Quote Originally Posted by GooeyToast
I think the mergence of 2 could only've helped Square.
This is very true. Square benefits more from it than Enix does. Why?

In Japan, the Dragon Quest series outsells the Final Fantasy series by quite a wide margin, meaning that the majority of the (quite substantial) profts will be brought on by Enix's flagship series.

Ah, so wouldn't that mean Enix would be helped out by America's love for all things Final Fantasy? Nope. When the merger happened, S-E decided they only wanted one localization office, and axed Enix of America.

S-E also has yet to release a Dragon Warrior game in the US. There's been quite a few opportunities (Slime Mori Mori, Kenshin Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest Monsters Caravan Hearts, Dragon Quest V reprise...) but they've pretty much neglected them all right up until Dragon Quest VIII.

If anything, Square seems to be ruining Enix, not the other way around.