Square Enix

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 Squaresoft 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). It also owns fellow game developer and publisher Eidos.

During July 2009, Square Enix obtained the publishing rights to all of Eidos' IP including the Tomb Raider franchise, as Eidos was absorbed into Square Enix Europe, a new Square Enix division. The Eidos publishing brand may end in 2010.

Nintendo DS games

 * Dragon Quest IV
 * Dragon Quest V
 * Dragon Quest VI (forthcoming)
 * Dragon Quest IX
 * Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
 * Egg Monster Heroes
 * Final Fantasy III
 * Final Fantasy IV
 * Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
 * Children of Mana
 * Heroes of Mana
 * Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
 * Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (aka. Slime MoriMori: Dragon Quest 2)
 * Front Mission
 * The World Ends With You

Game Boy Advance games

 * Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart
 * Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
 * Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
 * Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
 * Slime Morimori Dragon Quest: Shougeki No Shippo Dan
 * Sword of Mana

Game Boy Color games

 * Dragon Quest 1 &amp; 2/Dragon Warrior 1 &amp; 2
 * Dragon Quest 3/Dragon Warrior 3
 * Dragon Quest Monsters
 * Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Nintendo GameCube games

 * Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

Nintendo Wii games

 * Dragon Quest X (forthcoming)
 * Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
 * Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord (forthcoming)

Mobile games

 * Actraiser
 * Aleste
 * Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
 * Dragon Quest
 * Drakengard
 * Final Fantasy EZ
 * Final Fantasy I
 * Final Fantasy II
 * Final Fantasy IV: The After
 * Front Mission
 * Parasite Eve 3

PC games

 * Final Fantasy XI
 * Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart
 * Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia
 * Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan
 * Final Fantasy XI: The Wings of the Goddess
 * Final Fantasy XIV
 * Front Mission Online
 * The Last Remnant
 * Classic Game Collection

Sony PlayStation games

 * Chocobo's Dungeon 2
 * Chrono Cross
 * Brave Fencer Musashi
 * Bushido Blade
 * Bushido Blade 2
 * Bust A Groove
 * Bust A Groove 2
 * Dragon Warrior VII
 * Dragon Quest IV
 * Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2
 * Einhänder
 * Ergheiz
 * Final Fantasy Anthology
 * Final Fantasy Chronicles
 * Final Fantasy Origins
 * Final Fantasy Tactics
 * Final Fantasy VII
 * Final Fantasy VIII
 * Final Fantasy IX
 * Front Mission 3
 * Legend of Mana
 * Parasite Eve
 * Parasite Eve 2
 * Saga Frontier
 * Saga Frontier II
 * Star Ocean: The Second Story
 * Threads of Fate
 * Tobal No.1
 * Tobal No.2
 * Torneko: The Last Hope
 * Vagrant Story
 * Xenogears

Sony PlayStation 2 games

 * Ambrosia Odyssey (forthcoming)
 * Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
 * Drakengard
 * Drakengard 2
 * Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special
 * Dragon Quest V
 * Dragon Quest VIII
 * Driving Emotion Type-S
 * 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.)
 * Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart
 * Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia
 * Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan
 * Final Fantasy XI: The Wings of the Goddess
 * Final Fantasy XII
 * Front Mission 4
 * Front Mission 5
 * Front Mission Online
 * 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
 * Kingdom Hearts: ReChain of Memories
 * Musashi: Samurai Legend
 * Radiata Stories
 * Robot Alchemic Drive (Gigantic Drive in Japan)
 * Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
 * Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
 * The Bouncer
 * Unlimited SaGa

Sony PlayStation 3 games

 * Final Fantasy XIII
 * Final Fantasy Versus XIII (forthcoming)
 * Final Fantasy XIV (forthcoming)
 * The Last Remnant
 * Star Ocean: The Last Hope International

Sony PlayStation Portable games

 * Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
 * Star Ocean: First Departure
 * Star Ocean: Second Evolution
 * Final Fantasy
 * Final Fantasy II
 * Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

Microsoft Xbox 360 games

 * Final Fantasy XI
 * Final Fantasy XIII
 * The Last Remnant
 * Infinite Undiscovery
 * Star Ocean: The Last Hope

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.