Konami sees revenue and profit rise in 2008

Konami's announced increases in both revenue and profit in the nine months ending December 31, bringing light relief to some disastrous financials in recent weeks.

From the report:

We hereby announce that our consolidated net revenues and consolidated operating income for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 were ¥234,011 million (105.1 percent of the same period in the previous year) and ¥34,712 million (125.7 percent of the same period of the previous year), respectively, and we marked increases both in revenues and income.

Income before income taxes and net income were ¥31,703 million (115.7 percent of the same period of the previous year) and ¥17,826 million (117.3 percent of the same period of the previous year), respectively.

Good for you, Konami. Thanks, Kotaku.