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• Final Fantasy IX Preorders at 1.35 Million
  Japanese preorders for Final Fantasy IX have reached some 1,350,000 units, 650,000 units short of the Final Fantasy VIII preorders last year. Final Fantasy IX will be released to the Japanese public in just two days.
  05 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 52 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy IX Music Samples
  Various Fantasy IX music samples posted on the Net. Full Article
  06 July 2000 by Davon ↑ 54 ↓ discusss permalink
• No Final Fantasy IX Guides, says Square
  The RPG behemoth to prevent strategy guides of their upcoming megahit from being printed. Full Article
  06 July 2000 by Steve ↑ 27 ↓ discusss permalink
• FF9 and PE2 Soundtracks Published For North America
  TokyoPOP and Mixx Entertainment bring what looks to be the end of the need to import Squaresoft soundtracks. Full Article
  08 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 40 ↓ discusss permalink
• No Square Games at Fall TGS
  Daily Radar says that Square won't be making an appearance at the upcoming fall Tokyo Games Show. Apparently there aren't any new or upcoming games to show...
  12 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 19 ↓ discusss permalink
• All Star Pro Wrestling Tops June Sales Charts
  Despite poor reviews, Square's All Star Pro Wrestling has topped the Japanese sales charts for the month of June.
  12 July 2000 by Matt ↑ -8 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square Expands Millennium Collection
  Re-release series now covers nearly all of Square's successful non-Final Fantasy games Full Article
  14 July 2000 by Davon ↑ 79 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy IX Sales Figures
  Square managed to sell 1,951,100 copies of Final Fantasy IX to greedy Japanese gamers this week. Not as much as Final Fantasy VIII, but an impressive figure none the less.
  16 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 18 ↓ discusss permalink
• Threads of Fate Ships
  Square's latest title, the action/adventure formerly known as Dewprism, has shipped to stores across the country. Check out Square Haven's Threads of Fate coverage.
  18 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 17 ↓ discusss permalink
• Chrono Cross Promo Goods
  Square offers promotional goods to North American gamers who purchase Chrono Cross. Full Article
  18 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 45 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy IX Reviewed
  It's tearing up the charts in Japan, but is it any good? GameSpot has composed an import review of Final Fantasy IX. VideoGames.com Link
  21 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 19 ↓ discusss permalink
• Chrono Cross Release Pushed Back
  Despite previous accusations, Chrono Cross will arrive in stores on August 15, two weeks the later to recent belief. The word comes officially from SquareSoft headquarters.
  25 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 38 ↓ discusss permalink
• Square Selling Shares
  According to Core Magazine, Square will be making a percentage of stock in the company publicly available on the Tokyo Stock Extchange as of August 2nd. No word on the price or number of available shares. Other publically traded game companies include Nintendo, Konami, Enix, and Koei.
  25 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 11 ↓ discusss permalink
• NTV Tokyo Interviews Hironobu Sakaguchi
  NTV Tokyo recently interviewed the man behind the the Final Fantasy games, Hironobu Sakaguchi. Read a transcript of the interview here. Full Article
  29 July 2000 by Davon ↑ 31 ↓ discusss permalink
• New Sounds Available From Official Square Site
  Square's new official site now offers a Final Fantasy Sounds section in the Japanese language area of the site. Serveral MP3s samples are available in the new section, including clips from Final Fantasy IX's battle theme and Melodies of Life. Link
  29 July 2000 by Davon ↑ 16 ↓ discusss permalink
• Final Fantasy IX Translation Tidbit
  It was revealed in a recent IGN preview that Zidane Triball will be Zidane Tribal in the English version, as Vivi Ornitier will become Vivi Orunitia.
  31 July 2000 by Matt ↑ 7 ↓ discusss permalink