Square has released their fiscal results for the second half of year, reflecting sales activity from October 2001 - March 2002. As expected, Square's results were deeply impacted by the dismal performance of the company's first feature film 'Final Fantasy: Spirits Within.' Sales during the period were 3.6 billion yen ($29 million), a 51 percent decrease from the same term last year. Software shipments for the year were 7,900,000 units, which breaks down geographically as follows: 4.37 million in Japan, 2.97 million in America, and 560,000 in Europe.
More disappointing however, Square released their projections for this fiscal year March 2002 - March 2003. According to company president Youichi Wada, Square has no plans to release Final Fantasy XII, nor any GameCube titles during the period. Moreover, he reaffirmed that Square has no plans to support Microsoft's Xbox console. Seemingly, Square is banking on the success of Final Fantasy XI and, as reported yesterday, two spin-offs of Final Fantasy X for the PlayStation 2 to carry them through next spring.
In associated Square news, and despite reports to the contrary, financial officer Yosuke Matsuda revealed that Square hasn't found a buyer for their movie subsidiary. Based in Hawaii, the company produced only one feature film 'Final Fantasy: Spirits Within' before officially closing. According to Matsuda-san, in light of the inability to sell off the entire company, Square has already begun liquidating most of the film subsidiary's equipment to raise capital.
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Vamos, q en la X nasti, y en la GC tampoco...
Sólo anuncian los ya comentados spin offs esos del FFX en los q usando el sistema de juego (motor 3d, algunos personajes y mecánica del juego) harán historias paralelas a partir de ideas q les surgieron durante el desarrollo del X... vamos, q no tienen ni para pipas y tienen que aprovechar lo que tienen bien (tb es lógico, no?).