Square-Enix officially takes over Eidos

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theRepublic on 27 March 2009

This seems like an odd pairing to me, I hope they got them cheap.

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Rei on 27 March 2009

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One of the biggest names in Japanese console development is SquareEnix, and go figure that the Japanese market is shrinking because your biggest companies like SquareEnix have more to loose when they screw up. You just supported my case (the reality of the situation) when you see the facts in the context for what they are. If SquareEnix wants to appeal to a more Western market, fine nothing wrong with that. But when you've tried and failed, to look to other means such as buying Eidos. See.

You imply that Square cant "cut it anymore on their own" while I am saying they never were to begin with. So far there is only one 3rd party japanese company that has really managed to get into the western market. Capcom that is. While companies like Square, Konami, Namco only have a few franchises successfull in the West (FF, MGS, PES, KH)

I can only agree with the last sentense of your post. They indeed failed to get into the western market themselves, so instead they buy Eidos. But I dont see what's wrong with that.