Square and Enix to merge

November 26th, 2002

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Major Japanese software companies Square Co. Ltd. and Enix Co. have announced today of their decision to merge Companies on April 1st of 2003. The new comapny name has been announced as "Square Enix".

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Melhisedek · November 26th, 2002

Hmmmm.
Square took Enix and their Dragon Warrior from trone with its Final Fantasy, not to mention other Square killer games. By this time I don't think Enix is a big fan of Square and I certainly didn't think that they had enough money to buy such company as Square !!!
I'm afraid that this can be lethal for Square because they will have to focus on others ideas and their own so in time we will have first person battles in our RPGs and from big Square that it will become just a little "s".
Just my thoughts!

Carmofin · November 26th, 2002

oh my god...
this is awfull!!

**cooliscool** · November 26th, 2002

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Originally posted by Carmofin
oh my god...
this is awfull!!

WHAT?!

Square+Enix= Dream Team!

**Kane** · November 26th, 2002

Final Fantasy + Dragon Warrior = pure coolness.
Plus it means they share the staff from Star Ocean 2....

campi · November 26th, 2002

man didn't know any company in japan had the money to buy Square

Carmofin · November 26th, 2002

no sorry.
if the only two big RPG-companies merge and destroy the competition thats everything else then good news.
square was already lazy if comes to innovations as it is, but now without any other big company they have to surpass...
and also, things like this lead to decissions like "we have to cancel dragon quest so we dont influence the sales of final fantasy, its for the companeis best", you know what i mean?
i can ganrantee you that this means even less good games in the whole context and if were honest, there arent all that many good RPGs these days to begin with.
the only thing i like about this is that square has been quite nintendo-friendly lately and this deal could mean enix wil have to be now too

Ninjaa · November 26th, 2002

This has certainly been the year for surprises.

Enix and Square have merged. They will be known henceforth as Square Enix. Square's Yoichi Wada will become the new president.

For those who know the history of these developers, you will just react as I have. Total disbelief.

http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/main/20...626112002.html

I seriously don't know what to say. I have no comments... other than I am no longer the voice of anti-Square around here. This is too shocking for much else.

Quatro · November 26th, 2002

looks like they merge because of Square's loss on the movie-making... they are refering to FF Spirit within I assume...

Syed Fawad · November 26th, 2002

Err........Ninja, I can't read japanese.

Ninjaa · November 26th, 2002

How's about this link then?

http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi...MumxNkRW5peCB0

Seriously, this is the biggest gaming news this year. This is bigger than Square returning to Nintendo, and this is WAY bigger than MS buying Rare. Enix buying Square is simply astronomical.

Ninjaa · November 26th, 2002

ooh... I just posted a thread on this in Game Discussion. My bad.

Anyways, I just have to say that this is unexpected... as for the implications, I will leave that for another day. I want to see some games coming out first.

Syed Fawad · November 26th, 2002

Now that's some news. Thanks for the Link Ninja. Now what can we expect from the new Square Enix?

Ninjaa · November 26th, 2002

I would expect to start seeing some cross game combinations, most notably Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest somehow combined. However, as both series are similar in that each game is totally different, I have no idea how that will work. I would imagine it will be arranged though.

I also think it's pretty much guaranteed that we will be seeing a lot of Square Enix games on GameCube now as well. Sony no longer owns nearly as much of Square as they once did, and the company now has HUGE development potential.

It was once stated that Enix had 3 games coming to GameCube, but they didn't give any titles. Square had Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the way. It can be assumed that those games are still coming to GameCube, as they have a contract with Nintendo at this point.

One thing I am actually anticipating though is further collaboration between Enix and Square's development teams. Chrono Trigger was one of the best RPGs ever, and was made by a combined Enix/Square development team. My hopes are REALLY up now for a proper Chrono Trigger sequel.

It's truly amazing how news so simple can fully restore my faith in Square.

Syed Fawad · November 26th, 2002

Maybe a hybrid like Kingdom Hearts which mixed Final fantasy and Disney, we can get another mixture

Ninjaa · November 26th, 2002

I personally would prefer all new original games, but I am sure that it is bound to happen whether I want it to or not. I may as well accept it, as I am sure it would be a good game.

Sera · November 26th, 2002

it is like terranigma and final fantasy combined, that would be a great mix.

