Here's the English version for Nihon Wire:
BODY: Square Enix's turnaround story is starting to look like the real thing. On Sunday, Square Enix Holdings announced its consolidated results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, and the numbers pointed sharply upward—both revenue and profit posted major gains.
The engine behind the jump was the company's Digital Entertainment segment, and within it, HD console games. Square Enix pointed to solid performances from recent releases including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth—now available on additional platforms beyond its original PlayStation 5 window—and the newer title The Adventurer Elliott and the Millennium Tale (Bōkenka Elliott no Sennen Monogatari).
Just as important, the company credited strong sales of its catalog titles. This is the part that will interest investors most: it suggests Square Enix's deep library of existing games continues to sell steadily rather than fading after launch, cushioning the quarter-to-quarter volatility that has long dogged the publisher.
The results land against the backdrop of a multi-year restructuring push. Under president Takashi Kiryu, Square Enix has been trimming its sprawling output, scrapping underperforming projects, and leaning into a "multiplatform" strategy—bringing former PlayStation exclusives like FFVII Rebirth to Xbox, PC, and Nintendo hardware to widen its audience.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the read is that this quarter validates Kiryu's bet. For years, Square Enix wrote down games that missed the mark and relied on hit-or-miss blockbuster cycles. A quarter where both new releases and catalog titles carry the load is exactly the kind of "steady base plus upside" profile that Japanese analysts have wanted to see—and it strengthens the case that abandoning platform exclusivity was the right call, even if it cost the company some Sony goodwill along the way.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).