{"id":669051,"date":"2026-04-03T20:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:34:39","slug":"square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix feared Western studios &#8220;cannibalised&#8221; sales of Japanese games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Square Enix has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-14-still-keeping-square-enix-afloat-amid-declining-financial-results\">released its latest financial results<\/a>, detailing a rise in MMO sales thanks to Final Fantasy 14 despite an overall decline.<\/p>\n<p>However, comments have also emerged from an internal conference call concerning the financial report, courtesy of analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gibbogame\/status\/1555397130583285760\">David Gibson<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/square-enix-sells-off-western-studios-and-ip-including-tomb-raider-and-deus-ex\">sale of Square Enix&#8217;s western studios<\/a> &#8211; notably Crystal Dynamics and Eidos &#8211; was &#8220;driven by concerns that the titles cannibalised sales of the rest of the group&#8221;, with the company aiming to improve capital efficiency.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/square-enix-feared-western-studios-cannibalised-sales-of-japanese-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix has released its latest financial results, detailing a rise in MMO sales thanks to Final Fantasy 14 despite an overall decline. 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