{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T04:57:44.612Z","story":{"id":"r_69a126d583fc4391b61cf4d7","slug":"square-enix-catalog-sales-rise-for-third-straight-year-as-hd-remakes-drive","url":"https://yomimono.id/square-enix-catalog-sales-rise-for-third-straight-year-as-hd-remakes-drive","headline":"Square Enix Catalog Sales Rise for Third Straight Year as HD Remakes Drive Profit Growth","summary":"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.","why_it_matters":"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.","published_at":"2026-05-18T19:31:06.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["GameBusiness.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","title":"Square Enix: Sales of Catalog Titles Increase for Third Consecutive Year; HD New Games Like Dragon Quest I & II, Remakes Dragon Quest VII and FFT Drive Stable Revenue and Profit Growth","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/15/26945.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}