Thu, May 12, 2011 | 12:36 BST
MGS: Peace Walker, Castlevania help Konami income push
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow helped Konami to an income high last year, the company confirmed in its FY2011 financials.
Operating income was at ¥21 billion (£159 million/$259 million), up from ¥19 billion in the previous year.
Net sales were down at ¥258 billion (£1.9 billion/$3.1 billion) from ¥262 billion last year.
Konami said that sales of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 “progressed favorably,” with the whole PES series now at 70 million sales worldwide.
It added that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow had seen “healthy sales” since its launch last October.
Konami said that production on various titles in the company for NGP is “under way.”
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Posted in: Konami, konami financials
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, kojima productions, Mercurysteam, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, Team PES
4 comments
#1
Erthazus
12/05/11, 12:42 pm
and how about some Rising news?
#2
StolenGlory
12/05/11, 12:42 pm
Metal Gear: Fruit Ninja.
*Runs*
#3
Erthazus
12/05/11, 12:43 pm
@2, Ohh, you just described Metal Gear solid: Rising
#4
Lazerate
12/05/11, 4:59 pm
Im so happy Castlevania Lords of shadows sold well last year. It’s like the most underated game of 2010.