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Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest & Tomb Raider Sell 144 Million, 78 Million, & 74 Million Respectively

Square Enix has published their financial report for the financial year ending March 31, 2019.

- Final Fantasy series: 144 million copies (an increase of 2 million compared to the previous quarter)
- Dragon Quest series: 78 million copies (an increase of 2 million compared to the previous quarter)
- Tomb Raider series: 74 million copies (an increase of 7 million compared to the previous quarter)

Noteworthy are the 7 million copies registered by Shadow of the Tomb Raider in the first quarter of 2019, demonstrating how the game is still doing well on the market.

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Kribwalker1852d ago Show
Battlestar231851d ago

Great numbers and 7 million for SOTR is great. I think we can guess that 70-75% is on PS4 as most multi-platform games sell the most on it.

KaaF1851d ago

Do you have stock in Sony, or just another moron fanboying over a company?

Exvalos1851d ago

It is true though tomb raider sells better on psx, it's just the truth, install base aside it's just a better known franchise on playstation.

Eonjay1851d ago

You don't have to be a fanboy to math. Yes 70-75% of those console sales are PlayStation. Stop cockblocking the truth. or putting it behind a gate so that people can't say it without 'being a fanboy'.

Abnor_Mal1851d ago

They should have done a console breakdown for each game. What games sell well on each platform, that way people don't have to guess a game sold best on a particular console, or a game when into a systems service early because it did not sell well when first released. That way all the speculation can stop.

Still good numbers for all three franchises.

StarLink1851d ago

They dont have to do such thing at all. A sale is a sale. We all know the reason why some of you want the breakdown. Square doesnt have that mentality.

Abnor_Mal1851d ago

@StarLink yea they don't have to, but they could have. One person above speculated that most sales came from one particular console, then the other person says that sales were good but others suggested it wasn't that's why the game when into a service early. If there was a break down those two people would not need to make guesses but would know exactly where the sales came from.

We also know why some or you don't what a breakdown. I'm sure Square also has that mentality and at some time will provide a breakdown especially when deciding if a game should or should not come to a console due to low sales.

KwietStorm_BLM1851d ago

"What games sell well on each platform, that way people don't have to guess a game sold best on a particular console"

So when you remove the internet dwellers from the equation, how many gamers do you think really give a damn how many games sold on a particular console?

Abnor_Mal1851d ago

@KwietStorm I don't know how many gamers would really give a damn about how many copies a game sold on a particular console if you removed the internet dwellers. I guess we would need some kind of breakdown that could give us the answer, but it would probably be posted on the internet where most people dwell in this day and age.

No Way1851d ago

Why does that even matter? People don't partake in the stupid 'console' war, in real life.

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TopherMan1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

Are those SOTR numbers really great though? The game dropped to $30 a month after it launched.

Imalwaysright1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

There are hundreds of games released each year. How many of them do you think sell 7 million copies?

TopherMan1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

I don't know. How ever many there are, how many of those games had their price cut by half in a month?

Price matters.

The 10th Rider1851d ago

I got BFV for like $20 before the end of last year. Many other games have seen steep discounts immediately after release. Fallout 76, Mass Effect Adromeda, and others.

TopherMan1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

Typically due to poor sales or extremely negative circumstances as with ME: Andromeda and Fallout 76, yes.

Imalwaysright1851d ago

Yes, price matters. If you drop the price to €30 you'll obviously get more sales but still even if every game that was released last year got its price dropped to €30 I'm willing to bet that 99% of them wouldn't even reach 2 or 3 million units sold let alone 7 million units.

TopherMan1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

- Final Fantasy series: 144 million copies (an increase of 2 million compared to the previous quarter)
- Dragon Quest series: 78 million copies (an increase of 2 million compared to the previous quarter)
- Tomb Raider series: 74 million copies (an increase of 7 million compared to the previous quarter)

OH....so those 7 million is the for the entire franchise, not just SoTR. They are reporting 2 million this quarter for the FF series? So if FF pulled in 2 million units without a major release, how many units of TR were actually SoTR. I imagine the majority, but in reality we don't know units are actually SoTR.

