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#Outriders legacy quest software#

Square was started in October 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto as a computer game software division of Den-Yu-Sha, a power line construction company owned by his father. Main article: Square (video game company) § History By November 1999, Enix was listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section, indicating it as a 'large company'. This caused a significant rise in stock for both Enix and Sony. Despite the announcement that Enix's long-time competitor Square would develop exclusively for PlayStation, Enix announced in January 1997 that it would release games for both Nintendo and Sony consoles. The first game, Dragon Warrior, in the Famicom-based RPG series, was released in 1986 and would eventually sell 1.5 million copies in Japan, establishing Dragon Quest as the company's most profitable franchise. Key members of the developer's staff consisted of director Koichi Nakamura, writer Yuji Horii, artist Akira Toriyama, and composer Koichi Sugiyama, among others.

#Outriders legacy quest series#

In the 1980s, in a partnership with developers Chunsoft, the company began publishing the Dragon Quest series of console games. Enix focused on publishing games, often by companies who exclusively partnered with the company. Square Enix is headquartered at the Shinjuku Eastside Square Building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and has over 5,000 employees worldwide through its base operations and subsidiaries.Ĭorporate history Origins and pre-merger (1975–2003) Enix (1975–2003) Įnix was founded on September 22, 1975, as Eidansha Boshu Service Center by Japanese architect-turned-entrepreneur Yasuhiro Fukushima. In 2009, Square Enix acquire Eidos plc, the parent company of British game publisher Eidos Interactive, which was then absorbed into its European branch. In 2005, Square Enix acquired arcade corporation Taito. Several of Square Enix's franchises have sold over 10 million copies worldwide after 2020, with Final Fantasy selling 173 million, Dragon Quest selling 85 million, and Kingdom Hearts shipping 36 million. The group operates American, Chinese, Indian and European branches, based in Los Angeles, Beijing, Bangalore and London respectively. In October 2008, Square Enix conducted a company split between its corporate business and video game operations, reorganizing itself as the holding company Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., while its internally domestic video game operations were formed under the subsidiary Square Enix Co., Ltd. Yasuhiro Fukushima, the largest shareholder of the combined corporation and founder of Enix, became chairman. As part of the merger, former Square president Yoichi Wada was appointed the president of the new corporation, while former Enix president Keiji Honda was named vice president. At the time, 80% of Square Enix staff were made up of former Square employees. Each share of Square's common stock was exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix's common stock. was formed in April 2003 from a merger between Square and Enix, with the latter as the surviving company.

Outside of video game publishing and development, it is also in the business of merchandise, arcade facilities, and manga publication under its Gangan Comics brand. It releases RPG franchises, such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Star Ocean, and Kingdom Hearts, among numerous others.

is a Japanese multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate.