Square Enix Boasts "Solid Start" for Rise of the Tomb Raider, Just Cause 3; Posts Strong Financials

Square Enix just announced its quarterly financial results related to the nine months ended on December 31st, showcasing a significant growth in sales and profit year on year.

[DarkOcelet]

"Now, if only they announced a western release for Dragon Quest X, it’d brighten my day, but unfortunately we’ll have to wait longer for that, if it’ll ever happen."

I can live without DQX but DQXI MUST come outside of Japan. Its not fair they get to enjoy those games only :(

[Abriael]

I'm fairly positive that we'll get it. We got Dragon Quest Heroes after all.

[DarkOcelet]

I hope so because it looks amazing.

[Letthewookiewin]

Dragon Quest Heros was amazing hope we get DQH2 also.

[Apollosupreme]

Who cares about that. We want Dragon Quest Builders first.

[DarkOcelet]

I care lol.

With the success of Dragon Quest Builders, i think it will easily come outside of Japan.

[Apollosupreme]

Good, I got a laugh. Mission accomplished.

[DarkOcelet]

Well then, Thank you for the Laugh :D

[DragonKnight]

Anyone else want a DQVIII re-release?

[bouzebbal]

It has been confirmed on PS4. So that might be a possibility (on PS4 at least).
A lot of DQ main episodes made it to the west (NDS PS2).. With the success of PS4 and the rise of JRPGs DQXi is definitely coming

[3-4-5]

* Dragon Quest XI = PS4,3DS & NX for sure.

[FallenAngel1984]

The Dragon Quest franchise has a slow localization process in comparison to Final Fantasy. It usually takes at least a year after its Japanese release for a mainline Dragon Quest game to reach western markets.

I really wonder if Square Enix is really all that satisfied with ROTR selling 1 million in two months when they were unsatisfied with TR 2013 selling 3.4 million in one month.

[DarkOcelet]

Usually the first game in a franchise gets a higher budget than the sequels because many assets are re-used in the games after it.

But i am sure it will sell more than 5 million overall, we dont know the PC figures yet and i am sure it will sell well on PS4.

[UltraNova]

"i am sure it will sell well on PS4."

Depends on the game's relevance at that time, other AAA games released then, pricing, content included, if there will be ps4 specific enhancements that might seem attractive to a ps4 user.

As you can see selling well on the ps4 depends on a lot of factors, factors SE is strangely not bothered with as of lately.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. Its why some of those sequels release faster, they will likely make more money on the sequel I agree on that 100%.

Not sure about 5 million, but time will tell.

@Ultra- your not wrong, merely that only to a degree would other AAA games take away that interest in Tomb Raider, it doesn't need much "enhancements" or extras as consider its a game PS4 users haven't played so what good would adding extras really do for its sales?

You can have something that you didn't even know was or wasn't in the game? The game itself is good enough.

I think over time it will move those units as its still a game and a few sales and price drops will likely get them to break even.

[shadowknight203]

Myself personally will be waiting for a cheap price on tomb raider only because they made a deal to release it first on xbox. It would be the same if they released first on ps and i was xbox only. I hate when publishers do this practice of business. It only hurts us as a consumer not enjoying a multiplatform game. So all I can really do to say "shit on me shit on you" is not buy till bargain bin price. 💯

[MachuchalBrotha316]

Well that 3.4 million came on multiple platforms with over a 160 mil+ gamers. I'd say selling 1mil in two months with less is a good thing. No?

@DarkOcelot, very true, and I cant explain that. Only my take was that I wanted to play Tomb Raider on Xbox One not Xbox 360. And looking at some of the numbers more than half was sold on Xbox One.

[DarkOcelet]

Dont forget that ROTR was released on both X360 and Xone.

That is almost a 100 million install base.

[ThePope]

@DarOcelet

You're assuming that there are still 80 million people that own X360s. I think that is very unlikely.

But even if your number is true that means the first game launched to about 200+ million gamers (360,PS3,PC) and the second released to 100 million gamers. So it sold half to about half as many gamers.

It doesn't matter in truth how much it sold as someone on here will spin it as a failure since it didn't launch on PS4 some people have to hold their breath and stomp their feet. You go girl! lol

[christocolus]

@fallen

In the first week of January MS said ROTR had sold “well over” 1m. For all we know it could be over 2mill now on xbox consoles alone and from this article it seems SE is quite happy with ROTR sales so far.

https://www.gamefly.com/#!/...

[yeahright2]

Eh, I don't think they care as much about how many units sold as they do how much money they put in the bank. so if the difference in profit with that MS cash put ROTR ahead of TR2013... they're probably happy.
That said, I doubt ROTR made more.

[elarcadia]

Tomb Raider is so darn good! I can't wait to play it more. Now, about Kingdom Hearts 3...when the heck do we get to play it?!?!?!

[noksucow73]

Tomb Raider has easily been my favorite game this year. A close second is Fallout 4.

[NeoGamer232]

Yep.

I played through both the 360 and X1 versions and am now on the PC version!

I could (and will) play through many more times as this game is really, really good!

[Pongwater]

"The disagrees must be salty ps4 fanboys"

Right, because it's not possible that anyone could legitimately disagree that the game is worth playing through 3 times with "many more" play throughs in the future.

I can make a list of my all time favorites and I don't think I could say that about any of them. There's nothing wrong with him saying it and doing it, but it is possible to disagree without any sort of fanboy agenda.

[NeoGamer232]

@Pongwater
I don't mind disagrees. If people disagree and don't play the game it is their loss not mine. Like I have said, I played through both 360 and X1 versions and am now playing through on PC and am thoroughly enjoying each play through.

I play a lot of games. And last year my opinion was that this was one of the best if not the best game.

Definitely the best Action-Adventure game last year.

[noksucow73]

I'm sure Pong water. That's what it is.

[XanderZane]

Why all the disagrees? The game is great. Critics gave RotTR very good reviews. PC gamers are now loving it as well. It was a Day One purchase for me and I ain't mad. Looks like SE are happy with the sales so far and more are on the way.

[Italiano1234567]

I'm sure they added in that nice big chunk of change Microsoft gave them. Lol

[cash_longfellow]

Solid financials now is nothing compared to when FFXV, DQXI, KH3, Project Setsuna, World of Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider (Ps4), Hitman, Star Ocean 5, and FF7 Remake all drop within the same two year stretch...those of you that were wishing Square Enix would go away, sorry about that! LoL!
Edit - And I forgot Dues Ex.

[Spoonsx]

@Butchertroll Hey I thought I would look this up for you since you obviously never looked for the facts about SteamSpy.

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This service relies on data provided by Valve and, well, sometimes Valve Web API servers do not work as intended. So you might see missing or wrong information here and there."

[ShadowKnight]

TR should sell well since it's a multiplatform game

[XanderZane]

Looks like it has already sold pretty well. It'll only sell even more copies now.

[FN4GM]

In reality it will lose a lot of sales it could have potentially had do to the way in which it was released, some people might be ok with it but many others were not.

[strickers]

"solid start" in a financial report, is not the language of a happy publisher.
It has underperformed. That's just the way it is. Don't understand why people keep trying to spin it. You like the game, game is well recieved. No amount of spin will change the reality in sales.