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Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle helps push Bandai Namco sales to $2.82 billion

Profits up 32.5% year-on-year

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle helps push Bandai Namco sales to $2.82 billion

Bandai Namco (TYO:7832) has released its financials for the first half of its FY17 for the six months ending September 30th 2016.

It posted sales of $2.82 billion, an increase of 8% year-on-year. It also saw profits rise to $288.4 million, up 32.5% year-on-year.

Going strong

For the Network Entertainment segment, which includes mobile games, the company posted sales of $1.72 billion, an increase of 22.1% year-on-year.

It didn't break out mobile sales separately, but pointed to Japan-only The iDOLM@ASTER Cindrella Girls: Starlight Stage and the global success of Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle as key in its mobile figures.

Bandai Namco did however post sales of $189.1 million for the Dragon Ball IP overall. The franchise has not seen a major release this fiscal year, suggesting healthy sales from live ops of Dokkan Battle.


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