Square Enix Co., Ltd.
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Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix Japan) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. The company is currently headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Historically, the Square Enix Co. Ltd. was the result of a corporate merge between Square Co., Ltd. (founded in 1986) and Enix Corporation (founded in September, 1975 as Eidansha Boshu Service Center) in April, 2003. The company later incorporated and renamed itself into a holding company: Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. on October 1, 2008. This new company on the same day, established a new company using the same former name: Square Enix Co. Ltd.
Technically, Square Enix Co. Ltd. before and after October 1, 2008 are two different companies. This company overview for efficiency, may be used to reflect both companies.
Holding Company:
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. (formerly Square Enix Co. Ltd.)
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries: * Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Square Enix Japan) - Established October 1, 2008 * Square Enix, Inc. (Square Enix North America - Seattle, Washington State) - Established January, 2004 * Square Enix Ltd (Square Enix Europe) - Established January, 2004 * Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd. (Square Enix Asia - Beijing, China) - Established January, 2005 * Square Enix of America Holdings, Inc. (Los Angeles, California) - Established November, 2006 * Taito Corporation - Acquired September, 2005 * Square Enix MobileStudio, Co., Ltd. - Established January, 2008 * Smile-Lab Co., Ltd. - Established February, 2008 * Square Enix Business Support Co., Ltd. - Established April, 2010
Note: Until a better feature is implemented, this company overview will apply to both Square Enix Co. Ltd (Square Enix Japan) and Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.
Credited on 487 Games from 2006 to 2023
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023 on Nintendo Switch) |
Star Ocean: The Second Story R (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
Little Goody Two Shoes (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
Front Mission 2 (2023 on Nintendo Switch) |
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023 on Windows, iPhone, Android...) |
Final Fantasy XVI (2023 on PlayStation 5) |
Final Fantasy XVI (Digital Deluxe Edition) (2023 on PlayStation 5) |
Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case (2023 on Windows) |
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, iPhone...) |
Octopath Traveler II (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (2023 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch) |
Forspoken (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5) |
Forspoken: Digital Deluxe Edition (2023 on PlayStation 5, Windows) |
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...) |
Dragon Quest Treasures (2022 on Windows, Nintendo Switch) |
Front Mission 1st (2022 on Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4...) |
Tactics Ogre: Reborn (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
Harvestella (2022 on Windows, Nintendo Switch) |
Romancing SaGa: -Minstrel Song- Remastered (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
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History +
- October 2008
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Square Enix Co., Ltd. implements the pure holding company system and is subsequently renamed Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
- October 2008
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Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. establishes Square Enix Co., Ltd.., as the succeeding company, through the incorporation-type company split method.
- September 5th, 2008
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The company withdraws its offer to take over Tecmo, Ltd. Following the proposal, Tecmo instead pursued a merger with KOEI Co., Ltd. Square Enix asked for details about that merger, but initially received none and consequently withdrew the friendly bid.
- August 28th, 2008
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The company unveils its plans to acquire Tecmo by purchasing shares in that company at 30 percent premium.
- January 2008
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Company establishes Square Enix MobileStudio, Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to the operation of content-related services.
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Trivia +
One of the likely reasons for the merger of the two companies was the fact that Square's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within CG movie was a complete box office bomb.
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 371 games with Valve Corporation
- 87 games with Square Enix, Inc.
- 73 games with Square Enix Limited
- 62 games with Google LLC
- 55 games with Square Co., Ltd.
- 52 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 41 games with CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- 40 games with Unity Technologies ApS
- 37 games with Tose Co., Ltd.
- 27 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 161 games with Yukihiro Shibuya
- 159 games with Reiko Kondo
- 152 games with Hideyuki Kato
- 149 games with Yutaka Sano
- 147 games with Keith P. Christensen-Martz
- 138 games with Yuko Tomizawa
- 133 games with Phil Rogers
- 127 games with David Carrillo
- 125 games with Larry Sparks
- 124 games with Kanji Tashiro
Browse Games
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- Published by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
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- Produced by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Additional Development by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Additional Design by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Original Concept by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Distributed by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Localized by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Motion Capture by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Testing by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Licensed by Square Enix Co., Ltd.
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