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[Info] Konami Records Best-Ever Performance Alongside Silent Hill 2's Success
On January 31, Konami announced its performance for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2025.
The Digital Entertainment segment (i.e., the gaming division) saw increases in both revenue and operating profit, thanks to a solid lineup of profitable releases such as Silent Hill 2.According to GameBiz, this allowed the Konami Group to achieve record profits in the third quarter (October-December 2024), following a record high in the first half of the year.
In particular, Konami has gained attention for the success of the Silent Hill 2 remake. Released in October 2024, the remake brings the eerie psychological horror of the PS2 era to players on modern hardware.It surpassed 1 million copies sold shortly after release, and as of January 2025, it has recorded sales of over 2 million copies.
Konami's sports-related games also performed well.This includes two new baseball titles heavily featuring and endorsed by popular baseball player Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers. For catalog titles, eFootball continues to show high demand, recording over 800 million downloads across all platforms.
For the nine months, Konami's Digital Entertainment segment recorded total net sales of ¥228.82 billion (up 32% year-on-year) and operating profit of ¥80.817 billion (up 44.6% year-on-year).
Konami is developing a number of titles related to major IPs.Master and remake games include Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection consisting of 14 classic Yu-Gi-Oh! games, Suikoden I & II HD Remaster, and Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater, which will be released on Steam and Switch.Two new Silent Hill titles are also still in development.
The consolidated financial results for the entire Konami Group for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December 2024) are as follows:
Net sales: 310.829 billion yen (approximately ₩2.92 trillion, up 22.8% year-on-year)
Operating income: 87.143 billion yen (approximately ₩818.7 billion, up 38.7% year-on-year)
Operating income: 86.7 billion yen (approximately ₩814.6 billion, up 45.5% year-on-year)
Net income: 63.11 billion yen (approximately ₩592.9 billion, up 41.8% year-on-year)
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2025-02-02