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While last year may have been hard on some publishers, Square Enix came out of 2009 looking pretty good. According to the financial statement released by the company today, Square Enix's 2009 earnings were greatly helped by a handful of key titles.
According to the report (which you can read for yourself on Square Enix's investor relations page), the company saw a net income of over $86 million over the nine-month period ending December 31, 2009. However, it's hard to imagine a year with more heavy hitters in the Square Enix line-up; Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII both released during the timeframe (in Japan), and thousands of Final Fantasy fans also picked up the Advent Children: Complete Blu-ray. Additionally, the company began to reap the benefits of its acquisition of Eidos thanks to the success of Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Will this kind of momentum carry over into 2010? This year Square Enix will release FF XIII and DQ IX in the United States, so that should provide a fresh boost to those titles' sales. The MMO Final Fantasy XIV is also slated for release later this year, so Square Enix's immediate future is looking bright.
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