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Atari schließt zwei Studios

10.02.05 - Atari gibt bekannt, dass man die beiden Studios in Santa Monica (Kalifornien) und in Beverly (Massachusetts) schließen wird.
Die Aufgaben und Funktionen der zwei Studios sollen ins Hauptquartier von Atari nach New York verlagert werden.
(MarketWatch: 'Atari posts loss; lowers Q4 guidance - Game publisher closing two studios, cites holiday slip'

Quelle: GameFront
 
Atari legt Quartalsergebnisse vor
10.02.2005 - 17:55:00.

Studios werden geschlossen

Atari hat die Finanzergebnisse des letzten Quartals vorgelegt und in Folge des wenig erfolgreichen Weihnachtsgeschäfts
werden die Studios in Santa Monica und Beverly geschlossen. Auch sonst soll viel umstruktuiert werden und
für eine höhere Ausgeglichenheit im Spieleangebot gesorgt werden. Atari macht unter anderem auch die Knappheit an verfügbaren
Videospielkonsolen (betrifft wohl die PS2) für die schlechten Zahlen verantwortlich.

Das Nettoeinkommen für die neun Monate bis Dezember ist von 190,6 Millionen $ auf 161,8 Millionen gefallen.
19,6 Millionen davon entfielen auf das letzte Quartal (23 Millionen im Vorjahr).

Atari Anthology (PS2 und Xbox), Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (PS2), Pirates! (PC), RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (PC)
stellen die erfolgreichsten Titel aus Ataris Lineup dar, aber auch die Atari Minikonsole,
auf der einige alte Klassiker gespielt werden können, war ein Erfolg. Bleibt nur zu hoffen,
dass Atari im nächsten Quartal wieder mit besseren Zahlen glänzen kann und sich dann auch mal
der eine oder andere Titel für eine Nintendo-Konsole unter den Topverkäufen landet.


.:Pressemitteilung:.

NEW YORK – February 9, 2005 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), a leader in interactive entertainment,
today announced financial results for the fiscal 2005 third quarter and nine-month period ended
December 31, 2004, and outlined the first phases of its strategic plan since the installation of its
new President and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Caparro, at the end of November 2004.

"Over the course of the last eight weeks, we've done an in-depth analysis of all aspects of our Company,
realistically assessing our organizational complexity, identifying a multitude of untapped opportunities,
and mapping out the strategy for realizing our primary objectives: to strengthen Atari's competitive position
in the marketplace and enhance shareholder value," said Mr. Caparro. "In a short time, we've begun taking
aggressive steps to address structural, operational and financial issues which we anticipate will better position the Company."

Mr. Caparro stated, "Leading Atari's structural changes and driving its new strategic mandate will be a complete
transformation of the senior management team and a realignment of responsibilities in order to bring
greater focus and establish stricter procedures and practices throughout all of the Company's operations.
The team has been strengthened and deepened by the recent addition of senior executives,
including a new Chief Financial Officer with significant financial expertise and experience to provide
the Company with improved fiscal discipline, and help address the financial and structural realities of,
and evaluate alternatives for, Atari.

"Operationally, we've initiated a complete redirection of our product portfolio, giving our focus and
resources to those intellectual properties that - based on market trends, consumer base growth,
and emerging technologies - have the greatest potential to deliver a significant return on investment,"
continued Mr. Caparro. "As part of this redirection, we're assessing the continued value that certain
non-core assets bring to the Company, and anticipate divestitures that will further focus our product mix and
strengthen our balance sheet."

The Company has made decisions which reflect its commitment to redefine its cost structure
with a stronger emphasis on product development and marketing, while reducing general and administrative expenses.
The Company has elected to close its publishing studios located in Santa Monica, CA and Beverly, MA,
and will relocate the functions handled by those studios to Atari's corporate headquarters in New York.
The Company anticipates that these closures, recent senior management changes and potential divestitures will
result in a reduction in annualized general and administrative expenses. The Company expects it will take
a restructuring reserve during the 2005 fiscal fourth quarter to reflect severance packages,
lease obligations and other related items.

