Square Co., Ltd.

Square Co., Ltd. (株式会社スクウェア) was founded in September 1986 by Masafumi Miyamoto. The company was a independent continuation of Denyusya Square Co., Ltd., which Miyamoto had founded in 1983 as a subsidiary of Denyusya Co., Ltd., a power line construction company owned by his father.

Just one year after gaining independence, the company was on the verge of a financial disaster. The salvation came from Sakaguchi and a game he called Final Fantasy, assuming it would be his final contribution to video games. The game quickly gained popularity, and during the following years spawned many sequels and spin-offs, becoming one of the most popular RPG series of all times.

Square developed and produced games in many genres, but their main focus has always been on Japanese RPGs. Besides Final Fantasy games, the company worked on Chrono series as well as stand-alone RPGs such as Live a Live (1994), Xenogears (1998), Vagrant Story (2000), and others.

In 2003, Square merged with their long-time RPG-making rival, Enix Corporation, creating Square Enix Co., Ltd. The final game published by the company before the merge was the Japanese release of Final Fantasy X-2.