Square Enix
Square Enix | |||
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Type | Public | ||
Founded | September 22, 1975 (Enix) September 1986 (Square Co.) April 1, 2003 (as Square Enix) October 1, 2008 (as Square Enix Holdings) | ||
Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo | ||
Key people | Yasuhiro Fukushima Yosuke Matsuda Phil Rogers | ||
Industry | Video Games | ||
Products | Various Video Games | ||
Employees | 4,335 (2018) | ||
Website | https://www.square-enix.com/ |
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス) is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, and distribution company. It is best known for making role-playing video game franchises, having created well-known titles such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, Mana, Parasite Eve, and (with Disney Interactive) Kingdom Hearts. With Nintendo, Square Enix has produced a strong number of exclusives including the Bravely series, Octopath Traveler, and several Mario games: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Sports Mix, Itadaki Street DS (Japan only), and Fortune Street.
The original Square Enix was formed as the result of a merger between Square and Enix. The merge occurred on April 1, 2003 with Enix as the surviving company. Since then, Square Enix has also acquired the Taito Corporation and Eidos Interactive, bringing numerous franchises including Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, and Tomb Raider into the Square Enix fold.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Despite not having any part in the development of Brawl, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is mentioned among the titles listed in the Chronicle. However, no other content developed by Square Enix is seen anywhere else in the game.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
One of Square Enix's flagship characters, Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy series, appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4, announced during a Nintendo Direct on November 12th, 2015 as downloadable content along with a stage based on Midgar, the songs "Let the Battles Begin!" and "Fight On!", and a Chocobo Mii Fighter hat.
In addition to Cloud, Geno from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars appears as a DLC costume for the Mii Gunner.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Cloud Strife returns as a playable character, along with the Midgar stage and its two accompanying tracks, "Let the Battles Begin!" and "Fight On!".
The Hero from Dragon Quest also appear as part of Challenger Pack 2, being announced at E3 2019. He is not based on one single Hero; he is represented by the Luminary from Dragon Quest XI, Erdrick from III, Solo from IV, and the unnamed protagonist from VIII, with the Luminary being the default costume.
Geno and Mallow also make an appearance in the game as Spirits.
Companies involved in the Super Smash Bros. series | |
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First- and second-party | Nintendo (Monolith Soft · Retro Studios) · HAL Laboratory · Game Freak · Creatures · Intelligent Systems · Rare Ltd. · Sora Ltd. |
Third-party | Konami · Sega (Atlus) · PlatinumGames · Capcom · Bandai Namco · Square Enix · Microsoft (Rare Ltd. · Mojang Studios) · SNK · Disney |
Other related | Game Arts · Hatena · Havok · Paon DP · Tri-Crescendo · List of companies with minor representation |