Mr. Caparro continued, "We are extremely optimistic about Atari's future, while also being realistic about the challenges that lay ahead.
We've begun to evaluate and execute several strategic initiatives that mark the first steps towards
simplifying Atari's global operations. Additionally, we believe there is enormous potential to unlock and
create added value between Atari and its majority shareholder, Infogrames Entertainment, SA."

Net revenue for the third quarter ended December 31, 2004, was $161.8 million compared to $190.6 million
in the comparable year-earlier period. Publishing net revenue was $143.3 million compared to $174.4 million
in the prior December quarter, while distribution revenue was $18.5 million compared to $16.2 million
in the comparable year-earlier quarter. Decreased revenue for the period was attributable to a lower number
of titles released in the quarter, strong competition and a shortage of console hardware in the marketplace.
Top-selling titles for the quarter included, Atari Anthology (PS2 and Xbox), Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (PS2),
Pirates! (PC), RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (PC) and the Company's stand-alone, plug-and-play Atari Flashback Classic Game Console.

Net income for the quarter was $19.6 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $23.0 million,
or $0.19 per share, in the year-earlier period.

Net revenue for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2004, was $343.4 million versus $402.5 million
in the comparable year-earlier period. Publishing net revenue was $301.0 million versus $355.0 million
in the prior nine-month period, while distribution revenue was $42.4 million versus $47.5 million
in the comparable year-earlier period. Net income for the nine-month period was $14.8 million,
or $0.12 per share, compared to $18.1 million, or $0.20 per share, in the year-earlier period, before a $39.4 million,
or $0.44 per share, one-time non-cash dividend relating to the Company's September 2003 recapitalization and
public offering. Including the $39.4 million dividend, loss attributable to common shareholders for the nine-months
ended December 31, 2003, was $21.3 million, or a loss of $0.24 per share.

Atari's product lineup for the remainder of fiscal 2005 and its preliminary fiscal 2006 lineup is expected
to include the following new releases:

For the fourth quarter ending March 31, 2005: Act of War: Direct Action (PC), Backyard Baseball 2006 (GBA),
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (PS2, Xbox and GameCube), DRIV3R (PC), and Retro Atari Classics (DS).

For Fiscal 2006 ending March 31, 2006: Pirates! (Xbox), Boiling Point (PC), Dragon Ball GT: Transformation (GBA),
Dragonshard (PC), Dungeons & Dragons Online (PC), Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (PS2),
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked (PC), Timeshift (PC, Xbox), Tycoon City: New York (PC) among others.

Primarily as a result of the negative affect of the console hardware shortage in the holiday season,
an unusually competitive fiscal fourth quarter retail environment, and delays in product development
which resulted in new management's decisions to move release dates, the Company is revising its 2005 fiscal
fourth quarter and year-end guidance. Product rollout initiatives undertaken include:
1) a reduction of Flashback expectations based on retailers' demand for an accelerated launch of a newly configured plug-and-play product in the early summer;
2) holding the release of Dragon Ball Z: Sagas until the last week of the 2005 fiscal fourth quarter to ensure
a high-quality product, and maximum marketing support; and 3) moving Dragonshard and Boiling Point
to fiscal 2006 to maximize each title's revenue potential.

For the 2005 fiscal fourth quarter ending March 31, 2005, Atari anticipates net revenue in the range
of $70 million to $80 million. The Company expects to report a net loss in the range of breakeven to $10 million,
or $0.00 to $0.08 per share, prior to any restructuring charges associated with, among other things,
the closing of offices in Santa Monica, CA and Beverly, MA.

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, Atari anticipates full-year net revenue in the range
of $413 million to $423 million. The Company anticipates net income to be in the range
of $4 million to $15 million, or $0.03 to $0.12 per share, prior to any restructuring charges.

Quelle: G-FREAKS
 
naja, ich glaube die ganzen SEGA games die Atari in PALien brauchte haben sich auch nicht soooo dolle verkauft!
 
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