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The main in charge of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the many, many remakes of previous games in those series, Yoichi Wada, big bossman at Square Enix, is officially kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2011. What pearls of wisdom with Wada drop during his TGS keynote? Let's find out! More »
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Final Fantasy XIII, which was previously an PS3 exclusive in Japan, is coming to the country's Xbox 360 console. Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has been catching all kinds of hell from Japanese gamers for the decision. More »
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Yoichi Wada, boss of publisher Square Enix (Final Fantasy), has some stern words for Japanese developers in a recent interview with industry site Gamasutra. More »
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This month, Japanese online retailer Rakuten.com decided the language that was used internally by the company would no longer be Japanese. More »
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People who run big companies, that's who. More »
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Square Enix has been looking at the future, and that future is either stuff from China that's cheap and is played online, or on Facebook. Expect all future Square Enix games to incorporate at least some of those aspects. More »
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Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn't think it'll happen any time soon. What about the company's president? More »
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Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he's recently played the thriller. His thoughts? More »
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At a Tokyo investors meeting, Square Enix president Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada stated that the company was "looking into" bringing PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII to the Xbox 360. More »
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At last night's launch event for Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada showed up with a Fal'cie symbol from the game tattooed on his hand. He tweeted that he "probably" would not be able to return to Japan. More »
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Imperial Hot is our nickname for Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. Big important guy like him, managing an international corporation, he probably has no idea about the internet meme we started, right? More »
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Square Enix, the company behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, announced a ¥35 billion ($386 million) zero-coupon convertible bond. More »
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As far as business execs at large Japanese companies go, Yoichi Wada seems rather forward thinking. He's been tackling discrimination in video games head on. More »
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To kick off 2010, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has issued a public statement outlining the publishers corporate goals as they head into the new year. And that goal is? "Taking Root". More »
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Over the years, many games have tried to take on Blizzard's World of Warcraft directly. Try and stand toe-to-toe with the MMO giant. And all of them have failed. More »
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Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada looks into his crystallis ball and sees a future in which consoles are simply not necessary, reiterating, what he said in November. More »
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Square Enix may be notorious for looking back when developing games, but when it comes to the strategy of big business, they're looking as far forward as the human eye can see. More »
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Square Enix are known for two things: Final Fantasy, and massive delays for games released in the West. The former isn't going to be changing anytime soon, but the latter just might be! More »
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Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII this year. Lucky sods. Western fans have to suck it up, wait it out. How long? Maybe not that long, if comments from his Imperial Hotness, Yoichi Wada, are anything to go by. More »
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The next breakthrough in games will involve how you pay for what you play, the president of Square-Enix said today. Yoichi Wada made the declaration during the traditional state of the industry Tokyo Game Show kick-off panel here in Tokyo. More »
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When the Wii was released in November 2005, the motion controls were revolutionary. But that was then. Now it's 2009, and Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has seen the future. More »
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Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. More »
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......but the company sees a big impact next year. When does Final Fantasy XIII come out again? Oh right, this winter. More »
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Remember, game developers have feelings, too. When Dragon Quest IX went on sale, Amazon Japan users went bonkers, slamming the game. More »
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Regarding the release date of Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada has an announcement of an announcement to make: "We'll be making an announcement in a few weeks." More »
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With 2.3 million copies sold in its first week, Dragon Quest IX is already a smash hit. Square Enix shipped 3 million copies at launch to ensure everyone who wanted the game could purchase it. More »
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Square Enix's takeover of British publisher Eidos wasn't going to stop at just ownership. It's running all the way through to publisher names, with "Eidos" given the chop in favour of the more ominous "Square Enix Europe". More »
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Japanese publisher Square Enix now owns Eidos. While both will continue to operate independently, and both develop and release games independently, there's one project they'll be working on together. More »
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Some people say that the demand from video games has leveled off says Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada. What to do, what to do. More »
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Square Enix are notorious for bleeding their intellectual properties dry. You like Final Fantasy? Here's 119 Final fantasy games, etc etc. And now that Square owns Eidos, things are only going to get worse. More »
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Japan's fiscal year reporting season draws to a close, and one of the last companies to report their data was Square Enix. Contained within that data was a colourful graph showing their 2008 game sales. More »
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Square Enix has still only provided a rough release date for Final Fantasy XIII: Winter 2009. At the company's financial briefing, it was asked about the Final Fantasy XIII release. More »
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With the announcement of its 2009 fiscal financials, Square Enix stock prices jumped to the highest they have been since 2003. Thank you Eidos acquisition. More »
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Japanese game designer Goichi Suda has a "video game brand" called Grasshopper Manufacture. That company has made games for lots of companies, but did you know that Square Enix was a client? More »
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Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene. More »
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Square Enix is officially taking over UK publisher Eidos. Not only will Square Enix acquire Eidos properties like Tomb Raider and Hitman. Oh no, Square Enix will get much more. More »
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Square Enix inches closer to its take over of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos, and the takeover is expected to go into effect tomorrow morning. More »
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Square Enix have a big MMO. It's called Final Fantasy XI. But FFXI is getting a little long in the tooth, so it's no surprise to hear Square Enix are still working on a successor. More »
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Financial forecasts slashed, stocks plunging. Times are hard for Japanese role-playing-game maker Square Enix. More »
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Dragon Quest IX is going to be delayed — blame fatal bugs for that! Is DQIX's postponement is going to affect another big Square Enix game Final Fantasy XIII? More »
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