Why Did Square and Enix Merge?

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Final Fantasy VII
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Final Fantasy VII (1997)
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The merger between the two masters of JRPGs set the tone for the decade to follow.

Why did the two companies merge? How could it have been a good idea?

Sources:
I am in great debt to this thread on Neogaf for most of my sources:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=744184
Some of my original research includes:
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Meet/MoviePremierePressReleases/FinalFantasy.shtml
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/15q4slides.pdf
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/explanatory_20040520_01.pdf

Videos I've taken footage from include:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaI7ZPA9I1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEULtFZ4VdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OuMvUEV1K0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKo4BgDnlfQ

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