Masafumi Miyamoto (宮本 雅史, Miyamoto Masafumi, born 1957) is a Japanese investor and businessman best known as the founder of the video game developer Square. Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University in 1983, and joined his father's electric power conglomerate, Den-Yu-Sha as a programmer in their software division. After transforming the games division from a group of generalist programmers into specialists working together on a common project, the group was spun out into its own company in 1986. Miyamoto served as president of the company until 1991, though he remained a major shareholder in the company.
Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University in 1983, but he was not interested in joining his father's electric power conglomerate, Den-Yu-Sha, instead pondering a career in women's clothing manufacturing.[1] He started his career developing computer games in the software division of Den-Yu-Sha at Yokohama.[1] At the time, game development in Japan was usually conducted by only one programmer. Miyamoto recognized that it would be more efficient to have graphic designers, programmers, and professional story writers working together on common projects.[2] To recruit for this new organizational structure, Miyamoto opened an Internet café-like salon in Yokohama and offered jobs to those who demonstrated exceptional programming skills. This strategy discovered Hisashi Suzuki, who would go on to become CEO of Square, and he in turn recruited Hironobu Sakaguchi, the eventual creator of Final Fantasy.[1] In 1986, Miyamoto spun Square out from Den-Yu-Sha to become an independent company with a focus on making games for the Famicom video game system in Japan. He stepped down as president of Square in 1991.[3]
Square Enix Merger
During the discussion of the merger of Square and Enix in 2002, his approval of the merger was essential because of his major stake in Square.[4] Initially, the ratio of Square shares was to be 1 to .81 shares of Enix, which Miyamoto objected to.[5] When the merger went through, 1 share of Square resulted in 0.85 shares of Enix.[6] Miyamoto made 5 million shares, or 9% of the company, available for purchase in the summer of 2002, but still retained 31.04% ownership.[3] He is as of March 31, 2018 the tenth largest shareholder of Square Enix.[7]
References
^ abcFujii, Daiji (January 1, 2005). (PDF). Journal of Economic Society of Okayama University. 37 (1): 63–88. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^Fujii, Daiji (January 2006). (PDF) (Report). Faculty of Economics, Okayama University. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
^ ab"Square Sells Stock Abroad". IGN. July 8, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^Winkler, Chris (January 10, 2003). "Square Founder Complains About Planned Merger". RPGFan. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^Winkler, Chris (January 14, 2003). "Square Enix Merger Gets Green Light from Miyamoto". RPGFan. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^"Square Enix: 2004 Annual Report" (PDF). Square Enix. August 6, 2004. p. 12. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^"Shareholder Information". Square Enix Holdings. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
January 07, 2023
masafumi, miyamoto, 宮本, 雅史, miyamoto, masafumi, born, 1957, japanese, investor, businessman, best, known, founder, video, game, developer, square, miyamoto, graduated, from, waseda, university, 1983, joined, father, electric, power, conglomerate, programmer, t. Masafumi Miyamoto 宮本 雅史 Miyamoto Masafumi born 1957 is a Japanese investor and businessman best known as the founder of the video game developer Square Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University in 1983 and joined his father s electric power conglomerate Den Yu Sha as a programmer in their software division After transforming the games division from a group of generalist programmers into specialists working together on a common project the group was spun out into its own company in 1986 Miyamoto served as president of the company until 1991 though he remained a major shareholder in the company Masafumi MiyamotoBorn1957 age 65 66 JapanNationalityJapaneseAlma materWaseda UniversityOccupation s Investor businessman Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Square 1 2 Square Enix Merger 2 ReferencesBiography EditSquare Edit Miyamoto graduated from Waseda University in 1983 but he was not interested in joining his father s electric power conglomerate Den Yu Sha instead pondering a career in women s clothing manufacturing 1 He started his career developing computer games in the software division of Den Yu Sha at Yokohama 1 At the time game development in Japan was usually conducted by only one programmer Miyamoto recognized that it would be more efficient to have graphic designers programmers and professional story writers working together on common projects 2 To recruit for this new organizational structure Miyamoto opened an Internet cafe like salon in Yokohama and offered jobs to those who demonstrated exceptional programming skills This strategy discovered Hisashi Suzuki who would go on to become CEO of Square and he in turn recruited Hironobu Sakaguchi the eventual creator of Final Fantasy 1 In 1986 Miyamoto spun Square out from Den Yu Sha to become an independent company with a focus on making games for the Famicom video game system in Japan He stepped down as president of Square in 1991 3 Square Enix Merger Edit During the discussion of the merger of Square and Enix in 2002 his approval of the merger was essential because of his major stake in Square 4 Initially the ratio of Square shares was to be 1 to 81 shares of Enix which Miyamoto objected to 5 When the merger went through 1 share of Square resulted in 0 85 shares of Enix 6 Miyamoto made 5 million shares or 9 of the company available for purchase in the summer of 2002 but still retained 31 04 ownership 3 He is as of March 31 2018 the tenth largest shareholder of Square Enix 7 References Edit a b c Fujii Daiji January 1 2005 The Birth of Final Fantasy Square Corporation PDF Journal of Economic Society of Okayama University 37 1 63 88 Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved February 26 2013 Fujii Daiji January 2006 Entrepreneurial choices of strategic options in Japan s RPG development PDF Report Faculty of Economics Okayama University Archived from the original PDF on October 8 2006 Retrieved April 26 2008 a b Square Sells Stock Abroad IGN July 8 2002 Retrieved February 26 2013 Winkler Chris January 10 2003 Square Founder Complains About Planned Merger RPGFan Retrieved January 15 2016 Winkler Chris January 14 2003 Square Enix Merger Gets Green Light from Miyamoto RPGFan Retrieved February 26 2013 Square Enix 2004 Annual Report PDF Square Enix August 6 2004 p 12 Retrieved December 3 2011 Shareholder Information Square Enix Holdings Retrieved August 10 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masafumi Miyamoto amp oldid 1114758513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
