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For the six months ended September 30, Square Enix posted revenues up 43% year-over-year to ¥172.73 billion ($1.67 billion). Profits were also up 46.3% to ¥16.05 billion ($155.4 million).
Square Enix sold a total of 12.08 million copies of new games during the first half, split almost evenly between physical and downloadable versions, compared to 8.65 million copies in last year's first half when its biggest releases were a Switch port of Dragon Quest 11 and an Xbox One version of Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster.
The publisher gave little indication as to just how Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Marvel's Avengers performed, but some of their performance can be inferred.
In the first half when Final Fantasy 7 Remake launched, the publisher's HD Games division posted net sales of ¥34.1 billion ($330.1 million) and an operating income of more than ¥10 billion ($96.8 million).
For the second quarter when Marvel's Avengers launched, Square Enix's HD Games business saw net sales of ¥23.7 billion ($229.4 million) and an operating loss of more than ¥5 billion ($48.4 million).
For the full year, Square Enix is forecasting revenues to be up 11.3% to ¥290 billion ($2.81 billion), with earnings per share of ¥201 ($1.95).
For the six months ended September 30, Square Enix posted revenues up 43% year-over-year to ¥172.73 billion ($1.67 billion). Profits were also up 46.3% to ¥16.05 billion ($155.4 million).
Square Enix sold a total of 12.08 million copies of new games during the first half, split almost evenly between physical and downloadable versions, compared to 8.65 million copies in last year's first half when its biggest releases were a Switch port of Dragon Quest 11 and an Xbox One version of Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster.
The publisher gave little indication as to just how Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Marvel's Avengers performed, but some of their performance can be inferred.
In the first half when Final Fantasy 7 Remake launched, the publisher's HD Games division posted net sales of ¥34.1 billion ($330.1 million) and an operating income of more than ¥10 billion ($96.8 million).
For the second quarter when Marvel's Avengers launched, Square Enix's HD Games business saw net sales of ¥23.7 billion ($229.4 million) and an operating loss of more than ¥5 billion ($48.4 million).
For the full year, Square Enix is forecasting revenues to be up 11.3% to ¥290 billion ($2.81 billion), with earnings per share of ¥201 ($1.95).
