- Small people can be title characters too
 A couple days ago at the Nintendo Fall Conference, it was revealed that Square Enix would develop a Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles spin-off exclusive for the Wii. The catch is that this game, titled Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Small King and the Promised Country, will be a Wii-Ware title making it downloadable only. It also appears to have much more of a strategy element to it, ala Sim City. Players will have to build and govern their own land. FFCC: The Small King and the Promised Country is due out in March 2008 for Japan and there has yet to been an American release announced.
- E3 2007 - Square Enix to bring online store stateside
 In addition to its E3 lineup announcement, Square Enix has revealed its scheme to open a North American online store. Square Enix, as a self-described "premiere [maker] of high end-collectibles" plans to stock a multitude of "popular and hard-to-find items" including Master Arms, Play Arts, and Mechanical Arts spanning various series, from Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts. Clearly, Square Enix has seen that someone, somewhere is making money selling its products. The immediate consequence will likely find many third-party vendors competing for profits with Square Enix itself. The Online Store
- Kawazu drops hints at TGS unveiling
 Considering Square Enix revealed its TGS line-up and it wasn't very exciting, there's certainly every reason to expect some shattering unveilings at the show later this month. An interview with SaGa and FFCC producer Kawazu has him dropping hints at a new title he's working on that may or may not be shown at TGS. New SaGa? New Crystal Chronicles?
- Square Enix Nintendo DS line-up revealed
 According to the Nintendo Developer Fact Sheet, Square Enix has several games in development for the Nintendo DS, which was unveiled earlier today. The document mentions two games as parts of already existing series: a new Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game, and a new Dragon Quest Monsters title. A third game will be on display during E3: Egg Monster Heroes, which appears to be part of the Hanjuku Hero series of games. The fact sheet also has a short description of the title: \"In the first segment, players control a general and his troops. Flip them from behind to make them charge the opponents. Next, players enter into the ?Egg Monster Battle,? where players can touch their monsters? bodies to choose an attack method while aiming at opposing monsters? weak parks.\"
- Dengeki slams Crystal Chronicles in first Japanese review
 Mr. Joshua Yadron may have been right in his predictions that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles isn't as great as it seems, because Dengeki certainly agrees with him, scoring it a 6 out of 10 average from three reviewers. Find out why inside!
- Crystal Chronicles '03 release bites the bucket
 Nintendo announced the release dates for several of its upcoming games today, and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was listed with February 9th, indicating that it had been pushed back from its previous November 11 due date. As it turns out, Europe will now be getting the game before North America, as its December release date over there (here) still holds true. Squenix's return to Nintendo will be out on August 29th in Japan, so you'll just have to wait, or invite your 3 Japanese chums over to play your leet imported copy. Nintendo
- Dengeki GC gets hands on Crystal Chronicles; Nintendo reveals first shipment details
 Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles received 7 / 8 / 9 / 9 (33/40) from japanese Gamecube specialist mag Dengeki GC, indicating that it should be pretty good as we expected, but not exactly perfect (as expected). At least it's better than Joshua Yadron thought it would be, that blasted naysayer. Nintendo mentioned that the first shipment of the title in Japan would consist of 100.000 units, which seems on the low side - so perhaps they don't expect the game to do really that well, or is the Gamecube market really that tiny? Gamefront
- Crystal Chronicles music downloads and PAL release dates
 With the utter lack of interesting information pertaining to anything currently flowing from Japan, it would seem Nintendo of Europe had to clean the bottleneck, confirming Crystal Chronicles for a December release, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for October in PAL territories. Additionally, acompanying the upcoming launch of Crystal Chronicles in Japan, a preview of the gameplay and the maxi single by Yae have been released at PonyCanyon (what a name). Gamefront
- Business conference sees Square Enix among biggest publishers within 3 years; this year's games confirmed; other details
 "My penis is very large," Wada proudly brought up during the conference, "Very much larger than Mr. Miyamoto's; in fact, I believe I may have the longest, most durable penis in the gamesindustry." Full Article
- New Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles artwork and screens released
 Square Enix continued its remarkable techniques in capturing screens of Gamecube gameplay, as new screens of the Japanese version of the game, along with some character art portraying the main playable characters in their various get-ups and art/renders of the world map were made available today. It appears environmental effects like mist or rain dynamically change around the sphere you and your Bucket are encapsulated in, too. Cool. Gamekult.com
- New Limited Edition Gamecube to accompany Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
 The upcoming Japanese August release of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles will be accompanied by the release of a new Gamecube - the Crystal White - and pak that comes with the a Gameboy Player, Memory Card, joypad, and the game. Only 150 versions of the Crystal White will be made, and only as a prize for V-Jump magazine readers in a lottery, making the unit quite the collector's item. Also, Japanese box art for the game is available on the relevant game page. Gamefront
- Final Fantasy X-2, Crystal Chronicles this November
 According to The Magic Box, Square Enix will publish Final Fantasy X-2 on November 3 in North America, coinciding with the release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, which will be published by Nintendo.
