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| Square-Enix News: Annual Profit Reports, FFXI Interview |
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| Posted by: Cuer - Tue May 24th, 2005 11:57 pm EDT | A handful of recent news items regarding Square-Enix and FFXI:
As reported in Japan Today, annual shareholder reports were released, providing information about the company:
Game software developer Square Enix Co said Tuesday its group net profit jumped 35.8 percent in the 2004 business year from the previous year to 14.93 billion yen as its online game services achieved strong growth.
Group pretax profit for the year ended March 31 increased 41.9% to 25.9 billion yen on 73.86 billion yen in sales, up 16.9%. Per-share group net profit rose to 135.63 yen from 100.04 yen.
Further information comes from a GameWatch article, with an original Japanese article and auto-translated version. The operating profit from Final Fantasy XI increased 36% in the period, and the online gaming market is seen as being a place for further growth. Update: More information from the financial reports can be found at Gamasutra.
A lengthy interview with Tanaka Hiro, lead producer of FFXI, can also be found at GameWatch (original Japanese article, Babelfish auto-translation and Excite auto-translation.) Much is discussed regarding the conversion of FFXI to the Xbox 360, as well as the current Chains of Promathia expansion. Of special note is the hint of another expansion, which was started in development at the same time that the CoP expansion was being put out. No time frame was given, or any further details about the next expansion.
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