If you haven't noticed already, I have completely redesigned the topsites list. It was about time too! If you ask me, I think it looks absoultely great! Oh, and to all of you webmasters and webmistresses out there who have not yet visited or joined Oritsuru Topsites, I highly recommend that you do. Why? Well, first off, it's very good looking and different than the rest. Secondly, it has been proven through the stats that members get a good OUT click rate. What does this mean exactly? It means that we're giving you traffic for pretty much nothing. All you have to do is join up, wait to be approved (due to spam issues), and then insert the button code into your website to be ranked. It's as simple as that!
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It's been a long while, but hopefully this time it's for good. I have just installed Oritsuru's topsites list for the second time around. Hopefully, we will not encounter the massive spammers that used to lurk the list. If you have a gaming website, please feel free to add yourself to the topsites, as it may help you gain some hit traffic back to your website. Plus, it will help us become more known to others. It's beneficial to everyone.
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P.S. I shall integrate the site's design into the list when I get some spare time again.
Square Enix have just confirmed that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts games (Birth By Sleep, 358/2 Days & Coded) will be making an appearance at the upcoming Jump Festa '08 gaming convention in Japan.
Plus Square Enix has opened up a small website for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days click here to check it out!
Source: Kingdom Hearts Ultimania
Ubisoft announces to have signed an agreement with Square Enix bearing on the distribution of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker in Europe. The plan is to have it shipped over to the U.S. and North America in 2008. Explore a colourful world, completely in 3D, filled with treasures and surprises, as well as exciting characters who will help you reach the top. John Yamamoto, chairman of Public Garden Enix Ltd., comments, "After the immense success met by the series, at the time of its launching in Europe, we are very happy to be able to give to the fans the chance to launch out in the adventure of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker on the Nintendo DS. This new RPG promises many hours of entertainment to all of its players."
Source: Wiiz
An unspecified Role Playing Game magazine proposes to us to discover new rumors on the Internet, in their category, "Rumors & Phantasms." Lets step away from the regular RPGs for a second. It seems as though Square Enix is leaning towards re-entering one of the most well established RPG characters in its time. The one fellow we've grown to know and favour, the plumber man with a moustache--yes, Mario--may quite possibly make a scene again. Super Mario RPG is said to come back, however, this time on Nintendo DS. It is even specified that during the course of the game, our hero's journey will include appearances from various characters emblematic of the universe of Final Fantasy. How exciting!
On another note, the famous Ogre Battle series could make its return on the Nintendo Wii. Yasumi Matsuno, who is at the origin of this series, would form a major part of this project.
Please note that the above information is only based on simple rumors. We will keep you all updated regarding any official details that come about in the upcoming months.
Source: Wiiz
Square Enix today released its financial results for the first half of the current fiscal year. Compared to the previous fiscal year, sales were down by 4.9% to 72.27 billion yen ($654.17 million USD). Net profit for the same period meanwhile rose by 32.5% to reach 4.4 billion yen ($39.83 million USD).
During the six month period from April 1st through September 30th, Square Enix's biggest hit was Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Despite hitting Japanese retail store shelves only on September 14th, the fourth installment of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII managed to sell 710,000 copies until September 30th. Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings (530,000 copies), the Wii debut title Dragon Quest Sword (490,000 copies), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ring of Fates (360,000 copies), and the PlayStation Portable release of Final Fantasy Tactics (320,000 copies) also contributed to a sales performance of 3.94 million copies in Japan. With the lack of any major releases, Square Enix's American and European divisions only sold 1.32 million and 1.61 million copies, respectively. In the US, the PlayStation Portable version of Final Fantasy was the only title to sell more than 100,000 copies, while the DS version of Final Fantasy III (450,000 copies) and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (170,000 copies) were the most successful titles in Europe.
For the full fiscal year ending on March 31st 2008, Square Enix expects to sell 13.5 million copies of software (down from 16.93 million last year). Furthermore, sales are projected to reach 162.5 billion yen ($1.47 billion USD) and net profit 12 billion yen ($108.62 million USD).
Source: RPGFan
Square Enix has announced further details regarding next month's Star Ocean PlayStation Portable bundle. Set to go on sale alongside the stand-alone version of Star Ocean First Departure, the bundle will not only include the game, a PlayStation Portable unit featuring two Star Ocean logos, but also a metallic blue-colored pouch. Furthermore, Square Enix has chosen to re-use the Super Famicom version's package cover in homage to the original 1995 release.
Star Ocean First Departure and the Star Ocean First Departure: Eternal Edition bundle will both hit Japanese retail store shelves on December 27th. The game's standard version will retail for 4,800 yen ($41.64 USD), whereas the bundle will cost 24,840 yen ($215.46 US).
Source: RPGFan
Square Enix's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has sold about 350,000 copies on the day of its release in Japan. This was the best start for a recent handheld-based Final Fantasy game. For reference, the DS version of Final Fantasy III had sold 330,000 copies on the day of its release. Crisis Core's sales performance also marks the second best start for a PlayStation Portable game in Japan so far, trailing only Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2.
Source: RPGFan
Square Enix's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII hit Japanese retail store shelves today. In addition to the game's standard version, the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Limited Edition, which shipped with the remodeled PlayStation Portable, and the limited edition Anniversary Potion also went on sale today, resulting in many fans in Tokyo hitting the street to get the popular items.
