Square & Enix to merge

DiscoStu

http://www.planetps2.com/mmcafe/index.html

smeg. this should be interesting.

now we needs shinjis l33t industry knowledgw to tell us all what it means.

[edit] not smeg this should be good[/edit]

Shinji

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=dev&aid=992

:P

Anything specific you wanted to know?

monument

Edit: he got there first with the link

Ryo Hazuki

Are they not arch-enemys of the RPG world?

Dragon Quest vs. Final Fantasy etc.

monument

Originally posted by Ryo Hazuki
Are they not arch-enemys of the RPG world?

Dragon Quest vs. Final Fantasy etc.

if you read Shinjis story (linked above), you will see that they have worked with each other in the past.

Retr0gamer

If they make a game half as good as their last effort together, Chrono trigger, then it will definitely be good news.

Shinji

Their last effort together was Xenosaga, actually...

Retr0gamer

oopsy!
I can't be right all the time. By the way is xenosaga coming to europe?

Retr0gamer

Just read a few articles on it and it looks like Enix will be running the show more than Square.
Since Enix have even more hatred (well not hatred) to the European market than Square I hope this doesn't mean most I will have to import most of the games I love even more.

DiscoStu

Yup we should be getting xenosaga some time before the end of next year, but there is no official date set. kinda stupid considering we didnt get xenogears(which im playing now and is bloody class).

Shinji

Just read a few articles on it and it looks like Enix will be running the show more than Square.

I've seen some people (generally fansite journalists who don't actually know anything about how businesses work) jump to that conclusion too, on the basis of the fact that on a technical stock market level, this is an Enix buy-out of Square. Square's Nikkei stock is ceasing to exist and being replaced with Enix shares at 0.81:1 ratio.

However, the president of the new company will be Wada Youchi (current Square president) which probably tells you everything you need to know. Their development efforts will probably be seperate for the most part, too.

It's far more likely that we'll now see Enix games in Europe than that Square will pull out.

Mark

Mmmm very interesting, should be seeing some class games. While on the subject of Square, whens something going to materialise out of their Nintendo friendship?

Shinji

whens something going to materialise out of their Nintendo friendship?

On the Cube - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle is out next Christmas in Europe.

On the GBA, I don't know exact dates but I'm sporting wood over Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, which is arriving Real Soon Now.

Vokes

Their last effort together was Xenosaga

I thought that Namco were making Xenosaga, or perhaps they're just publishing it.....?