Square Enix
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| Square Enix Co., Ltd. | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | September 22, 1975 (as Enix) |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Yasuhiro Fukushima, Chairman Yoichi Wada, President Keiji Honda, Executive Vice President |
| Industry | Software & Programming |
| Products | Final Fantasy video game franchise Dragon Quest video game franchise |
| Revenue |  $598.3 million USD (2004)
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| Website | www.square-enix.co.jp www.square-enix.com www.square-enix-europe.com |
SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. The main genre in which Square Enix competes is the role playing games genre, with such major video game franchises as the Final Fantasy series and the Dragon Quest series (previously known as Dragon Warrior in North America). Square Enix was formed as the result of a merger between Square Co., Ltd. and Enix that was finalized and took effect as of April 1, 2003. Enix officially absorbed Square, with Square stockholders receiving only 0.81 shares of stock in the new company compared to Enix stockholders receiving a one-to-one trade. Despite this, many top officials within Square assumed leadership roles in the new corporate hierarchy, including Square president Yoichi Wada, who was appointed president of the new corporation.
Square Enix has regional operations, including Square Enix, Inc. (for all of North America) and Square Enix, Ltd. (for Europe and other areas that use the PAL-television standard).
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Complete game list
Nintendo DS games
All games are forthcoming.
Game Boy Advance games
Nintendo GameCube games
Nintendo Revolution games
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (forthcoming)
Mobile games
PC games
Sony PlayStation games
Sony PlayStation 2 games
- Ambrosia Odyssey (forthcoming)
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (forthcoming)
- Drakengard 2 (Forthcoming)
- Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special
- Dragon Quest V
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Final Fantasy X-2 (Japanese version published by Square Co., Ltd.)
- Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission
- Final Fantasy XI (Japanese version published by Square Co., Ltd.)
- Chains of Promathia
- Girade no Genei
- Final Fantasy XII
- Front Mission 4
- Front Mission 5 (forthcoming)
- Front Mission Online (forthcoming)
- Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
- Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir
- Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D
- Hanjuku Hero IV
- Kingdom Hearts
- Kingdom Hearts II (forthcoming)
- Musashi: Samurai Legend
- Radiata Stories
- Robot Alchemic Drive (Gigantic Drive in Japan)
- Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Sony PlayStation Portable games
- Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (forthcoming)
Microsoft Xbox360 games
- Final Fantasy XI (forthcoming)
The Dragon Quest game franchise has been considered the most popular game series in Japan, according an official poll, and each new installment of the series routinely breaks Japanese sales records. The Final Fantasy game franchise has been considered Square Enix's most important asset, and it is the best selling Square Enix franchise worldwide.
References
- Yahoo! Finance company profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/108/108316.html)
- GameFAQs release listing (http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/10815.html)
External links
- PlayOnline (http://www.playonline.com/) Square Enix's portal for their online titles including Final Fantasy XI & Front Mission Onlinees:Square Enix
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