A recent article from business news group Nikkei Quick News reports that Square Enix Holdings is losing investments from Credit Suisse Group, possibly impacting the investments regarding future Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest titles.

 

The report released by Credit Suisse Group on the 21st indicates that they’resaving investment into new titles of the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPG series for the 2016 fiscal year and on, in the meantime they’re waiting for a successful online game from the company.

 

The 2016 fiscal year runs from April 2016 to March 2017 in Japan. Whether the financial investing refers to new, unannounced titles or new titles that are currently in development is unclear.

 

The article was originally posted by financial conglomerate Nomura Groups, I’ve translated it below.

 

2014/01/22 12:58

Nikkei Quick News – Tokyo Stock Exchange

Square Enix Holdings Stock Continues to Drop – Credit Suisse Decides to Reduce Investments

(12:55 – CODE 9684) Square Enix Holdings stock value continues to drop for the fourth day. This morning prices dropped 3.1%, 53 yen lower than yesterday, down to 1657 yen. In the evening it became even lower. The value drop comes as Credit Suisse Group made an investment decision on the 21st to lower their three stage status from the highest stage “Out Perform” to the middle stage, “Neutral.”

In the report Credit Suisse Group released on the 21st, there was an indication that they’re saving investment into new titles of the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPG series for the 2016 fiscal year and on, in the meantime they’re waiting for a successful online game. The price-earnings ratio is at a high level, 40 times as much, and seen from the valuation side, it’s a relatively low investment with a high profit. The consolidated operating profit/losses of the term ending in March 2014 is expected to be at 10 billion yen surplus, compared to the 6 billion deficit in the first term. They’re estimating a 5 billion to 9 billion yen profit rise according to their company plans.

 

 

Thanks to our old friend at SQEX.INFO.

And that's why you shouldn't take 8 YEARS to develop a single game

And that's why you shouldn't take 8 YEARS to develop a single game

 

Well they wanted to make it a masterpiece and push the graphic limit and then you add needing SCEJ's help to convert it to PS4 in 2011.

Well they wanted to make it a masterpiece and push the graphic limit and then you add needing SCEJ's help to convert it to PS4 in 2011.

Well they could've released it on Ps3 in 2011 if the development wasn't messed up

 

You can't tell me that for 7 years they couldn't figure out how to make the game work on a Ps3 unless the development process and their priorities wasn't all over the place

 

Just look at Duke Nukem Forever,a game that was in a development hell for over 13 years and the final product was a piece of shit after a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long wait

 

If the development was on schedule,more organized and less messed up,it would've taken at least 4 years to make the game

Well they could've released it on Ps3 in 2011 if the development wasn't messed up

 

You can't tell me that for 7 years they couldn't figure out how to make the game work on a Ps3 unless the development process and their priorities wasn't all over the place

 

Just look at Duke Nukem Forever,a game that was in a development hell for over 13 years and the final product was a piece of shit after a veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long wait

 

If the development was on schedule,more organized and less messed up,it would've taken at least 4 years to make the game

 

Didn't you hear what Nomura was trying to do with it? He was trying to make the gameplay look just like the cutscenes. And if they did release it in 2011 then it would have been five years, which isn't bad, it's actually quite good considering what they were doing with it. But they decided to shift it to next gen which was difficult.

Didn't you hear what Nomura was trying to do with it? He was trying to make the gameplay look just like the cutscenes. And if they did release it in 2011 then it would have been five years, which isn't bad, it's actually quite good considering what they were doing with it. But they decided to shift it to next gen which was difficult.

Well the Ps3 trailer that they've shown in 2011's 1st production department premiere conference that they held looked pretty good enough to me

 

My point is,they shouldn't have shifted it to next gen

 

and before you say anything,KH2 came out on the Ps2 a couple of months before the Ps3 came out

 

So it's not impossible to make it on Ps3 even when next gen is around

 

They're just using the next gen hype to buy more time because they've wasted so much of it before.

 

Anyway,what happened can't be changed,but they BETTER AND HAVE TO make it the best Final Fantasy ever made after spending so much time and money on it

Well the Ps3 trailer that they've shown in 2011's 1st production department premiere conference that they held looked pretty good enough to me

 

My point is,they shouldn't have shifted it to next gen

 

and before you say anything,KH2 came out on the Ps2 a couple of months before the Ps3 came out

 

So it's not impossible to make it on Ps3 even when next gen is around

 

They're just using the next gen hype to buy more time because they've wasted so much of it before.

 

Anyway,what happened can't be changed,but they BETTER AND HAVE TO make it the best Final Fantasy ever made after spending so much time and money on it

 

I didn't say they couldn't still release it on PS3. It's their decision to release it on next gen in order to improve it.

I didn't say they couldn't still release it on PS3. It's their decision to release it on next gen in order to improve it.

And it's a dumb decision,the only thing they can improve by going next gen is graphics and nothing else

 

I'm not buying into the next gen hype that companies harp on