Sega Reports Profits with Sonic, AvP, Bayonetta, and Phantasy Star Leading Sales

Sega Sammy, the holding company behind Sega, posted its financial statements today for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. Despite consumer games sales that dropped 7.5% from last year's numbers, the company posted an operating income of over $68 million in this division, thanks in large part to strong sales from some of its top titles.

Leading the pack of top sellers (to no surprise) was Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, racking up a monstrous 6.53 million copies sold. Also listed in the reports were Aliens vs. Predator (1.69 million), Bayonetta (1.35 million), Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing (1.07 million), Phantasy Star Portable 2 (600,000) and Yakuza 4 (560,000). In total, the company shipped out 26.75 million units during the fiscal year.

Sega is estimating that it will ship out nearly 10 million less units during the current fiscal year. In place of the volume, it will be looking to improve profitability while continuing to reorganize its Western operations. All in all, the company posted profits of $219.9 million, a flip-flop of last year's $248.4 million loss, and estimates slightly higher profits for the fiscal year ending in 2011.