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The company also owns [[Taito Corporation]] and Square Enix Europe (which owns fellow publisher and developer [[Eidos Interactive]]). | The company also owns [[Taito Corporation]] and Square Enix Europe (which owns fellow publisher and developer [[Eidos Interactive]]). | ||
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'''Square Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社スクウェア Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea) was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. | '''Square Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社スクウェア Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea) was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. | ||
Squaresoft was also a brand name used by Square between 1992 and 2003. As such, the name is often used (incorrectly) to refer to the entire organization, but the Japanese corporate name remained Square Co., Ltd. until the Enix merger. | Squaresoft was also a brand name used by Square between 1992 and 2003. As such, the name is often used (incorrectly) to refer to the entire organization, but the Japanese corporate name remained Square Co., Ltd. until the Enix merger. | ||
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The '''Enix Corporation''' (株式会社エニックス Kabushiki-gaisha Enikkusu) was a Japanese company that produced video games, Anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as Eidansha Boshu Service Center (株式会社営団社募集サービスセンター Kabushiki Gaisha Eidansha Boshū Sābisu Sentā) and renamed '''Enix''' in 1982. The name is a play on the words "Phoenix", a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes, and "ENIAC", the world's first digital computer. | The '''Enix Corporation''' (株式会社エニックス Kabushiki-gaisha Enikkusu) was a Japanese company that produced video games, Anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as Eidansha Boshu Service Center (株式会社営団社募集サービスセンター Kabushiki Gaisha Eidansha Boshū Sābisu Sentā) and renamed '''Enix''' in 1982. The name is a play on the words "Phoenix", a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes, and "ENIAC", the world's first digital computer. | ||
Enix is perhaps best known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of console role-playing games. | Enix is perhaps best known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of console role-playing games. | ||
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==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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* ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time'' - Wii (January 29, 2009) | * ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time'' - Wii (January 29, 2009) | ||
* ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers'' - Wii (November 12, 2009) | * ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers'' - Wii (November 12, 2009) | ||
* ''Final Fantasy XIII'' - PlayStation 3, XBox 360 ( | * ''Final Fantasy XIII'' - PlayStation 3, XBox 360 (March 9, 2010) | ||
====By other developers:==== | ====By other developers:==== | ||
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* ''[[Romancing SaGa]]'' - PlayStation 2 (April 21, 2005) | * ''[[Romancing SaGa]]'' - PlayStation 2 (April 21, 2005) | ||
* ''Hanjuku Hero 4: 7-Jin no Hanjuku Hero'' - PlayStation 2 (May 26, 2005) | * ''Hanjuku Hero 4: 7-Jin no Hanjuku Hero'' - PlayStation 2 (May 26, 2005) | ||
* ''[[Code Age Commanders]]'' - PlayStation 2 (October 13, 2005) | * ''[[Code Age Commanders: Tsugu Mono Tsuga Reru Mono]]'' - PlayStation 2 (October 13, 2005) | ||
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' - PlayStation 2 (December 22, 2005) | * ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' - PlayStation 2 (December 22, 2005) | ||
* ''[[Front Mission 5: Scars of the War]]'' - PlayStation 2 (December 29, 2005) | * ''[[Front Mission 5: Scars of the War]]'' - PlayStation 2 (December 29, 2005) | ||
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* ''Depth Fantasia'' - PC (Online) (December 12, 2001) | * ''Depth Fantasia'' - PC (Online) (December 12, 2001) | ||
* ''[[Super Galdelic Hour]]'' - PlayStation 2 (March 29, 2001) | * ''[[Super Galdelic Hour]]'' - PlayStation 2 (March 29, 2001) | ||
* ''[[The Fear]] - PlayStation 2 (July 26, 2001) | * ''[[The Fear]]'' - PlayStation 2 (July 26, 2001) | ||
* ''Snap Kids'' - Game Boy Advance (January 2002) | * ''Snap Kids'' - Game Boy Advance (January 2002) | ||
* ''[[Orega Kantoku Da! Volume 2]]'' - PlayStation 2 (March 7, 2002) | * ''[[Orega Kantoku Da! Volume 2]]'' - PlayStation 2 (March 7, 2002) | ||