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Forums - Sales Discussion - Square Enix 08 sales Down 75%

melbye on 01 December 2008

I think Square Enix is in big trouble, and will remain so until they stop acting like microsoft is their new best friend



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Rei on 01 December 2008

Profits are up, I think that what matters the most. In 2005 SE sold like 1.5 million units of software in Japan, and was #9 biggest publisher in the country. Then in 2006 they are #2 thanks to Final Fantasy XII and in 2007 #2 again thanks to crazy amount of successfull DS games. If anything, it's not the first "slow" year for SE.

It is also clear that it doesnt have anything to do with the Wii, PS3 or 360 support. It's all about the handhelds.

Besides, what crazy titles for the articles about SE will we have in 2009! - Like, sales are up 400% or 500% compared to 2008! Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII during one year, have something like that ever happened before?



konnichiwa on 01 December 2008

Next year will be then very succesfull? DQIX and FFXIII?






Zlejedi on 01 December 2008

FFXIII on it's own will probably sell more copies than all titles from this year.



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DirtyP2002 on 01 December 2008
Zlejedi said:
Sigh they could have easily added at least 100 or more probably 200k more if they released IU on PS3.

 

 Infinite Undiscovery is owned by Microsoft. Just like Halo.



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konnichiwa on 01 December 2008
Zlejedi said:
FFXIII on it's own will probably sell more copies than all titles from this year.

With the possibility to beat 07 aswell.

 






z101 on 01 December 2008

Squenix only produced crap-games this year. And they don't have one decent title for the most important console in japan.



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Lafiel on 01 December 2008

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hum? they had lots of games for the DS, the by far most important console in japan



kingofwale on 01 December 2008

of course the sales is down. Targetting JRPG to a console under a million install base in Japan?

not that they are losing money, with all those underhanded cash by M$. SALES is down, Profit is still there. (or at least I hope they are, for SE's sake)



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*~Onna76~* on 01 December 2008
DirtyP2002 said:
Zlejedi said:
Sigh they could have easily added at least 100 or more probably 200k more if they released IU on PS3.

 

Infinite Undiscovery is owned by Microsoft. Just like Halo.

 

Nope its not, released by Square Enix, designed by Tri Ace. Square Enix is the official owner of the game.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/data/935661.html

About Halo you're absolutely right:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/data/926632.html

 

Can't say I'm surprised nor disappointed.



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