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Square Enix: Platform Holder Not Surprised By Death of Consoles
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 »International Edition of FFXIII *Could* Be Out Before April 2010
This December, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII is going to be released in Japan — and if we are lucky, it might be out in The West before next April. More »Square Enix Talks Motion Control, New Wii
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 »Square Enix President Played Dragon Quest IX For 30 Hours
Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. More »Square Enix Doesn't See PS3 Price Cut Impact This Year
......but the company sees a big impact next year. When does Final Fantasy XIII come out again? Oh right, this winter. More »Expecting 5 Million Copies of Dragon Quest IX Shipped
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 »Square Enix President Casts Further Doubt On The Last Remnant PS3 Release
Japanese role-playing game The Last Remnant was originally planned for a release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. As of today, only two of those releases have happened, with the third, the PS3 version, starting to look unlikely. More »Please Send This To The Square Enix Boss
We get email. We get lots and lots of email. Here, have a peek into our mail bag. Lucky you. No, lucky us. More »Tomorrow, Eidos Is Square Enix's
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 »Square Enix Execs Take Self-Imposed Pay Cut
Financial forecasts slashed, stocks plunging. Times are hard for Japanese role-playing-game maker Square Enix. More »Square Enix: "Dragon Quest IX Delay May Affect Final Fantasy XIII"
Square Enix President Sends New Years Greeting In Poetic Prose (No, Really)
Doom! Gloom!! Bittersweet optimism!!! Square Enix president Yoichi Wada rallies the troops with a New Years message titled "Riding The Current." It's corporate poetry.Supreme Commander 2, Brought To You By Square Enix
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Square Enix President Suggests "Japan Alliance" For Gaming
During the Tokyo Game Show 2008, imperial hot Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada voiced concerns about how the West's gaming industry was surpassing Japan's. In an Nikkei Business article on the Japanese gaming "crisis", Wada further explains his position. The gaming industry in the West is growing faster, and developers and publishers have more capital than their Japanese counterparts. More »TGS Opening Keynote Liveblog (Square Enix!)
Today the Tokyo Game Show kicks off with a keynote from Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. We're expecting some big announcements so click over to the liveblog which is after the jump. More »Square Enix President Sorta Dates Dragon Quest IX (Mentions Tecmo)
While DS title Dragon Quest IX will not be playable at TGS 08, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada (pictured) seems to be indicating that the game will be available next during the Japanese New Year. Here's a translation of the short soundbyte that popped up on Yahoo! News Japan: More »Square Enix President Discusses "Friendly" Tecmo Takeover
Earlier today, we first broke the news that Square Enix had plans to takeover beleaguered game company Tecmo. At the ensuing press conference, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada revealed that this friendly takeover offer wasn't as sudden as it appears. More »Square Enix Gonna Make Games For Everyone, Everything
When Final Fantasy XIII was announced for the 360, it was hard to miss the high-pitched scream that went out across the internet. Mostly from Sony fanboys, aghast at the thought of a Final Fantasy game appearing somewhere other than a PlayStation. Which was good for a giggle, what with Final Fantasies I-VI on Nintendo machines, Final Fantasy VII & VIII going to the PC, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles going to GameCube and Final Fantasy XI going to every machine known to man. Not like there wasn't a precedent, people. More »Square Enix President Laying Down The Law
Square Enix's 2007 financial statement indicates that the company is going through a rough patch. How bad are things? Apparently, there has been an internal shakedown going on. According to several company insiders, things are getting heated. Word has it that a fierce meeting was held over a month ago where the Square Enix honcho threatened to start axing employees if they didn't (and we're paraphrasing) "stop making games that only they wanted to play." Wada is supposedly worried that the company's games have become more and more insular, alienating itself from the mainstream. Granted, this is purely a rumor, but there does seem to be a huge dichotomy within the company's products. You've got very, very casual Japan-only DS titles on one hand, then largely an endless stream of Final Fantasy spin-offs and remakes. Not exactly a balanced portfolio! Sure, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII are going to be huge, but neither game has a firm release date. Putting all your eggs in one basket, no? That, or painting oneself in a corner.Has Square Enix Cancelled Final Fantasy Agito XIII?