{"id":55027,"date":"2025-12-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55027"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:10:47","slug":"nitroplus-sees-102-yearly-profit-growth-following-release-of-armored-core-inspired-mech-action-game-dolls-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nitroplus-sees-102-yearly-profit-growth-following-release-of-armored-core-inspired-mech-action-game-dolls-nest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitroplus\u00a0sees 102% yearly profit growth following\u00a0release of\u00a0Armored Core-inspired mech\u00a0action\u00a0game Dolls Nest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saya no Uta and Full Metal Daemon:&nbsp;Muramasa&nbsp;developer&nbsp;<strong>Nitroplus&nbsp;<\/strong>recently published its financial report for the fiscal year ended August 2025&nbsp;(as reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gamebiz.jp\/news\/417582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GameBiz<\/a>).&nbsp;In the past year, the company saw significant growth, with net profit rising by 102.5% year-on-year (totaling approx. $10.11 million USD,&nbsp;the&nbsp;developer\u2019s&nbsp;highest&nbsp;figure in the past seven years).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from\u00a0its\u00a0long-running ongoing titles like\u00a0Touken\u00a0Ranbu, during the past\u00a0fiscal period\u00a0Nitroplus\u00a0released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2530560\/Rusty_Rabbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rusty Rabbit<\/a>, an action platformer\u00a0co-developed with\u00a0NetEase, and Dolls Nest\u00a0\u2013 an original 3D mecha action game\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/interview-nitroplus-missed-armored-core-so-much-they-started-making-their-own-mecha-action-game-dolls-nest-then-ac6-got-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspired by the Armored Core series<\/a>. While the former\u00a0launched to\u00a0mixed reviews,\u00a0Dolls Nest has been quite successful\u00a0since its April release.\u00a0Following a recent \u201cHigh Difficulty Mode\u201d update, the game\u00a0achieved\u00a0an\u00a0\u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1839430\/Dolls_Nest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\u00a0(based on reviews from the past 30 days).\u00a0Although the company is\u00a0renowned\u00a0for its visual novels, the developers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/interview-nitroplus-missed-armored-core-so-much-they-started-making-their-own-mecha-action-game-dolls-nest-then-ac6-got-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have\u00a0expressed<\/a>\u00a0that their policy is simply to create\u00a0good games the world\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0seen yet, which means they\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be confining themselves to any\u00a0particular genre\u00a0going forward, whether it be action or novel games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1077\" height=\"603\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216-55027-001.jpg\" alt=\"Dolls Nest\" class=\"wp-image-55036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216-55027-001.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216-55027-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216-55027-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note,&nbsp;Nitroplus&nbsp;became a&nbsp;consolidated&nbsp;subsidiary of Japanese tech giant&nbsp;CyberAgent&nbsp;(who also owns&nbsp;Cygames) in June last year. According to&nbsp;CEO Takaki Kosaka aka&nbsp;Digitarou, the move will help&nbsp;Nitroplus&nbsp;improve the quality of its games and revive previously abandoned projects while&nbsp;retaining&nbsp;its creative freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nitropluss-identity-is-rooted-in-its-origins-as-an-adult-game-developer-says-mojika-and-steinsgate-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nitroplus\u2019s identity&nbsp;is rooted in its origins as an adult game developer, says Mojika and Steins;Gate writer<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steinsgate-and-saya-no-uta-studio-nitroplus-openly-recruiting-new-scenario-writer-for-the-first-time-since-its-founding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Steins;Gate&nbsp;and Saya no Uta studio Nitroplus openly recruiting new scenario&nbsp;writer&nbsp;for the first time since its founding<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saya no Uta and Full Metal Daemon:\u00a0Muramasa\u00a0developer\u00a0Nitroplus has had a great year &#8211; with net profit margins rising by 102.5%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":55035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[261,17],"class_list":["post-55027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-financial-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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