Bandai Namco’s games sector sees massive 188% profit growth thanks to Elden Ring, Dragon Ball, Gundam Breaker 4 

Bandai Namco Holdings published their consolidated earnings report for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. As previously projected, Bandai Namco has seen significant growth across all of its business sectors, with the company’s digital business (video game) sector recording an 188% year-on-year increase in profit (source: GameBiz). 

Companywide metrics for the first half of the fiscal year (April to September 2024) are as follows: 

Net sales: 611,391 million yen (up 21.8% year-on-year) 
Operating profit: 113,670 million yen (up 73.6% year-on-year) 
Ordinary profit: 115,553 million yen (up 56.3% year-on-year) 
Net profit: 80,727 million yen (up 54.7% year-on-year) 

The report highlights the continuous strong performance of Elden Ring’s base game and its new DLC, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The recently launched Gundam Breaker 4 and Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO are described as “getting off to a great start,” with the latter selling over 3 million units in 24 hours. Profits from console games rose by 68.7% compared to last year. 

Bandai Namco Holdings’ game sector was also propped up by Dragon Ball and One Piece mobile games, which are bringing in significant revenue both domestically and overseas. Profits from online content were up by 6.6% compared to last year. 

News of Bandai Namco’s rapid growth piqued the interest of the market today, with the company’s stock price rising during afternoon trading hours.