The TR franchise seems to be constantly on sale for PC.
https://www.humblebundle.co...

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Brazz1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

70% is a bit too much, but i'm sure something like 60% is on playstation side, remember, Nintendo also got a fair share here.

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ShinRon1851d ago

didnt realize Tomb Raider still put up numbers like that wow

Double_O_Revan1851d ago

And yet Square will still refer to it as a disappointment.

PhoenixUp1851d ago

How does SoTR sell so well and Square Enix doesn’t make a mention of it? So many people were erroneously under the impression that it bombed and that it was a stupid decision to release if the same month as Spider-Man, yet it being part of a big franchise still allowed it to move an impressive 7 million in less than a year

Meanwhile NieR: Automata moves 4 million in more than two years and Square Enix can’t contain their excitement for it. The publisher clearly has different expectations for its western and eastern titles

TopherMan1851d ago

Nier’s price wasn’t cut in half a month after its launch. I bet SE made a lot more money on Nier than SoTR

PhoenixUp1851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

Various games get discounted as soon as they come out.these days.

You know how many publishers would kill to have a game sell over 7 million in less than a year regardless of the circumstances? Square Enix should still show pride in this title’s commercial success, especially since it’s still amongst the best selling games in the series.

In addition to that it’s not like every game that goes on discount will automatically sell that well.

TopherMan1851d ago

AAA games do not typically get slashed in half a month after launch. This happened so soon after launch that the game got review bombed by gamers who were angry at having paid full price.

https://kotaku.com/shadow-o...

Come on, dude. This is not normal.

And I don't know of any publisher that would kill to sell 7 million of a AAA game at half its initial price the first six months and we are talking about a big name AAA multiplat franchise. You were wondering why SE is more excited about Nier sales than SoTR sales. Well.....I guess you answered your own question.

"In addition to that it’s not like every game that goes on discount will automatically sell that well."

If SoTR sales were great from the beginning then there is no way SE would have slashed the price. I don't believe for a second that SoTR would have sold 7 million without its drastic price cut.

bluefox7551851d ago (Edited 1851d ago )

Nier likely had a massively smaller budget than TR. Their excitement about sales necessarily have to be contrasted with the cost to make it.

pietro12121851d ago

It seems like like it, but 4 million is great for a niche franchise like Nier. It seems like Square excerpts more their western I.Ps I remember them stating that reboot title didn't meet expectations (even though it sold over 4 million copeis)

P_Bomb1850d ago (Edited 1850d ago )

SOTR shipped 4 million as of Dec 31st. Shipped. Some people are misreading TR’s series totals going up as being solely attributed to SOTR. SOTR’s not sitting at 11 million. It didn’t triple this Q what it shipped launch Q. The series has umpteen games on sale at any given time, all contributing.

Regarding SOTR, Squeenix president Yosuke Matsuda stated SOTR got off to “a weak start” and was “unable to provide an experience that was novel enough that players would choose to buy them before any of the other numerous major titles on the competitive landscape." https://www.gamesindustry.b...

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bluefox7551851d ago

Can't wait for the next DQ game, DQ11 was my first in the series, and they completely won me over.

SegaGamer1851d ago

Play DQ8, seriously, it's the best DQ game of the lot.

The 10th Rider1851d ago

I played Dragon "Warrior" back on NES when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite series. I didn't realize the series continued as Dragon Quest until years later when I saw Dragon Quest 8. Picked it up and fell in love with the series allover again. It would be awesome if they'd give us a collection over here in the West. Nearly every single entry is available on to play on the 3DS, but it would be nice to get them all in one HD collection for all consoles.

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Blumhouse Games Showcase Trailer Released, Game Titles and Info Revealed

Blumhouse Games has announced a slate of upcoming horror games! Project info, developers and more revealed with a sizzle reel.

