{"id":137207,"date":"2026-05-15T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201213"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:45:00","slug":"square-enix-wants-to-further-promote-its-multi-platform-strategy-especially-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/15\/square-enix-wants-to-further-promote-its-multi-platform-strategy-especially-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix Wants To Further Promote Its Multi-Platform Strategy, Especially On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61fe1b9d811cb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61fe1b9d811cb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"61fe1b9d811cb\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Final Fantasy\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61fe1b9d811cb\/final-fantasy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61fe1b9d811cb\/final-fantasy.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Final Fantasy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Square Enix<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Square Enix has already shown strong support for the Switch 2 with major series such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/final_fantasy\">Final Fantasy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dragon_quest\">Dragon Quest<\/a>, and it won&#8217;t be stopping anytime soon, according to the company&#8217;s CEO Takashi Kiryu.<\/p>\n<p>Following the third-party giant&#8217;s <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hd.square-enix.com\/eng\/ir\/\">latest financial results<\/a>, Kiryu noted how the plan was to continue the company&#8217;s &#8220;multi-platform strategy&#8221;, &#8220;especially&#8221; on Nintendo&#8217;s new hybrid hardware. Here&#8217;s the scoop, courtesy of <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gibbogame\/status\/2054894620400865537\">senior analyst David Gibson<\/a> (<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonintendo.com\/contents\/60809-square-enix-once-again-commits-to-multiplatform-support-especially-on-switch-2\">via GoNintendo<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Takashi Kiryu<\/em>:<\/strong> &#8220;We will polish promising IPs and so that we can deliver certain upside from those new IPs. On top of that we&#8217;d like to further promote the multi-platform strategy especially [on] the Nintendo Switch 2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Switch 2 is almost a year out from its launch and has now sold just under <strong>$20 million<\/strong> units worldwide. Square Enix has played a role in bolstering sales with games such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-i-and-ii-hd-2d-remake\">Dragon Quest I &amp; II HD-2D Remake<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade\">Final Fantasy Remake Intergrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, it announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-xiv-online\">Final Fantasy XIV Online<\/a> for the Switch 2, and next month it&#8217;s releasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a> on the new Nintendo platform, with the third game also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/final-fantasy-vii-director-has-already-completed-over-40-full-playthroughs-of-the-third-game\">planned for the future<\/a>. So, its multi-platform strategy is well and truly underway, it seems.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:200040,200358,200934,166019 @ 1778860414 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>What else would you like to see from Square Enix on the Switch 2? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Square Enix Square Enix has already shown strong support for the Switch 2 with major series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, and it won&#8217;t be stopping anytime soon, according to the company&#8217;s CEO Takashi Kiryu. 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