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|title         = Square Enix
|title         = Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
|logo           = [[File:Square Enix logo.svg|250px]]
|logo         = [[File:Square Enix logo.svg|250px]]
|type           = Public
|type         = Public
|headquarters   = {{flag|Japan}} Shinjuku, Tokyo
|headquarters = {{flag|Japan}} Shinjuku, Tokyo
|founded       = September 22, 1975 (Enix) <br> September 1986 (Square Co.) <br> April 1, 2003 (as Square Enix) <br> October 1, 2008 (as Square Enix Holdings)
|founded       = September 22, 1975 (Enix) <br> September 1986 (Square Co.) <br> April 1, 2003 (as Square Enix) <br> October 1, 2008 (as Square Enix Holdings)
|key_people     = Yasuhiro Fukushima <br> Yosuke Matsuda <br> Phil Rogers
|key_people   = Yasuhiro Fukushima <br> Yosuke Matsuda <br> Phil Rogers
|industry       = Video Games
|industry     = Video Games
|products       = Various Video Games
|products     = Various Video Games
|num_employees = 4,335 <small>(2018)</small>
|num_employees = 4,335 <small>(2018)</small>
|website       = https://www.square-enix.com/
|website       = [https://www.square-enix.com/ Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.]
|interwiki    = wikipedia
|interwikiname = Wikipedia
|interwikipage = Square Enix
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'''Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.''' ({{ja|株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス|Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu Hōrudingusu}}) is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company. It is best known for making role-playing video game franchises, having created well-known titles such as {{uv|Final Fantasy}}, {{uv|Dragon Quest}}, the ''Chrono'' series, the {{uvm3|Mana}} series, the ''Drakengard''/''Nier'' series, the ''SaGa'' series, the ''Star Ocean'' series, and (in collaboration with [[Disney]]) the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. The company as it exists today is a merger between {{iw|wikipedia|Square|video game company}} and {{iw|wikipedia|Enix}}. Square started in 1983 as a division of the Den-Yu-Sha powerline company dedicated to video game development before spinning off into an independent company in 1986. Enix started in 1975 as a tabloid publisher and real estate brokerage firm, but shifted to video games in 1982 after that venture failed. Both companies considered merging since the year 2000 because both were on a financial decline at the time. Negotiations were delayed because the failure of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within}}'' made Enix hesitant to merge with Square. However, the success of ''Final Fantasy X'', ''Kingdom Hearts'' and the ''Dragon Quest: Monsters'' series rebounded both companies into financial recovery, and the merger went through on April 1st, 2003.
'''Square Enix''' ({{ja|株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス|Kabushiki-gaisha Sukuwea Enikkusu Hōrudingusu}}) is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company. It is best known for making role-playing video game franchises, having created well-known titles such as {{uv|Final Fantasy}}, {{uv|Dragon Quest}}, the ''Chrono'' series, the {{uvm3|Mana}} series, the ''Drakengard''/''Nier'' series, the ''SaGa'' series, the ''Star Ocean'' series, and (in collaboration with [[Disney]]) the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. The company as it exists today is a merger between {{iw|wikipedia|Square|video game company}} and {{iw|wikipedia|Enix}}. Square started in 1983 as a division of the Den-Yu-Sha powerline company dedicated to video game development before spinning off into an independent company in 1986. Enix started in 1975 as a tabloid publisher and real estate brokerage firm, but shifted to video games in 1982 after that venture failed. Both companies considered merging since the year 2000 because both were on a financial decline at the time. Negotiations were delayed because the failure of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within}}'' made Enix hesitant to merge with Square. However, the success of ''Final Fantasy X'', ''Kingdom Hearts'' and the ''Dragon Quest: Monsters'' series rebounded both companies into financial recovery, and the merger went through on April 1st, 2003.


With Nintendo, Square Enix has produced a strong number of exclusives including ''The World Ends With You'', the ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'' series, the {{uvm3|Bravely Default|Bravely}} series, {{uvm3|Octopath Traveler}}, and several {{uv|Mario}} games: ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Hoops 3-on-3}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Sports Mix}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Itadaki Street DS}}'' (Japan only), and ''{{s|mariowiki|Fortune Street}}''. Square Enix has also acquired the Taito Corporation and Eidos Interactive, bringing numerous franchises including ''Space Invaders'' and ''Bubble Bobble'' from the former, and ''Tomb Raider'', ''Deus Ex'', and ''Legacy of Kain'' from the latter into the Square Enix fold.
With Nintendo, Square Enix has produced a strong number of exclusives including ''The World Ends With You'', the ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'' series, the {{uvm3|Bravely Default|Bravely}} series, {{uvm3|Octopath Traveler}}, and several {{uv|Mario}} games: ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Hoops 3-on-3}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Sports Mix}}'', ''{{s|mariowiki|Itadaki Street DS}}'' (Japan only), and ''{{s|mariowiki|Fortune Street}}''. Square Enix has also acquired the Taito Corporation and Eidos Interactive, bringing numerous franchises including ''Space Invaders'' and ''Bubble Bobble'' from the former, and ''Tomb Raider'', ''Deus Ex'', and ''Legacy of Kain'' from the latter into the Square Enix fold.
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*Square Enix is tied with [[Capcom]] for the most Mii Costumes at 9, with 7 set costumes and 2 hats.
*Square Enix is tied with [[Capcom]] for the most Mii Costumes at 9, with 7 set costumes and 2 hats.
**For Cloud in ''Smash 4'' and Hero and Sephiroth in ''Ultimate'' the respective wave of Mii costumes that released alongside them only contained Square Enix-owned characters (Chocobo and Geno with Cloud; Slime, Erdrick, Martial Artist, and Veronica with Hero; Barret, Tifa, Aerith, Chocobo, and Geno with Sephiroth).
**For Cloud in ''Smash 4'' and Hero and Sephiroth in ''Ultimate'' the respective wave of Mii costumes that released alongside them only contained Square Enix-owned characters (Chocobo and Geno with Cloud; Slime, Erdrick, Martial Artist, and Veronica with Hero; Barret, Tifa, Aerith, Chocobo, and Geno with Sephiroth).
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