Capcom reports record first quarter results

Capcom’s first quarter 2009 financial results are good news for the worldwide publisher, with net sales of 19.4 billion yen ($204.6 million USD) - up 19.2 percent from the same period last year; operating income of 3.6 billion yen ($38.4 million USD) - up 23.0 percent from the period last year; and income of 4.1 billion yen - up 2.3 percent from the same period last year.

Resident Evil 5 continued to show sales grow with life-to-date shipment of 5.5 million, and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite also enjoyed prolonged sales - shipping a total of 3.5 million in Japan. Ace Attorney INVESTIGATIONS: Miles Edgeworth and - Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes both made favorable showings in Japan. Capcom was not as pleased with games that they expected to better in Western markets like Bionic Commando - which moved 550,000 units for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PlayStation Portable, which Capcom said showed weak performance.

Capcom also announced plans to delay Dark Void from a Christmas release window into the first quarter of 2010. Capcom also predicts that Lost Planet 2, due for release by year’s end, will sell 2.7 million units.

THQ reveals FY 2009 line-up

As part of its fiscal first quarter financial results for the period ending June 30, THQ released its releases scheduled for the remainder of fiscal 2010, divided into three categories: Core; Kids, Family and Casual Games; and Online Games. THQ’s Fiscal Year 2009 will end in March 2010. The complete list can be found below:

Core Games:

Darksiders - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3

MX vs. ATV Reflex - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Nintendo DS, PSP

Red Faction: Guerrilla - Windows PC

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

Kids, Family and Casual Games:

All Star Cheer Squad 2 - Wii

Disney|Pixar’s Up (international markets) - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows PC

Disney|Pixar’s Cars Race-O-Rama - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter - Wii, Nintendo DS

James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion - Nintendo DSi, DS

Marvel Super Hero Squad - Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP

SpongeBob Truth or Square - Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP

The Biggest Loser - Wii, Nintendo DS

World of Zoo - Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows PC

Online:

Company of Heroes Online - Windows PC

Dragonica Online - Windows PC