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DRAGON QUEST HEROES:
The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below
©2015 ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/
KOEI TECMO GAMES/SQUARE ENIX All Rights Reserved.
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD
©2011, 2015 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA
was strong from European and North American game players as the PSP version had only been
available in Japan. As such, the title, which includes a playable demo of “FINAL FANTASY XV,” has
proven a major success, selling over a million units globally. In addition to these new titles, we also
saw growth in sales of full downloads of catalog titles, demonstrating that we are achieving longer
product lifecycles. Given our ample catalog of assets, we are confident that this trend will work to
our advantage.
We are slated to release the latest installments of multiple major franchises from our European
and North American studios in the second half of the fiscal year ending March 2016. PlayStation 4
and Xbox One have been on the market for two years and uptake of both platforms by gamers is
now at full steam. Meanwhile, major European and North American publishers have plans for
releasing a string of new titles. We are proud to say that our lineup for the fiscal year ending March
2016 represents a strong offering that can stand up to those of any of our peers. Competition is
intensifying as the market picks up, but we intend to spare no effort in readying ourselves for the key
holiday season.
In the Amusement segment, our arcades continue to face a challenging environment, in part due
to the hike in the consumption tax in Japan. Thanks, however, to our efficient management of our
arcades, the segment was able to book operating income of ¥3.6 billion for the fiscal year ended
March 2015. We did not release any major new game machines for sale, but existing titles such as
“LORD of VERMILION III” and “GUNSLINGER STRATOS 2” contributed to sales thanks to brisk
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