Square Enix Catalog Sales Rise for Third Straight Year as HD Remakes Drive Profit Growth
Square Enix's catalog sales have grown three years running, confirming that its multiplatform strategy and promotional measures are converting older titles into a reliable revenue stream that offsets the natural decline of new-release spikes.
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Square Enix reported full-year results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, with Digital Entertainment segment operating profit up 28.0% year-on-year to 43.4 billion yen despite a 16.3% revenue decline. HD games including Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, and Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles showed stable sales, while catalog title sales reached 19.10 million units, up from 16.84 million the prior year.
Square Enix's catalog title sales hit 19.10 million units in the fiscal year ending March 2026, the third consecutive increase from 14.66 million in fiscal 2024 and 16.84 million in fiscal 2025. The company attributed the growth to promotional measures tied to its multiplatform strategy, which pushed more older games across more storefronts.
New HD releases also held steady. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, and Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles all contributed to the Digital Entertainment segment's operating profit of 43.4 billion yen, up 28.0% year-on-year, even as total segment revenue fell 16.3% to roughly 172.9 billion yen. The profit improvement came despite a revenue drop from the previous year's Dragon Quest III HD-2D launch, suggesting the company is getting more margin out of each release.
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