Square Enix's headquarters in Shinjuku Eastside Square, Tokyo | |
株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス | |
Kabushiki gaisha Sukūea Enikkusu Hōrudingusu | |
Formerly | Square Enix Co., Ltd. |
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Public | |
Traded as | TYO: 9684 |
Industry | |
Predecessors | |
Founded | September 22, 1975; 43 years ago[1] |
Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people |
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Products | |
Revenue | ¥256.824 billion[2] (2017) |
¥20.039 billion[2] | |
4,335[1] (2018) | |
Divisions | First Development Division through Fourth Development Division |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | www.square-enix.com |
Name | Became subsidiary | Location | Purpose | Ref. |
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Square Enix, Inc. (previously Square Soft Inc.) | March 1989 | El Segundo, California, United States | American publishing and Japanese Intellectual Property localization. Founded as Square Soft, Inc. and merged in 2003 with sister subsidiaries Square USA and Square Electronic Arts to become Square Enix USA. Renamed to its current name in July 2004. | [163][39] |
Gangan Comics | March 12, 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | Manga and Magazine imprint in its publication business. | [164] |
Square Enix Europe | December 1998 | Blackfriars, London, United Kingdom | Flagship western subsidiary, European publishing, Tomb Raider series, Deus Ex series, Just Cause series. | [165][39] |
Visual Works (previously Square Visual Works) | June 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | CGI animation company focused on cutscenes and movie production | [166] |
PlayOnline | January 28, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Online gaming services division. | [167] |
Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd. | February 28, 2005 | Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China | Chinese publishing. The successor to Square Enix Webstar Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | [168] |
Taito Corporation | September 28, 2005 | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Holdings arcade gaming subsidiary, Space Invaders series, Bubble Bobble series, Groove Coaster series. | [169] |
Square Enix Mobile Studio | January 2008 | Sapporo, Japan | Mobile games development and publishing division. | [33][49] |
Square Enix Co., Ltd. | October 1, 2008 | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | Flagship game development with First Development Division through Fourth Development Division and publishing company, Final Fantasy series, Dragon Quest series, Kingdom Hearts series. | [12][49] |
Beautiful Game Studios | April 22, 2009 | London, United Kingdom | Square Enix Europe game development subsidiary, Championship Manager series. | [38] |
Crystal Dynamics | April 22, 2009 | Redwood City, California, United States | Square Enix Europe game development subsidiary. | [38] |
Eidos Montréal | April 22, 2009 | Montréal, Quebec, Canada | Square Enix Europe game development subsidiary. | [38] |
Eidos Shanghai | April 22, 2009 | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | Square Enix Europe subsidiary, Outsourcing support. | [38] |
Hippos Lab | March 7, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Co., Ltd. Smartphone gaming subsidiary. | [40] |
Square Enix Montréal | 2012 | Montréal, Quebec, Canada | Square Enix Europe Mobile game development subsidiary. | [41] |
Tokyo RPG Factory | 2015 | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Co., Ltd. game development subsidiary. | [170] |
Square Enix Collective | 2016 | Blackfriars, London, United Kingdom | Service provider for indie developers. | [171] |
Luminous Productions | March 27, 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Co., Ltd. game development subsidiary. | [172] |
Name | Became subsidiary | Closed or sold | Location | Purpose | Ref. |
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Enix America Corporation Inc. | 1990 | November 1995 | Redmond, Washington, United States | Enix's first American subsidiary. | [173][174] |
Square USA, Inc (previously Square L.A., Inc.) | August 1995 | April 1, 2003 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Square Co. Ltd's American research and development studio. | [175] |
DigiCube | February 6, 1996 | November 26, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | Square Co. Ltd. marketing and distribution subsidiary in Japan. | [176] |
Square Electronic Arts | April 27, 1998 | April 1, 2003 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Joint venture with Electronic Arts for American publishing. | [177] |
Taito Soft Corporation (originally The Game Designers Studio) | June 22, 1999 | March 11, 2010 | Hirakawa-cho, 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Co., Ltd. game development brand. | [178][179] |
Enix America Inc. | 1999 | April 1, 2003 | Seattle, King County, Washington, United States | A joint venture between Enix and Eidos Interactive to publish Enix games for Western markets. | [180][181] |
Square Enix Webstar Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (previously Enix Webstar Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.) | 2001 | February 28, 2005 | Beijing, China | Enix Chinese publishing division. | [168] |
Eidos Hungary | 2002 (Eidos Interactive) | April 19, 2010 | Budapest, Hungary | Square Enix Europe game development subsidiary. | [182] |
UIEvolution | March 2004 | December 17, 2007 | Bellevue, Washington, United States | Square Enix mobile software development division. | [32] |
Taito Art Corporation | September 28, 2005 | July 28, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Travel and insurance agency division for Taito. | [183] |
Taito Tech Co., Ltd. | September 28, 2005 | July 28, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Maintenance and transportation of amusement equipment for Taito. | [183] |
Square Enix of Europe Holdings | December 4, 2008 | April 26, 2016 | London, England | Holding company for the group's operations in Europe | [184][185] |
Eidos Interactive (originally SCi Games) | April 22, 2009 | November 10, 2009 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Western intellectual properties publishing subsidiary. | [38] |
IO Interactive | April 22, 2009 | June 16, 2017 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Square Enix Europe game development subsidiary. | [186] |
SPC‐NO.1 Co., Ltd | June 1, 2009 | February 1, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | The parent shell company of ES1 Corporation that merged with Taito Corporation. | [179] |
Smileworks | June 17, 2013 | January 14, 2015 | Jakarta, Indonesia | iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Nokiasmartphones. | [187][188] |
Shinra Technologies | September 18, 2014 | January 2016 | New York City, United States | Cloud services. | [42][43] |
Studio Istolia | February 21, 2017 | May 15, 2019 | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | Square Enix Co., Ltd. game development subsidiary. | [189][47] |