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Halo: Combat Evolved remaster reportedly in the works, being considered for PlayStation release

Eurogamer writes: "That's according to The Verge's Tom Warren, who (in the site's paywalled Notepad newsletter) says a new Halo: Combat Evolved remaster is currently in the early stages of development. It's one of several new games reportedly being considered for Project Latitude - Microsoft's internal name for its new multi-console release strategy - following multi-console launches for Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment, and Hi-Fi Rush earlier this year."

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LG_Fox_Brazil10h ago

I remember having a good time with this one in a, let's say 'modded' version, on the PC with a bunch of friends back in the day.

Not really sure if I would pay 70 or even 60 dollars for it on my ps5, but I guess we'll see. I would consider if it was the master chef collection, mainly for the single player campaigns, and if it was around 40 bucks

just_looken1h ago

Right they already remastered the cutscenes and the master chief collection is already a thing just make that work for ps5 users.

RedDeadLB10h ago

wait, wasnt this already remastered?

darthv7210h ago

Yes... twice if you count the Anniversary edition on 360 and then later updated again (slightly) for the MC Collection on XBO.

JEECE8h ago

Yes, and I'm sure all the usual suspects who are super upset at other companies for "remaking remasters" will be outraged about this one.

porkChop8h ago

Yeah it's been remastered twice I believe. I'm not sure why this needs another one. A from-the-ground-up remake I could understand, but another remaster seems entirely unnecessary.

Lightning778h ago(Edited 8h ago)

I was thinking it could be remade under Unreal Engine 5 to get ready for Certain Affinity's new BR game that might get shown off on Sunday. (Don't know know just speculation. ) One of the jobs descriptions for the BR Halo was designed to be played on all consoles or every where (hard paraphrasing here) once again there's smoke but doesnt always mean fire.

I personally think it's false. It's already been redone a few times plus nobody is really asking for Halo CE remake not like a Gears collection (which ppl are speculating could be on PS also) unless Halo CE gets announced on Sunday along with Certain Affinity's new game then I can see both games being on PS, I highly, highly doubt it. It's also said to be in early development so why even "leak" this news unless Tom Warren wants you to sign up to his news letter lol. Who knows if it's even real which I personally don't think it is. Any game that's early in development could be considered to go multiplatform, you can just throw that in there for any game being made.

ChasterMies7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

If Sony can release two remasters of The Last of Us and Rock Star can release two console updates for GTA V, we can have another remaster of Halo CE.

darthv727h ago

We already have two remasters of Halo CE. One for 360 and one for XBO. Just like LoU remastered for PS4 and then again for PS5.

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purple10110h ago

"in early stages of development", so , like the rest go their games then

outsider16248h ago

Halo on a Playstation. We welcome thee oh Master Chief.

RaiderNation8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Halo with Dualsense capability would be cool. Hearing Cortana's voice through the controller speaker would be a cool addition as well!

just_looken1h ago

Sorry i half to disagree as i use a game controller not some gimmick crap

Nothing like getting vital info from cheap ass speaker you can hardly hear do too wearing headphones and or having a surround sound setup.

I wish i could get a ps5 pad that only had buttons remove all the vibration/trigger/heptic/speak er shit i never use it nor see a point in it.

RaiderNation8h ago

Sorry but, doesnt this essentially already exist in Halo MCC? It didn't say remake, it said remaster. What more can they do with it outside of what was already done?

spicelicka7h ago

So the general theory is that this is a brand new remaster using Unreal Engine, so it'll be very different at least aesthetically and possibly even gameplay-wise. It's also considered as a test for Unreal engine to be used for future Halo games.

Noskypeno5h ago

I'm hoping it still has the little engine quirks that make it unique, like launching the warthog with grenades or painting the walls with the glowing alien goo and stuff like that.

just_looken1h ago

That would suck i fucking hate unreal being everywere we need more game engines being used.

Putting all the eggs in one basket means every game has the same tools same limits same asset's and eventually epic will be like adobe seeing 0 competition will increase the cost of using said tools that cost will be put onto us the customer.

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A new retro-style Five Night’s at Freddy’s game is on the way

Mega Cat Studios teams with FNAF creator Scott Cawthon to create a new eerie entry for the franchise, embracing a retro aesthetic.

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