In addition, " Squaresoft, Inc " was the name of the company's American arm before the merger, after which it was renamed to " Square Enix, Inc ".

A merger between Square and its competitor Enix was in consideration since at least 2000 ; however, the financial failure of the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within made Enix hesitant to join with a company which was losing money, and the merge was delayed until April 1, 2003, when the two companies finally merged to form Square Enix.

Square merged with Enix and formed Square Enix while Crystal Chronicles was in development.

It is currently known as Square Enix, Inc. Square Soft's original headquarters were in Redmond, Washington, where it distributed its now-dead newsletter, the Ogopogo Examiner, but it was relocated to Costa Mesa, California in August 1996, where it remained until late 2005 ; as of 2006, Square Enix, Inc. is now located in El Segundo, California.

Following the announcement of the merger between Square and former competitor Enix in 2003, Square purchased back Electronic Arts ' stake in Square EA, and folded it back into Square Soft, Inc., its North American subsidiary, which was subsequently renamed Square Enix U. S. A., Inc. ( now Square Enix, Inc .) and continues to publish Square Enix's titles in North America.

On August 22, 2005, it was announced that gaming giant Square Enix would purchase 247, 900 Taito shares worth ¥ 45. 16 billion ( US $ 409. 1 million ), to make Taito Corporation a subsidiary of Square Enix.

The purpose of the takeover by Square Enix was to both increase Taito's profit margin exponentially as well as begin their company's expansion into new forms of gaming ( most notably, the arcade scene ), and various other entertainment venues.

The takeover bid from Square Enix was accepted by previous majority stockholder Kyocera, making Taito an official Square Enix subsidiary.

In 2009, Japanese video-game company Square Enix completed a buyout of Eidos Interactive and Ian was promoted to Life President of Eidos.

As well as giving its classical concerts, the LPO has made several film soundtracks, including Lawrence of Arabia, Philadelphia, The Mission, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy as well as some CD albums of video game music from the Square Enix series Dragon Quest composed by Koichi Sugiyama, Symphonic Poem: Hope for Final Fantasy XII, the soundtrack for Xenosaga Episode I composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and even Elkie Brooks ' Screen Gems, the entire album of which was used in modern films.

From 1993 to 2002 Shimomura worked for Square ( now Square Enix ), where she composed for a further eight games, Super Mario RPG, Parasite Eve, and Legend of Mana games.

* Napoleon, a video game published by Enix, see List of Enix home computer games

is a Japanese video game produced by Square ( now Square Enix ) in 1996 for the Satellaview add-on for the Nintendo Super Famicom.

The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix.

By September 28, 2005, Taito became a subsidiary wholly owned by Square Enix.

is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square ( now Square Enix ) for the Sony PlayStation video game console.

He has since composed music as a freelancer for video games primarily developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's development studio Mistwalker.

* SaGa ( series ), a video game franchise by Square Enix

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as, is an action role-playing game developed by Square ( now Square Enix ) and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( SNES ).

* Games by Year 2000-1996 at Square Enix

Two other manga were released in Japan: a manga by Ataru Cagiva from 1995 to 1996 that was serialized in Enix Corporation's Monthly GFantasy and later collected into three volumes Members of GameFAQs ranked it the 4th best, and readers of Japanese magazine Famitsu ranked it 31st in a 2006 poll.

A is a fictional creature from the Final Fantasy video game series by Square and Square Enix.

The series is published by Square Enix ( formerly Enix ), with localized versions of later installments for the Nintendo DS ( NDS ) being published by Nintendo outside of Japan.

The availability of healing potions in the popular Final Fantasy series of games eventually resulted in the release of an actual beverage named " Potion " in Japan by Square Enix, the games ' creators.

The Mana series, known in Japan as, is a medieval-fantasy action role-playing game series from Square Enix, created by Koichi Ishii.

is a Japanese-developed role-playing video game developed and published by Square ( now Square Enix ) for the PlayStation video game console.

In 2003, Square Enix registered the Dragon Quest trademark in the US.

Square Enix did not register the Dragon Quest trademark for use in the United States until 2002.

Enix is perhaps best known for publishing the Dragon Quest series of role-playing video games.

Enix is perhaps most famous for publishing the Dragon Quest series of console games ( released as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005 ) developed by Chunsoft.

Enix America, Inc., Enix's last American localization subsidiary, was organized in 1999 after the release of Dragon Warrior Monsters through a joint venture with Eidos.

Beginning on the Famicom, Enix published the very successful Dragon Quest series, which, after the formation of Square Enix, had already sold over 35 million copies worldwide.

* Dragon Quest ( formerly known as Dragon Warrior in North America ), a series of console role-playing games created by Enix ( now Square Enix )

He is best known for composing music for the Dragon Quest video game series, which is published by Square Enix, and several Japanese anime and TV shows, such as Space Runaway Ideon, Cyborg 009, and Gatchaman.

is an all-in-one television game created by Square Enix, based on the Dragon Quest video game series that connects to a person's television set and does not require a separate video game console.

In 2003, Square Enix registered the Dragon Quest trademark in the US, making the Dragon Warrior name obsolete.

Developed by TOSE, the game was the last Dragon Quest game Enix published before merging with Square.

Dragon Warrior VII, known in Japan as is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Heartbeat and ArtePiazza, and published by Enix for the PlayStation in.

Paul Handelman, president of Enix America, commented on the game that " All the talk this month about new systems with the latest technological wizardry doesn't diminish the fact that at the end of the day, compelling game play is what it's all about, and Dragon Warrior VII provides just that.

In 2003, Square Enix registered the Dragon Quest trademark in the US, with the intent to retire the Dragon Warrior name.

Justin Lucas, product manager of Enix America, commented on the hiatus, saying that the developer merely " worked their tails off on Dragon Warrior 7 and Dragon Warrior 4.