Monster Hunter Tri Sales strong, but Capcom profits are down

By ARCHON

Capcom's first fiscal quarter of the year has been less than brag-worthy. According to gamrfeed:

For the three months ending June 2010, Capcom earned revenues of 19.037 billion Yen ($213.9 million) down slightly from 19.497 billion Yen ($219 million) in the previous June quarter...foreign exchange losses for Capcom caused a sharp drop in profitability compared to a year ago. 

Going on to indicate that Monster Hunter Tri sales were fairly strong

During the first quarter of the fiscal year, several Capcom titles performed well.

• Lost Planet 2 shipments for X360 & PS3 combined reached 1.50 million units worldwide
• Super Street Fighter IV shipments for PS3 & X360 combined reached 1.35 million units worldwide
• Monster Hunter 3 shipments for Wii (launched in the West in April) reached 0.69m units worldwide and now stand at 1.8m worldwide

So in this quarter Monster hunter sold 690,000 copies which brings its total copies sold to 1,800,000 units. A respectable number, especially considering that Monster Hunter Tri is considered a bit of a niche game here in the west.