Claim: Kingdom Hearts III is published by Square Enix (formerly known as Square).

is a Japanese video game developer , publisher , and distribution company that is best known for its role-playing video game franchises , which include Final Fantasy , Dragon Quest , and Kingdom Hearts . Several of its franchises have sold over 10 million copies , with the Final Fantasy franchise selling over 115 million , and the company as a whole made over ¥ 150 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2014 . The Square Enix headquarters are in the Shinjuku Eastside Square Building in Shinjuku , Tokyo , and the company employs over 3800 employees worldwide .   The original Square Enix Co. , Ltd. was formed as the result of a statutory merger between Enix Corporation and Square Co. , Ltd. in April 2003 , with Enix legally absorbing Square . Each share of Square 's common stock was exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix 's common stock . At the time , 80 % of Square Enix staff were made up of former Square employees . As part of the merger , former Square president Yoichi Wada was appointed president of the new corporation , while former Enix president Keiji Honda was named its vice president , and the founder of Enix , Yasuhiro Fukushima , the largest shareholder of the combined corporation , became its honorary chairman . As a result of the merger , Square Co. , Ltd. was dissolved and Enix was the surviving company .   In October 2008 , Square Enix was restructured and became a holding company , renaming itself to Square Enix Holdings and forming a new company , Square Enix Co. , Ltd. , as a subsidiary in charge of its original video game operations . In addition to its flagship subsidiary , Square Enix Holdings owns the arcade gaming corporation Taito , known for games such as Space Invaders , Bubble Bobble , Arkanoid , Darius and Lufia . Square Enix Holdings also owns game publisher Eidos Interactive , which was absorbed into Square Enix Europe , who publishes all of Eidos 's intellectual property .