SE are planning to strengthen their smartphone games development after March 2015, as per Matsuda. (via @chuutohanpa)

— Eternal (@Obsqura) March 31, 2014

 

Interview with Yosuke Matsuda.

 

 

Oh no.

Oh no.

 

Oh yes. More money for Square Enix.

Yeah this gets me REALLY excited! not really 

Oh yeah Square that's exactly what your fans wanted from you whoopdy f***king dooo

 

 

didn't they record a 1.30 billion Yen loss last year from their mobile division alone???

 

They're just like Capcom no matter how many times their mistakes bite them in the ass they'll never learn

 

 

Yeah Square go after that Angry Birds dollar cuz that worked reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally well before didn't it?

 

Uhh if FFXV didn't turn out well I wish another company would buy the Final Fantasy franchise cuz everyday my faith in Square Enix decreases little by little

March 2015? That's too far off, they might changed their minds by then.

Oh yeah Square that's exactly what your fans wanted from you whoopdy f***king dooo

 

 

didn't they record a 1.30 billion Yen loss last year from their mobile division alone???

 

They're just like Capcom no matter how many times their mistakes bite them in the ass they'll never learn

 

 

Yeah Square go after that Angry Birds dollar cuz that worked reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally well before didn't it?

 

Uhh if FFXV didn't turn out well I wish another company would buy the Final Fantasy franchise cuz everyday my faith in Square Enix decreases little by little

 

The FINAL FANTASY games are among the best selling games on the Google Play store. They sell better than some of the Nintendo releases.

March 2015? That's too far off, they might changed their minds by then.

 

Not for a company like Square Enix. Wouldn't surprise me if they have already thought of 2018.

Not for a company like Square Enix. Wouldn't surprise me if they have already thought of 2018.

Yeah, the 2nd installment of the next Kingdom Hearts Saga.

The FINAL FANTASY games are among the best selling games on the Google Play store. They sell better than some of the Nintendo releases.

 

Not for a company like Square Enix. Wouldn't surprise me if they have already thought of 2018.

Again,what does Nintendo have to do with this????

 

No seriously this is a Square Enix centric discussion what does Nintendo have to do with this???

 

Also,those sales figures aren't that high compared to other mobile games and those little FF rereleases don't generate as much profit as console releases

 

and All the Bravest bombed really hard 

 

And excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse ME for not licking Square's butt,not everything that has Square's logo on is good.They make mistakes and if we want better products from them we have to call them on their bullshit and also support their actual good releases like FFXIV a Realm Reborn and Bravely Default

Yeah, the 2nd installment of the next Kingdom Hearts Saga.

 

Well I wouldn't say it like that considering Kingdom Hearts III will only release in 2016 at the earliest. But Nomura might have some ideas for post-Kingdom Hearts III.

Well I wouldn't say it like that considering Kingdom Hearts III will only release in 2016 at the earliest. But Nomura might have some ideas for post-Kingdom Hearts III.

The second installment could me a mobile game. Unusual yes, but you did say that Square Enix announced their mobile market strengthening in March 2015, so with that happening, the next Kingdom Hearts Saga would be full of surprises.

The second installment could me a mobile game. Unusual yes, but you did say that Square Enix announced their mobile market strengthening in March 2015, so with that happening, the next Kingdom Hearts Saga would be full of surprises.

 

A Kingdom Hearts game on iOS and Android? Oh that'll definitely happen. And it wouldn't surprise me if they already have one in development.

A Kingdom Hearts game on iOS and Android? Oh that'll definitely happen. And it wouldn't surprise me if they already have one in development.

Yep, this is Square Enix we are talking about.

Again,what does Nintendo have to do with this????

 

No seriously this is a Square Enix centric discussion what does Nintendo have to do with this???

 

Also,those sales figures aren't that high compared to other mobile games and those little FF rereleases don't generate as much profit as console releases

 

and All the Bravest bombed really hard 

 

And excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse ME for not licking Square's butt,not everything that has Square's logo on is good.They make mistakes and if we want better products from them we have to call them on their bullshit and also support their actual good releases like FFXIV a Realm Reborn and Bravely Default

 

I'm talking about FINAL FANTASY releases on Nintendo consoles. A lot of them have failed to sell 500,000 copies. The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii sold 380,000 copies worldwide. Yeah. That's extremely bad for a console despite how quickly it died. 

