Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Sega Sales Down, But Profit Up Thanks To Focus On Fewer Games
Sega is in the process of shifting strategy in its video game business that is starting to yield some success. The company has decided to focus on fewer games and mainstay IP.
In Japan, Phantasy Star Online 2 continues rake in money. Europeans continue to faithfully purchase Football Manager, which has been a viable franchise for a decade.
Sales were down 5.1 percent to ¥347.98 billion ($3.2 billion). Profits climbed out of the red to ¥5.37 billion ($49.3 million).
The new fiscal year, which began on April 1, will see the release of the long anticipated Persona 5 from Sega subsidiary Atlus. The company will also be releasing Total War: Warhammer for PC this month. In Japan, Phantasy Star Online 2 will be arriving on PlayStation 4, though there is still no word from Sega on a Western release.
[Source: Sega]
Our Take
Western gamers have been clamoring for a Phantasy Star Online 2 release, and given the success in Japan there might be money in it for the publisher. For the coming year though, Persona 5 is the game with the biggest potential in Japan and the West. It’s looking great and the series now has the name recognition to compete in a season that also sees Final Fantasy XV.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
