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Nintendo posted its fiscal 2021 results. Revenue for the fiscal year increased by +34% to $16.1 billion. This is three times the growth from the previous fiscal year. Both software and hardware sales increased by +37% respectively. Operational income increased +82% to $5.9 billion.
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Ubisoft posted its fiscal 2021 results. Net bookings increased +46% to €2.2 billion. Digital revenues increased by 28% to €1.6 billion. Operating income increased fourteen-fold to €473 million.
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Capcom posted its fiscal 2020 results. Net sales increased by +17% to ¥95 billion. Operating income increased +52% to ¥35 billion. Although outside its 2020 fiscal, Capcom announced new released Resident Evil Village (RE8) has shipped over 3 million copies worldwide.
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Konami posted its fiscal 2021 results. The digital entertainment category, which includes video games and mobile games, increased sales by +33% to ¥204 billion. Net income for the category increased +70% and reached ¥73 billion.
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A new multiplayer game from EA, Knockout City, will be free to play in its first 10 days when it launches on the 21st May.
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Roblox posted its first public financial disclosure since going public in March 2021, Revenue in Q1’21 came to $388 million, an increase of +140% since the same time last year. High R&D expenditure and payments to contributing members resulted with a net loss in the quarter of $134 million.
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The Xbox Series X and S will launch in China on 10th June. The PS5 went on sale in China on Saturday 15th May, giving the PS5 a four-week advantage on the Xbox.
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Sony has acknowledged supply constraints for the PS5 could continue into 2022 as supply cannot keep up with demand.
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HTC will launch a new VR headset, the HTC Vive Pro 2, on the 4th June 2021. The headset will support 5K resolution and comes with a 120Hz panel. The bundle that comes with a base and tracking controllers will launch at €1399.
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New games |
Week commencing Monday 17 May 2021
| Date | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
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| 18 May | Arcaea | NS | Rhythm | Lowiro | Lowiro |
| Days Gone | Win | Action-adventure, survival horror | Bend Studio |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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| Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice | NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | CrazyBunch |
Assemble Entertainment
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| SnowRunner | NS | Racing | Saber Interactive |
Focus Home Interactive
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| Void Terrarium Plus[a] | PS5 | Role-playing, roguelike | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | |
| 20 May | Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed[b] | NS, PS4 | Action role-playing | Acquire | Acquire |
| Angelique Luminarise[b] | NS | Visual novel | Ruby Party | Koei Tecmo | |
| Layers of Fear 2 | NS | Psychological horror | Bloober Team | Bloober Team | |
| Manifold Garden | PS5 | Puzzle | William Chyr Studio |
William Chyr Studio
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| Rune Factory 5[b] | NS | Role-playing, simulation | Marvelous | Marvelous | |
| Just Die Already | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | DoubleMoose | Curve Digital | |
| Uncharted Waters 4 with Power-Up Kit HD Version | Win, NS | Turn-based strategy | Koei Tecmo | Koei Tecmo | |
| 21 May | Knockout City | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Sports | Velan Studios | Electronic Arts |
| Miitopia | NS | Role-playing | Grezzo | Nintendo | |
| Rust | PS4, XBO | Survival | Facepunch Studios, Double Eleven | Double Eleven |