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| founded = April 1, [[2003]]
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| headquarters = Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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| subsidiaries = [[Taito Corporation]]<br>[[Eidos Interactive]]
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'''Square Enix''' '''Holdings Co.,Ltd '''{{Japanese|株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス|Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu Hōrudingusu}} is a Japanese based video game developer formed in [[2003]] when companies [[Square Co.]] and [[Enix]] merged. Prior to the merger, Enix was financially stable, though the same could not be said for Square, a company that was quickly losing money due to their unsuccessful movie venture and the creation of an online service for ''Final Fantasy XI''. Square's president, [[Yōichi Wada]], remained at his position of the new merger. The merger is perhaps most notable because of the franchises that each company owned - Square had [[Final Fantasy (series)|''Final Fantasy'' series]], ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' and the ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]''[[Mana (series)| series]], while Enix had [[Dragon Quest (series)|''Dragon Quest'']], the ''Valkyrie'' series, and the ''[[Star Ocean (series)|Star Ocean]]''[[Star Ocean (series)| series]]. On August 22nd, [[2005]] Square Enix announced the purchase of [[Taito]], while, on April 22nd, [[2009]] Square Enix purchased [[Eidos]]. [[The Walt Disney Company]] had a collaboration with Square Enix with the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series.

==Subsidiaries==
*[[Taito Corporation]] - In April of [[2005]], Square Enix announced that it had purchased Taito, creator of arcade title ''[[Space Invaders]]''. Since the merger, Square Enix has published all of Taito's video games.
*[[Eidos Interactive]] - In [[2009]], Square Enix purchased European gaming giant Eidos, creator of such titles as ''Tomb Raider'' and ''Deus Ex''.

== Notable Series ==
{{main|List of Square Enix games}}
* ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]''
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
* ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]''
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
* ''[[SaGa]]''
* ''[[Front Mission (series)|Front Mission]]''
* ''[[Star Ocean (series)|Star Ocean]]''
* ''[[Bravely (series)|Bravely]]''
* ''[[Space Invaders (series)|Space Invaders]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble (series)|Bubble Bobble]]''
* ''[[Tomb Raider (series)|Tomb Raider]]''
*'' [[Deus Ex]]''
* ''[[Life is Strange]]''

==Trivia==
*Square Enix has been notable for having the most third-party fighters represented in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series with 4 (7 if counting [[Luminary|Hero]]'s alternate pallet swap characters). Aside from that, it is also the only company to incorporate direct non-video game branding and elements to the franchise, such as the ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' film and [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s credited involvement with [[Sora]], as well as having [[Haley Joel Osment|an actor]] in the film and television field, reprise a role in the series.

==External links==
*{{WP link|Square Enix}}

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