Game News Round-Up

Namco’s 2002 platformer Pac-Man World 2 is getting a remake - Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is coming to Switch/2, PS4/5, Xbox Series S/X and PC on September 26

A brand new Katamari game is coming to PC and consoles in October - Once Upon A Katamari is the first new non-mobile Katamari game in 14 years. Switch, PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC on October 24 as a digital-only release

A new HD-2D RPG from Square Enix (The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales) has been announced for Switch 2

Square Enix announces Octopath Traveler 0 - set for release on Switch and Switch 2 on December 4

Monster Hunter Stories 3 announced by Capcom, is coming to Switch 2 next year

Bloober's The Medium will be adapted to film, courtesy of It and Annabelle writer-producer Gary Dauberman

Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 5.82 million units in Q1 and 8.67 million games in total. Mario Kart World sold nearly as many copies as the console - 5.63 million units

Xbox content and services revenue up 13% year-on-year

• For the three months ended June 30, 2025:
• Revenue: $76.4 billion (up 18% year-on-year)
• Net income: $27.2 billion (up 24% year-on-year)
• More Personal Computing (incl. Xbox) revenue: $13.5 billion (up 9% year-on-year)

Capcom Q1 Results

• For the three months ended June 30, 2025:
• Net sales: ¥45.5 billion ($303 million), up 53.7% year-on-year
• Operating profit: ¥24.6 billion ($164 million), up 90.8% year-on-year
• Ordinary profit: ¥22.9 billion ($153 million), up 69.7% year-on-year
• Net income: ¥17.2 billion ($115 million), up 72.8% year-on-year

Roblox Q1 Results

• Three months ended June 2025 (Q1 2025):
• Revenue: $1.08 billion (up 21% year-on-year)
• Bookings: $1.44 billion (up 51% year-on-year)
• Net losses: $278.4 million
• Highlights:
• Average Daily Active Users (“DAUs”) were 111.8 million, up 41% year-over-year.
• Hours engaged were 27.4 billion, up 58% year-over-year
• Average monthly unique payers were 23.4 million, up 42% year-over-year, and average bookings per monthly unique payer was $20.48
• Average bookings per DAU (“ABPDAU”) was $12.86, up 7% year-over-year