Sankyo launches pachinko revival project, Q1 sales jump 31%

Sankyo launched "KUGITAMA," a project to revitalize pachinko through digital game apps, a digital museum, experiential café stores, and new affordable machines. The company established subsidiary SANKYO IZM with 450m yen capital.

First-quarter consolidated net sales rose 30.7% to 55.2bn yen, with operating income up 38.1% to 23.9bn yen, driven by pachinko machine sales surging 105.5%.