Tactics Advance Out Now on Wii U in EU and NA

Brendan    2016-01-29    1 comment

To the surprise and delight of Final Fantasy Tactics fans in the United States, Square Enix has released the game for both Europe and North America today. The announcement of a European virtual release preceded a North American confirmation by a few days; but as of this morning the title is live in both virtual console stores. In North America,...

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Comes to Wii U

Brendan    2016-01-26    0 comments

Nintendo owners are in for another Final Fantasy related treat as news has broken that Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, the 2003 GBA spiritual sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics, is headed to the Nintendo Wii U eShop for Europe this Thursday. Between Final Fantasy Explorers, Final Fantasy IX for mobile, and the constant barrage of Final Fantasy XV news, Square Enix...

Handheld game of the year

kula shakerz    2004-03-07    0 comments

Square Enix's tactical RPG Game Boy Advance title Final Fantasy Tactics Advance won an award for handheld game of the year at the annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award ceremony.


FF:TA sells well in the U.S.

kula shakerz    2003-10-25    0 comments

The North American videogame sales figures for September were released by NPD TRSTS. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance took the #2 spot selling a total of 203,088 copies in its first month. The title has sold a total of over 600,000 copies worldwide, and that number will definitely increase as the title is brought over to Europe.

FF:TA's North American release date

sifar    2003-07-03    0 comments

Square Enix USA and Nintendo America finally revealed the final release date for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The game is set to come out on September 7, 2003. The US box cover was also revealed, however, it is not too different from the original Japanese cover. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is set to release in Europe by October, however no...

Second FF:TA Drama CD Announced

kula shakerz    2003-03-27    0 comments

Square has announced a second volume of its Final Fantasy Tactics Advance drama CD, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition - Complete Version. The album will be published by DigiCube and it will be released today for 2,800 yen ($23.31USD).


FF:TA Will Be Released In North America

kula shakerz    2003-03-26    0 comments

Gamefront has reported that Final Fantasy Tactics Advance will be released in North America. This was confirmed by Yasumi Matsuno who is the current director of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. He has also worked on projects such as Final Fantasy Tactics (PSOne) and Vagrant Story (PSOne). There isn't any definitive release date for North America, but at least we know...

Famitsu's cover displays FFT Advance

sifar    2003-03-09    0 comments

Famitsu magazine showcased some FFTA artwork on the cover of its 741 th issue. The artwork was by famous Japanese illustrator Susumu Matsushita who has worked on several videogames for Capcom. The magazine also revealed the most wanted games in Japan right now. As usual, Final Fantasy X-2 stayed in the number one spot. Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu, Square's upcoming GBA...

FFT Advance Ranks 2nd In Sales

sifar    2003-02-28    0 comments

Dengeki Online released the sales of single videogame titles in the Japanese market. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance ranked second in sales. The GameBoy Advance that was also released on the same day was the most sold console/platform for the week of February 16 - 23, 2003. Below you can find a list of the top 10 games. Shin Megami Tensei...


FFT Advance Sells 225,000 In Week 1

sifar    2003-02-20    0 comments

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was released this past Valentine's day and has sold over 225,000 units in only its first week. This has been reported to us by the Weekly Famitsu magazine which hits stores tommorow. It has been reported by retailers that FFT Advance sold at a ratio of almost 1 to 1 with the GameBoy Advance SP which...

FFT Advance Released In Japan

sifar    2003-02-15    0 comments

Yesterday, Square released Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (FFTA) to the gaming market in Japan. Alongside its release was that of the GBA SP which was sold seperately and bundled up with the FFTA game. Many Japanese business found this idea great, seeing that it would result into them generating a large amount of sales. How well the game actually does...

FFT Advance School Binder

sifar    2003-01-24    0 comments

The products that Japanese manufacturers come out with for the Final Fantasy series never seem to end. This time, Kadokawa Publishing Co. Ltd made a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance school binder which has a whole lot of goodies inside of it. The binder will be available in two colours, black and gold. Both will have FFT Advance's logo on the...


New FFT Advance OST information

sifar    2003-01-22    0 comments

FF Tactics Advance's OST will debut in the East on February 19, 2003 for a price of 2,913 yen. There will be 2 CDs in the set and a total of 74 tracks on them. 42 tracks will be originals (which would sound exactly the way they do on the GameBoy Advance like midis), and the remaining 32 tracks would...

Download FFT Advance Commercial

sifar    2003-01-21    0 comments

Computer and Videogames.com has made available a 30 second commercial of the new GameBoy Advance SP which will be released on the same day as when Final Fantasy Tactics will be released. The commercial contains some advertising on the part of Final Fantasy Tactics. The download link is below, just right click, and "save target as". Note though that the...

New FFT Advance Details + Artwork

sifar    2003-01-20    0 comments

New details about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance have risen from Famitsu.com. The new strategy RPG game by Square will offer three display modes. One, for the original GBA, the other for the new GBA SP, and finally the third for your big screen TV. The strategy guide has already become available in Japan and fans are anxious to get their...