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As reported by the analyst Serkan Toto and Kentan Games, The Pokémon Company has once again registered a record fiscal year closing in terms of figures. They already did it last year when they made their results public for the first time, and in this case they have published them through GameBiz.jp.
The Japanese company has achieved 204 billion yen (US$1.6 billion) in revenue, with 41 billion yen (US$322 million) in net profit and 204 billion yen (US$1.6 billion) in operating profit . These data correspond to FY2021, which includes between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
Sales therefore increased by more than 70% from last year, with net profits up 123% year-on-year.
The culprits of this income are more than clear in the video game sector, with a particularly active period in terms of launches: here so much is counted Pokémon Snap like the MOBA Pokemon Uniteapart from, of course, Pokémon Shiny Diamond and Pokémon Shiny Pearl y Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
The fourth generation remakes had a great premiere from the beginning with 6 million copies sold between the two in their first week, with figures of 14.65 million at the end of last March. We also know that Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this new proposal with open world(s), was released with 6.5 million copies in its first week on sale (achieving the best opening of a game on Switch) and sold 12.64 million units at the end of the fiscal year.
Here also counts that of the letters, the income with Pokémon GO and the merchandising, some elements that will also come into play for the current fiscal year. However, the protagonist (at least for us, the gamers™) will be the arrival of the ninth generation with Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Purplewhich also seems that its region is inspired by the Iberian Peninsula.
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