Square Enix pledges to “aggressively pursue” software for “Nintendo platforms”
There was a number of years where Square Enix (Squaresoft at the time) wasn’t working with Nintendo. It happened during N64 days, and the situation would last until the company made their grand return to the Nintendo side of things with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the GameCube. Ever since, Square Enix and Nintendo have been thick as thieves, and the two have even partnered on exclusives. We now know that Square Enix has every intention of continuing that relationship.
Square Enix is having a bit of a tough time right now, as multiple releases have missed their sales targets. In order to get back onto the path to success, Square Enix is rejiggering things behind the scenes. That includes focusing on quality over quantity, and sticking with their major franchises.
In their latest financial report, Square Enix has outlined a multi-step plan that they’re hoping brings them back to profitability, and at the very top is the company’s pledge to create multiplatform releases. This may seem a bit strange as Square Enix is already pretty platform agnostic, but it’s clear the company continues to see this approach as crucial in righting the ship.
The real interesting part of this announcement comes from Square Enix’s proclamation of supporting “Nintendo platforms.” Now we all know that Nintendo currently has the Switch on the market, and they’re going to talk more about the Switch’s successor this fiscal year. We haven’t heard any official projects from any company as far as Switch’s successor goes, but with Square Enix saying they’ll be “aggressively pursuing” Nintendo platforms (along with PlayStation, Xbox and PC), you’d have to think that means Switch’s successor.
There’s been a lot of rumors recently about Square Enix holding some of their recent and upcoming games from Switch in order to bring them to the Switch’s successor. At this point we don’t know if that’s true or not, but with Square Enix seemingly all-in on Switch’s successor, it definitely lends a bit of credence to those rumblings.
