Capcom has revealed that, mainly due to Dragon's Dogma 2's success, the company will pay out more money to shareholders than previously anticipated. The combination developer/publisher has revised its full-year earnings and dividend forecasts for the financial year ending 31st March 2024.
Across all platforms, Dragon's Dogma 2 had sold more than 2.5 million copies at the start of April, ranking highly in PS Store sales charts ever since. IGN sifted through the data announced via a press release, suggesting that sales, profits, and earnings per share have all been revised up in single-digit percentages. Of course, things can still change, but currently, Capcom expects that earnings per share will rise from 95.64 to 103.53 (million yen).
It's nice to see positive financial news from a publicly traded video game company for a change and that Capcom's investment in Dragon's Dogma 2 has paid off. Capcom's other games have contributed to this overall success, with Street Fighter 6 getting a specific shout-out. Last we heard, SF6 had itself sold some 3 million copies, and that was back in January.
The future seems bright for the Dragon's Dogma series. Have you had a chance to dive in? What is Capcom doing that others could learn from? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Capcom is on a such a high right now and its great to see especially with how low they were a decade ago.
@DennisReynolds Hopefully it continues on with Monster Hunter Wilds, I need that game!
I wouldn’t mind a Friday bump too plz 😎🥊
@Nepp67 I have concerns over a full open world but otherwise i'm excited.
Loved the game. One of the most enjoyable ever to grace my PS5. Here's hoping for an expansion.
N.i.c.e. dragon dogma 2 is a amazing game just like dragon dogma 2.capcom got so many other classic games.a onimusha trilogy.ramastered.or remake or a new onimusha would be cool.word up son
Does it look bright? It's still nowhere close to outselling the first entry.
I guess we will see the tail it will have.
@Nem Was it suppose to outsell the first one within a month or something?
Funny, it doesn't FEEL like a success when I'm playing it.
@DennisReynolds Not necessarily, but there is a lot of negativity around it which makes me think it likely won't.
Also, it's resources compete with devil may cry which sold 7.8m copies.
So... i don't think the future of DD looks so rosy until DD2 gets to the numbers of it's predecessor and DMCV.
But, as you say, the original didn't sell so fast, it was a slow burn. We'll see how this does. I think that is what capcom is happy about for now. It's started ahead but the tail sales will determine the future of this one.
I just finished one run-through and still missed a lot of side quests and content. I am about 90 hrs in and will return to it later for run 2. It is demanding on my PC, but the rig is 7 years old. No real complaints and the game system with the pawns (NPC companions) guiding you to the quest locations is awesome. ( If they have been there with their owner.) It has super cool systems and is really a stellar game.
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