last year.


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While Konami's sales in Japan were trimmed by some 610,000 units, the publisher saw a sales surge in North America; rising more than 155 percent to reach 6.37 million sales for the first three FY09 quarters. Europe and Asia too saw steady gains:


Source: Konami FY09


This could largely be attributed to two series.‭ ‬The first,‭ ‬Metal Gear Solid,‭ ‬singlehandedly drove FY09‭ ‬unit sales by‭ ‬4.5‭ ‬million.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬Konami also states that the nine months ending December saw‭ ‬7.41‭ ‬million unit sales in its‭ “‬soccer games‭” ‬category‭; ‬of which the Pro Evolution series is largely responsible for.

As shown below,‭ ‬50‭ ‬percent of Konami units sales in FY09‭ ‬were for the PS3‭ ‬and PS2‭ ‬systems‭ (‬split‭ ‬32‭ ‬and‭ ‬18‭ ‬percent respectively‭)‬.‭ ‬The results bring into consideration how decisive Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer has been for the publisher‭. Kojima’s fourth proper MGS title remains a PS3‭ ‬exclusive,‭ ‬and the brand association between Pro Evo and Playstation still remains deep-rooted into the European gaming conscience.



Source: Konami FY09
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