Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of video game developer Square and publisher Enix on April 1, 2003. The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts series. Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with total worldwide sales of over 173 million units. The Dragon Quest series has sold over 85 million units worldwide while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 36 million copies worldwide. Since its inception, the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems. Square Enix has owned Taito, which continues to publish its own video games, since September 2005, and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009, which has been merged with Square Enix's European distribution wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe. This list includes some retail games where Square Enix was the developer or primary publisher after its formation. As well as games distributed or published by the group's North American branch, Square Enix Incorporated. However, it does not include games published by subsidiary Taito or the group's European branch, Square Enix Limited. For games released before the merger, see List of Square video games and List of Enix games. For mobile games released by the company, see List of Square Enix mobile games. For game franchises, see List of Square Enix video game franchises. For games released by Taito, both before and after the acquisition, see List of Taito games For games released by Eidos before acquisition see List of Eidos Interactive games, and for games published afterwards see List of Square Enix Europe games. Video games See also List of Square Enix Europe games Notes References External links Official European game list Official North American game list Official Japanese game list Video game lists by company