Capcom posts 'favorable' Q2 results (thanks, Monster Hunter!)

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Nov 5th 2008 at 5:00PM }

It says so right at the top of the press release -- "favorable." But just how favorable were Capcom's fiscal fortunes in its second quarter, ended September 30th? Well, provided you're not horribly offended when the words-to-numbers ratio starts changing for the worse in this paragraph: compared to the same period last year, net sales went up by 0.4% to ¥31,236 million ($315 million); operating income increased to 3,357 million ($34 million, an increase of 9.8%); and net income increased by 16.8% to ¥1,873 million ($19 million).

Phew! You can blame some of that on "skyrocketing" sales of Monster Hunter Portable 2G (coming to the US soon as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite) and the rest on our inability to present financial information in a particularly interesting way. Oh well!

In tandem with its results, Capcom also announced the acquisition of Pachislo manufacturer Enterrise K.K. The new subsidiary will provide "unique technological expertise" and "lead to greater synergy," which we're told very often leads to greater money.

Source -- Financial Results
Source -- Enterrise K.K. acquisition

Tags: Capcom, Financial, Monster-Hunter, Q2