The latest news seems to suggest so. Its not new for Square-Enix to buyout a company as not only did Square merge with Enix previously, they also acquired Taito back in 2005. Tecmo is a company currently in turmoil after lead developer Tomonobu Itagaki resigned from the company due to alleged ‘unpaid bonuses’. He also released a press statement to the media straight away which caused a stir on the internet, with many fans adoring him and respecting his work at Team Ninja with the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden, while there were many others as well loathing him for his rock lifestyle and crybaby tactics. While one man doesn’t always define a team, for Team Ninja (and Tecmo) it would be akin to Hideo Kojima leaving Konami.
If this merger does come through it will help boost Square-Enix’s profile greatly in the West because a huge proportion of their games are RPG based, of which takes many years to develop. With franchises like Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Monster Rancer and Rygar just to name a few to play with, they will also inherent a talented team to develop other genres.
This could also let Square stretch its wings more in the fighting arena after developing a very action centric Final Fantasy game in Dissidia. Imagine a Dead or Alive fighting engine but with Final Fantasy characters, since Namco has allowed 3rd Parties to have characters of their own in Soul Calibuer IV, this could be quite a coup to cash in on both popular franchises. Do you think this is a good move though for Square-Enix to start diversifying? I can’t see Square-Enix allowing a game like Final Fantasy: Volleyball Edition but I’m sure it won’t stop eager (and perhaps over-excitable) fans from wishing so!
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