{"rewrite":{"id":"r_69a126d583fc4391b61cf4d7","clusterId":"c_4c90b6cab8f94f81967f0862","slug":"square-enix-catalog-sales-rise-for-third-straight-year-as-hd-remakes-drive","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","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 \u0026 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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSquare 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew HD releases also held steady. Dragon Quest I \u0026 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Square Enix catalog sales hit 19.10M units in FY2026, third straight annual increase. HD remakes of Dragon Quest I\u0026II, VII, and FFT kept profits rising even as total DE revenue fell 16%.","twitterPost":"Square Enix catalog sales hit 19.10M units in FY2026, third straight annual increase. HD remakes of Dragon Quest I\u0026II, VII, and FFT kept profits rising even as total DE revenue fell 16%.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix reported its third consecutive year of catalog title sales growth, reaching 19.10 million units. New HD remakes like Dragon Quest I \u0026 II and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined helped lift operating profit 28% despite a revenue decline in the Digital Entertainment segment.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/15/26945.html\",\"title\":\"Square Enix: Sales of Catalog Titles Increase for Third Consecutive Year; HD New Games Like Dragon Quest I \u0026 II, Remakes Dragon Quest VII and FFT Drive Stable Revenue and Profit Growth\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5004,"outputTokens":669,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827049,"createdAt":"2026-05-18T19:16:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-18T19:31:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T19:31:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4c90b6cab8f94f81967f0862","canonicalTitle":"スクエニ、旧作タイトル販売本数が3年連続増加の右肩上がり―HD新作ゲームは『ドラクエI＆II』、リメイク『ドラクエVII』『FFT』など安定し増収増益","representativeArticleId":"a_eecf59038c38458a7fa625ea","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-15T03:45:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-15T03:45:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T19:31:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/15/26945.html","title":"スクエニ、旧作タイトル販売本数が3年連続増加の右肩上がり―HD新作ゲームは『ドラクエI＆II』、リメイク『ドラクエVII』『FFT』など安定し増収増益"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Digital Entertainment segment operating profit rose 28.0% year-on-year to 43.4 billion yen, despite a 16.3% revenue decline to roughly 172.9 billion yen.","HD games Dragon Quest I \u0026 II HD-2D, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, and Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles drove stable sales in the segment.","The profit improvement came even as revenue fell from the prior year's Dragon Quest III HD-2D launch, indicating higher margins per release.","Square Enix attributed catalog sales growth to promotional measures tied to its multiplatform strategy, which expanded older games' availability across more storefronts."]}