Tag Archives: yoichi wada
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 | 21:22 GMT
Square Enix has “two to three” upcoming games based on new IP
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has revealed the publisher’s plans to expand its line up of brands.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: yoichi wada
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 | 10:56 BST
Square Enix has “plan for the future” with Deus Ex, says Eidos Montreal
Eidos Montreal has said there is a plan in place for Deus Ex’s future within Square Enix.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, Marce-Andre Dufort, yoichi wada
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 11:47 BST
Final Fantasy brand “greatly damaged,” says Wada
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has said that the Final Fantasy brand had been “greatly damaged” following the launch of Final Fantasy XIV last year.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: FFXIV, final fantasy XIV, yoichi wada
Fri, Sep 16, 2011 | 06:53 BST
TGS 2011: Wada and the paradigm shift of gaming’s future
Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada turned visionary in his TGS address this morning, telling the industry to climb the mountain of games tech diversity rather than fall. Brenna Hillier reports from Tokyo.
Mon, Aug 01, 2011 | 18:31 BST
Square Enix CEO and Yoshida among TGS 2011 keynote speakers
CESA has announced the keynote speakers for this year iteration of Tokyo Game Show, confirming Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada and Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, among others, for the event.
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Posted in: TGS 2011
Tags: Shuhei Yoshida, yoichi wada
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 05:59 BST
No Dragon Quest X on Wii U
The transcriber responsible for yesterday’s Dragon Quest X on Wii U excitement has issued a correction redacting the story.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii, Wii U
Tags: dragon quest x, yoichi wada
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 14:15 BST
Square Enix looking to revive certain titles, says Wada
Yoichi Wada has said its looking to revisit certain titles from the Square Enix library and reboot them in the same way its been done for Tomb Raider.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: yoichi wada
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 07:56 BST
Wada: Square looking at Wii U for Dragon Quest X
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has admitted that the publisher is currently looking at a Wii U version of Dragon Quest X.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii, Wii U
Tags: dragon quest x, yoichi wada
Sat, May 14, 2011 | 15:54 BST
Wada partially blames FFXIV, and “weak communication,” for Square’s financial loss
After announcing its financials for its last fiscal year, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada told investors that the firm’s internal revamping will probably take one to two years to accomplish.
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Posted in: Development, Square Enix, Trade, square financials
Tags: yoichi wada
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 06:10 BST
Friday Shorts, Overnight Edition – Call of the Dead secrets, Pulse, papercraft
They’re like popcorn, really – you just can’t stop.
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Posted in: App Store, iPad, iPhone, indie
Tags: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Cipher Prime, craft, dead space, papercraft, pulse, Rex Generator, rrod, starcraft, yoichi wada
Thu, Nov 04, 2010 | 17:02 GMT
FFXIV sells 630k in first month-and-a-half on PC, PS3 version still good for March
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has confirmed that 630k units of Final Fantasy XIV have been sold since it went on sale at the end of September.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIV, yoichi wada
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 18:04 BST
FF Versus XIII PS3 exclusivity questioned again after job ad
The PS3 exclusive status of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is under siege once more after Square Enix listed a vacancy on the game team for a “Battle Planner”.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: exclusivity, final fantasy versus XIII, Square Enix, Tetsuya Nomura, yoichi wada
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 | 17:31 BST
Mike Fischer becomes US CEO of Square Enix
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Posted in: America, Jobs, Square Enix
Tags: John Yamamoto, Mike Fischer, yoichi wada
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 15:23 BST
Wada: “Difficult to determine” where Final Fantasy should “go”, some fans “not very happy” with FFXIII
Yoichi Wada has told Gamasutra it would be “difficult to determine” where the Final Fantasy series should go following the release of FFXIII back in March.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy, final fantasy XIII, yoichi wada
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 21:09 BST
East and West can succeed at globalization with collaboration, says Wada
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada feels that neither Japanese nor Western publishers have “succeeded at globalization”, due to parent companies having to much control over development studios.
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Posted in: America, Development, Eidos, Europe, Japan, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: industry, yoichi wada
Tue, Jun 29, 2010 | 14:10 BST
Iwata earns $770k basic salary, Miyamoto gets $1.3 million
According to an Asahi Shimbun report, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s basic salary is ¥68 million ($770,000).
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Posted in: Financials, Japan, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: Kazunori Ueno, Osamu Satomi, Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto, sir howard stringer, yoichi wada
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 18:07 BST
Square to bring more social experience to games
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said that every game the company develops in the future will incorporate “some element of multiplayer or social gaming”.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy, yoichi wada
Wed, May 26, 2010 | 12:23 BST
Yoichi Wada wants to see more Heavy Rain-like games
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada is a big fan of Heavy Rain. Big fan. He even says he wants to see more games like the Quantic Dream thriller.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream, yoichi wada
Wed, May 19, 2010 | 08:32 BST
Don’t read too much into Versus XIII 360 comment, says Wada
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, FF Versus XIII, final fantasy versus XIII, yoichi wada
Tue, May 18, 2010 | 15:52 BST
Wada: Square “looking into” FF Versus XIII for 360
Holy shit, Batman! Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has come out and said that an Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy Versus XIII is being looked into.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy versus XIII, G-G-G-G-Gigaton, yoichi wada
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