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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 »
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Comment by Archaotic: Having played the game on the 360, I can safely say that while it's a dirty shame that Square lied... 44 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
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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 »
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Comment by Mr. Tambourine Man: LARA CROFT IN FFXIII CONFIRMED! no, but really, how big is too big? 8 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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Comment by milford: Apparently stuff like this is fairly common in Japan. I think I remember seeing a youtube clip about the CEO of... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Square Enix: "Dragon Quest IX Delay May Affect Final Fantasy XIII"
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?
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Comment by Archaotic: At least it won't have much of an effect on the US release...since it's so fucking far away at this... 33 Responses | Other threads
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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.
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Comment by Mr.Awesomerific: "Stagnation will be swept away and only the genuine will survive." Guess your out of luck then RemakeEnix. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Supreme Commander 2
Supreme Commander 2, Brought To You By Square Enix
Square Enix, famous for dealing exclusively with Japanese developers, takes the first steps towards becoming a truly global publisher today, announcing a strategic partnership with Seattle-based Gas Powered Games. The partnership also marks Square Enix's first foray into the real-time strategy market as GPG begins officially commences development on Supreme Commander 2, the sequel to their hit RTS game for the PC and Xbox 360.
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By Mike FaheyComment by sanman7890: I'm not sure what to think of this to be honest. I love SC:FA, play it lan style with my... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Square Enix President Talks "Remake Boom"
Low risk, high return. Companies like Square Enix have been remaking their back catalogues, much to the delight of a generation of gamers who missed them the first time around (or those who like buying things with a fresh coat of polish). Square Enix, however, has been releasing new IPs like the upcoming Last Remnant. More »
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Comment by ninjakamster: Final Fantasy 6, Seiken Densetsu 3 and Secret of Mana please. 19 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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Comment by AssassinGT: I forgot to add my relevant argument. If they were really so fearful of us, they would do what we... 5 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
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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 »
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Comment by tim rogers: There's still the Dragon Quest VI remake to be released. It'd be hilarious, in a forehead-slapping way, if they announce in... 5 Responses | Other threads
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yoichi wada
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 »
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Comment by King of Fun UK: Without Itakagi at the helm of Team Ninja... What else do Tecmo actually have? Not much. But yeah, very smart move... 5 Responses | Other threads
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final fantasy
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 »
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Comment by roguestar5: Games for everyone,yea right.If that's true then why are Star Ocean 4 and Infinite Undiscovery on the PS3? 1 Responses | Other threads
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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.
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Comment by Nirolak: @Ramonskito: While it's true you can finish Oblivion in 10 hours Final Fantasy XII only takes 9 hours and 25... more » | Other threads
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Has Square Enix Cancelled Final Fantasy Agito XIII?
Square Enix bossman Yoichi Wada presided over the company's shareholder conference late last week. Dragon Quest IX still doesn't have a release date, but saying that he really wants to release it and thought the game would be ready for sale this year. Wada added, "But I said the same thing last year." Square Enix thinks it's possible that Dragon Quest IX could sell up to ten million copies. (No wonder Wada wants to release the game.) More »
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Comment by TJF588: *is late to this discussion* As I've been going on about wherever I've been (well, not THAT much, but...), I have... more » | Other threads
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yoichi wada
"We Need To Go Beyond Traditional Square Enix"
Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada (above, left) is worried. Western game companies are doing really well! Meaning that competition is getting harder. Yet, Wada hopes to capitalize on the Western market, aiming to increase the ratio of overseas sales from its current 50 percent to 80 percent in the next three years. According to the exec: More »
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Comment by VileMethoD: "Or if you are going to make RPGs, why not make the games people have been asking for for the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Square Enix Boss Explains Why He Called The Wii A "Toy"
Yoichi Wada, at left and best known for his ability to stand near fantastic suits of armor, certainly has his own opinions about the Wii and PlayStation 3, the two contenders for console champ in the nation of Japan. He was recently quoted as saying the Wii is a "toy," a negative connotation for some, but for the adult-toddlers at Kotaku, it's still something to covet. He didn't necessarily mean it in a bad way, Wada says, merely that the interpretation was "coarse." More »
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Comment by ms9400: apparently im getting too old and no one remember leveling up in Zelda II: Adventure of Link. You had to... more » | Other threads
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square enix
Will Work With Microsoft If There's "Merit"
　Poor Microsoft. Square Enix just *might* throw you a bone. If you are nice and there is "merit." Yes, merit. Things are only slightly better for the PS3, which Square is finding "challenging." For the Wii and the DS? Nothing but love. Over at NeoGAF, forum member farnham translated an interview with Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. Highlights include: More »
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Comment by NekoRobin: I love the sentence "I hope Wii and PS3 can coexist"! Nintendo + Sony = <3 (I own a PSP, PS3,... more » | Other threads
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Square Enix Calls Japanese Core Market "Weak"
Square Enix could always depend on Japan to snap up its seemingly endless RPG flow. Company president Yoichi Wada (on the left) has noticed a dip in core Japanese gamers. He points out about Japanese market growth: More »
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Comment by Smadubaku: @dv8godd: Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. I guess the only thing I would add to that was that... more » | Other threads
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Dragon Quest IV, V, VI Join IX On DS
We already knew Square-Enix top dog Yoichi Wada wuvs handheld gaming so much that he and his subordinates brought Dragon Quest IX to the Nintendo DS. But word from the latest issue of Shonen Jump shows that Wada are hankering to print their own money, as Square-Enix will release full 3D remakes of Dragon Quest IV, Dragon Quest V and Dragon Quest VI—originally released for the Famicom and Super Famicom—for the Nintendo DS, with dates as yet unspecified. More »
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Comment by i4ni: "This man deserves a medal." Yes, a tiny medal. Bwahahaha! more » | Other threads
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No Final Fantasy XIII Before April '08
If you were expecting to get your hands on a copy of Final Fantasy XIII for the PLAYSTATION 3 this year, I'm here to smack some sense in to you. It's not happening. IGN is reporting that Square-Enix president Yoichi Wada has put the game's Japanese release date sometime after March 2008, the end of the company's fiscal year. More »
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Comment by Brandson: FFXIII in late-2008/early-2009 in Japan and late-2009 in North America seems most likely given how much work on the game... more » | Other threads
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