{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e47c5e0884f6f7951a7872ad","clusterId":"c_56a89b14b13274257251510b","slug":"aiming-q3-operating-profit-nearly-triples-on-inazuma-eleven-cross-revenue","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Aiming Q3 Operating Profit Nearly Triples on Inazuma Eleven Cross Revenue","summary":"Aiming reported its third-quarter results on October 27, 2026. July to September net sales rose 17.7% year on year and operating profit rose 198.3%, driven by Inazuma Eleven Cross, the Level-5 joint project launched June 9, 2026. Cumulative January to September net sales fell 11.6% to 11,167 million yen and operating profit fell 38.6% to 1,289 million yen.","whyItMatters":"A single launch quarter built on a Level-5 IP reversed Aiming's quarter even as its nine-month figures stayed down, which makes the fourth quarter depend heavily on whether that title holds.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe quarter that carried Aiming was June 9, 2026, the launch date of Inazuma Eleven Cross. The Level-5 joint project found players immediately, and Aiming credits it for the revenue and profit swing in July to September.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nine-month picture is still a decline, and the company cut its full-year forecast to net sales of 14,676 million yen and operating profit of 1,419 million yen. Aiming also removed the 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Ririsa) Angels stage production committee from consolidation after a change in the scope of consolidation. The year-end dividend forecast remains undecided.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Inazuma Eleven Cross lifted Aiming's quarterly operating profit 198.3%, but the nine-month figure is still down 38.6% with a full-year profit decline forecast. One game's quarter does not reset the annual curve.","twitterPost":"Inazuma Eleven Cross drove Aiming's quarterly operating profit up 198.3%, yet the nine-month total fell 38.6% and full-year profit is forecast lower.","threadsPost":"Aiming's July to September operating profit rose 198.3% on Inazuma Eleven Cross, the Level-5 joint project launched June 9, 2026. The January to September total still fell 38.6%, and the company forecasts a full-year profit decline. One strong quarter sits inside a weaker year.","newsletterBlurb":"Aiming's July to September quarter turned sharply on Inazuma Eleven Cross, the Level-5 joint project released June 9, 2026. Operating profit for the quarter rose 198.3% year on year, though the January to September total stayed below last year. 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