Do you think the merger of Squaresoft and Enix was a good idea?

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Originally posted by The Man
Small nitpick, but I’ve seen copies of FFX over here for as low as $50. Sounds like you Europeans are getting ripped off. :o

Yeah, the price of FFX is at around $40-60 now even in Europe, but when FFX had just come out, the game cost about $70. And that's when it sold millions of copies almost straight away. Thus, I think it's reliable and accurate enough to count Square's profit like I did. *wins* xD

Originally posted by Sephex
I thought that the companies had to merge because of the crappy economy in Japan right now.

I think they merged because they thought it would be the best way to compete against other RPG-making companies. Especially US companies. Square has sold more games in USA and PAL regions than Enix, while Enix is selling slightly more than Square in Japan. When combined, Square Enix will sell their games really well all around the world: Japan, USA and PAL regions (Europe and Australia).