- Crystal Chronicles delayed in Japan
Square Enix has delayed the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles to August 8 instead of its original release three weeks prior. Gamers.com
- IGN gets grubby hands on Crystal Chronicles trailer
Upcoming Gamecube release Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles sports one of the most interesting gameplay premises the series has seen so far, as well as graphics that easily outdo any of Squenix's recent PS2 endeavours - the water sports full refraction/reflection and the character animation looks on par with Wind Waker's. Take a look! IGN media viewer
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles soundtrack
Alongside new details of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles' gameplay, involving info regarding the Crystal Bucket (tm), Squenix also decided to mention that the title's 2-disc soundtrack for the game will go on sale in Japan on 30 July for $27. The composer may have been announced as the same ones that did FFXI, but I forgot.
- Update: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles gameplay info and more revealed at Squenix teleconference
At the GamerFeed teleconference held with Nintendo and Square Enix, Akitoshi Kawazu revealed details of the upcoming Gamecube title, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, including gameplay, music, and multiplayer info. Details inside
- Squenix-Nintendo teleconference later today
GamerFeed reports news of a teleconference with Square Enix's Akitoshi Kawazu and Nintendo, in which Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles will receive some attention, while other titles may possibly be revealed and/or discussed. GamerFeed
- E3 Squenix titles get release dates
Two days after the release of their E3 line-up to the public, Square Enix have revealed when NA will actually be seeing these titles. Full Article
- E3 line-up for Square Enix announced
 Any dreams of seeing something secret will have to be saved for whatever large event is coming after E3, because you're getting the obvious from Square this time around. Full Article
- Square Enix upcoming games translated; more info revealed
 As E3 draws near, companies have begun to reveal small details of the titles they will be unveiling at E3 in order to get the right press there. Accordingly, Square Enix has released information on its upcoming Nintendo titles, as well as confirmed registration of some others. Full Article
- It's like FFIX all over again, but on Gamecube!
 These new FF:CC screenshots show off some familiar styles that mostly remind us of Final Fantasy IX, but also of very early FF titles due to the crystal in the first shot. Look closely and you'll spot a sahagin and some coeurls, too.
- Another MEGATON announcement
 Famitsu writes that Square Enix plan to make a large announcement about Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles during the official unveiling of the title, which will take place before E3. The Japanese release date has been set for July 18.
- Crystal Chronicles delayed and/or canceled because of fucking France
 According to Quiter, Square has delayed the release of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles as a result of development issues with the battle system. The delay, however, is under scrutiny and Square Haven blames the French because it's always their fault when something shitty happens.
- Capcom, Konami, Nintendo, Square Enix, others set to rock house at E3, says Gamefront
 Someone released a tentative list of what to expect from our favourite gaming developers at E3 this May. Full Article
- Hell of a lot of new Crystal Chronicles screens and art
 One, two, three, four, and five new scans of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the Gamecube. Spot the moogle! Newtechnix
- Kuja spotted in Crystal Chronicles
A revealing scan of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles' ingame action has been revealed in some random Japanese magazine where this guy with purple hair and some sort of furry outfit poses as Kuja. We're on to you, dammit! In any case, the screens look interesting - Gamingredients' Robert Brooks said, and I quote, "Prim, wtf is that?" v-jump
- Square confirms Jump Festa 2003 lineup
 Square has announced its game lineup for Jump Festa 2003 at its official website. Aside from the requisite promotional stuff, Square will showcase three GameBoy Advance titles (Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Chocobo Land and Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu), three PlayStation 2 games (Hanjuku Hero VS 3D, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, and Final Fantasy X-2), and its lone GameCube project, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles information released
 The latest info on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles was revealed in a magazine spread headlined by this curious statement: "Crystals and mana interweave." Its plot is based on a quest to purify the world's crystals by using rare "mana water." The GameCube action RPG gives you the choice of choosing among four main characters each corresponding to a different race. Up to four characters can play Chronicles simultaneously, and the game also interfaces with the GameBoy Advance, which displays status info and field position for a character. Quiter
- Square makes money
 Since Square actually expects to sell more games in Europe than in North America, that means we stupid Americans should stop bitching about every damn trivial thing you don't like about Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or Final Fantasy X-2, you myopic, self-absorbed idiots! (Point of view shift intended.) Full Article
- Nintendo responsible for absence of Crystal Chronicle at TGS. Those fuckers.
 Despite general speculation that Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle would make its spectacular debut at the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo apparently held the title back from being shown in any way, shape or form, citing Nintendo's lack of participation in the event. Nintendo - in its infinite wisdom - has reportedly cancelled Space World this year, therefore leading puzzled gamers to question when exactly Crystal Chronicle will be revealed to the public. Gamers.com
- Famitsu reveals new details on Square/Nintendo products
 Several new details/surprises have been revealed regarding Square's current Gamecube and Game Boy Advance plans. Full Article
- FF: Crystal Chronicle: first footage
 The very first footage of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle has been presented to the public via Japanese Gamecube commercial, collectively spotlighting Mario Sunshine, Zelda, Resident Evil, Star Fox, and Eternal Darkness the badass. Get the MPEG here. Link
- Square unveils blessed GBA lineup
At long last, Square has finally announced its lineup for the Gameboy Advance. Four titles are currently in the works, including new Final Fantasy and Seiken Densetsu games. Full Article
- Conundrum ensues: Gamecube Final Fantasy not actually Final Fantasy?
 Among comments of retaliation regarding Nintendo's negative comments regarding slack Final Fantasy XI sales, Square CEO Youichi Wada claimed that although Hiroshi Yamauchi called Square's Gamecube title Final Fantasy, the title has not been decided yet. Madman's Cafe
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