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The Game Designers Studio
Native name
株式会社ゲームデザイナーズ・スタジオ
Kabushiki gaisha Geimudezainaazu Sutajio
FormerlyThe Game Designers Studio (1999-2005)
SQEX Corporation (2005-2006)
Taito Corporation (2006-2010)
Taito Soft Corporation (2010-2011)
Company typeShell corporation
IndustryVideo games
GenreRole-playing
FoundedJune 22, 1999 (1999-06-22)
FounderAkitoshi Kawazu
DefunctMarch 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
FateRe-branded as Taito Soft Corporation and eventually dissolved into Square Enix.
SuccessorSquare Enix
HeadquartersJapan
Key people
Yoichi Wada
Yasuo Nishigaki
ProductsFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Number of employees
10
ParentSquare (1999-2003)
Square Enix (2003-2010)

The Game Designers Studio, Inc. (株式会社ゲームデザイナーズ・スタジオ, Kabushiki gaisha Geimudezainaazu Sutajio) was a shell corporation founded in June 1999 by Square.

Purpose

The Game Designers Studio was re-purposed in 2002 in order to bypass a loophole with Square's exclusivity deal to develop for Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation consoles.[1] To evade that deal, Square held only 49% of the entity's shares while Akitoshi Kawazu, head of Square's Product Development Division-2, held 51%. The formation of a new company also made it possible to take advantage of the Nintendo Q fund for new game developers who develop for the GameCube.

Game Release and Mergers

The Game Designers Studio only released a single game, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles the de facto developed by Square Enix's Product Development Division-2 with development credit to The Game Designers Studio while publishing was done by Nintendo.[2] Square merged with Enix in 2003 and formed Square Enix while Crystal Chronicles was still in development. Square Enix later acquired 100% of Game Designers Studio and renamed it to SQEX Corporation in 2005.

After the acquisition of Taito in 2005, Square Enix merged it into SQEX in March 2006. The merger was performed to allow Square Enix to make Taito a wholly owned subsidiary. Despite the new subsidiary being called Taito Corporation, SQEX was the surviving company of the merger.[3] On February 1, 2010, in order for Square Enix to consolidate all of its arcade businesses, Taito Corporation (formerly SQEX) was renamed Taito Soft Corporation. Another company, ES1 Corporation, became the new Taito Corporation.

Dissolution

Taito Soft Corporation was absorbed into Square Enix on March 11, 2010, effectively ending the company that started out as The Game Designers Studio.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "IGN - Sony buys stake in Square". IGN.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  2. ^ Haines, Rob (January 26, 2014). "Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles retrospective". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "SQUARE ENIX TO MAKE TAITO A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY" (PDF). Jp.square-enix.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Notice of Absorption-Type Company Split Between Subsidiaries" (PDF). Hd.square-enix.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "会社情報｜株式会社タイトー｜お問い合わせ窓口変更のお知らせ". Taito.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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