Square-Enix announced their third quarter earnings for this year earlier today in Tokyo. At the conference, Square-Enix's President Yoichi Wada revealed that sales had increased 39.3% this quarter and they're set to increase a lot more next quarter with the release of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan on December 17th.

Wada was also pressed about the release of Final Fantasy XIII outside Japan at the conference. He said that progress was good and that it's possible Final Fantasy XIII could be released internationally in this fiscal year. We aren't sure if he means both America and Europe but at least it confirms they're aiming for a pre-April 2010 release.

Source: Game Watch