Konami stock (and our hearts) took a hit when it was announced that Metal Gear Solid 4's release date was pushed back to the Q2 of 2008, and with that news the company reporting the largest stock decline in four years. Now there's a bit of relief for those who held onto Konami stock with reports that first-half earnings are up.
For the first-half of the fiscal year ending in September, Konami is showing a 12 percent increase in sales, a 29 and 23 percent increase in operating and net incomes. The company attributes strong sales of titles like Dance Dance Revolution, Pro Evolution Soccer, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops, and Japanese baseball title Jikkyou Powerful Pro for the PS3 and Wii.
Konami seems pleased that the days of single-system market dominance (PlayStation 2) are over:
"Previously, a single home gaming platform was the market leader worldwide, but that pattern has changed," says Konami. "Whichever platform best caters to users’ preferences in a particular country or region, in terms of the games available to be played on it, is now the one that will dominate the local market."
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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6:04 PM on 11.12.2007
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seriously, guys. BUY CONTRA 4
Lol at the avatar.
This is just making me think of what SquareEnix is trying to do with the multi-platform FF.