Without Silent Hill and with eFootball limping, Konami has the best financial results in history

Konami’s year passed with the success of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and Momotaro Dentetsu for Nintendo Switch.

Konami in 2021 from arguing to arguing. After releasing a 2022 eFootball riddled with bugs and disappointments, the company chose to fall out of favor with its community by entering NFTs. This accompanying decision multiple complaints On behalf of the players, it started with a Castlevania collection and could continue with other auction types. Anyone who sees this might think Konami is going downhill and without brakes, but nothing is further from the truth.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has already reached 30 million downloadsAnd, as read in the report shared by the company (via ResetEra), the results for last fiscal year rank 2021 as follows: the most profitable period in its history. with operating profit 74.4 billion yen (with 103.6% YoY growth) and net profit 54.8 billion (a 69.9% increase), Konami is already preparing to toast to champagne.

What is the reason for these high numbers? On the one hand, Konami attributes this increase to the popularity of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, which has been downloaded 30 million times since its release last January. We should also not underestimate the Japanese market, which has boosted sales of the latest installments. Momotaro Dentetsu (a very popular franchise in the country) will be a Nintendo Switch game best seller on Japanese soil.

Despite the bad decisions Konami has made (or is considering making more profits), the company’s continues to grow by leaps and bounds. With these very positive results, there is nothing to overshadow the festive celebrations anymore. 50th anniversary Of the company that has already announced the name change to pay homage to this event.