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Square Enix (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス Sukuwea Enikkusu) is a Japanese producer of video games and manga. Square Enix is best known for its computer role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy
series, the Dragon Quest
series (previously known as Dragon Warrior in North America), and the Kingdom Hearts series. Square Enix was formed as the result of a merger between Square Co., Ltd. and Enix that took effect as of April 1, 2003. Enix officially absorbed Square, with Square stockholders receiving only 0.81 shares of stock in the new company compared to Enix stockholders receiving a one-to-one trade. Despite this, many top officials within Square assumed leadership roles in the new corporate hierarchy, including Square president Yoichi Wada, who was appointed president of the new corporation.

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Square Enix has regional operations, including Square Enix, Inc. (for all of North America) and Square Enix, Ltd. (for Europe and other areas that use the PAL-television standard). In July 2003, Square Enix relocated their headquarters to Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. In March 2004, Square Enix acquired UIEvolution, Inc. in order to strengthen its wireless market. On August 22, 2005, Square Enix announced their acquisition of Taito Corporation, renowned for their arcade hits, Space Invaders and the Bubble Bobble series. By September 28, 2005, Square Enix had wholly acquired Taito. In January 2005, the company expanded operations to Beijing, China by establishing Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The company also has a controlling interest in Community Network Software Engine of Beijing, China which focuses on network middleware for gaming.

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By far, Square Enix's video gaming properties are its most valued assets. Square Enix's Dragon Quest
franchise is considered the most popular game series in Japan, and each new installment of the series routinely breaks Japanese sales records. The Dragon Quest franchise has sold over 35 million units worldwide. The Final Fantasy
franchise, however, has been considered Square Enix's most important asset, and is the best selling Square Enix franchise worldwide, selling over 60 million units. . More recently, Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series (developed in collaboration with Disney's Buena Vista Games) has become massively popular worldwide, adding another valuable asset to the company.

In May 2004 Square Enix announced an agreement with Sony Online Entertainment for the Japanese publishing rights to EverQuest II. As of 2005, Square Enix has produced titles for the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube video game consoles, as well as for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance handheld game console. The company has announced titles for the upcoming PlayStation 3, Nintendo Revolution, and Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, as well as for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable (PSP). In addition, they have published games for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers, and for various models of mobile phone. As a matter of fact, Square Enix mobile phone games are available on the Vodafone network in some European countries, including Britain, Spain, and France. More than 10 of Square Enix's video games were included in Famitsu magazine's top 100 games, seven being in the top ten list .

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