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LIVE From The Tokyo Game Show 2011 Keynote

11:30AM September 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The man in charge of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the many, many remakes of previous games in those series, Yoichi Wada, big bossman at Square Enix, is officially kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2011. What pearls of wisdom with Wada drop during his TGS keynote? Let’s find out! More »


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Twitter Mob Gangs Up On Square Enix Honcho

7:00PM September 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Final Fantasy, which was previously an PS3 exclusive in Japan, is coming to the country’s Xbox 360 console. Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has been catching all kinds of hell from Japanese gamers for the decision. More »


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Square Enix Boss Says Japan’s Core Gameplay "Not As Strong"

7:30PM July 13, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Yoichi Wada, boss of publisher Square Enix (Final Fantasy), has some stern words for Japanese developers in a recent interview with industry site Gamasutra. More »


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Screw English, It’s All About C

4:00PM July 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This month, Japanese online retailer Rakuten.com decided the language that was used internally by the company would no longer be Japanese. More »


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Who Makes Big Money In Japan?

5:00PM June 29, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

People who run big companies, that’s who. More »


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All Square Enix Games To Include Social, Multiplayer Gaming

3:30PM June 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Square Enix has been looking at the future, and that future is stuff from China that’s cheap to make, is played online and constantly charges users. Expect all future Square Enix games to incorporate at least some of those aspects. More »


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How Long Would A Final Fantasy VII Remake Take?

10:00PM May 31, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn’t think it’ll happen any time soon. What about the company’s president? More »


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Square Enix Wants More Games Like Heavy Rain

8:00PM May 26, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Thriller Heavy Rain has a fan in Yoichi Wada, the guy who runs Square Enix. That company churns out Final Fantasy games. In a recent interview with game magazine Famitsu, Imperial Hot says he’s recently played the thriller. His thoughts? More »


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Multi-Platform Final Fantasy Versus XIII Remarks Cleared Up

6:00PM May 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

At a Tokyo investors meeting, Square Enix president Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada stated that the company was “looking into” bringing PS3 exclusive Final Fantasy Versus XIII to the Xbox 360. More »


In Real Life

In Japan, Getting A Tattoo Means You Can Never Go Home

11:00PM March 9, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

At last night’s launch event for Final Fantasy XIII, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada showed up with a Fal’cie symbol from the game tattooed on his hand. He tweeted that he “probably” would not be able to return to Japan. More »