sifar 2003-08-08 0 comments
Square Enix has just released a chart that shows all the games that it has created (including those of Squaresoft and Enix) with worldwide shipments reaching over the 1 million mark. The chart shows how many copies of a game were shipped to Japan and Abroad. Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII dominated the charts with over 7 -...
sifar 2003-08-07 0 comments
In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Square Enix's Akitoshi Kawazu and Yoshinori Kitase discussed the English version of Final Fantasy X-2 as well as Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Asked about the chances of bringing the latter to PlayStation 2, Kawazu said it would be difficult due to the obvious lack of the GameCube's Gameboy Advance link-up feature. Regarding the...
sifar 2003-08-06 0 comments
Famitsu, a popular Japanese gaming magazine, released its scores for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. The four reviewers rated the game 9 / 8 / 7 / 8 respectively. Other respectable game reviewers like Dengeki Magazine gave FF:CC 7 / 9 / 9 / 8 and Dorimaga gave FF:CC 5 / 7 / 6. Dorimaga is known as being one of...
sifar 2003-08-05 0 comments
Square Enix has announced plans to release Front Mission 1st for the PlayStation One. The new game will be a remake of the original Super Famicom title featuring an additional scenario. Front Mission 1st will be available in Japan sometime in October, carrying a retail price of 3,800 yen ($31.64 US).
sifar 2003-08-02 0 comments
Level 5, makers of the Dark Cloud series, are working hard on their upcoming RPG titled Dragon Quest VIII. Square Enix has made Level 5 in charge of the project and they have been doing great things with the title. A Japanese release date is yet to be announced but it is expected to be around early 2004. The game's...
sifar 2003-08-01 0 comments
Square Enix's blockbuster title Kingdom Hearts has been honored with the Best Story Award at the first annual Glow Awards during an event held at Hollywood's Henry Fonda Theater. Square Enix's collaberation with Disney Interactive had been nominated for a total of nine awards. Representing Square Enix, director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura was at hand to accept the award....
sifar 2003-07-31 0 comments
Square Enix has reported its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company has posted consolidated sales of 8.2 billion yen (68.38 million USD) and a net profit of 150 million yen (1.25 million USD). Square Enix has only released the Final Fantasy XI expansion disc Rise of Zilart and Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D (Hanjuku...
sifar 2003-07-29 0 comments
A PlayStation Meeting 2003 was held in which game developers were awarded based on the sales generated by their video games. Final Fantasy X-2 won the most prestigous award as it was the only game in the year to gross over 2 million copies.
sifar 2003-07-29 0 comments
US gamers got ahold of Final Fantasy X in late 2001. Since then, we've waited for the next PS2 Final Fantasy. And waited. And waited. Final Fantasy XI is on its way, but is online-only, requires the hard drive, and could clock in at a price too rich for the blood of some gamers. So when can we expect to...
sifar 2003-07-29 0 comments
Square Enix has announced a limited edition Deluxe Pack version of its upcoming Game Boy Advance action RPG Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu. The pack will contain a shacking Saboten-kun (Li'l cactus) doll, a 6-page Saboten-kun Secret calendar as well as a hand puppet. Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu will be available in Japan on August 29th in Japan. The standard version will cost...
sifar 2003-07-26 0 comments
In an announcement made today out of Square Enix Japan, the voice actors for the upcoming Action RPG Drakengard (known as Drag-On Dragoon in Nippon) were officially announced. Sporting eight actors in all, the amount of vocal interaction is expected to be pretty heavy, and by the time the game sees a Japanese release this September it's possible that it...
sifar 2003-07-24 0 comments
Nintendo recently made available a list of release dates for games headed towards North America. In the list, it mentioned how Square Enix's action RPG title, Sword of Mana, would make its way on December 1, 2003.
sifar 2003-07-23 0 comments
Nintendo published some new release dates for its games coming to North America. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles which was supposed to be released alongside Final Fantasy X-2, will now be released on February 9, 2004. The reason for the three month delay is unknown but hopefully is for a good reason.
sifar 2003-07-23 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that starting today that its new headquarters located in Tokyo's Shibuya district has officially began its operations. Until the two companies' merger on April 1st, Square's headquarters were located in the Arco Tower (Meguro-ku), whereas Enix's headquarters have always been in close proximity to the new one. The new office can be found in the Shinjuku...
sifar 2003-07-21 0 comments
This past week, Square Enix released the Final Fantasy X-2 Vocal Collection soundtrack onto the Japanese Market. On each of the singles you can find photographs of Mayuko Aoki (Yuna), Marika Matsumoto (Rikku), and Megumi Toyoguchi (Paine). A DVD was also included with each single. It contained an interview with one of the stars, a special film and a song....