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[Exentryk]

Square Enix released their financial results today for period ending Mar 31, 2014.

Press Release for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 - http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/14q4release.pdf
Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 - http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/14q4earnings.pdf

Square Enix stock falls 10% on no profit growth forecast despite going into China, forecast game units to 12m from 17.23m last year

@Gibbogame

Square Enix forecast of game units falling to 12m implies no FF15 in the year ending Mar 2015

@Gibbogame

EDIT:
SE has also added their briefing session slides - http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/14q4slides.pdf

 

[Asd202]

There's a very strange lack of a pretty recent game in the press release.

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465770412270301185



Unsurprising, still disappointing.

Well obviously.

 

[StreetsAhead]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465770412270301185

Square Enix forecast of game units falling to 12m implies no FF15 in the year ending Mar 2015

Unsurprising, still disappointing.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Please be excited

Spoiler

?

 

[Philippo]

Of course FFXV is coming in April 20XV.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I thought everyone had resigned themselves to no FFXV this FY already? I'm guessing their output will be mostly Eidos.

 

[Aquamarine]

So how's that "we must become completely obsessed with mobile / browser games" strategy working out for you, Mr. Matsuda?

 

[Asd202]

Of course FFXV is coming in April 20XV.

Yes on 1st.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

FFXHD, Theif and Tomb Raider with "favourable" sales.

No Lightning Returns mention. Contributing to their losses. What a miserable flop.

 

[Earthpainting]

Well it's not like they're sitting on several unlocalised Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy games that they could sell in other territories that could help them bridge the time until the next big project, right?

 

[Shard]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465769608083816448

Square Enix plans June 3rd NA release for Murdered for PS4/PS3/360,

 

[Asd202]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465769608083816448

Megaton.

 

[Mr. RHC]

-Strifegirl courtesy


The dream is DEAD I say, this game is never coming out.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465769608083816448

This is gonna be a stealth release bomb isnt it? Feels like they're cutting their losses with it. (Like they did with Mindjack, NieR and Front Mission)

 

[Blablurn]

They better have a strong E3 this year.

 

[Asd202]

This is gonna be a stealth release bomb isnt it? Feels like they're cutting their losses with it. (Like they did with Mindjack, NieR and Front Mission)

But how are they gonna cut thier losses on XV?

They better have a strong E3 this year.

Strong E3 will mean nothing if the games that are shown are not close to release. Just look at last year.

 

[Cosmozone]

So how's that "we must become completely obsessed with mobile / browser games" strategy working out for you, Mr. Matsuda?

And were they obsessed? I'm not following the mobile market.

 

[cw_sasuke]

This is gonna be a stealth release bomb isnt it? Feels like they're cutting their losses with it. (Like they did with Mindjack, NieR and Front Mission)

Yeah it'll bomb, anything else would be shocking.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

So is there any release list for the fiscal year of 2014-2015?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

-Strifegirl courtesy


The dream is DEAD I say, this game is never coming out.

E3 is upon us child. Do not lose faith now.

BELIEVE!

But how are they gonna cut thier losses on XV?

Nirolak already typed out a decent strategy to ensure its a success. Hopefully PR got wind and emailed it to Japan.

 

[1st Course]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465769608083816448

Announcing release date 3 weeks before the game release? wtf

 

[Squire]

It's hilarious Thief seems to have performed better than LR.

Announcing release date 3 weeks before the game release? wtf

Gibson is just relaying the info he's been given. That date is super old now. They have a pre-order promotion and like 3-4 trailers out since then.

 

[Mr. RHC]

When FXV launches in 2016, it's been 10 years.. 10 YEAARSS.. that's T-E-N Y-E-A-R-S.

ROFS ( rolling on the floor sobbing).

 

[BocoDragon]

When FXV launches in 2016, it's been 10 years.. 10 YEAARSS.. that's T-E-N Y-E-A-R-S.

