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Bandai Visual: US Gundam Sales Lagging
Date: 10/7/2005
Bandai announced interim sales results for the period running from August-February, 2006. Their Bandai Visual division, who handles animation project development revealed Gundam sales domestically in Japan supported company income well with increased profits being seen from the license in the first half of the year. Overseas sales have been lagging somewhat centering on the US market. Gundam SEED DESTINY was released to the market in DVD form from February this year achieved 686,000 units shipped and 3 billion 16 million Yen in sales. However, the overseas license business was a tough fight with a 17.0% decrease compared with first term results of 348 million Yen. This is cited as a slump being experienced in the North America market.
Source: Anime News Service