{"id":39798,"date":"2024-11-13T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=39798"},"modified":"2024-11-13T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:55:57","slug":"lollipop-chainsaw-repops-sales-surpassed-targets-by-large-margin-dragami-games-parent-company-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/lollipop-chainsaw-repops-sales-surpassed-targets-by-large-margin-dragami-games-parent-company-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP\u2019s sales surpassed targets by large margin, Dragami Games\u2019 parent company reports\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Extreme, the parent company of Dragami Games, is revising its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 after <strong>Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP <\/strong>significantly exceeded initial sales targets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gamebiz.jp\/news\/395784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GameBiz<\/a>, Extreme has updated its annual forecast upwards for all metrics, including a projected 5.9% increase in net sales and an impressive 52.1% increase in net profit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP RELEASE TRAILER\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abPO5TKOgtw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The company attributes the unexpected financial boost to the performance of Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, which far surpassed expectations. The new remaster of Grasshopper Manufacture\u2019s cult-classic hack-and-slash game was released across multiple platforms in September this year. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, RePOP currently has a Very Positive status on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2658450\/LOLLIPOP_CHAINSAW_RePOP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and a Generally Favorable User Score on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/lollipop-chainsaw-repop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metacritic<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Dragami Games&#8217; remaster of Grasshopper Manufacture&#8217;s cult-classic game, has reportedly performed beyond expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":34182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-39798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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