Yoichi Wada
On February 12, 2009, after having delayed the release of its quarterly financial by a week, Square Enix announced the game would be delayed once again to a Japanese release on July 11 of the same year. The game's release delay worried "Final Fantasy" fans, who were told by Square Enix president Yoichi Wada that "Dragon Quest IX"s delay may affect "Final Fantasy XIII"s release, stating that he "[could] not say there [would not] be an effect."