| Wright said: The game already broke even. Konami needed to sell between five to six million units according to one of the Forbes reports and that number has already been surpassed. Whether the net income satisfy Konami Corp or not, that's a different affair, but the thing is, every single copy, unit, merchandising product or DLC that they sell from now on will contribute to the positive ratio. Worst case scenario, Konami needed those six millions: the game will keep on generating profits. Better case scenario, Konami needed five millions: they've already sold one million units in positive balance. In either case, the game is profitable at this point. |
The article isn't sourced, its an opinion/analysis based on cursory assumptions from potential sources. And, even with that said, the artcile itself even says "5-6 million. Maybe even more than that." You're paragraph is based on a false premise.
In no way is there any clear indication that the game has already broken even, and even if it has it is by a pathetic margin. That is a bad investment when it cost them several tens of if not a hundred million USD, and took three fourths of a decade to not even finish completely. To the accountants/businessmen this was unacceptable and, probably, seen as wasted ventures in a volatile market.
