Japanese Game Publishers Show Mixed Results

Thanks to GameScience for its round-up of financial results for Japanese videogame publishers for fiscal Q1 2004. The piece muses on "disappointing figures for Konami and Sega with a lack of big titles for the period, and with two cancelled titles, Namco also suffered heavy losses. Sony's game division also suffered, while Capcom and Square-Enix had a comparatively good period." The article also notes Nintendo's "large-scale gains", pointing out: "the Gameboy Advance SP continues to enjoy good sales while software such as 'Mario vs Donkey Kong', 'Kirby' and 'Famicom Mini Series 2' was a great success [both series together have sold over 2.7 million copies]", whereas "the bulk of the losses" in Sony's game division can "be attributed to lower hardware sales than usual", as the PlayStation 2 nears the end of its lifecycle.

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It's an issue with my system... So, folks when are we going to start the rebellion. I mean, exactly how long can we put up with the government working hand in hand with the corporations to make a profit at the cost of humanity and basic rights? I guess I'm speaking in a UScentric way but it will not be long before the rest of the world follows suit. e.g. The Aussie's are coming really close to adopting DMCA tactics and the EU is doing the same... So folks, what's it going to be? Now or later?