Marvel’s Avengers Development Costs Still Not Recouped

Sales were “lower than we had expected” as per president Yosuke Matsuda.

It’s no secret that Marvel’s Avengers had a troubled launch, either due to the massive amount of bugs or lack of end-game content. Last week, it was reported that it had resulted in a huge operating loss for Square Enix in the HD Games sub-segment. With the recent Q&A for its Q2 fiscal year results ending March 2021, Square Enix revealed that development costs haven’t even been recouped yet.

President Yosuke Matsuda stated that, “Sales of Marvel’s Avengers were lower than we had expected and unable to completely offset the amortization of…