Nippon Falcom’s fiscal year ending September 2023 results in a 2% decline in sales and a 9% decline in operating profit due to the postponement of some Switch version titles.Increased advertising and R&D expenses, as well as a reaction to the recording of foreign exchange gains in the previous fiscal year. | gamebiz

Nippon Falcom <3723> announced its financial results (non-consolidated) for the fiscal year ending September 2023 on November 10th, including the postponement of some Switch version titles, an increase in advertising and R&D expenses, and foreign exchange gains that occurred in the previous fiscal year. Sales and profits declined due to factors such as a reactionary decline.

Sales: 2,473 million yen (down 2.4% from the previous quarter)
Operating income 1,328 million yen (down 9.0%)
Ordinary income: 1,344 million yen (down 14.6%)
Final profit: 911 million yen (down 11.3%)

・Product Division Sales: 645 million yen (0.8% increase compared to the previous quarter)
Mainly Nihon Falcom’s 40th anniversary titles “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki”, “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN-”, “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel” series, and “Ys VIII -Lacrimosa of DANA-”. (Lacrimosa of Dana) Super Price” and “Ys IX -Monstrum NOX-(Monstrum Nox) Super Price” were sold.

In addition, in December 2022, the music album “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki SUPER ULTIMATE” will be released, and in February 2023, “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki II – CRIMSON SiN – Original Soundtrack Volumes 1 and 2″ will be released, and Nintendo The second in-house title for Switch, “Ys Memoir -Vow of Felghana-” was released in April 2023, and the third, “Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch”, was released in June 2023. The latest work in the Ys series, Ys X -NORDICS-, was released for PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch in September 2023.

・License division sales: 1,828 million yen (down 3.4%)
“The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN-” traditional Chinese version and Korean version for PS5/PS4/PC/Steam, “Ys VIII -Lacrimosa of DANA-” and “Ys IX -Monstrum NOX” for PS5 -, English version of “The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Kai” for PS4/Nintendo Switch/PC/Steam, and Japanese version of “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki” for PC/Steam. .

In addition, the English version of “The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki” will be released for PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch/PC/Steam, and the English version of “Nayuta no Kiseki” will be released for PS4/Nintendo Switch/PC/Steam. did. For Nintendo Switch, the traditional Chinese and Korean versions of “Ys Memoir -Vow of Felghana-” and “Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch”, “The Legend of Heroes: Zero’s Trail: Kai” and The Japanese version of “The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki: Revised” has been released. The traditional Chinese and Korean versions of “Ys X -NORDICS-” were released for PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch in September 2023.

In addition, we continued to sell downloads of old PC game titles in English, as well as English versions of “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III”, “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV -THE END OF SAGA-”, and “Tokyo Xanadu eX+”.

In addition, the TV animation “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War” will be aired, and a new RPG for smartphones will be distributed.In addition, the company has signed a contract to distribute the RPG for smartphones of “The Legend of Heroes: Gagarbu Trilogy.” .

■ Expected to increase sales and decrease profits this fiscal year

The full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2024 is as follows, and is expected to increase sales and decrease profits.

Regarding the ongoing development of in-house game software for Nintendo Switch, we plan to release two titles, including “The Legend of Heroes: Rei no Kiseki for Nintendo Switch.” In addition, we are planning to release ported titles and low-priced titles.

In overseas regions, “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III” English and French versions, “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV” English versions are available for PS5, and “The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel” is available for PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch/PC/Steam. We plan to gradually roll out translated titles on multiple platforms, including the English version.

Additionally, this term, the company is also planning to release the latest installment of the “Kiseki” series, one of the company’s most representative works, which has sold over 7 million copies in total.

Sales: 2.5 billion yen (1.1% increase compared to the previous year)
Operating income 1.2 billion yen (down 9.6%)
Ordinary profit 1.2 billion yen (down 10.7%)
Final profit: 800 million yen (down 12.2%)