Namco Bandai has released their financial statement for the first quarter of the fiscal year that ends in March 2010. This corresponds to Nintendo's Q1 FY2009, Sony's Q1 FY2009 and Microsoft's Q4 FY2009. The Japanese entertainment company posted a net loss of approximately 2.85 billion yen, with an operating loss of 2.76 billion yen, and net sales of 75.73 billion yen.

The company's game segment saw net sales of 20.21 billion yen, and an operating loss of 41.36 billion yen, which is the primary reason for the company's overall operating loss. The company's net sales saw a 15.8% decrease.

Regionally, Namco Bandai saw the largest operating loss in Japan and the Americas. While the company believes after the second quarter it will have a 300 million yen operating income in Japan, Namco Bandai is forecast a 4 billion yen operating loss in the Americas.

FY2010.3 Q1 Net Sales by Character/Franchise:
Mobile Suit Gundam: 6.1 billion yen
Power Rangers (Super Sentai): 4.4 billion yen
Ben 10: 3.9 billion yen
Dragon Ball: 2.3 billion yen
Masked Rider (Kamen Rider): 4.0 billion yen

FY2010.3 Q1 Game Contents Sales Breakdown:
Arcade Game Machine: 8.1 billion yen
Game Software: 7.9 billion yen
Other: 4.2 billion yen

FY2010.3 Q1 Home Video Game Software New Titles + Total Unit Sales:
Japan: 9 new titles (2 home/7 portable) - 839k total units (227k/612k)
US: 4 new titles (4/0) - 1217k total units (953k/264k)
Europe: 11 new titles (9/2) - 1179k total units (741k/438k)
Asia: 9 new titles (4/5) - 231k total units (183k/48k)
Total (w/o counting 24 localizations as new): 9 new titles (2/7) - 3466k total units (2104k/1362k)

FY2010.3 Q1 Top 5 Game Titles:
[PS3/360] Afro Samurai (US/EU) - 420k
[WII] We Ski & Snowboard (US/EU) - 270k
[NDS] Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (JP) - 190k
[WII] We Ski (US/EU) - 150k
[WII] Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (US) - 110k

FY2010.3 Q1 New Titles + Total Sales by Platform:
WII: 0 new titles - 794k total units
NDS: 5 new titles - 783k total units
PSP: 2 new titles - 579k total units
360: 1 new title - 533k total units
PS3: 0 new titles - 456k total units
PS2: 1 new title - 320k total units
Other: 0 new titles - 1k total units

The source contains the Financial Report and is a PDF.

Akira_EX via bandainamco.co.jp »