Square Enix recently posted its financial standings ending March 31, 2008, and suffice to say, the relationship with Nintendo must be amiable at worst.

The total sales for their games can be seen following:
* Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS) - 1,150,000 (Japan)
* Final Fantasy IV (DS) - 590,000 (Japan)
* Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS) - 540,000 (Japan), 222,000 (US), 280,000 (Europe)
* Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS) - 380,000 (Japan), 160,000 (US), 150,000 (Europe)
* Itadaki Street: Mario & Dragon Quest (DS) - 430,000 (Japan)
* Final Fantasy III (DS) - 480,000 (Europe. 2 million globally)
* Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) - 800,000 (Japan), 450,000 (US)
* Dragon Quest Swords (Wii) - 490,000 (Japan), 110,000 (US)

However offline game sales fell 45%, and mobile game sales were less than expected.

The upside to this is that company boss Wada-san explained mobile content could easily be transferred to the Nintendo DS, so it’s not as unlikely we’d see Parasite Eve 3, Tobal, or Final Fantasy IV: The After (the sequel to FF IV) on the handheld, as Japan has with Front Mission 2089: Borders of Madness.

Square Enix also have the new Xbox 360 RPG game up their sleeve; Infinite Undiscovery, developed by tri-Ace.

This is going to be a hell of a year for Square Enix.

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