I’m never one to show my bias and stain news posts with personal feelings, but Capcom’ssimply wonderful, isn’t it? Great to hear then, that the company’sdoing so well, as sales ofMonster Hunter Freedom 2Ghave “skyrocketed” in Japan, helping the publisher ofResident EvilandStreet Fighterto net in an operating income of JPY 2.97 billion (USD 27.4m) and a net income of JPY 4.04 billion (USD 37.3m). These are rises of 43.5% and 60.1% respectively.
Capcom’s PSP monster hunting game has sold 2.4 million copies, because Japanese gamers will buy anything that involves the monsters and the gathering of things. This is due to the fact that they are genetically similar to magpies. Capcom also expects to shift 2.3 million copies ofResident Evil 5, 1.7 million copies ofStreet Fighter IV, 1.5 million copies ofBionic Commandoand half a million copies ofDead Rising: Chop Till You Drop.
Great news for Capcom, probably the most consistent third party out there in terms of quality. May they continues to be financially rewarded for being so.
