Final Fantasy, A historical perspective by a fan of Final Fantasy and Nintendo.

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The relationship and history between Square and Nintendo is certainly an intriguing.

When it came to the PS1/N64 generation and the fallout between the two. I certainly believe it was Nintendo's fault for taking Square for granted. Square did what they had to do to take their game in the direction they envisioned and Sony deserves credit for giving them the tools and resources they needed with the PS1. And Nintendo, or Yamauchi I should specify, handled that situation very poorly. But once Iwata took over, essentially from the GameCube onwards, Nintendo slowly but surely begin to place more priority and importance on their relationships with third parties and Square Enix in particular. But with the Switch in particular, it feels like they've gone into overdrive (well, for Nintendo's standards anyways) and it's really paying off. If this continues, then perhaps we're not too far off from the day when Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy XVI, or whichever mainline Final Fantasy it is, for Sony and Nintendo simultaneously. If that happens, then I think it would finally be safe to say that the relationship between Square and Nintendo has come full circle.