https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/financial-news/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/financial-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67506 Ryutaro Ichimura recently talked about the "turbulence" his studio PinCool experienced after NetEase Games abruptly withdrew funding.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67496 Japanese adult game developer Kiss announced that their open world romance sim Custom Romance City 3D3 had crowdfunded over $345k USD.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 03:53:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66858 Capcom now counts 3,976 full-time employees following significant personnel upsizing in the past few fiscal years.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 06:15:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66771 Godddes of Victory: Nikke celebrates 3.5 years since launch and tops $1.3 billion USD in global cumulative revenue. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 04:49:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66768 In its new mid-term management plan Kadokawa addresses recent financial losses driven by the company's "bias towards proven genres." ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/feed/ 23 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66704 Kadokawa's board of directors has opposed a proposal to replace its current CEO from a Hong-Kong based shareholder.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66640 Aiming for a "leaner and more efficient" organizational strcuture, Kadokawa will be asking its employees to apply for voluntary retirement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberagents-game-business-sees-106-3-rise-in-operating-profit-and-3-5x-increase-in-global-sales-thanks-to-umamusume-pretty-derbys-worldwide-success/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberagents-game-business-sees-106-3-rise-in-operating-profit-and-3-5x-increase-in-global-sales-thanks-to-umamusume-pretty-derbys-worldwide-success/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 08:49:25 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66628 CyberAgent, the entertainment conglomerate behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby and released its financial results for Q2 of the fiscal year ending March 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberagents-game-business-sees-106-3-rise-in-operating-profit-and-3-5x-increase-in-global-sales-thanks-to-umamusume-pretty-derbys-worldwide-success/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/watamote-anime-studio-silver-link-sees-financial-losses-for-third-consecutive-year-despite-revenue-growth/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/watamote-anime-studio-silver-link-sees-financial-losses-for-third-consecutive-year-despite-revenue-growth/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 06:12:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66595 Anime studio Silver Link, known for titles like Strike The Blood, Non Non Biyori and WataMote, has reported its third consecutive year of operating losses.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/watamote-anime-studio-silver-link-sees-financial-losses-for-third-consecutive-year-despite-revenue-growth/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-1227-year-on-year-operating-profit-growth-thanks-to-strong-overseas-sales/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-1227-year-on-year-operating-profit-growth-thanks-to-strong-overseas-sales/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 08:41:37 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66565 Revenue was driven by the strong performance of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-1227-year-on-year-operating-profit-growth-thanks-to-strong-overseas-sales/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/segas-full-price-game-revenue-was-down-12-in-the-past-fiscal-year-but-it-anticipates-a-big-comeback-with-four-major-upcoming-releases/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/segas-full-price-game-revenue-was-down-12-in-the-past-fiscal-year-but-it-anticipates-a-big-comeback-with-four-major-upcoming-releases/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 06:53:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66490  Sega saw revenue related to full-price video games decline by 12% year-on-year, with both new releases and catalogue titles performing weaker than in previous years. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/segas-full-price-game-revenue-was-down-12-in-the-past-fiscal-year-but-it-anticipates-a-big-comeback-with-four-major-upcoming-releases/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wizardry-variants-daphne-developer-drecom-sees-257-rise-in-operating-profit-thanks-to-the-games-strong-performance-and-a-shift-of-focus-to-self-published-titles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wizardry-variants-daphne-developer-drecom-sees-257-rise-in-operating-profit-thanks-to-the-games-strong-performance-and-a-shift-of-focus-to-self-published-titles/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65796 Wizardry Variants Daphne developer Drecom announces its consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026.]]> 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