Bandai Namco has reported a decline in sales and overall profit in its Digital Entertainment segment for the nine months ending December 31, 2023, despite a slight increase in total net sales. The company attributed this drop to the comparison with the previous year's launch of Elden Ring, which had been a significant success, leaving a notable Elden Ring-sized void. Additionally, Bandai Namco announced the cancellation of development for at least five games. Despite the early success of Tekken 8, it was not enough to compensate for the decline. In a related development, From Software, the developer behind Elden Ring, has acquired the trademark for the game from Bandai Namco. This move comes amid speculation about the upcoming release of the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Bandai Namco has canceled 'at least five' games following a drop in sales, would like to remind everyone it still has 'large-scale downloadable content for Elden Ring' on the way. https://t.co/Ai2WGYEHfl
Bandai Namco has canceled 'at least five' games following a drop in sales, would like to remind everyone it still has 'large-scale downloadable content for Elden Ring' on the way. https://t.co/7kD1cWSaIU
Bandai Namco Reveals it Canceled at Least Five In-Development Games https://t.co/sY0o2h4K7v https://t.co/wRY2SmHlqY
Bandai Namco has revealed that it canceled five games that were in development. https://t.co/Gr0GENpfiB https://t.co/nsy2TvdK0F
Bandai Namco attributed drop in profits to comparison with Elden Ring launch, confirmed five titles have been cancelled https://t.co/VKZvatnvDJ
From Software has acquired the Elden Ring trademark from Bandai Namco. https://t.co/zEdTRxGSu0 https://t.co/RbZu4OoHqa
Bandai Namco posts third quarter slump, despite early Tekken 8 success The new fighting game is selling quite well, but not enough to make up for Bandai Namco's current Elden Ring-sized void. https://t.co/vbO6FqMcUf https://t.co/u0pCPbx0YJ
Bandai Namco cancels development of "at least" five games https://t.co/Px2jmBhaSO https://t.co/ecpfTjrHK2
Bandai Namco has released its financial results for the nine months ending December 31, 2023, reporting a drop in sales in its Digital Entertainment segment and overall profit while its total net sales showed a slight increase https://t.co/VKZvatnvDJ
Up until 2023, 2222’s Elden Ring had been the best game to come out for many for a long time. […] The post Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC may be dropping soon appeared first on ReadWrite. https://t.co/mcyicRRAWm
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Bandai Namco Says It Is "Narrowing Down" Titles, Recently Canceled 5 Games https://t.co/BQAE6a8mRP https://t.co/IZnYhYPweW
Bandai Namco has revealed that it recently cancelled five games, saying it plans stricter quality control in the future. https://t.co/yCACKxmnVc https://t.co/xOn8xYLqwM
Sit back down, Tarnished: FromSoftware's parent company has poured cold water on an imminent Elden Ring DLC release. https://t.co/2eyAJCqkcS