November2020
Gallery Another Look At Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Ahead Of Its Release
A Kingdom Hearts game like no other
One of the many exciting games arriving on the Nintendo Switch this month is Square Enix's rhythm-action game, Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory. To help promote this upcoming release, a bunch of new screenshots have been released - revealing a little bit more about the game. If you would like to try before you...
News Final Fantasy IX Is Getting A Physical Release On Nintendo Switch
Update: Launches on 27th November
Update [Tue 3rd Nov, 2020 00:55 GMT]: Square Enix has now confirmed the release date for the physical version of Final Fantasy IX on the Nintendo Switch. This version will arrive later this month on 27th November. You can pre-order it now from Play-Asia. Here's the official update from the Square Enix Facebook page...
October2020
News Here's How Your Feedback Helped Shape Bravely Default II Ahead Of Its Release
"Thank you to everyone who got involved"
Bravely Default II might have been pushed back to 2021, but the good news is the development team has taken player feedback on board and used it to improve the overall experience. As of September, the demo has been downloaded around one million times, and there have been 22,000 questionnaire responses...
News Bravely Default II Hits Nintendo Switch In February 2021
Fan feedback has been taken on board, apparently
Bravely Default II now has a solid release date, and those who were hoping it would be here before Christmas might want to look away now. It has been confirmed that the RPG sequel will hit Switch on February 26th next year, and that feedback gained from the demo released in March will be factored...
Random Dataminer Uncovers List Of Words That Might Get You Banned In The New Kingdom Hearts Game
"honkers" is one of many
Since the beginning of time, players have been entering words into video games that they probably shouldn't be. Sometimes these words are funny and on other occasions, they can be rude, or even highly offensive and are used with the intention to hurt or perhaps harm others. With this in mind, Square Enix's upcoming release...
News Kingdom Hearts Director Possibly Teasing Future Switch Project
"I’m sure I’ll be back"
It was only last month the Kingdom Hearts director, Tetsuya Nomura, was saying there were currently "no specific plans" to bring more games in this particular series to the Nintendo Switch, after the release of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. At the time, though, he did mention how he still found the Switch an...
Reminder The Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Demo Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
"dive into amazing rhythm-action"
Update (Thu 15th Oct, 2020 09:05): This demo is now available across all regions - including North America. Enjoy! Original article (Thu 15th Oct, 2020 03:55 BST): While there's no sign of the mainline Kingdom Hearts series showing up on the Switch anytime soon, next month Square Enix will at least be releasing...
News Square Enix Will Share More Information About Bravely Default II Soon
A release date would be nice
This week marks the 8th anniversary of the original Bravely Default for 3DS. To celebrate, Square Enix's Twitter account for the game shared some new artwork by character designer Naoki Ikushima. Perhaps more interestingly, it said information about Bravely Default II for Nintendo Switch would be coming soon. Bravely...
Bug fixes and more
Square Enix has rolled out a new update for its online multiplayer co-op game Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It adds skippable cutscenes in certain events and resolves multiple bugs in the game to improve the overall experience. Here are the full patch notes courtesy...
September2020
News Sonic Co-Creator Says Balan Wonderworld Is His "One Chance" To Make A New 3D Platformer
"I don’t think I’d be good at making RPGs"
Former Sonic Team boss Yuji Naka – who is perhaps most famous for co-creating Sonic the Hedgehog alongside Hirokazu Yasuhara and Naoto Ohshima – has stated that his latest venture, Balan Wonderworld, could be his one and only chance at making a successful 3D platformer at Square Enix, his current...
Round Up Tokyo Game Show 2020 - Here Are The Nintendo Switch Highlights
Monster Hunter Rise, Hyrule Warriors and much more!
This year's online-only Tokyo Game Show had a lot of Nintendo Switch highlights, so we've decided to throw them all into a single post for your viewing convenience. There are 40 minutes of the new Monster Hunter Rise game, a new trailer and gameplay footage for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and...
News Bravely Default II Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch
A release may be imminent
It looks like Bravely Default II will arrive on the Nintendo Switch before the end of this year. As spotted by the good folks over at VGC, the upcoming JRPG produced by Team Asano, developed by Claytechworks and published by Square Enix has been rated by the Australian Classification Board earlier this week on 22nd...
