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On February 7, a user named "yoichiw" appeared on Twitter. Yoichiw? Could this possibly be Yoichi Wada? As Yoichi "Imperial Hot Square Enix CEO" Wada? Initially, Yoichiw user made some pretty standard tweets about his follower count. But then he started to refer to himself as a CEO. In one...

Final Fantasy XIII developers Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have told the EU PS Blog they were both confused at Square president Yoichi Wada’s recent comments on the future of the RPG series. Last month, Wada said the release of FFXIII could see the death of “this type of game”, but...

The Square Enix Europe site has recently received an overhaul in site design, that not only introduces a soon to be launched Members Area, but also delivers a statement from President and Representative Director, Yoichi Wada. Reflecting on 2009 as “a year of change” with the economic world...

Square bossman Yoichi Wada has told Edge that western games don’t do well in Japan, and it has less to do with the consumer and more to do with retail outlets that are prejudiced towards “overseas titles”. “Well, actually, I’ve found the person that is prejudiced is actually the retailer and...

Speaking in an interview with Edge, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has that Keiji Inafune’s comments on the state of the Japanese market at Tokyo Game Show last September were “discouraging”. Back then, Inafune said that the Japanese games industry “is done”. But Wada, who is also the head...

The Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has discussed his company, it's flagship series and where he sees Final Fantasy going in the future. In an interview with Edge magazine Wada said: "I believe Final Fantasy XIII is going be something special, and that it’s going to be well received by the...

What happens in Japan evidently doesn’t stay in Japan. It just takes more than two decades to leave. Speaking with Edge (via Play.tm), Square Enix president Yoichi Wada gave a thumbs-up to the idea of a non-Japanese developed installment of his company’s flagship Final Fantasy series. “That is...

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has said in a public statement that 2010 will see the company “taking root,” adding, “We want to start moving towards competing with movie studios.” “In the near future, the rate of convergence between video games and other digital entertainment content will...

Final Fantasy XIII appears to be off to a great start. At the game's official countdown launch event in Tokyo today, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada announced that initial shipments for the game reached the 1.8 million mark. Square Enix later issued a formal statement about the shipment feat. The...

We catch up with the respected Square Enix boss... How does one of the world’s oldest games publishers build its reputation on the global stage and prepare for the online tidal wave that will up-end the console business? Michael French speaks to the head of Square Enix to find out… IT’S EASY...

The boss of Square Enix says that the Japanese attitude to Western games in unfair Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has (not for the first time) levelled some harsh criticism at the Japanese games market, stating that Japanese gamers still harbour an unfair bias against Western-developed titles...

Yoichi Wada says trade must prepare for switch to digital distribution and server-based games. Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada is preparing his firm for the demise of physical media – and potentially the death of home consoles. In an exclusive interview with MCV that will be published next week...

CEO reveals vision for games development at Quebec summit Japan-headquartered Square Enix and its Canadian studio Eidos Montreal are collaborating on the firm's first truly global game, according to CEO Yoichi Wada. Speaking at the Montreal Games Summit today, the publisher boss said that Eidos...

Square Enix global president Yoichi Wada has revealed today that development on Final Fantasy XIII has been “going very steadily” for the US ane European versions and that they’re “just adding the final touches” to the game. “We’ve completed the master of the Japanese version, and for the US...

At GamesCom, Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama from Square Enix told VG247 that Final Fantasy games shouldn’t take as long to develop in the future. During the conversation, we mentioned CEO of Square Enix Yoichi Wada’s comment regarding the firm “taking too long to produce games”, to see if...

Square Enix said that Last Remnant would be multi platform. And it certainly was, having been released on both the Xbox 360 and PC. But the other target platform for the game may not see the light of day. During an investors meeting today, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada made some comments that...

Eidos and its new owner, Square Enix, are going to be working on a new intellectual property together. Damn it, we're going to stick our necks out and call the IP... "A Game". Queried about established IPs jumping between studios, Square's CEO and president, Yoichi Wada, said, "But what's more...

SE views Eidos as a jump to next level/Further Acquisitions Buying Eidos, makers of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider video game, is just the first step in turning Square Enix into a more global company, said Yoichi Wada, the Japanese games group's president.Mr Wada, who has just completed the £84.3m...

It's the dawn of a new era for Square Enix, but president Yoichi Wada still has time for a bit of self-reflection. Speaking with Gamesindustry.biz, he took a moment to look in the mirror and comment on what he perceives to be the publisher's problems. Asked whether Square Enix wants the public...