Square Enix Q1 sees sales bump by 14%

Publisher Square Enix and developers Game Studio and KAI GRAPHICS have released a gameplay overview trailer for Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai.

At Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest 2023, game director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) welcomed Xbox boss Phil Spencer onto the stage alongside Square Enix boss Takashi Kiryu to celebrate the announcement that Final Fantasy 14 is finally on its way to Xbox consoles after years of PlayStation console exclusivity. And it sounded like Microsoft had ensured even more Square Enix games will end up on Xbox in the coming years.

Final Fantasy 16 attracted plenty of plaudits and critical acclaim, but series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may have endorsed it with its most important yet, describing it as the “ultimate” entry in the franchise. The ex-Square Enix director – who left the company in 2003 – posted the comments on Twitter, which will come as music to the ears of the development team.

It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since Square Enix dropped a meteor on the original Final Fantasy 14. The cataclysmic event that wiped the slate clean so the realm could be reborn. To mark the occasion, Square Enix has announced numerous events, all kicking off with a massive Anniversary sale. The sale runs from 17 August – 13 September 2023.

The father of the Final Fantasy series has high praise for Final Fantasy 16.

Announced back in 2021, Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis has looked like a surprisingly intriguing prospect in spite of its nature as a free-to-play mobile RPG, and after having continued to look increasingly promising with its showings since then, it’s now been handed a firm release date.

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on September 7, Square Enix announced. Pre-registration is available now on both platforms.

Japanese publishing giant Square Enix saw a 14 per cent increase in net sales.

Square Enix reported some steep drops in its latest financial report, leading the company’s stock to take a hit on the Japanese market. Notably, the company’s MMO segment saw a 22% drop in revenue year over year.

It’s sometimes very easy to forget that video games aren’t just businesses; they’re businesses with a lot going on and have to deal with success and failure at multiple levels. For example, several of the biggest developers/publishers have stocks that they do their best to keep up, and thus stockholders for them to please. When a company does well, its stock tends to go up. In contrast, when they do poorly or something doesn’t meet expectations, their stock tends to fall a bit. Square Enix recently released an earnings report, which apparently didn’t make people too happy.

Final Fantasy XVI failed to meet the high-end of Square Enix's sales expectations, according to company president Takashi Kiryu.

Final Fantasy XVI has been one of the more fascinating sales stories to watch in 2023, as the game launched as a PS5 exclusive – essentially positioned as a PlayStation first-party title – and many wondered if the gambit would pan out. Initially, Square Enix tried to paint a positive picture, boasting about how quickly the game reached the 3-million-units-sold mark, but now they seem to be singing a different tune.