Capcom Confident in Financial Forecast as Monster Hunter Wilds Approaches

Capcom indicates that the forthcoming launch of Monster Hunter Wilds will help it achieve its goals for the current fiscal year.

As highlighted in the company’s financial report for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2024, net sales dropped by 16.3 percent year-over-year to 88.9 billion yen ($572.7 million).

Operating profits fell by 35 percent during the same period, totaling 31 billion yen ($199.8 million), while net profit decreased by 33.4 percent to 23.1 billion yen ($148.8 million).

The Japanese company has determined that the decision to launch Monster Hunter Wilds in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year aligns with the expected downturn.

“Due to the timing of the upcoming fourth-quarter release of Monster Hunter Wilds, a significant new title in the firm’s flagship series, resulting sales volumes were 30.53 million units, reflecting a decline compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year when Street Fighter 6 was launched,” it stated.

“However, catalog unit sales rose from 26.7 million units in the same timeframe last year to 28.61 million units.”

Capcom asserts it is still on track to meet its full-year profit expectations and noted that it has been actively working to enhance its portfolio of intellectual properties through transmedia projects, including films and television productions.

Monster Hunter Wilds is currently set to launch on February 28, 2025. The last main installment in the series, Monster Hunter World, surpassed 25 million sales in six years, establishing itself as Capcom’s best-selling title ever.

With another title from the franchise poised for release, Capcom is forecasting net sales of 165 billion yen ($1.06 billion) and a profit of 46 billion yen ($296.4 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

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