Japanese video game giant Capcom today announced earnings results for its fiscal year ended March 31. Revenue rose 13.2 percent to ¥87.17 billion, while net income also saw an improvement, rising 14.6 percent to ¥8.8 billion compared to the same period last year.Games that had a had a `solid performance` during the fiscal year include Resident Evil 7 and Monster Hunter XX, Capcom said. Additionally, the ports of older Resident Evil games for new consoles `performed well,` the publisher said in its announcement. These were not mentioned by name, though it`s likely a reference to the re-releases of Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6.What didn`t turn out so well was Dead Rising 4. The newest item in the zombie series for Xbox One and PC `underperformed,` Capcom said. In February, Capcom acknowledged the mixed reaction to Dead Rising 4, saying its `more approachable` nature did not resonate with everyone.Dead Rising 4 came out in December for Xbox One and PC. Capcom expected the game to ship 2 million units by the end of March, though it`s unclear if that figure was met.Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter XX, and Dead Rising 4 all failed to meet their sales targets.RESIDENT EVIL 7 has shipped 3.5 million units as of March 31st 2017. 500k short of its 4 million target. Was worried that would happen. — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017MONSTER HUNTER XX has shipped 1.7 million units as of March 31st 2017.300k short of its 2 million target. — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017Dead Rising 4 has severely underperformed.Nowhere near its 2 million target. — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 27, 2017Looking ahead, Capcom said it will `strengthen digital download sales and increase our pipeline of major title releases according to our medium-term strategic map.`For the current fiscal year, Capcom is expecting even more revenue and profit than it made this year. The company is modeling net sales of ¥93 billion and operating income of ¥14.5 billion for the year end ...
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