News / 2007 / July / 14

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• E3 2007 - Square Enix laughs in face of PS3 price drop
  It seems that a little is just not enough anymore. Earlier this week, European and US Square Enix President and CEO John Yamamoto commented on the $100 price decrease for Sony's poorly-selling Playstation 3. "[It's] still a bit expensive for most gamers," said Yamamoto. "Most of them think that price is still high." When asked if he was concerned by the success of the XBox 360 and the Nintendo Wii, Yamamoto responded, "Looking at Sony's history, Sony is selling PS2 all over. Even in Spain, Italy - they're very strong. I think it will depend on the titles available in each area."
  14 July 2007 by Ziyad ↑ 7 ↓ 1 comments permalink
• E3 2007 - Square Enix blames stagnation on gamers
  Dragon Quest IX, as you may or may not know, began as an Action RPG. After twenty years of traditional (classic?) grinding, Square Enix was ready to follow the rest of the RPG genre in moving away from traditional combat systems into new, innovative avenues. What happened? You did, apparently. As a Square Enix spokesperson said at E3, "People didn't want the change. When you've sold over 40 million copies, you've got to listen to your fans." Apparently the same syndrome that affects children when they purchase movie-based games and perpetuate the creation of terrible licensed titles has also infected the RPG market. Can there be any hope for change, especially within a flagship series such as Dragon Quest? Kotaku
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• E3 2007 - Amano wants to work with Mistwalker
  Today Chris Kohler of Wired interviewed Mistwalker president and former Square executive producer Hironobu Sakaguchi, leading to some intriguing off-the-cuff remarks on the part of the Japanese game designer. When asked if Mistwalker would invite Yoshitaka Amano, illustrator of the Final Fantasy series, "back into the fold," Sakaguchi answered, in English, "Yeah, good idea. And, he wants. Yeah, sometime." Full Q&A
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• E3 2007 - Square Enix gesticulates in regards to Revenant Wings bonus content
  Square Enix communicated through wavy, fluttering hand gestures to reporters attending E3 that the English-language localization of Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings will feature new content, including an added boss battle and gameplay tweaks. Director Motomu Toriyama comments, "The North American release will provide a completely different gameplay experience than the original domestic release." Details
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