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| {{redirect|Square|the platform from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''|[[Square (platform)]]}}
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| {{company infobox | | |logo=Sqaure_Enix_Logo.png |
| |logo=[[File:Square Enix Logo.svg|220px|class=invert-dark]] | | |width=220px |
| |founded='''Enix:''' September 22, 1975<br>'''Square:''' September 18, 1986<br>'''Square Enix:''' April 1, 2003<ref>{{Cite|title=Square Enix Company Timeline |url=http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/e/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207221933/http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/e/history/ |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |accessdate=December 22, 2024}}</ref> | | |founded=September, 1975 |
| |first_release=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | | |firstgame=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]] |
| |latest_release=''[[Fortune Street]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) | | |lastgame=''[[Mario Sports Mix]] |
| |president=Takashi Kiryu
| | |president=[[Wikipedia:Yōichi Wada|Yōichi Wada]] |
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| '''{{wp|Square Enix}}''' is a Japanese video game company known for developing the ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}'', ''[[dragonquest:Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'', and (in collaboration with {{wp|Disney}}) ''[[khwiki:Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' franchises. It was created by the merger of '''{{wp|Square (video game company)|Square}}''' and '''{{wp|Enix}}''' on April 1, 2003. | | '''Square Enix''', formerly known as '''Squaresoft''', is a Japanese video game-making company known for its ''Final Fantasy'' and ''Dragon Quest'' franchises, created by the merge of Squaresoft and Enix in 2003; before its merge with Enix, Squaresoft was noted for making ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Square Enix recently made ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]]; and made ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'', another game for the DS exclusive to Japan. Interestingly, both of these DS games are crossovers between the [[Games|Mario series]] and one of Square's franchises (''Final Fantasy'' in the former's case, and ''Dragon Quest'' in the latter). Square Enix recently developed ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the first ''Mario'' spin-off from the company to be made for the [[Wii]]. The game includes the same ''Final Fantasy'' characters who appeared in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', as well as [[Slime]], one of the ''Dragon Quest'' characters who appeared in ''Itadaki Street DS''. |
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| Before its merger with Enix, Square was noted for making ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' in collaboration with [[Nintendo]].
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| Square Enix also made ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], with the latter exclusive to Japan. Both of those DS games are crossovers between the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] and one of Square Enix's franchises (''Final Fantasy'' in the former's case, and ''Dragon Quest'' in the latter's case). Another of the company's creations is ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', the first ''Mario'' spin-off from the company to be made for the [[Wii]]. The game includes the same ''Final Fantasy'' characters who appear in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', as well as [[Slime (Dragon Quest)|Slime]], one of the ''Dragon Quest'' characters who appears in ''Itadaki Street DS''. The company logo appears in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', where it can be seen on two courts: [[Mario Stadium (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Mario Stadium]] and [[Peach Field]]. Square Enix also developed another ''Dragon Quest''–''Mario'' crossover game called ''[[Fortune Street]]'', a sequel to ''Itadaki Street DS''.
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| Square Enix is also one of the third-party companies represented by playable characters in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', with [[Cloud Strife]], the hero of ''{{wp|Final Fantasy VII}}'', available as a downloadable fighter. Also, a [[stage]] based on a location from ''Final Fantasy VII'', [[Midgar]], is available. In addition, accessories for [[Mii|Mii Fighters]] based on [[Geno]] (a character from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' owned by Square Enix) and {{wp|Chocobo}} (a species from the ''Final Fantasy'' series) were available for purchase. The second ''Final Fantasy'' fighter, [[Sephiroth]], makes his debut as a DLC character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Cloud returns as a fighter, and Midgar also appears as a returning stage. ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''{{'}}s Challenger Pack 2 downloadable content features elements from the ''Dragon Quest'' series, including the fighter [[Hero]] and the stage [[Yggdrasil's Altar]], while Challenger Pack 11 (the final DLC pack for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'') introduces downloadable content originating from the Square Enix-developed ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, including the character [[Sora]] and the stage [[Hollow Bastion]]. Mii Fighter items based on characters from the ''Dragon Quest'' series are also available as DLC in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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| In 2023, a [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|remake of ''Super Mario RPG'']] was released, developed by [[ArtePiazza]], a frequent collaborator with Square Enix, best known for remaking several entries in the ''Dragon Quest'' series.
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| ==''Super Mario'' games developed and/or published==
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| |''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
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| |1996
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| |''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
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| |2006
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| |[[Nintendo DS]]
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| |''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
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| |2007
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| |[[Nintendo DS]]
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| |''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
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| |2010
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| |[[Wii]]
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| |''[[Fortune Street]]''
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| |2011
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| |[[Wii]]
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Squaresoft-logo.svg|Square's original logo
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| Enix-logo.png|Enix's original logo
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| {{NIWA|KHWiki=1|NWiki=1|SmashWiki=1|StrategyWiki=Category:Square Enix}}
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| *[http://www.square-enix.com/na/ Official American website]
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| *[http://www.square-enix.com/ Official Japanese website]
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| [[it:Square Enix]]
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