Square Enix Revises Earnings Forecasts For Major Loss

[Nuru]

This also hurts the developer though, if a game bombs and the retailers get stuck with a lot of unsold copies they will remember it. A lot of retailers got burned with FFXIV, trying to get them to stock FFXIV on PS3 if they release it at all will not be an easy task.

In some cases, you are correct. However, since companies like Gamestop strictly sell video games, there may be contracts behind certain products, MMORPGs especially. Anything that cannot be purchased outside of any store usually has a contract behind that, that way, no games are left unsold.

Let me put it this way. Say you are not able to order directly from SE, or from anywhere on the internet. Then you visit Gamestop or another Gaming Store and none are selling the title. There is no way you can purchase that game, no matter how hard you try. This is why Publishers, Manufacturers, or Vendors sign contract deals with the Merchandising companies.

The contracts mostly indicate that the Merchandiser is required to have the game in stock no matter the circumstances.

Also, I'm not quoting you to prove you wrong, because you are not wrong at all, situations like this do happen if Merchandisers do not sign the contracts. I'm quoting you so that everyone can learn how the business world works, since it does get a bit complicated when it comes to the end of a company fiscal year.

[Munba]

It's time to destroy some useless projects like mindjack.. finally. :P

[Eekiki]

All the more reason to make amends with Sakaguchi-san!

But don't worry, SE still has Eidos, and Arkham City will make up for a chunk of that loss.

[Rentahamster]

New info released:

http://www.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/11q4slides.pdf

Strategic Pillar:

#2 - Becoming "Network Centric" - Revitalize our major MMO titles

They're still gonna work on FF14. Yay!

[Buttons]

New info released:

http://www.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/11q4slides.pdf



They're still gonna work on FF14. Yay!

Yeah I saw those slides earlier on NeoGAF, was a relief. Felt all anxious and nervous that FFXIV would get dropped.
Really do love this game and am looking forward to fun and exciting things to come.

[Elexia]

New info released:

http://www.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/11q4slides.pdf



They're still gonna work on FF14. Yay!

Or they're going to revitalize (like I've mentioned before) XI as everyone who mentions having XIV utilize XI features or content is told to "go back to XI" so SE heard your cries, people!

(They also published a few other MMOs and may revive Front Mission Online.)

FF13 doesn't deserve any legacy sequel

Good thing you're no where near a game development studio or the world would have no sequels based on your logic. Sales proved otherwise and sales solely determine sequels, btw

[Munba]

Strategic Pillar:

#2 - Becoming "Network Centric" - Revitalize our major MMO titles

Put some FF13/Versus graphics programmers into the staff pls.

[Cairdeas]

Put some FF13/Versus graphics programmers into the staff pls.

They already did a majority of the programers for the crystal tools engine are shared.

[Evangela]

FF13 doesn't deserve any legacy sequel

[Cxplorer]

I'm pretty sure that they plan to release an expansion soon with the PS3 announcement. They can't afford to loose money.