Sonic, soccer, and Total War help boost Sega’s earnings

I’m no expert, but I’m thinking that if Sega really wants to make a ton of money this year, it should make a game about Sonic and friends playing soccer to win a war.

At least, that is the kind of game I would make based on the software that made the Japanese publisher money in its fiscal 2014 (which ended March 31). In its financial report this morning, Sega revealed that it made $3.71 billion, which is up 17.6 percent year-over-year. It’s not all good news. While its earnings were in line with its most recent projections, which it updated in February, it was still far short of its original outlook of $4.76 billion for the year. That’s due to slow sales for its pachinko and pachislot gambling machines in Japan.