Japanese game publisher Konami (TSE:9766) announced its financial figures for the first nine months of its FY11, ending 31 December 2011.
Net revenues in its SNS segment (mobile and online games), was ¥26.5 billion (around $343 million), up 173 percent year-on-year.
This accounts for 27 percent of Konami's overall Digital Entertainment business.
Playing trumps
A key performer was its Dragon Collection card game, which has five million players on the GREE platform and was the #1 game for much of 2011.
Konami has over 15 million registered players across its social games, with titles also including Sengoku Collection on Mobage, and Professional Baseball Dream Nine, which was #2 on GREE.
This is up from over 11 million players in September 2011.
Platform plays
The company is now releasing many of its games for GREE and Mobage, as well as making them available via iOS and Android app stores.
However, two February releases Star Wars Collection and a game based on its Dance Dance Revolution brand will be exclusive to GREE.
Waging the dog
Konami's Digital Entertainment division saw sales during the nine months of ¥99.5 billion (around $1.3 billion), up 1 percent year-on-year.
Operating income was ¥24.3 billion ($315 million), up 87 percent.
Overall, the company - which also includes packinko slot machines, arcade games, and a health and fitness division - posted sales of ¥194.5 billion ($2.5 billion), up 3 percent.
Operating income was ¥30.9 billion ($400 million), up 87 percent.
[source: Konami]
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