73 ABOUT
Founded: 1975 (as Enix), 1986 (as Square), merged to become Square Enix in 2003 In-house (Owned by Square Enix) Location: Tokyo, Japan
www.square-enix.com
Increasingly, Square Enix’s fortunes are being made outside of its million-selling Final Fantasy franchise. In 2011, its studio developed Mario Sports Mix for Nintendo and enjoyed sales of £2.5 million for the Wii exclusive.
But this does not mean the
importance of its stalwart brand has diminished as the series surpassed 100 million units worldwide in 2011. Due to the performance of Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIV, the company’s dev divisions have undergone restructuring. Square Enix’s Japan office
employs over 1,600 people. Last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami made life harder for developers already facing adapting to the country’s changing industry, but Square is showing resilience.
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SQUARE ENIX
develop 100 UK RETAIL REVENUE IN 2011
£3.97m
LIFETIME SALES 100 million Final Fantasy games sold worldwide
STUDIO’S 2011 BESTSELLERS FORMATS
MARIO SPORTS MIX
DISSIDIA 012: FINAL FANTASY
FINAL FANTASY XIII
FINAL FANTASY IV: COMPLETE COLLECTION
TACTICS OGRE: LET US CLING TOGETHER
WII
TOTAL PSP
TOTAL
PLAYSTATION 3 XBOX 360 TOTAL
PSP
TOTAL PSP
TOTAL
PUBLISHER NINTENDO
RELEASE DATE TOTAL REV FEB 2011
£2.51m £2.51m
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE MAR 2011 £0.46m £0.46m
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE MAR 2010 £0.18m SQUARE ENIX EUROPE MAR 2010 £0.17m £0.36m
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE APR 2011 £0.23m £0.23m
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE FEB 2011
£0.16m £0.16m
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