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Shouldn't this be merged with the Squaresoft article?? Jacoplane 01:57, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Erm, you mean the Square Co., Ltd. article, right? And, uh, no, I can't see why. There's a much stronger case for merging it with this Enix article, as the "new" company was formed out of Enix, not Square (the former absorbed the latter). That being said, there's not a particularly strong case for either: Square, Enix, and Square Enix are not the same thing, and there doesn't seem to be any reason to confuse the issue by trying to pretend that they are. – Seancdaug 02:55, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

Ok, get your point. Sorry about adding that category, i see you removed it only last week. Jacoplane 03:39, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oh, no problem. Happens a lot, actually, and it's easy enough to fix. – Seancdaug 04:04, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

There's a List of Square Enix games, and it seems to list every single Squaresoft and Enix game ever made. Should it be taken down since there's already a list in each of those systems + this one, or should it be left up for reference? ~ Hibana

Contents 1 Square founding date 2 Final Fantasy: Unlimited On PC 3 Corporate Culture? 4 Quick question 5 Hmmm 6 Absorption 7 PSP & Wii Virtual Console Support Sections

[edit] Square founding date

In response to the anon. editor who keeps adding the Square Co., Ltd. founding date to the infobox: please stop. I understand why you're adding it, but it's misleading, as Square Enix is the successor to Enix, not Square. This is explained in the introduction to the article: Enix purchased Square. Square Enix is a continuation of Enix, not of Square, and adding Square's founding to the infobox is extremely misleading. – Seancdaug 02:19, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Final Fantasy: Unlimited On PC

There's a 2003 PC card-battle game produced by Armada Printing called Final Fantasy: Unlimited On PC, based on the anime series. Does anyone have any information of this game, like its connection to Square Enix besides the name? ~ Hibana 13:36, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Corporate Culture?

Hey. Does anyone know anything about Square-Enix's corporate culture? Are they known for being creative, stodgy, old-fashioned, new-wave, or any other adjective you could name? In general, what's the company's reputation? Thanks. -- Brasswatchman 8:26 PM EST, November 30, 2005. Very,new age ,dreamlike,imaginitive.

[edit] Quick question

I'm not really sure how to handle this: how do you describe the company that made a game before the merger? Would you still describe Final Fantasy VIII as being made by Squaresoft, since that was the name of the company when it was finished, or would the name be retroactively changed to Square-Enix? Master Deusoma 16:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

In the articles for the games created before the merger (about midway into 2003), we say they were either made by Square Co. or Enix. If you notice in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the game was released and published by Square in Japan but Square Enix in the US, because the latter was after the merger. ~ Hibana 22:31, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, Nintendo published it in North America, Square Enix published it in Europe. You are correct though, games that were released before the merger are described by the companies name at the time, so Final Fantasy VIII would be from Square Soft and not Square Enix. TJ Spyke 06:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hmmm

I am quite saddened that Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is not included under the "film" subtitle in this article. I guess it is because it was made under square pictures? I just hope it has not been left out due to its box office blunders as there are quite a few fans around, although far and few between, that absolutely adore this movie and respect its place within all of Square-Enix's Final Fantasy based franchises. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.168.233.251 (talk • contribs) 00:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC).

Hmmmm... it appears that TSW has been on the article at least since December 12. I bulleted the films so it's easier to see. I dunno. I liked it, and so did Roger Ebert and he seems like a pretty knowledgeable guy about movies. Axem Titanium 20:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Regardless of whether or not any of us actually like the film, why are we including it when it was produced and released before the merger? Mentioning it's financial failure as a leading cause for the merger might be worthwhile (though we should have a reliable source for it, just as standard practice), but including it as part of the list of Square Enix properties is slightly misleading, I should think.... – Sean Daugherty (talk) 04:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree it needs to be included, but I suppose it would depend a lot on how much reliable info exists on Square's financial health pre-merger. I always found it a tad suspicious that the movie was the single blunder that brought down Square (Square Pictures, yes..but the parent company?). Kensuke Aida 10:09, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Absorption

According to the first section: "Square officially absorbed Enix, [...]"

Shouldn't this be "Square was officially absorbed by Enix" instead? (58.188.97.134 10:08, 5 January 2007 (UTC))

This has been addressed. Axem Titanium 20:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] PSP & Wii Virtual Console Support Sections

These sections seem a little... useless. The PSP Support section is basically just a short list of in-development games, and it's already been established on the Virtual Console page that they've announced support, and currently they've only announced one title for Japan only (at least thus far). It seems to me that these articles need to be either improved or deleted, because there really seems to be no reason for them to be here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JusticeLeaguer8 (talk • contribs) 20:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC).

I feel the same. All of the PSP games are already listed in the List of Square Enix games page, and of what significance is it if another section is made about SE releasing a single game on the Virtual Console? Pikku 02:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I think it's an attempt to expand à la the Nintendo DS section (with a previous fanboy attempt to overwrite the NDS section with a PSP section as part of the drama). It doesn't really work though, and we don't really need the article of every developer being updated as Wii Virtual Console and PlayStation Store adds old games to their inventory. Kelvinc 09:57, 12 March 2007 (UTC)