UK CHARTS: Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuts at No.1

Square Enix is celebrating some early 2012 success with new RPG release Final Fantasy XIII-2 debuting at No.1. It’s the first new chart topper of the year following the dominance of EA’s FIFA 12, which this week slips to fourth place. There are two other Top Five debutants this week – Konami’s Metal Gear Solid HD Collections at No.2 and Namco Bandai’s Soul Calibur V claims No.5. Both of 505 ...

Final Fantasy creator: HD graphics are over the top

The move toward high-quality HD graphics is detrimental, the creator of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series has argued. "Now that high-quality graphics rule supreme, you can reproduce what you want to communicate visually,” Hironobu Sakaguchi stated in a recent Iwata Asks feature. “But at the same time, I don't know how to put this, but there's an element that's slightly excessive about it all ...

NEWS: 'Nintendo Network' Logo Surfaces on Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Game Case

A new online service may have been revealed. A potential new online initiative from Nintendo called Nintendo Network was revealed in a box art photo posted by Twitter user joshua_x_ . An icon in the form of a white lowercase "n" over an orange background appears in the upper right hand corner of the game box. The logo is reminiscent of the RSS logo and uses the same font as Nintendo Zone. The ...

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy box points to first paid DLC for Nintendo 3DS

3DS owners have been waiting (and waiting ) for a chance to take advantage of a downloadable content market, and while Nintendo already accomplished the tough part (read: launching it ) a few days back, there's still been no word on when paid content would make an appearance. Pushing those freebies aside is Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which is seemingly destined to be the first 3DS title in ...

Nintendo reveals the Nintendo Network, may change Wii U name

When the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy 3DS game box art got revealed a few days ago, it included an intriguing new logo with the words “Nintendo Network” written underneath it. At the time it was speculated this is Nintendo‘s attempt to bring a PSN/Xbox Live experience to its platforms, and that’s now turned out to be [...]

First 3DS game with paid DLC is Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

Console owners have been paying for downloadable content (DLC) that enhances or extends a game for years, but that’s not the case when it comes to portable gaming. Nintendo is finally embracing paid DLC though, and the first game to get it will be the rhythm-action title Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (TFF) for the 3DS. Late [...]