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[vireland]

Can't be anything but positive. SOMETHING has to change at Square Enix to wake them up. They have top to bottom problems acquired over the last decade, like barnacles on a ship.

 

[Rootbeer]

Can we have HD towns now?

 

[Akainu]

*tear of joy*

 

[UrbanRats]

Is this good news or bad? Their Japanese output has been dire but their work with Western Devs has been great.

This is what i want to know, too.

 

[Broach]

Wasn't he already the president since December 2000? People still liked Square at that time.

 

[PaulExcellent]

There is no way.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Nice. He deserves a lot of credit for saving the company in the early 2000's and for wisely purchasing Eidos but he just didn't seem to have a clue how to actually run a videogame company, which led to some really bad decisions. Realistically, he should've moved on like 8 or so years ago.

Now let's hope his successor has a clue.

 

[rockx4]

How bad were the numbers? I have no idea if this is good or bad news, I mean... it's not like he designed their horrible games during the past gen.

 

[Kaako]

I see...

 

[Tenki]

Goodbye Imperial Hot.

 

[michaelius]

Does this mean more or less iOS games?

Much more and social stuff

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

Should I be excited?

 

[adamsapple]

Nomura for president !

 

[pswii60]

Does this mean more or less iOS games?

Fewer, if I'm correcting your grammar. More, if I'm answering your question.

 

[Muku]

You should expect more iOS.

God I hope not. It's already been depressing to see the way SE has gone. If it continues on this path, then they're as good as dead in my eyes. I want something more than how ever many versions of FF14 they want to do.

EDIT: Mean 13. Though it's funny we are going into version 2.0 with 14, so maybe my brain was playing a cruel joke on me while I was typing that up.

 

[sublimit]

Good riddance.

 

[ZoddGutts]

Now maybe Type-0 and Versus will come out with the new management.

 

[Nibel]

 

[toastyToast]

Oh shit!

Toriyama to become new CEO?

 

[Axspell]

I wonder if this will usher in a sea-change for the company. It would have to, right?

 

[Chuck Norris]

Nearly a decade overdue

 

[michaelius]

Should I be excited?

Depends if you have smartphone or not...

 

[Pooya]

revised forecasts

http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/130326.pdf

reasons:

 

[plantedunicorn]

Good luck to him. Its not really surprising when you consider the way Square has been languishing this generation.

 

[ahm998]

Who's next?

Reggi for sure

If he didn't announced anything for Wii U this month , Iwata should make him resign before he resign by himself.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

No XIII-4?

 

[Kainazzo]

He's stepped down, but will he still be with the company? If so, how much pull would he be keeping?

 

[Frumix]

No more Final Fantasy 13 sequels?

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

Good riddance. Incompentent buffoon.

 

[Lulubop]

Wow.

 

[Bruno MB]

Wow, that's a megaton

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

It's a CEO slaughter. Who's next (don't say Iwata!)

Iwata is realistic though

 

[wenis]

Just don't touch Sleepjng Dogs 2... Do whatever you need to, just don't fuck with that.

 

[Dusky]

Dayum.

 

[GreenMakoEyes]

oh shit, this came out of nowhere. Now this could be either bad or good.

 

[Trevelyon]

Nomura for president !

1000 years of lightning.

 

[Chittagong]

Please be excited.

 

[reptilescorpio]

FF14 really has torn them to shreds so far.

 

[Tizoc]

Based on this I suppose...
http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/26/41...-to-incur-extraordinary-loss-this-fiscal-year

Hmm it mentions that digital sales were weak/low, but what titles is that based on?

 

[Kouriozan]

That's a good news, right?

 

[Bladenic]

revised forecasts

http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/130326.pdf

reasons:

This sounds pretty bad.

 

[Haunted]

Please be excited.

Came here to post this.

 

[AOC83]

Good, maybe Square can return to form with a new management. They have been a disaster this gen.

Who's next (don't say Iwata!)

He better be if Nintendo wants to get their shit back together. He hurt them long enough.

 

[rvy]

This is only good if the next guy doesn't have his head up his ass.

 

[JJD]

I just don't care about Square anymore.

It's a damn shame, I grew up playing their RPGs.

I just hope this and the difficulties they are facing don't affect Eidos.

 

[wsippel]

Iwata is realistic though

Iwata already addressed that topic, doesn't seem like there's anything to discuss for at least another year.

 

[paile]

I want old Square back.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Please be exited.

 

[ComputerMKII]

About damn time!

 

[XANDER CAGE]

What's the over/under on Matsuda's prospects? Do we know much about him? I haven't followed Square Enix for ages.