Nintendo banned Square from their offices for 10 years after FFVII went to PlayStation. EDIT: japanese business model is akin to Yakuza

[Hynad]

Ljink96 said:

Hynad said:

Just no.

Sony bought Square shares in the late 90s early 2000s. They helped them staying afloat after the Spirit Within debacle.

Sony and Square have had a good relationship since FFVII, that has been very similar to Nintendo’s during the 90.

Well, the Enix merger is what really helped Square stay afloat. The gains were mutual to both companies but Enix was in far less danger than Square at that time. While Square Soft's poor management, spending, and of course Spirits Within almost took them down, Enix's issue at that time was the constant delay of Dragon Quest VII which worsened financial projections for them. Thus, boy met girl or something like that. 

Well, I was obviously talking of what was going on prior to the merger. -____-