[Vyse]

Article:

Yosuke Matsuda will step down as president and representative director of Square Enix Holdings, and be succeeded by current company director Takashi Kiryu, Square Enix announced. The change is to be officially finalized pending approval of the 34rd Annual Shareholders' Meeting in June and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter.

The reason for the proposed change is as follows:

"Under the rapid change of business environment surrounding the entertainment industry, the proposed change is intended to reshape the management team with the goal of adopting ever-evolving technological innovations and maximizing on the creativity of [Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.]'s group in order to deliver even greater entertainment to its customers around the world."

Yosuke Matsuda has been president of Square Enix Corporation since April 2013, and president of Square Enix Holdings since June 2013. He succeeded former president Yoichi Wada. He also appeared as a boss fight in NieR: Automata alongside PlatinumGames' former president Kenichi Sato.

Here is the biography of the new president and representative director:

Takashi Kiryu

• Birthdate: June 20, 1975 (48 years old)
• Shares Owned: 1,471 shares
• Corporate History:
  • June 2020
    • General Manager Corporate Planning Division, Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • April 2021
    • Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Officer, Corporate Strategy and Corporate Communications, Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
    • Executive Officer, Square Enix Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
  • June 2022
    • Chairman of the Board, Square Enix (China) Co., Ltd. (the Group's operating company in China) (incumbent)
  • May 2022
    • Director, Square Enix Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
  • June 2022
    • Director, Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (incumbent)

Source: https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/square-enix-president-yosuke-matsuda-to-be-replaced-by-takashi-kiryu

 

[QuantumZebra]

Yosuke Matsuda has been president of Square Enix Corporation since April 2013, and president of Square Enix Holdings since June 2013. He succeeded former president Yoichi Wada. He also appeared as a boss fight in NieR: Automata alongside PlatinumGames' former president Kenichi Sato.

Lol Japan

If this new guy finishes the Deus Ex prequel trilogy and remasters Deus Ex then make him dictator for life

 

[Vyse]

Lol Japan

If this new guy finishes the Deus Ex prequel trilogy and remasters Deus Ex then make him dictator for life

Actually they no longer own the Deus Ex series. Last year, Embracer Group (THQ Nordic parent) bought Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montreal, though Square Enix still own certain western IPs such as Just Cause.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Actually they no longer own the Deus Ex series. Last year, Embracer Group (THQ Nordic parent) bought Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montreal, though Square Enix still own certain western IPs such as Just Cause.

Ahh yeah I totally forgot. Oh well.

 

[Snes nes]

 

[Nobody]

SE about to die going all in on NFTs.

 

[Vyse]

"In terms of the old Square, it might be a bit of a maniac title, but I think Tobal No. 1 is a masterpiece of action games. It's a game that's innovative and challenging, and I was very impressed with how Square could make a game like this."

 

[GreyHorace]

I thought Tobal No. 1 was an excellent game. Never got to play the sequel, but I'm surprised Square never revived the series.

 

[Vyse]

Damn, @Dacon, @mortal, doesn't this man's artwork just make you want to bust out the pen and paper?

Fucking love Akira Toriyama. Especially that partial background template with characters in the front.

 

[Gold Loot]

Too bad he didn't say Einhander.

 

[mortal]

Damn, @Dacon, @mortal, doesn't this man's artwork just make you want to bust out the pen and paper?

Fucking love Akira Toriyama. Especially that partial background template with characters in the front.

Iktf.

I especially admire Toriyama's work with Square.

 

[Vyse]

Iktf.

I especially admire Toriyama's work with Square.

Yep. I love how he details the environment, like the piece with Magus, he doesn't draw all of the cobblestones on the ground and so this creates the illusion of depth. Or how Frog's sword sinks into the snow and in another piece where his cape drapes over the sheath of his sword.

But also just the way he draws clothing and pieces and such on characters looks incredibly refined.

 

[GreyHorace]

Don't forget that Akira Toriyama is also the character designer for Enix's Dragon Quest series.

I've heard people say that manga artists get paid more for doing designs in videogames. If Toriyama chose to, he could live off the royalties from Dragon Quest until the end of his days.

 

[Vyse]

I remember reading Toriyama loves Dragon Quest so much that his wife had to hide it from him so that he would get any work done.

 

[Boss Mog]

I thought Tobal No. 1 was an excellent game. Never got to play the sequel, but I'm surprised Square never revived the series.

Tobal 2 is way better than 1. It hard to believe they were able to develop Tobal 2 os PS1 hardware. It runs at higher res and is 60fps.