Q: There have been 16 installments in the FINAL FANTASY franchise thus far. Do you not think that that makes for a high
barrier to entry for game users who have never played any of the games in the series before? You have peers that have
adapted their IP for the big and small screens. What do you think of such adaptations to other media as a way of growing
the franchise’s fan base?
A: We are open to a multifaceted approach to leveraging our IP and want to explore the possibility of cross-media adaptations
of the FINAL FANTASY franchise as a means of further diversifying our sources of earnings. Be it FINAL FANTASY or one of our
other franchises, we want to put them in front of a global audience representing diverse age demographics through whatever
channels may allow for that. We hope to include specific initiatives of this sort in our forthcoming medium-term business plan.
