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    Square Enix is about to announce some horror results, and the company's CEO, Yoichi Wada, who has been in the role since Square merged with Enix in 2003, will be leaving his post.

    n a significant company resturcture that will cost it $105 million alone, Wada will be replaced by former Taito director Yosuke Matsuda. The company will also be selling off its free-to-play games to a new startup with a lot of venture capital.

    The company has had lower than expected interest in its digital content and is largely blaming a lack of momentum in console gaming for the loss.

    The company has had some successes in recent years - consider the massively popular Tomb Raider reboot and the upcoming Thief reboot. Aside from its western-published games under its Eidos brand, however, I think many pundits would be happy to claim that Square Enix has largely lost its way. It failed to convert its most valuable franchise, Final Fantasy, into a major presence on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and it has run into numerous controversies in its efforts to develop a mobile presence.

    It's hard to entirely blame Wada for this however. It's been a difficult time for all game developers and publishers in Japan, who are rapidly losing marketshare in the west to shooters and other such games that they have limited experience in or understanding of. Within Japan itself the console market has struggled this generation, leading to a challenging environment for the likes of the Final Fantasy franchise.

    Despite this, I can't help but think it is high time for a new executive to take the top job at Square Enix. Taito's director also strikes me as a great choice. While Taito's games have never been prominent amongst Square Enix's stable, Taito has also been, quietly, the most innovative of all Square Enix's subsidiaries.

    Consider Groove Coaster, or Space Invaders Extreme. If there is one thing Square Enix desperately needs that its rivals all have right now is a fresh spirit of innovation and creativity. I would expect Matsuda to bring that into the company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DigitalDevilSummoner View Post
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    , FF, Hitman HD Trilogy & Sleeping Dogs.

    Square ? Naoki Yoshida. Square !

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    O SE
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    Square Enix wished they had shipped:

    Tomb Raider: 5 to 6 million

    Hitman: Absolution: 4.5 to 5 million

    Sleeping Dogs: 2 to 2.5 million

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    Square Enixs New President Plans To Review The Entire Company

    “After having succeeded the important role as the president, I plan on reviewing all Square Enix duties, business and assets on a zero-based budgeting standpoint. Due to the radical change of environment, Id like to fundamentally review what works and what doesnt work for our company, then cast all of our resources towards extending what makes us successful and thoroughly squeezing out what doesnt.
    As far as a concrete plan on what to expect from us, I will further explain it on another briefing session in the near future, so I kindly ask for your patience. Thank you for your support.”
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    Quote Originally Posted by DigitalDevilSummoner View Post
    . Versus / FF XV ? ? 6.5 FF XIII ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hakoo View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by DigitalDevilSummoner View Post
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    side project. mainline FF 15 2010 , FF XIII 30 % action 70 % rpg.

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    To Versus action rpg Crisis Core SE.

    side project. mainline FF 15 2010 , FF XIII 30 % action 70 % rpg.
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