Fields Forecasts 107.0 Billion Yen in Net Sales and 9.0 Billion Yen in Operating Income in the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2013

TOKYO--(Korea Newswire)--The number of pachislot machines sold increased, on the other hand pachinko sales declined

In the pachinko/pachislot sales business, strong products were released in the expanding pachislot market. Although the number of pachislot machines sold increased year on year, pachinko sales fell, resulting in a drop in the total machines sold compared to the previous year.

Please refer to the link below, regarding “Accounting Method of Pachinko/Pachislot Sales”. (Bottom half of P.14)

Accounting Method of Pachinko/Pachislot Sales
http://www.fields.biz/ir/j/files/press/2012/press_20121106ae.pdf#page=14

Number of Pachinko/Pachislot machines sold (Q1-3)

Pachinko 78,647 machines (- 46,818 machines YoY)
Pachislot 92,167 machines (+ 18,678 machines YoY)
Total 170,814 machines (- 28,140 machines YoY)

Social game business remains solid

In business aimed at the fast-growing social media field, Fields has focused intensively on social games since the Q3 of the previous fiscal year; this business has remained a solid performer in the current fiscal period.

Outlook Review

Based on recent trends in our business performance, Fields has revised the performance forecast announced as of May 9, 2012. For more details, please refer to the Notification of Revisions to Performance Forecast announced as of February 1, 2013.

Notification of Revisions to Performance Forecast
http://www.fields.biz/ir/j/files/press/2013/press_20130201ae.pdf

About Fields

Fields Corporation and the Fields Group have a mission to provide “The Greatest Leisure for All People” in the form of products and services to meet the needs of a society with increasing leisure time. We are also identifying business opportunities through research, analysis and forecasting of lifestyle and environmental changes, and developing our business in a wide range of entertainment fields including the pachinko/pachislot field as well as video, mobile content, animation, publishing and sports.

Our website: http://www.fields.biz/ir/e/

Website: http://www.fields.biz/ir/e/

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