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If we look at the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY XI (FFXI) was developed as an MMORPG, and upon recovering server and other expenses, this game generated a total of nearly ¥40 billion in its ten years of operation. With simple calculations, we can divide this figure by 10 years and see that this title generated close to ¥4 billion per year ... After 10 years, FFXI generated nearly ¥40 billion in accumulated earnings and still is the most profitable title in the FF series.
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In summary, we are anticipating a significant rise in MMO in the next fiscal year ... HD games on the other hand, are expected to remain at roughly the same level for the next two years.
To explain this in relation to our three-tier framework, MMO was intended to be our solid foundation, HD games as the stabilizer ... However, MMO earnings still remain ¥0.