Square Enix Records Significant Sales Drop
Bruno Pferd 
Key Takeaways
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- Square Enix experienced a substantial financial decline in Q1 of their fiscal year, with sales dropping nearly 16%.
- Fewer new game releases and shifting platform strategies have been identified as major factors contributing to this downturn.
- Sales dropped by over 15% from April to June 2021, resulting in a 15% revenue drop compared to Q1 of 2024.
- Reduced revenue was reported from the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, MMO, and mobile game segments. Despite launching only a few new titles during this period, the financial impact could not be fully reversed.
Square Enix Faces Significant Financial Decline Amidst Fewer Releases and Platform Strategy Shifts
Square Enix reported a significant financial downturn in the first quarter of its current fiscal year, with sales plummeting by nearly 16%. Fewer new game releases and the strategy of launching existing catalog games on new platforms led to this decline. Separately, from April to June 2021, the company experienced a sales slide exceeding 15%, which resulted in a 15% revenue drop when compared to the first quarter of 2024. Further contributing to the financial challenges, Square Enix saw reduced revenue from its Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and massively multiplayer online (MMO) segments, alongside decreased mobile game sales. However, a reduction in overall production investments helped partially mitigate the negative financial impact. During this period, the company launched only a few new titles: Bravely Default HD on Nintendo Switch 2 and Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox Series. These releases did not manage to reverse the negative trend for the Japanese company.
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