Renowned Final Fantasy developer Square Enix announced today that it has entered into an distribution agreement to publish Ubisoft developed games in Japan. The move comes as a result of Square’s continued effort to gain foothold in the industry as a global video game publisher.

“The global video game market is expected to maintain sustainable growth thanks to geographical expansion and diversification of customer base,” said Yoichi Wada, president and representative director of Square Enix. “By partnering with the UBISOFT Group having a number of highly acclaimed titles, we can now work to provide high-quality overseas-produced games to Japan, thus invigorating the Japanese game market while strengthening our presence as a global leader in the video game industry.”

Specifics regarding which Ubisoft-developed titles Square Enix plans to bring over to Japan will be announced at a later date. Expect to hear more on this by April, when the agreement officially goes into effect.

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