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Square Enix stock has dropped 30% since Final Fantasy 16 launch (www.pcgamesinsider.biz)

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Stock in Japanese games giant Square Enix has dropped by 30 per cent since the launch of Final Fantasy 16. As reported by Bloomber g, around $2 billion has been shaved from the company's share pri...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Am I the only one that feels like they really poorly marketed that game? I don't recall seeing any sort of ads or promotions for it other than what they showed during the game shows/company presentations.

It really felt like you wouldn't have known about it unless you were looking for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think the problem is that its an average action game at best, and they also alienated fans of the turn based/party-based jRPG genre. So its a double-whammy of meh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I heard about it before release... albeit I heard from a friend that I play XIV with, so that's certainly a selection bias.