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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

[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.

[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).