Square Enix’s Sales And Profits Soar

Square Enix booked big numbers during the nine month period ended on December 31, 2009. Their games division’s net sales are up 97% and operating income skyrocketed to 18,084 million yen or roughly $202.6 million dollars. That figure is up 99% compared to the same period last year.

Favorable sales of Dragon Quest IX, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Final Fantasy XIII lead the charge. Chrono Trigger, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and The Last Remnant were some of their lead titles for the April-December period in 2008.

Key releases in their fourth fiscal quarter include: Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (worldwide), Supreme Commander 2 (NA/EU), Final Fantasy XIII, (NA/EU), Just Cause 2 (NA/EU), Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Japan), and Dragon Quest VI (Japan).