Financials Sonic Adventure DX Sales Help Pushes SEGA to Profit

[Andrew P]

It looks like SEGA is coming back! In its first publicly-released quarterly earnings report, the company announced that it had generated a profit of ¥1.89 billion ($15.8 million USD) across ¥42.4 billion ($353 million USD) in sales between April and June 2003. And it's all down to Sonic.

According to SEGA, the surprise uplift to the publisher's fortunes has come thanks to the release of Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut on the Gamecube, which sold above expectations. Another title, Let's Make A J-League Soccer Club 3 for PlayStation 2, is also credited with impressive sales.

SEGA dropped out of the home console business back in 2001, in a move that made everyone feel like all was lost for the company that made Sonic. It's great to see the company doing so well today, with its third-party efforts starting to bear decent results.

Certainly, it looks like the ports are selling well... so it makes you think, what the sales for Sonic Heroes will be...

Via Planet Gamecube

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Posted By: Invader Tails

Wow, Sonic Adventure DX was just a port! I wonder how much a brand new game will get them!

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Posted By: Shake

I am guessing it will get them a lot of cabbage.

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Posted By: Hydro the Hedgehog

I loved DX to death!!! Beautiful game... and if a port sold that good just think of Heroes... three systems.... new Sonic game.... we are talking $$$$$$$$$$$$$!