News / 2005 / February /
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- Flaws are perfect, according to Sony
In a recent interview, SCE President Ken Kutaragi awknowledged to Nikki Business that the square button was less responsive than the others, and that this design element is "something which users and game developers will have to adapt to." Though 4800 units have been returned for this "design choice", Kutaragi asserted that this was not a flaw, it was exactly where they wanted it to be. 1up
- Chain of Memories breaks 1 million shipped units
Squenix announced that since its release in Japan and North America last year, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories has shipped over one million copies, which puts it at about half the sales amount that the original Kingdom Hearts hit. Not bad for a game Andrew hates...
- Nintendo DS to host Mistwalker RPG
In a recent interview with Japanese Famitsu, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Square Enix expatriate and founder of development house Mistwalker, related that a new RPG was in development for Nintendo's newest addition to its hardware lineup, the DS. According to the interview, Hideo Manaba is to serve as art director, while Sakaguchi himself assumes the roles of producer, scenario, and game design. Sakaguchi hinted that the title would be a simulation RPG with a four to fire character party, and noted his desire to (of course) utilize the touch screen somehow. When surveyed about this new RPG stilus innovation, many were heard to reply, "What...a mouse?" RPGamer
- Ziyad to one day learn not to use periods in news headlines
Also: correct usage of quotation and other punctuation predicted! Grammar not necessarily included in Ziyad's firmware upgrade, but considered a syntactical engine rewrite that will likely be introduced during the kernel upgrade later this year.
- Romancing SaGa release planned for spring
According to game vendors, the Japanese release date for Square Enix's Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song has been set to April 21, 2005, and the game will be priced 7,140 Yen ($68.87 USD). This release date also gives room for publication of the game's theme song single, which itself will be released just several days before, on April 14. No word yet on any North American or European releases of the game. Square Net
- Final Fantasy XII officially MIA, says Square Haven
Weekly Famitsu this week reports news from the suddenly curiously anonymous Square Enix development team working on Final Fantasy XII, dishing out the unforgivingly enticing teasers like "When the weather gets a little warmer, we'd like to bring you some big news and the latest information." The rest of the magazine impressively sports a rehash of what we've already seen. The team's spirits remain at an everlasting high, however: "We've had lots of support from everyone, and we've been working constantly without eating or sleeping to increase the quality of the product!" Rewriting the game from scratch, presumably. But the game might see the light of day yet, it seems, as the dev team proclaims, "If we can continue to receive your support this year, we'd be very happy." So that the company doesn't entirely write off your game, then?
- Drakengard 2 website opens, and then some
Square Enix recently replaced their enigmatic filler for Drakengard 2 with an actual website and provided expanded information on the game's plot, characters, and battle system. The results may shock you! Full Article
- Square Enix 'fesses up to lacking Final Fantasy XII details
Our decreasingly beloved company today released a short comment detailing its plans to release one major game a month starting next business year in Japan, but admitted that its priorities are slightly off-kilter: "It has yet to set a date for the introduction of its newest Final Fantasy game.", as reported by Bloomberg. Jesus Christ. Goddamn
- Nobuo Uematsu fan club accepting members
Loyal fans who desire membership in the Nobuo Uematsu official fan club have only until February 20th to fulfill their lifelong dreams. For a scant 4,000 yen ($37.85), the price of an annual membership, fans will receive three editions of a fan magazine, as well as an exclusive DVD recording from last years concert series "Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy." Sign up today!
- Sakaguchi returns to executive producer's role on two upcoming Xbox 2 RPGsMicrosoft Game Studios announced today that Sakaguchi's Mistwalker studio is preparing two RPGs for the upcoming Xbox 2 ("Xenon") platform (currently on schedule for a November 2005 release). Full Article
- Black Mages may be heading for European releaseIn an interview with UK gaming website Eurogamer, Nobuo Uematsu has stated that he is "expecting" someone to assist him with releasing the Black Mages in the UK. He also commented on the possibility of European Final Fantasy orchestra concerts as soon as next year, though nothing is confirmed at this point. Eurogamer interview
- Bakusou! Yankee Tamashii creator developing DS/PSP title
thinkArts, the amazing creator of Square Enix biker gang MMORPG Bakusou! Yankee Tamashii, is working on a simulation title for Nintendo DS and PSP, reports Gamefront. The game will be released for both platforms in 2005. I hope it's a biker gang simulation. Imagine the amazing stylus and dual screen control! Gamefront
01 Feb 2005 by 
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