| ClaudeLv250 said: All these people arguing about RPGs on other consoles, I'm surprised few people said anything about Cry On. It's about friggin time they showed that one off. EDIT: And for all the poeple naming random SE franchises, you might want to check yourself. SE already said the 360 wasn't one of their major platforms, doesn't make sense for it to suddenly get all of their major franchises a few weeks after they pretty much said the 360 was an afterthought. Won't be getting much unless it's shared. |
SE said that like over 1 year ago. With recent news and bad financial reports, things are changing rapidly.
Comments by Yoichi Wada, Square-Enix CEO in a CNet Japan interview (lovingly translated by Kotaku) back in December:
“The Wii is the antithesis of the Xbox 360. The 360 is strictly for hardcore gamers. The attachment rate for the Xbox 360 is much higher than for the Wii.
“People who buy the 360 really like games. I think the current trend is that most people aren't buying the Wii as a game machine, but as a toy.
“It seems that Sony isn't sure what it wants to do. Is it making high-end electronics or a game console for gamers? I want them to clearly define their console.”
http://www.destructoid.com/square-ceo-says-everyone-except-microsoft-is-doing-it-wrong-57698.phtml
More comments by Yoichi Wada on financial results:
Sqaure president Yoichi Wada commented to Reuters recently that the company needed "to go beyond traditional Square-Enix", and recent numbers have shed some light on the reason why.
Sales dropped 9.8 percent on the year to ¥147.5 billion ($1.4 billion)--a sharp contrast to last year's 31.3 percent gains, which grew revenue to ¥163.4 billion ($1.6 billion). While the publisher was able to curtail a precipitous slump in net income from a year ago, Square Enix still posted net income down 20.9 percent to ¥9.2 billion ($89 million)
http://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-having-rough-financial-year-time-to-pull-out-the-ffvii-remake--87663.phtml
Comments from Senior Vice President Michihiro Sasaki:
...currently only 10 to 20 percent of the company's revenue is currently coming from overseas markets. "Within two to three years we want to make it half," he said.
We need to seek co-operation with a US publisher - we need local content. Our strength is in role-playing games and fantasy titles, so it is a bit difficult to appeal to the US market.
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/24/square-enix-hunting-for-foreign-partners/
http://www.destructoid.com/coming-to-america-square-enix-looking-for-us-partnerships-46302.phtml
