Sega Sammy Holdings – the parent company of video game publisher Sega – has revealed during its recent earnings reports (courtesy of GameBiz.jp) for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, that sales of its games had fallen by 3.2 percent year-over-year. This amounted to revenue of around $1.5 billion, as caught by Automaton Media, from its console games divisions. The company has also revealed that overall operating profits have been on the rise since last year, however, making $189 million – a rise of roughly 28.3 percent year-over-year.
The company attributed its rise in profits to the six games it had released over the last fiscal year, which have sold roughly 6.57 million copies (down from 9.23 million the previous year). Sega’s older games, on the other hand, have seen a rise in sales totalling 24.87 million copies compared to the previous year’s 18.66 million. Revenue from this amounted to a rise of around 29.6 percent.
In its earnings report, the company also said that some of its more recent releases – Sonic X Shadow Generations, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – have been showing strong commercial performance. Sega said that its cancellation of Football Manager 25 would have had a larger negative impact on its revenues and profits were it not for the recent releases, as well as DLC for older games.
Football Manager 25’s cancellation was announced back in February. The studio behind the management sim, Sports Interactive, revealed it decided to start working on the next iteration instead. In its announcement, it said the extra time it gets from skipping the year would help raise the quality of the next title.
“Whilst many areas of the game have hit our targets, the overarching player experience and interface is not where we need it to be,” said the studio in its announcement. “As extensive evaluation has demonstrated, including consumer playtesting, we have clear validation for the new direction of the game and are getting close – however, we’re too far away from the standards you deserve.”
The company’s mobile gaming and PC online games division also saw a dip in revenue because there hadn’t been new releases that could contribute to sales figures. According to the report, the division made $318 million, a 12.6 percent drop from the previous financial year.
Back in March, Sega had confirmed that sales for its new RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio were quite strong and that it would exceed the company’s initial forecasts. The company had also confirmed similarly strong performance from platforming title Sonic X Shadow Generations.
The most recent release by the company has been Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Check out our review for more details.
