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New Seiken Densetsu DS Details Announced

kula shakerz    2006-02-08    0 comments

Square Enix has released some new details regarding its action RPG Seiken Densetsu DS: Children of Mana for Nintendo DS. The legendary guardian spirit Flammie will serve as an important means of transportation for the protagonists. The flying creature will allow players to cross the ocean surrounding the island on which the Mana Tree is located. In addition to the...

Front Mission Series Reaches 3 Million Mark

kula shakerz    2006-01-13    0 comments

Square Enix today revealed that culminative sales of its Front Mission series have surpassed the three million mark. Since its 1995 debut 17 installments of the popular mech-themed strategy RPG series have been released in Japan. The latest, Front Mission 5: Scars of the War has sold more than 200,000 copies since its December 29th release.

JUMP Festa Line-Up Announced

kula shakerz    2005-12-07    0 comments

Square Enix has announced their line-up for this month's JUMP Festa 2006. The company will be showing off the following games at the event. There games will be available in playable form: Final Fantasy XII, PlayStation 2 Kingdom Hearts II, PlayStation 2 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, PlayStation 2 Front Mission 5: Scars of the War Dragon Quest, Mobile...


New Final Fantasy IV Bundle Pack image + details

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

Nintendo announed that they plan to release a bundle pack of Final Fantasy IV and their Game Boy Micro. The handheld system will have artwork by Yoshitaka Amano on its face cover and sell for approx. 17,200 JPY. The game is set to be released in Japan on December 15, 2005. Link >> Final Fantasy IV Micro Bundle Image In...

Tetsuya Nomura reveals new info in Dengeki PS2

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

In the latest issue of Dengeki PS2 Magazine, Tetsuya Nomura discusses how he will start working on a new project after the completion and release of both Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts II. He stresses however that this new project is NOT a Final Fantasy 7 remake. He also mentions how the Compilation of Final Fantasy...

Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Quest IX for Xbox360?

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

The people at Reuters and Yahoo had an interview with Square Enix President, Yoichi Wada. In the meeting, Wada mentioned how Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Quest IX could be released for both the PlayStation 3 and for the Xbox 360. He mentioned that this was most likely to be confirmed by the Electronics Entertainment Expo in 2006. Final Fantasy...


Famitu's Most Wanted Game List (21/10 - 27/10)

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

Every week, Famitsu Magazine gets votes from its readers as to what they believe are the most wanted games in Japan. As usual, Square Enix games make their way into the charts and here are the week's standings. (01 / 01) Final Fantasy XII ... 3,217 (03 / 03) Kingdom Hearts 2 ... 1,855 (10 / 14) Final Fantasy III...

Tri-Ace releases sales figures of their games

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

The people at Tri-Ace have made available the sales figures of most of their popular titles in both North America and Japan. The information can be found down below, and include games released by the company for the PlayStation 2, PSone, Game Boy Colour, and Super Famicom. Radiata Stories (PS2) Japan (27.01.05): 294,000 units USA (06.09.05): 119,000 units TOTAL: 413.000...

Square Enix and Games Japan Festa 2005

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

There was a recent games exhibition in Osaka, Japan, where Square Enix made available most of its upcoming releases before the new year. Players got to try and play games including: Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, December 22), Front Mission 5: Scars of the War (PS2, December 29), Final Fantasy IV Advance (GBA, December 15), and Slime Dragon Quest 2 (DS,...


Children of Mana Japanese Release Date revealed

sifar    2005-11-15    0 comments

Square Enix's Action RPG title, Seiken Densetsu: Children of Mana, for the Nintendo DS is set to be released in Japan in February 2006. The game is being developed by Next Entertainment (formerly Nextech), with the animation sequences being done by Production IG. This title will be followed by Seiken Densetsu IV which has bin confirmed to being for the...

Famitsu's Interview with Yoshinori Kitase

sifar    2005-11-11    0 comments

The people from Famitsu PS2 magazine had an interview with Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase who was the producer of Final Fantasy X, Dirge of Cerberus: FFVII, and many other titles. Here are some highlights to information he revealed during the interview. 01. In Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2), players will be given the option to choose an easy...

Children of Mana Scans reveal new details

sifar    2005-11-11    0 comments

The Latest Jump magazine has coverage on yet another Square Enix title, this time its Children of Mana for the Nintendo DS. The scans show us some of the best graphics the game series has ever recieved. Link >> Seiken Densetsu DS Magazine Scan The images don't reveal too many locations in the game but give us an idea of...


New Final Fantasy IV Magazine Scan

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

Shonen Jump has information and images on yet another upcoming Square Enix game, this time its Final Fantasy IV Advance. The scans show how the graphics have been worked hard on to make it look great on the GameBoy Advance / Micro. Link >> Final Fantasy IV Magazine Scan The game is set to release in both North America and...

New Front Mission 5 Character details + more

sifar    2005-11-10    0 comments

Square Enix has released new information on the characters of its upcoming strategy RPG, Front Mission 5: Scars of the War. Walter Fenn is a wanzer pilot in the US Military of the New Continent (USN). His commanding officer is a woman by the name of Lin Wainwright, who apparently has a long history with Walter and has developed feelings...

New Mario Basket 3 on 3 images + details

sifar    2005-11-09    0 comments

Square Enix is working with Nintendo to release a new Mario game for the Nintendo DS titled, Mario Basket 3 on 3. The game will feature all of the popular franchise characters dribbling, dunking, collecting coins etc ... in fun environments including what looks like Browser's Castle in one of the screenshots below. Link >> Mario Basket 3 on 3...