Enix re-opens U.S. branch

[10.18.99] » Enix of America returns after a several-year absence.

   After remaining absent from the North American publishing market since 1994, Enix is finally making a return. The Japanese RPG powerhouse is opening a new North American branch in Seattle this November. The duties of this branch aren't clear yet, but they could well include publishing Enix's games.

   Eidos is publishing Dragon Warrior Monsters in the U.S. and Europe in early 2000, but none of Enix's other games, such as Dragon Quest VII and Valkyrie Profile, currently have an English publisher -- leaving the door open for Enix itself to step in. "Who will publish Dragon Quest VII?" has been a question long asked by North American gamers; the surprising answer may well be Enix itself.