Profits up for Namco Bandai

Profits at Namco Bandai for the third quarter ended December 31 have risen to ¥3.67 billion ($44.9m / £27.6m), from a loss of ¥11.7 billion ($143.17m / £88.2m) last year.

Sales were up marginally to ¥288.03 billion ($3.52bn / £2.17bn) compared to the comparable quarter.

The publisher revealed today that Tekken 6 has been its most successful title in the quarter, with sales of over one million units.

The Ninja Theory developed Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has sold 460,000 units since release, as has PSP title God Eater Burst. Toy license Ben 10: Ultimate Alien shifted 490,000 units in the three month period.

For the full financial year, Namco Bandai expects profits of 1.8 billion ($22.02m / £13.58m).