DigiCube

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DigiCube Co., Ltd.
FoundedFebruary 6, 1996 (1996-02-06)
DefunctNovember 26, 2003 (2003-11-26)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
OwnerSquare Enix

DigiCube Co., Ltd. (株式会社デジキューブ; Kabushiki-gaisha Dejikyūbu) was a Japanese company established as a subsidiary of

wholesaler to distributors, and was noteworthy for pioneering the sale of video games in Japanese convenience stores and vending machine
kiosks.

History

At the close of 1997, DigiCube reported that their vending machine service had exceeded 10 million software units since the service launched in November 1996.

JPY. Digicube started carrying the PlayStation 2 in March 2000, with sales of 100,000 consoles and 400,000 games.[2] By May 2000, the company offered thirty-one software titles from fourteen different companies.[3] In February 2001, after a thaw in relations between Nintendo and Square, Digicube began distributing Game Boy games for the first time.[4]

In the following years, however, sales declined precipitously. Although ownership of DigiCube was passed to the newly created

JPY.[6] The bankruptcy also caused a 3.6% drop in Square Enix's stock with the announcement, and other Japanese stocks were affected.[7]

Releases

Music

Starting with Tobal No. 1 Original Sound Track in 1996, DigiCube published soundtracks of Square and Square Enix video games, as well as a few soundtracks of video games from other companies and a few non-video game-related albums. The last release was

Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VII in 2003. The planned release of Front Mission 4 Plus 1st Original Soundtrack was cancelled following DigiCube's demise, although it and most of DigiCube's catalog was eventually re-printed by Square Enix. Digicube released 80 video game soundtrack albums during its existence, generally from games developed or published by Square/Square Enix, as well as 8 other albums.[8]

Perfect Works

Perfect Works is a series of video game-related books published by DigiCube. Only three books were published: the first was dedicated to Xenogears and printed in October 1998 in Japan. One book dedicated to SaGa Frontier 2 and another one dedicated to Front Mission 3 were released in 1999.

These books contain artwork, timelines and detailed descriptions of events of the related games. The

Xenogears Perfect Works
notably contains detailed information of the world where the game is set, giving indepth descriptions of the characters, creatures, geographical and historical settings, covering all the intended six episodes of Xenogears.

Ultimania

Main article:
Ultimania
The Final Fantasy XII Scenario Ultimania

Ultimania (アルティマニア, Arutimania, a

SaGa series, Legend of Mana, Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story and the Kingdom Hearts
series. In addition to providing information on how to complete their respective games, the guides primarily focus on commentary from the staff, original art designs and extended information about the game's storyline and characters. After DigiCube's bankruptcy, Square Enix has published the books directly.

References

  1. ^ "DigiCube Breaks 10 Million". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 104. Ziff Davis. March 1998. p. 32.
  2. ^ IGN Staff (2 February 2000). "Digicube To Sell PS2's". IGN. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ Johnston, Chris (April 26, 2000). "DigiCube Breaks 10 Million". GameSpot. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. ^ IGN Staff (7 February 2001). "DigiCube plugs in for Game Boy". IGN. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ^ Venter, Jason (2003). "DigiCube Officially History". HonestGamers. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2005.
  6. ^ IGN Staff (4 February 2004). "Square Enix Holds Strong". IGN. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Digicube Bankruptcy Affects Japanese Stocks". Gamasutra. November 27, 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "自社制作音楽CD" [Music CDs released by the company] (in Japanese). DigiCube. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  9. ISBN 4-925075-49-7
    .

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