DigiCube
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DigiCube Co., Ltd. (株式会社デジキューブ; Kabushiki-gaisha Dejikyūbu) was a Japanese company established as a subsidiary of software developer Square on February 6, 1996 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The primary purpose of DigiCube was to market and distribute Square products, most notably video games and related merchandise, including toys, books, and compact discs. DigiCube served as a wholesaler to distributors, and was noteworthy for pioneering the sale of video games in Japanese convenience stores and vending machine kiosks.
At its peak in 1998, DigiCube recorded sales of 8.6 million units, equalling ¥46.8 billion JPY. In the following years, however, sales declined precipitously. Although ownership of DigiCube was passed to the newly created Square Enix following the merger of Square with its former rival Enix in early 2003, it was already approximately 9.5 billion yen in debt. Following the announcement that the much-anticipated Final Fantasy XII would be delayed until sometime in 2004 (although in reality it would not be released until 2006), DigiCube filed for bankruptcy liquidation at the Tokyo District Court on November 26, 2003.[1]
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[edit] Perfect Works
Perfect Works is a series of video game-related books published by DigiCube. Only four books were published: the first was dedicated to Xenogears and printed in October 1998 in Japan. One book dedicated to SaGa Frontier 2 and another one dedicated to Front Mission 3 were released in 1999. The last book was dedicated to The Bouncer and was released in 2001.
These books contain artwork, timelines and detailed descriptions of events of the related games. The Xenogears Perfect Works notably contains detailed information of the world where the game is set, giving indepth descriptions of the characters, creatures, geographical and historical settings, covering all the intended six episodes of Xenogears.
[edit] Ultimania
Ultimania (アルティマニア Arutimania?, a portmanteau of ultimate and mania)[2] is a series of video game guides originally published in Japan by DigiCube. Although they are primarily known as a resource for the Final Fantasy series, there have also been Ultimania guides published for several other Square Enix titles, including the SaGa series, Legend of Mana, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story and the Kingdom Hearts series. In addition to providing information on how to complete their respective games, the guides often have commentary from the staff, original art designs and extended information about the game's storyline and characters. After DigiCube's banckruptcy, Studio BentStuff, another publishing company, continued the publishing of Ultimania guides for Square Enix.
[edit] References
- ^ Jason Venter (2003). DigiCube Officially History. HonestGamers. Retrieved on 4 July 2005.
- ^ (1999) in Studio BentStuff: Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania (in Japanese). DigiCube/Square Enix, 3. ISBN 4-925075-49-7.
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