 

500,000 purchases for one game that's deemed by many as "pricey" is pretty good imo. Especially when that's not even including iOS, Windows Phone and Amazon App store sales.

Yep, this is Square Enix we are talking about.

 

Yep, although I think Disney let it slip out.

I'm talking about FINAL FANTASY releases on Nintendo consoles. A lot of them have failed to sell 500,000 copies. The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii sold 380,000 copies worldwide. Yeah. That's extremely bad for a console despite how quickly it died. 

 

500,000 purchases for one game that's deemed by many as "pricey" is pretty good imo. Especially when that's not even including iOS, Windows Phone and Amazon App store sales.

1it's a rerelease so of course it won't sell as much as the original release

 

2the SNES version of FF6(not the rerelease,the actual SNES verison I mean) sold 3 million copies on it's own

 

so count original release before counting rereleases

 

and again what does Nintendo have to do with this?? There is also the PS Store rerelease that you don't wanna count.

 

I don't get shoving a Nintendo hate discussion when the whole topic has 0% anything to do with Nintendo itself

1it's a rerelease so of course it won't sell as much as the original release

 

2the SNES version of FF6(not the rerelease,the actual SNES verison I mean) sold 3 million copies on it's own

 

so count original release before counting rereleases

 

and again what does Nintendo have to do with this?? There is also the PS Store rerelease that you don't wanna count.

 

I don't get shoving a Nintendo hate discussion when the whole topic has 0% anything to do with Nintendo itself

 

I'm not counting Virtual Console or PSOne Classics since they're emulations of original versions.

 

The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii was FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Which only sold 380,000 copies worldwide.

 

I'm not hating on Nintendo, simply comparing it as platform.

I'm not counting Virtual Console or PSOne Classics since they're emulations of original versions.

 

The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii was FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Which only sold 380,000 copies worldwide.

 

I'm not hating on Nintendo, simply comparing it as platform.

Yeah right that's why you pick the Nintendo releases of all things dude you don't have to hide it.

 

Besides,Square never marketed The Crystal Bearers properly so of course it won't sell well as it barely had any commercials.

 

Also,you're obviously not trying to count sales of the DS versions of FF3 and FF4 

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Yeah right that's why you pick the Nintendo releases of all things dude you don't have to hide it.

 

Besides,Square never marketed The Crystal Bearers properly so of course it won't sell well as it barely had any commercials.

 

What? I've owned lots of Nintendo consoles. Lol. More Nintendo consoles than PlayStation consoles. Lol.

 

And what other market could I have chosen? The only market would have been PlayStation but clearly they have outsold the smartphone/tablet market.

 

And what about the other Wii games? They sold even worse.

I'm not counting Virtual Console or PSOne Classics since they're emulations of original versions.

 

The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii was FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Which only sold 380,000 copies worldwide.

 

I'm not hating on Nintendo, simply comparing it as platform.

Yeah, 96, that was a spin off game. Even when Square Enix released the crystal bearers they weren't hoping for it to be super successful since the crystal chronicles series was something that not many people wanted anyways.

Yeah, 96, that was a spin off game. Even when Square Enix released the crystal bearers they weren't hoping for it to be super successful since the crystal chronicles series was something that not many people wanted anyways.

 

Ah, that's a shame. But it was all I could think of to compare it to in regards to FINAL FANTASY.

Ah, that's a shame. But it was all I could think of to compare it to in regards to FINAL FANTASY.

So where exactly does your irrational hate for the Wii come from? Also, The virtual console has the original versions of FFIV and VI. Where on your smartphone is that?

So where exactly does your irrational hate for the Wii come from? Also, The virtual console has the original versions of FFIV and VI. Where on your smartphone is that?

 

Irrational hate? Lol. I don't have any irrational hate for any console.

