Capcom has detailed its financial performance for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017, showing an increase in both sales and profit over the same period in 2016.Sales were cited as $105 million, which is around a 7% rise over 2016`s $98 million. Operating profit, meanwhile, was $7.4 million, which represents around a 13% increase over the $6.5 million from the previous year.Capcom said this improvement was in part due to reduction of expenses in the quarter. However, it also highlighted a number of games that contributed, including Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers for the Nintendo Switch, Resident Evil 7, and Monster Hunter XX.Ultra Street Fighter II launched in May 2017, and Capcom described it as having `an excellent start,` proving to be a `smash hit.` Resident Evil 7 and Monster Hunter XX, both of which were launched in the previous fiscal year, also `contributed to revenue to a certain extent.`Capcom`s other businesses also contributed to the increases in financial performance. The arcade operation business delivered improved sales, while licensing and the royalties from sale of character merchandise was up 13.2% over the same three-month period in 2016.Looking ahead, Capcom`s next major release is Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite. It launches on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 19. We got to speak with the game`s associate producer Peter Rosas and producer Michael Evans at E3 2017 last month and you can read our full interview here.
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