Fitness Boxing developer sees 97% profit increase, with strong performance of new Switch releases 

Imagineer have announced their financial results for the first three quarters (April to December 2024) of the fiscal year ending March 2025. As reported by GameBiz, the Japanese developer saw increases across the board, with operating profits up 111% and net profit up by 97.5% year-on-year. 

In recent years, Imagineer has primarily worked on Nintendo Switch titles. This fiscal year, they have released 7 new games. The third quarter alone saw the launch of Fitness Boxing 3, Disney Music Parade Encore and Japan-only release Mystery Walk.  

The global success of the Fitness Boxing series and new title Fitness Boxing 3 made a substantial contribution to these results. Following the November release of Fitness Boxing 3, total worldwide sales of the Fitness Boxing series exceeded 3 million units sold. 

Imagineer Medabots Survivor
Medabots Survivor.

Imagineer is also the publisher of the Medabots series of RPGs, which have predominantly been Japan-only releases. The company plans to launch the smartphone game Medabots Survivor in Japan this February, and has already opened pre-registrations. 

Imagineer’s financial results for the previous 9 months (April to December 2024) were as follows: 

Net sales: 4.8 billion yen (up 13.4% year-on-year) 
Operating profit: 407 million yen (up 111.1% year-on-year) 
Ordinary profit: 797 million yen (up 97.1% year-on-year) 
Net profit: 529 million (up 97.5% year-on-year)  

The company’s full-year forecast for the 2025 financial year remains unchanged, as follows: 

Net sales: 6.2 billion yen (up 4% year-on-year)  
Operating profit: 450 million yen (up 30.1% year-on-year) 
Ordinary profit: 670 million yen (up 2% year-on-year)  
Net profit: 460 million yen (up 10.5% year-on-year)  

Verity Townsend
Verity Townsend

Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.

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