Sales up 31 per cent for Square Enix

Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has revealed sales of JPY 163.5 billion (EUR 1bn) for the year ended March 31 2007, a 31 per cent rise over the previous year.

Operating income was up 68 per cent to JPY 25.92 billion (EUR 158.9m), while profit was actually down 32 per cent to JPY 11.62 billion (EUR 71.2m).

The company shipped 16.93 million units of software during the financial year, including Final Fantasy XII.

The publisher expects profits to rise 3.3 per cent to JPY 12 billion (EUR 73.5m), with operating profits expected to fall to 21 billion (EUR 128.7m), or 19 per cent.