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 506 Games from 2006 to 2024
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Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake (2024 on Windows, Windows Apps, Nintendo Switch...) |
Life is Strange: Double Exposure (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Deluxe Edition (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Ultimate Edition (2024 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox Series...) |
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
Final Fantasy XVI: Complete Edition (2024 on Windows) |
Visions of Mana (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...) |
Visions of Mana: Digital Deluxe Upgrade (2024 on Windows) |
Outriders: Complete Edition (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series...) |
SaGa: Emerald Beyond (2024 on Windows, iPhone, Android...) |
Final Fantasy XIV Online: The Complete Edition (2024 on Xbox Series) |
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (2024 on PlayStation 5) |
Foamstars (2024 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5) |
Final Fantasy XVI: Expansion Pass (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5) |
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023 on Nintendo Switch) |
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince - Deluxe Edition (2023 on Windows, iPhone, Android...) |
Star Ocean: The Second Story R (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch...) |
Little Goody Two Shoes (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
Front Mission 2 (2023 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 5...) |
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...) |
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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 5, 2008
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The company withdraws its offer to take over Tecmo Following the proposal, Tecmo instead pursued a merger with KOEI Square Enix asked for details about that merger, but initially received none and consequently withdrew the friendly bid.
- August 28, 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.
Related Web Sites +
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Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 396 games with Valve Corporation
- 87 games with Square Enix, Inc.
- 75 games with Square Enix Limited
- 66 games with Epic Games, Inc.
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- 42 games with Unity Technologies ApS
- 38 games with Tose Co., Ltd.
- 29 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 180 games with Yukihiro Shibuya
- 178 games with Reiko Kondo
- 168 games with Hideyuki Kato
- 163 games with Yutaka Sano
- 161 games with Keith P. Christensen-Martz
- 155 games with Yuko Tomizawa
- 142 games with Phil Rogers
- 141 games with Larry Sparks
- 138 games with Kanji Tashiro
- 135 games with André Woitczyk
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- 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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