Pokémon TCG Pocket certainly had a successful debut, likely surprising no one, but one indirect byproduct of this success is that DeNA’s fiscal year financial results have been saved.
Today the Japanese developer previously known for Pokémon Masters, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and many more mobile games, shared a press release about its game business outlook.
We learn that the fiscal year (which will end on March 31, 2025) wasn’t doing too great due to operations focused on existing games and a major downsizing of the company’s Chinese business.
However, the launch on October 30 of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket changed things rather radically. The game went on to achieve 60 million downloads as of December 12, 2024, and basically single-handedly fixed DeNA’s financial results despite the fact that the company is co-developing the game, so it gets only a portion of the profits.
Now DeNA expects a year-on-year increase in both full-year revenue and operating profit.
Below you can check out the predicted results for virtual currency consumption by users and revenue for the third quarter compared to previous quarters, and it’s pretty easy to see why DeNA is optimistic.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is available for iOS and Android, and it’s the video game version of the popular physical TCG featuring Pikachu and friends.
If you’d like to read more about the Pokémon franchise, you can check out the adorable safety videos released by the Japanese airline ANA, featuring the characters from the series.
