Nakamura resigned as company president later in the year, being replaced with Kyushiro Takagi.[164] Anxious about the company's continuing financial struggles, Nakamura suggested that Namco begin looking into the possibility of merging with another company.[2][165] Namco first looked to Final Fantasy developer Square and Dragon Quest publisher Enix, offering to combine the three companies into one.[165] Yoichi Wada, the president of Square, disliked Namco's financial showing and declined the offer.[165] Square instead agreed to a business allience with Namco.