Wonder Planet—Failure to achieve the plan in the previous term, aiming for profitability with full annual contribution of Arifi this term and cost control | Reuters

*15:24 JST Wonder Planet—Failure to achieve the plan in the previous term, aiming for profitability with full annual contribution of Arifi this term and cost control
wonder planet4199announced the financial results for the fiscal year ending August 2022 on the 12th. Sales decreased 4.6% year-on-year to 3.422 billion yen, operating loss was 1.272 billion yen (260 million yen profit in the previous term), ordinary loss was 1.291 billion yen (261 million yen profit in the previous term), and net loss was 1.887 billion yen. (profit of 825 million yen year-on-year).

In July 2022, the company’s entertainment service business plans to launch “simultaneous worldwide distribution and
Released “Alice Fiction”, an in-house developed (original) title of “Management”
.After the release, we made a large-scale investment in advertising, but we were not able to acquire the number of users we expected.
Due to the flaws and the impact of problems that occurred after the release, the sales of the same title this term were about
480 million yen, lower than expected.In terms of costs, the development investment up to the release was within the initial forecast.
However, as a result of prioritizing securing a user base through advertising investment, advertising expenses were approximately JPY830mn, exceeding expectations.

As for the company’s original title “Crash Fever”, it will promote global expansion.
In addition, we are working on medium- to long-term management of this title, and the number of downloads worldwide is
It exceeded 14 million. In May 2022, we will form a business alliance with our collaborative partner, Plus U Co., Ltd.
Dissolved and transitioned to independent management.For MAU of the same title, collaboration with IP of other companies
Although the event trended steadily, it was not enough to recover from the downward trend up to the third quarter.
won.

2,000 downloads worldwide for “Jumpchi Heroes”, a collaborative title with LINE Corporation
10,000, but MAU remained solid due to the Japanese version of the anniversary event, etc., and was generally in line with the plan.
wasIn addition, in September 2020, we started distributing “Kono Wonderful” as a collaborative title with Sumzap.
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We have decided to end the service in November 2022.Entrusted development
cyber-agent4751The smartphone game “Technoroid Unison Heart” of the media mix project “Technoroid” jointly with Etc. will start distribution in January 2022.

As new development aimed at expanding earnings over the medium to long term, we are
We have also started developing new titles through joint ventures.

In FY08/23, upfront expenses are expected to continue in the first half, but
The company also strives to control costs, aiming for a year-on-year increase in sales and an operating profit for the full year.Also
As for the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending August 2023,
Precisely predicting performance trends of existing titles as changes in the competitive environment are more remarkable than ever before
Arisfik, which is expected to contribute significantly to earnings in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023
“Application” has just been released, and it is difficult to reasonably forecast sales and expenses for the full year.
It is difficult for the entire company to formulate and announce reasonable and reliable performance forecasts due to
Therefore, it is not disclosed.On the other hand, due to the passage of time, etc., appropriate and rational performance
The company plans to disclose the forecast as soon as it becomes possible.

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