 

I don't want to play the original versions of either of those games. And clearly people would prefer to play the latest version of these games.

I'm talking about FINAL FANTASY releases on Nintendo consoles. A lot of them have failed to sell 500,000 copies. The highest selling FINAL FANTASY game on the Wii sold 380,000 copies worldwide. Yeah. That's extremely bad for a console despite how quickly it died. 

 

500,000 purchases for one game that's deemed by many as "pricey" is pretty good imo. Especially when that's not even including iOS, Windows Phone and Amazon App store sales.

 

Yeah, some have failed to pass 500k on the Wii, but those are spin-off, that from a glance it wouldn't interest anyone aside from Square Enix fanboys. Meanwhile when we go over to the Nintendo DS, we have the following:

 

Final Fantasy III: 2.05 millions

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings: 1.36 millions

Final Fantasy IV: 1.17 millions

 

And then come the spin-offs, that like usual have low sales, here the highest having 0.76 millions.

 

2.05 millions are quite good numbers, for a simple remake, it is strange the remake that can get such good numbers in only one platform. You're surely going to say that 2 million in a 150 million userbase, is quite low, but remember, that if the games only sold 2 millions in a dedicated videogame device, it will sell way less in a mobile, just because the userbase is big, doesn't mean there will be big sales.

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I just hope they open their eyes, and see what is happening with Capcom, and how they are losing money, because of mobiles. If not well, I am sad to say this but:R.I.P Square Enix/Square Soft

1983-2017

 

I'm giving two years for them to fall after they go that way, and I think I am giving that much, they could only survive if Sony or Microsoft throws money at them, though it will probably be Sony who does that, if they are alive for that time that is.

Yeah, some have failed to pass 500k on the Wii, but those are spin-off, that from a glance it wouldn't interest anyone aside from Square Enix fanboys. Meanwhile when we go over to the Nintendo DS, we have the following:

 

Final Fantasy III: 2.05 millions

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings: 1.36 millions

Final Fantasy IV: 1.17 millions

 

And then come the spin-offs, that like usual have low sales, here the highest having 0.76 millions.

 

2.05 millions are quite good numbers, for a simple remake, it is strange the remake that can get such good numbers in only one platform. You're surely going to say that 2 million in a 150 million userbase, is quite low, but remember, that if the games only sold 2 millions in a dedicated videogame device, it will sell way less in a mobile, just because the userbase is big, doesn't mean there will be big sales.

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I just hope they open their eyes, and see what is happening with Capcom, and how they are losing money, because of mobiles. If not well, I am sad to say this but:R.I.P Square Enix/Square Soft

1983-2017

 

I'm giving two years for them to fall after they go that way, and I think I am giving that much, they could only survive if Sony or Microsoft throws money at them, though it will probably be Sony who does that, if they are alive for that time that is.

 

FINAL FANTASY III sold well on DS because it was the first time it was released outside of Japan. And I didn't want to compare it to those games since those games have been remastered for iOS, Android and Windows Phone and sold anywhere between 100,000 and 500,000 on Android alone each.

 

Sony die? Please. PlayStation 4 is the fastest selling console of all time.

FINAL FANTASY III sold well on DS because it was the first time it was released outside of Japan. And I didn't want to compare it to those games since those games have been remastered for iOS, Android and Windows Phone and sold anywhere between 100,000 and 500,000 on Android alone each.

 

Sony die? Please. PlayStation 4 is the fastest selling console of all time.

 

They are still games that have been present in Nintendo consoles, so they should be counted.  Do you have exact numbers ? Do you have a link, where it is reported? Are the number worldwide or region specific?

 

And? Just because you have the fastest selling console of all time, doesn't mean that you are receiving money from it, the true is that Sony is not receiving money from PS4 hardware, they only receive money from software and PS plus since now they make you pay for online. Unless Sony can make money from the PS4 hardware, ditch their useless divisions, and find a way to lower their gigantic debt, they should be hitting bankruptcy in the upcoming years and will not see the PS4's life till the end, the 1.1 Billion loss they are expecting is not good either.