Feature Behind The Music Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
We speak to the people behind this wonderous soundtrack
A little while ago Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition arrived on Switch and took many of us on a nostalgia trip to the beloved GameCube original from 2003. While the launch of the remaster perhaps wasn't as smooth as you might hope, one area where it really excelled was the...
News Sonic Creators Bring Their New Game Balan Wonderworld To The Nintendo Switch Next March
Dive into a fantastic dreamlike land
One of the highlights of Nintendo's latest Partner Showcase was the announcement trailer for Square Enix's upcoming 3D action platformer, Balan Wonderworld. It confirms this new IP will be coming to the Switch on 26th March next year. If you missed the initial announcement back in July, it's a game from Yuji...
News Online Listings For Final Fantasy Physical Twin Pack Surface In Europe
Update: It's confirmed!
Update: And it's been confirmed! The twin pack will launch in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand later this year and is available to pre-order. Original Article: Remember that Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
News There Are Currently No Plans To Bring More Kingdom Hearts Games To Switch
Ports were considered but it was too difficult
As you might have heard, the rhythm-action game Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is coming to the Nintendo Switch this November. As excited as we are about it, of course - we would love to see the mainline series made available as well. Unfortunately, though, there are no other Kingdom Hearts games...
"The biggest thing that hasn't really changed is that it's always changing"
The long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts III on other console platforms last year brought a conclusion, of sorts, to a storied saga which began way back in 2002 on PS2. We say 'of sorts' because the notoriously unwieldy narrative of this series will naturally continue in...
News Director Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remaster Will "Try To Put Things Right"
"my sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused"
It's been just over a week now since Square Enix launched Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and mobile devices, and well, let's just say it hasn't exactly worked out in some parts of the world. We've already heard how the game was pulled...
News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remaster Pulled From Australia's Switch eShop
Square Enix suspends sales after ongoing multiplayer issues
If you've been experiencing any difficulties with the online multiplayer component of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition let's just say it could be worse, depending on where you're located. Since last week's launch, players in Australia and New Zealand have been...
News Tokyo Game Show 2020 Lineup Announced
Featuring Square Enix, Capcom, SEGA's 60th and more
The schedule for Tokyo Game Show 2020 has been announced, with a host of big name publishers filling the slots of this year's online event which will be kicked off by, of all things, an Xbox showcase. The event was cancelled for obvious pandemic-related reasons back in May, but as with many other...
August2020
News Square Enix Reveals Collection Of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend Limited Edition
Just don't expect a physical game card
One of the highlights of the recent Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase was the announcement of the Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend - celebrating the SaGa series' 30th anniversary. The collection - featuring the first three Game Boy games - will arrive on 15th December. In Japan, there'll also be a
Head on over to the Switch eShop
Today sees the arrival of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition on the Nintendo Switch. As part of this, Square Enix has released a special Lite version of the game that is listed on the eShop as a free demo. This Lite version allows you to play through a "substantial chunk of the start of the game"...
Random Robert Pattinson Reveals How His Favourite Video Game Made Him Cry
Final Fantasy spoilers ahead
Robert Pattinson - one of the stars in Christopher Nolan's latest film Tenet (and obviously the new Batman) - was recently asked by GameSpot Universe to reveal his favourite game of all-time. It happens to be Square's 1997 PlayStation hit, Final Fantasy VII. "Mine I think is a lot of people's favorite game: Final...
News Collection Of SaGa Brings The Final Fantasy Legend Trilogy To Switch This December
Oh (Game) Boy!
As a celebration of the SaGa series’ 30th anniversary, the first three Game Boy games are headed to Nintendo Switch this December in a bumper 8-bit collection. Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend features the classic Game Boy trilogy that first launched in Japan in 1989, before getting rebranded in the West the following year...
Poll What's The Best Final Fantasy Game On Nintendo Consoles?
You've got the 'Final' word
Update: We've switched out Famicom's Final Fantasy V in the poll below for Final Fantasy V Advance on the GBA, the version available worldwide rather than Japan-only. We've left FF2 for Famicom as that's only available internationally (on Nintendo systems) in the GBA dual pack with FF1. What does this mean to you? Well,...