Moayed · November 26th, 2002

i hate these mixtures.

Moayed · November 26th, 2002

i think a mixture of smackdown 2 and 3 would be better

Sera · November 26th, 2002

if had been better if square had just merged with capcom

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November 26th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Melhisedek Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 495	Hmmmm. Square took Enix and their Dragon Warrior from trone with its Final Fantasy, not to mention other Square killer games. By this time I don't think Enix is a big fan of Square and I certainly didn't think that they had enough money to buy such company as Square !!! I'm afraid that this can be lethal for Square because they will have to focus on others ideas and their own so in time we will have first person battles in our RPGs and from big Square that it will become just a little "s". Just my thoughts! __________________ Love can die, but Power is forever!

November 26th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Final Fantasy + Dragon Warrior = pure coolness. Plus it means they share the staff from Star Ocean 2.... __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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campi Sa.Te.BoLi.RaCkU.ba Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Posts: 643	man didn't know any company in japan had the money to buy Square __________________ The One And Only <<\|\|_Sa Te BoLi RaCkU ba_\|\|>>

November 26th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Hell freezes over.... again. This has certainly been the year for surprises. Enix and Square have merged. They will be known henceforth as Square Enix. Square's Yoichi Wada will become the new president. For those who know the history of these developers, you will just react as I have. Total disbelief. http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/main/20...626112002.html I seriously don't know what to say. I have no comments... other than I am no longer the voice of anti-Square around here. This is too shocking for much else.

November 26th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	looks like they merge because of Square's loss on the movie-making... they are refering to FF Spirit within I assume... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

November 26th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 994	oh my god... this is awfull!!

November 26th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 994	no sorry. if the only two big RPG-companies merge and destroy the competition thats everything else then good news. square was already lazy if comes to innovations as it is, but now without any other big company they have to surpass... and also, things like this lead to decissions like "we have to cancel dragon quest so we dont influence the sales of final fantasy, its for the companeis best", you know what i mean? i can ganrantee you that this means even less good games in the whole context and if were honest, there arent all that many good RPGs these days to begin with. the only thing i like about this is that square has been quite nintendo-friendly lately and this deal could mean enix wil have to be now too

November 26th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	Err........Ninja, I can't read japanese. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

November 26th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	How's about this link then? http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi...MumxNkRW5peCB0 Seriously, this is the biggest gaming news this year. This is bigger than Square returning to Nintendo, and this is WAY bigger than MS buying Rare. Enix buying Square is simply astronomical.

November 26th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	ooh... I just posted a thread on this in Game Discussion. My bad. Anyways, I just have to say that this is unexpected... as for the implications, I will leave that for another day. I want to see some games coming out first.

November 26th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	Now that's some news. Thanks for the Link Ninja. Now what can we expect from the new Square Enix? __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

November 26th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I would expect to start seeing some cross game combinations, most notably Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest somehow combined. However, as both series are similar in that each game is totally different, I have no idea how that will work. I would imagine it will be arranged though. I also think it's pretty much guaranteed that we will be seeing a lot of Square Enix games on GameCube now as well. Sony no longer owns nearly as much of Square as they once did, and the company now has HUGE development potential. It was once stated that Enix had 3 games coming to GameCube, but they didn't give any titles. Square had Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the way. It can be assumed that those games are still coming to GameCube, as they have a contract with Nintendo at this point. One thing I am actually anticipating though is further collaboration between Enix and Square's development teams. Chrono Trigger was one of the best RPGs ever, and was made by a combined Enix/Square development team. My hopes are REALLY up now for a proper Chrono Trigger sequel. It's truly amazing how news so simple can fully restore my faith in Square.

November 26th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	Maybe a hybrid like Kingdom Hearts which mixed Final fantasy and Disney, we can get another mixture __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

November 26th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I personally would prefer all new original games, but I am sure that it is bound to happen whether I want it to or not. I may as well accept it, as I am sure it would be a good game.

November 26th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Sera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,966	it is like terranigma and final fantasy combined, that would be a great mix.

November 26th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Moayed Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Shadows Posts: 145	i hate these mixtures.

November 26th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Moayed Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Shadows Posts: 145	i think a mixture of smackdown 2 and 3 would be better

November 26th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Sera Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,966	if had been better if square had just merged with capcom .

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