Sega Sammy has revealed its monetary outcomes for the 9 months ended December 31, 2024, throughout which it introduced the cancellation of Soccer Supervisor 2025.
The Sports activities Interactive title was delayed final October, with Sega reaching the choice due to difficulties in “making certain vital product high quality anticipated by the March launch.”
General, Sega skilled a decline in internet gross sales and revenue. Nonetheless, it noticed a 88% improve in revenue for its Leisure Contents division which it partly attributed to the success of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Here is what you want to know:
The numbers:
For the 9 months ended December 31, 2024
- Web gross sales: ¥322.3 billion ($2.1 billion, down 8.1% year-on-year)
- Working revenue: ¥43.7 billion ($287.9 million, down 20.8% year-on-year)
- Unusual revenue: ¥49.4 billion ($325.4 million, down 13.9% year-on-year)
The highlights:
Sammy Sega attributed a part of its decline in internet gross sales and working revenue to the sale of abroad developer Amplitude Studios in November 2024. The agency recorded a lack of roughly ¥6.1 billion ($40 million) following a administration buyout.
Nonetheless, Sega noticed robust efficiency in its Leisure Contents phase, which incorporates video games, with internet gross sales up 8.2% to ¥238.6 billion ($1.5 billion) and income rising 88% to ¥37.5 billion ($246.9 million).
There have been two main launches throughout this era: Metaphor: ReFantazio on October 11, 2024, and Sonic X Shadow Generations on October 22.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is presently “exceeding expectations,” whereas Sonic X Shadow Generations has “steadily elevated its gross sales” and has surpassed two million items in world cumulative gross sales.
Throughout Q3, Sega introduced the cancellation of Soccer Supervisor 2025, which was scheduled to launch in March. It recorded a “loss related to a write-down of stock belongings” in consequence.
The choice to cancel the title was made “as a result of, regardless of aiming the event for vital developments in the usual sequence” it “was decided that it will be troublesome to guarantee vital product high quality anticipated by the March launch.”
Improvement belongings from Soccer Supervisor 2025 will as a substitute be utilized in its sequel.
The Sports activities Interactive title was delayed final October to give the crew “extra time to ship the absolute best expertise for this primary instalment in a brand new period of Soccer Supervisor.”
Elsewhere, Sega noticed specific success in its animation division following the discharge of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on December 20, 2024.
The film has since grossed $460 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing online game movie of all time.
Sega described the Sonic media franchise as a key a part of its transmedia technique. We mentioned the way forward for this endeavour with its head of worldwide transmedia Justin Scarpone final 12 months.
On account of these elements, Sega has revised its forecast for its Leisure Contents phase. Web gross sales for the FY had been anticipated to be ¥335 billion ($2.2 billion), and are actually ¥320 billion ($2.1 billion).
Within the shopper division of Leisure Contents, internet gross sales reached ¥164.8 billion ($1.08 billion) and working revenue reached ¥34.6 billion ($227 million).
Gross sales of latest video games within the 9 months ended December 2024 reached 4.7 million items, in contrast to 5.2 million throughout the identical interval final 12 months. Catalogue titles offered 20 million (up from 13.8 million), whereas full recreation gross sales totaled 24.8 million items (up from 19.1 million).
Trying forward, Sega has revised its outlook for FY25. It beforehand anticipated internet gross sales of ¥445 billion ($2.9 billion) in contrast to the beforehand anticipated ¥425 billion ($2.8 billion). As for working revenue, it was forecast to be ¥45 billion ($296.5 million) and is now forecast to be ¥46 billion ($303.1 million).