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Profits up for Namco Bandai

Enslaved sells 460k units in three month period

News by Matt Martin Contributor

Published on Feb. 3, 2011

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).