In front of electronics chain Bic Camera's main store in Ikebukuro a row of more than 250 people had formed before the store opened its doors 30 minutes earlier than usual at 09:30 am. At 09:00 am about 200 people were queuing south of Ikebukuro at Yodobashi Camera's Shinjuku West store. Here, store managers also decided to open early, but the row still grew even further to 300 people. Square Enix's executive director Shinji Hashimoto also showed up in Shinjuku. He admitted he has had some worries, seeing how this is the first time a new hardware was sold one week prior to its launch date alongside a new game. However, looking at the fans queuing in front of the store apparently gave him some relief. Pointing to mothers with children in the queue, Hashimoto said he felt the flow of time since Final Fantasy VII was released in Japan a decade ago.
Meanwhile, staff at Yodobashi Camera's Shinjuku West store reported the obvious: A very quick sell-out of the limited edition hardware bundle. With the limited edition in customers' hands, retail is now looking forward to strong sales of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII's standard version.
Source: RPGFan
The newest addition of Weekly Famitsuu featured a lengthy article about Star Ocean 4. Series producer Yoshinori Yamagishi and assitant producer Hajime Kojima sat down with Japan's leading magazine to talk about the newest installment of tri-Ace's flagship series. While the game has been confirmed to be in development for quite some time now, the target platform had been the subject of a lot of speculation. Sadly, the Famitsuu article does not put an end to this speculation, as tri-Ace has yet to make a decision regarding the target platform. Kojima only said that the game will be released for a platform (or platforms) capable of displaying beautiful visuals. This most likely means either PlayStation 3, or Xbox 360, or both.
The game's development has progressed to the point where the basics of the battle system are up and running. The development team still has to add "interesting" features, adjust the balance, etc. Once completed, the battle system will support up to four active party members. Compared to its counterpart in Star Ocean 3, it will have a different feel to it. The developers describe it as an "orthodox progression" of the prequel's battle system with new features.
Meanwhile, work on the game's story is already finished. Yamagishi was unwilling to give away any details regarding the era, in which the game takes place, saying only this bit of information would be revealed in a surprising fashion at Tokyo Game Show. Kojima, however, assured fans that characters and races from previous installments would appear in Star Ocean 4 and the world would be the same as well. He went on to explain that previous installments did not really have a "star ocean" feel to them, but in Star Ocean 4 it would be possible to travel through space in one's own spaceship. There will also be events centering around spaceship battles. tri-Ace is promising a huge world, as there will be a lot of planets, not just two or three. That being said, the game will not be entirely science fiction-oriented, but also offer a fair share of fantasy elements.
The game's protagonist is a blonde-haired young male named Edge Maverick, the heroine's name is Reimi. The two are apparently childhood friends. Private action events will also make their return in Star Ocean 4.
At the end of the interview, the tri-Ace representatives briefly touched on the subject of the Star Ocean and Star Ocean: The Second Story remakes for PlayStation Portable. The new Star Ocean will be a complete remake, featuring new scenario and gameplay elements. As for Star Ocean: The Second Story, tri-Ace was not so forthcoming with information. It was only stated that the game will offer a new experience, even to those fans who have already played the original game on PlayStation.
Star Ocean 4 has yet to receive an official release date.
Source: RPGFan
It's that time of year again at the Tokyo Game Show. Square Enix will show up again at the TGS 07' show. They have announced their line up, with trailers and playable demo's to showcase at the show. These are the names of games that have been announced already enjoy!
Square Enix TGS 2007 Line Up:
Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Final Fantasy IV (DS)
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon (Wii)
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Final Fantasy Agito XIII
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Final Fantasy Dissidia
The Last Remnant
Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 2
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest IX
Source: RPGFan
It seems that Jeux-France.com has leaked Crisis Core's intro movie onto the internet. The video itself is actually low quality, but what can you expect? In the video there's nothing major, although all you Final Fantasy VII fans will recognize the background music, I'm sure of it.
If you want to check out the intro movie click HERE!
Source: Jeux-France
Recently a shocking peace of news has hit the surface. It seems that recently in the latest issue of EGM coming at you September 4th, there has been talk about prequels for the popular Kingdom Hearts series! Here's a direct quote from 1UP.com that comfirms this:
"Square Enix has been awful silent about the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but that doesn't mean it's gone and forgotten. To the contrary, in the latest issue of EGM -- hitting shelves September 4 -- Quartermann is abuzz about a series of prequels currently in-the-works for a number of consoles and handhelds. Think along the same lines as what's happened with Final Fantasy VII -- let's just hope the games are better this time."
Source: 1UP.com
The official Crisis Core website has updated the System section, providing information on how standard battles work, and how materia is used. Two clips demonstrating these abilities can be viewed on the site. The characters section has also been updated with profiles for Tseng and Cissnei [previously referred to as Shizune].
For all you Crisis Core fans visit the official site by clicking here!
Source: Advent Children.net
Square Enix today announced that the release of it's highly anticipated DS title Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamori Hito in Japan has been pushed back from late 2007 until 2008 in Japan. The company cited quality improvements for the delay of the Level 5-developed newest installment of it's flagship franchise.
Source: RPGFan
Square Enix has revived the Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon (Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon) series after eight years. The company plans to bring Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Toki Wasure no Meikyuu to Wii later this year. The game is produced by Yuuki Yokoyama, who had previously worked on Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, while Square Enix executive director Shinji Hashimoto is serving as executive producer.
The game's main characters will be treasure hunter Chocobo and Cid. The development team is implementing a Final Fantasy-like job system, where each job offers a unique set of abilities
(skills and magic).
The first Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon title became a big hit in Japan following its 1997 release on PlayStation. The following year, Square released a sequel, and in 1999 a WonderSwan
Color-based remake of the first game.
Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Toki Wasure no Meikyuu will be available in Japan sometime this winter.
Source: RPGFan
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