Off topic: how can anyone use that website. The ads are pure aids.
Adguard DNS works amazing and the only way these sites are usable for me.
Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
201–210 of 231 posts
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#202persona 5 royal doing 7.25mil and sega still acting like it's some niche anime side hustle. meanwhile they keep pushing sonic into every genre except tax software
Don’t give them any ideas… https://taxheaven3000.com/
I refuse to believe that's a real thing. Seems like something you'd see in a Paul Verhoeven movie.
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#203I would've imagined these numbers to be much more than they are.
Yup. This is surprising to me too. These are numbers of a relatively small IT/financial firm. I guess all the hundreds of millions of dollars in gaming are taken by a small % of companies like Rockstar or the big mobile games.
Are you misreading the chart? They're not in dollars, they're in units. On slide 28 it mentions they sold 24 million units last year. Multiply by $30-60 to get actual revenue, and it's far in excess of "a relatively small IT/financial firm".
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yup. This is surprising to me too. These are numbers of a relatively small IT/financial firm. I guess all the hundreds of millions of dollars in gaming are taken by a small % of companies like Rockstar or the big mobile games.
Are you misreading the chart? They're not in dollars, they're in units. On slide 28 it mentions they sold 24 million units last year. Multiply by $30-60 to get actual revenue, and it's far in excess of "a relatively small IT/financial firm".
That makes much more sense, thank you. I just looked at the table on the linked page and not the *.pdf of the deck itself.
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#205persona 5 royal doing 7.25mil and sega still acting like it's some niche anime side hustle. meanwhile they keep pushing sonic into every genre except tax software
Sega Sammy's content business is only about a third of their total revenue, and that's for all games, anime, licensing deals (LEGO etc.) Persona 5 Royal is for all intent and purpose, a side hustle. https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir...
>Revenue
Profit, profit, profit. It was a standalone full-price expansion of an existing game. They made stupid money on that release.
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
How is it turn based when you get timed prompts to "press button not to die"?
When you select what action you want to do, the combat is paused and the game displays a menu. Executing the action, dodging and parrying, and shooting ranged weapons all happen in real time. It works really well in practice, combining both strategic and twitch gameplay.
Sounds a bit like Legend of Dragoon. I should play that game again some time, leaving it unfinished is a shame.
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#207Off topic: how can anyone use that website. The ads are pure aids.
update your vernacular and your ad blocker
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#208I would've imagined these numbers to be much more than they are.
Yup. This is surprising to me too. These are numbers of a relatively small IT/financial firm. I guess all the hundreds of millions of dollars in gaming are taken by a small % of companies like Rockstar or the big mobile games.
SEGA earns $2-3 billion in revenue every year.
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sega Sammy's content business is only about a third of their total revenue, and that's for all games, anime, licensing deals (LEGO etc.) Persona 5 Royal is for all intent and purpose, a side hustle. https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir...
>Revenue Profit, profit, profit. It was a standalone full-price expansion of an existing game. They made stupid money on that release.
I hear you, but that's really not where their heart is:
https://sccgmanagement.com/sccg-news/2025/5/15/sega-sammy-se...
> Sega Sammy’s new gaming division, which started in mid-2024, became a standout performer. This part of the business includes the US-focused slot machine company Sega Sammy Creation investments in online gaming, and a 45% stake in Paradise City, an integrated resort in South Korea. The division brought in ¥5.4 billion ($36.4 million) in sales and turned a profit, with an EBITDA of ¥1 billion ($6.7 million).
Re: Sega mistakenly reveals sales numbers of popular games
#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yup. This is surprising to me too. These are numbers of a relatively small IT/financial firm. I guess all the hundreds of millions of dollars in gaming are taken by a small % of companies like Rockstar or the big mobile games.
SEGA earns $2-3 billion in revenue every year.
Keep in mind a lot of that is from Pachinko, see articles like this: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/56271/sega-made-1-billion-pac...