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PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
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1.  PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying financial statements present the financial results of Majesco Entertainment Company and Majesco Europe Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, (“Majesco” or “the Company”) on a consolidated basis.
 
The Company is a provider of video game products primarily for the mass-market consumer. It sells its products primarily to large retail chains, specialty retail stores, and distributors. It publishes video games for major current generation interactive entertainment hardware platforms, including Nintendo’s DS, 3DS, Wii and WiiU, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and 4, or PS3 and PS4, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox One and the personal computer, or PC. It has also published games for digital platforms, including mobile platforms like the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, as well as online platforms such as Microsoft’s XBLA, Sony’s PSN and STEAM for PC..
 
The Company’s video game titles are targeted at various demographics at a range of price points. Due to the larger budget requirements for developing and marketing premium console titles for core gamers, it focuses on publishing more casual games targeting mass-market consumers. In some instances, its titles are based on licenses of well-known properties and, in other cases based on original properties. The Company enters into agreements with content providers and video game development studios for the creation of its video games.
 
On October 31, 2014, we implemented a reduction of our workforce to reduce our fixed costs. The reduction includes development and game-testing, selling and marketing, and support personnel. We are currently not developing any significant new games for release in fiscal 2015 and are evaluating strategic alternatives to maximize Company value.
 
The Company’s operations involve similar products and customers worldwide. These products are developed and sold domestically and internationally. The Company may also enter into agreements with licensees, particularly for sales of its products internationally. The Company is centrally managed and its chief operating decision makers, the chief executive and other officers, use consolidated and other financial information supplemented by sales information by product category, major product title and platform for making operational decisions and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in a single segment.
 
Geographic regions. Net revenues by geographic region were as follows:
 
 
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
 
%
 
 
2013
 
 
%
 
United States
 
$
30,976
 
 
90
%
 
$
39,109
 
 
83
%
Europe
 
 
3,392
 
 
10
%
 
 
8,158
 
 
17
%
Total
 
$
34,368
 
 
100
%
 
$
47,267
 
 
100
%
 
Major customers. Sales to GameStop represented approximately 19% and 14% of net revenues in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Sales to Target represented approximately 14% of net revenues in 2013, respectively. Sales to U&I Entertainment, Inc. represented approximately 11% of net revenues in 2014. Revenue from 505 Games s.r.l, primarily reflecting revenue from Europe, represented approximately 15% of net revenues in 2013, respectively.
 
Concentrations.  The Company develops and distributes video game software for proprietary platforms under licenses from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, which must be periodically renewed. The Company’s agreements with these manufacturers also grant them certain control over the supply and manufacturing of the Company’s products. In addition, for the years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013 sales of the Company’s Zumba Fitness games accounted for approximately 54% and 55% of net revenues, respectively. We license the rights to publish these games from a third party. If we do not license rights for additional Zumba games or if any new versions are not successful, this may have a significant impact on our future revenues.
 
Reverse Stock Split. In 2013, the Company received a notification letter from NASDAQ notifying it that it was not in compliance with its $1.00 minimum bid price requirement because the bid price for the Company’s common stock closed below $1.00 over the prior 30 consecutive business days. To regain compliance with this requirement, we completed a reverse stock split, which was effected on June 13, 2014 at a ratio of one-for-seven with no change in par value. All share information presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K gives effect to the reverse stock split.
 
Going Concern Basis. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has suffered losses that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. As of October 31, 2014, management believes that there may not be sufficient capital resources from operations and existing financing arrangements in order to meet operating expenses and working capital requirements for the next twelve months. Accordingly, the Company is evaluating various alternatives, including reducing operating expenses and personnel costs, securing additional financing for future business activities and other strategic alternatives including a sale or merger of the Company, although the Company has no present arangements to do so. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to generate the level of operating revenues in its business plan, or if additional sources of financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If no additional sources of financing are available, it could have a material effect on future operating prospects.