ROFS ( rolling on the floor sobbing).

Don't be silly, it's obviously launching in 2017.

 

[DragonSworne]

Don't be silly, it's obviously launching in 2017.

Makes sense, mobile tech should be powerful enough by then.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

When FXV launches in 2016, it's been 10 years.. 10 YEAARSS.. that's T-E-N Y-E-A-R-S.

ROFS ( rolling on the floor sobbing).

April-May 20XV would be perfect.

Finish College then and the game would motivate me to finish all my projects waaaay before deadline!

 

[Zolbrod]

The dream is DEAD I say, this game is never coming out.

I had my doubts when it was still called FFvsXIII, but now that they changed it to FFXV, there's no WAY they're canning it. They wouldn't cancel a new numbered entry.

 

[Asd202]

April-May 20XV would be perfect.

Finish College then and the game would motivate me to finish all my projects waaaay before deadline!

Well if it's April-May 2015 the game should have a huge presence at E3.

 

[Qvoth]

could be an awesome birthday gift if it's really on april
lol

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

When FF XV releases in 2017, surely that will mean Kingdom Hearts 3 is right around the corner, right?

Because it's been 9 years since the last console KH release.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Lightning didn't strike twice for them, but they bet the farm on it striking 3 times.

Nuts.

 

[Mr. RHC]

Don't be silly, it's obviously launching in 2017.

Spoiler

Sigh, the translation for AAI2 will never come out as well.

 

[Into]

They will still focus on mobile and throw shit on the wall in hopes to land their own Puzzle and Dragons success story

 

[TheTux]

Late 2015 then.

 

[Feorax]

They must be getting close to smashing the glass for FF7 HD at this point.

Assuming they have the money to make it .

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Guess we know why Sony bailed out.

 

[qualitydisc]

At least they had an operating income in the black this year versus in the red last year. The news isn't all bad. In fact, they raised their profit projection just a couple days ago:
http://kabutan.jp/news/marketnews/?b=k201405090641

 

[Data West]

But... Lightning.

 

[Mr. RHC]

Remember when your parents promised to pick you up after school? Yeah, that's Square Enix.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465770412270301185

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

'SE confirms Lightening Returns...once more..again.'

 

[Sou]

At least they had an operating income in the black this year versus in the red last year. The news isn't all bad. In fact, they raised their profit projection just a couple days ago:
http://kabutan.jp/news/marketnews/?b=k201405090641

Investors look at the long term. The upward revision wasn't very much. There are companies that make more than that amount in a single week.

 

[Azih]

Are the chuckleheads still blaming Eidos for this?

 

[CozMick]

Sony had inside info regarding the sale of there shares?

 

[BlackLagoon]

I'm sure they'll see the obvious error they made, and take immediate steps to correct it by releasing Lightning Returns on mobile.

 

[Longsword]

So how's that "we must become completely obsessed with mobile / browser games" strategy working out for you, Mr. Matsuda?

I seem to recall Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light is doing fine?

With the way the Japanese market is nowadays I am sure they will continue with their mobile push, but hopefully Tomb Raider and FF14 will ensure they will still fund AAA too.

Seems that they just are not getting enough major releases out next FY. Need to look into it a bit more.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

If they had only published bravely default in the west and not nintendo ...

Spoiler

i know, no big difference, but still

 

[DangerMouse]

So how's that "we must become completely obsessed with mobile / browser games" strategy working out for you, Mr. Matsuda?

This.

Spoiler

Sigh, the translation for AAI2 will never come out as well.

Yeah

 

[Nibel]

Square Enix forecast of game units falling to 12m implies no FF15 in the year ending Mar 2015

:'(

 

[Shion]

https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/465770412270301185



Unsurprising, still disappointing.

That's fine.

FFXV will be a make-or-break moment for the series and Square-Enix needs to deliver.

I'd rather see them take their time and come out with a quality product, than rush it just because people are asking about it.