Post by: Mannypon on September 05, 2003, 11:59:48 PM
Post by: Mario on September 06, 2003, 12:14:02 AM
1) Final Fantasy 7 announced for the GBA (or PSP - GBA cant handle all the FMV)
2) Final Fantasy 7 BONUS DISK free with something
3) A distraction to get me to post while the people who made up this rumour steal pie from my fridge
Post by: Gup on September 06, 2003, 04:15:24 AM
Post by: rpglover on September 06, 2003, 05:13:19 AM
maybe- but i would think going to the gamecube might be the better choice- the ps2 is probably already getting FFXII so why would they want to remake FFVII on the ps2- maybe if it was a bonus for buying XII i could see that, but maybe going to the gamecube wouldn't be so bad- the sales of FFCC are pretty good, not as great as the numbered final fantasy's but still decent considering the gba linkup deal- so maybe they wouldn't be ready yet to send another new game to nintendo's console, but a remake would be just fine- its an already released game, some people may want to play it- give it to a new console- but of course it wouldn't sell as well as on the ps2 due to the user base- but that is how i would feel
Post by: Gup on September 06, 2003, 05:51:25 AM
Post by: Pale on September 06, 2003, 06:40:46 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 06, 2003, 09:05:12 AM
Post by: Perfect Cell on September 06, 2003, 09:25:18 AM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 06, 2003, 09:51:52 AM
Hmmm, seems like I was correct....Who do I know that could give me the rumors I keep dropping hints about...Hmmmm...
I only speak the truth...
Post by: Cap on September 06, 2003, 10:05:12 AM
Post by: Pale on September 06, 2003, 11:11:38 AM
Post by: Mannypon on September 06, 2003, 02:35:21 PM
Post by: Pale on September 06, 2003, 05:59:44 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 06, 2003, 06:14:29 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on September 06, 2003, 06:17:49 PM
Post by: Djunknown on September 06, 2003, 08:35:53 PM
If you read they recent PGC mailbag (Read it now if you haven't) The one who's heading FFXII is not too fond of the big N. Its fun to speculate, since Square(Enix) have done a couple things that they normally wouldn't do.
A)Getting back with Nintendo
B)Doing a DIRECT sequel to a Final Fantasy game (FFX-2 anyone?)
C)Making games for more than one platform
I'm a bit skeptical though, since there's a good chance that if you REALLY wanted to play FFVII, you either have a PS1, had a PS1 or that awful PC port (Eidos dropped the ball on porting it. The 3d accelerated graphics were nice, but it would always hang up on my system, which EXCEEDED the system requirments by a large margin.) But I could probably say the same about Metal Gear Solid, and now we have a re-make that I'm sure many Nintendo gamers will eat up. The Sonic Adventure 2 release went off with a bang as mentioned earlier. If its a tastefully done Re-make (Right now Capcom seems to be king of Remakes with RE1.) I won't have a problem playing it again. Then again, original content is usually preferable.
Post by: mattcube on September 06, 2003, 08:41:33 PM
Oh, I liked FF7, hated 8, and thought FF9 was the best. And of course, all the ones before 7 rocked my world, and no, Chocobo Racing for PSOne doesn't count.
Post by: KDR_11k on September 06, 2003, 09:17:29 PM
Unrelated thought: How about releasing an epic RPG (with half a story like Golden Sun) on one console and putting the sequel on another one? That seems like a surefire evil way to make GBA owners buy a GC or convert some PS2 people...
Post by: ThePerm on September 07, 2003, 12:26:40 AM
Post by: Pikkcuber on September 07, 2003, 05:26:56 PM
Post by: Sirmorphix on September 07, 2003, 07:06:37 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 07, 2003, 09:41:50 PM
Now someone clarify this for me, isn't Square partially owned by $ony and E.A.? Are they even a publicly traded stock?
If this is true, it could be big. Nintendo recently bought back 180 Million dollars of it's own stocks in order to prevent a hostile takeover from another, larger company.
Off topic for a moment---
By the way, I'm such a FF fan, that I created a little thing called the "Dreamcast Final Fantasy Collection." It has over 55+ titles, rare english translations of the Japanese FF2+3(not the Snes versions, which were actually FF4+5 over in Japan), and much, much more. I've "distributed" over 5000! copies worldwide, using various P2p networks, ftps, mIrc and other methods. I actually made my long time friend Hiroshi, who is fluent in Japanese, play the translated versions just to see which ones were closest to the original Japanese version. How's that for dedication? lol! (thanks H! I know you read this board.)
Anyway, if your'e a die hard FF fan and you own a Dreamcast, you might want to check it out.
It's out there, if you know where to look
(The CD cover can be seen at www.cdcovers.cc)Back on topic---
As for the remake, I can say this, it WON'T be on Ps2, that I can guarante. It may not be on the GC either. However NES-5 is right around the corner. Did somebody say "multi-player options?"
By the way, if you want to know where I heard this, it actually came from a penpal of mine.
Someone who has provided me with some great info in the past. I guarante that the rulers of this site are hearing the same stuff, but since they are rumors, they won't talk about it until it becomes fact.
Post by: KDR_11k on September 08, 2003, 06:15:18 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on September 08, 2003, 07:14:39 AM
Yeah, because I would love it for Silicon Knights to forever be used as nothing more than a glorified port maker. Why not just have Square do it and let SK work on something original? There's no point in wasting a talented developer on remakes.
I really doubt Square will ever release Final Fantasy VII or XII (especially XII) on the Gamecube. In fact I'd be surprised if they ever released any more Gamecube titles period. Considering that they've never even really hinted on releasing any more Cube titles, while new GBA titles (Dragon Warrior) have been announced, I'm pretty sure that Crystal Chronicles only exists because they had to make a Cube game in order to work on the GBA. Plus Enix has a real dedication to only releasing titles on the market leader's console and ever since they've merged with Square the company has been a lot less interested in the Gamecube. I'd be really surprised if we ever see anything from them for the rest of the Gamecube's lifespan.
Post by: AgentSeven on September 08, 2003, 08:23:55 AM
As for the Dreamcast Final Fantasy Collection. Yes, it is techincally copyright infringement, but since Dremacast emulation is just for hobbyists, the nice people at Nintendo and Square look the other way
Besides, all I'm really doing it promoting their legacy. I always hated those PSX "FF origins" discs, so I wanted to remind people of where the FF legacy REALLY began. Without Nintendo, there would be no FF.
Post by: KDR_11k on September 08, 2003, 09:23:21 AM
BTW, why does everyone say Square made FFCC just to have access to the GBA? Don't you think they could make GBA games without developing for GC first? And don't you think FFCC would have been much lower quality if that was true?
Post by: The Omen on September 08, 2003, 09:39:39 AM
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BTW, why does everyone say Square made FFCC just to have access to the GBA? Don't you think they could make GBA games without developing for GC first? And don't you think FFCC would have been much lower quality if that was true?
Because the big ticket market is the GBA, not the GC. They probably approached Nintendo about working on the GBA, and to Nintendos credit, they said 'not if you dont release an original game on GC.' And why would Square half ass their GC game? If you are going to make it, better make it high quality, so Nintendo fans will buy it. Its all about $$$ to Square.
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 08, 2003, 09:45:46 AM
Hopefully this isn't the case
Post by: MeddmaWamm on September 08, 2003, 01:06:17 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 08, 2003, 04:08:18 PM
Anyway, I'm not certain but I think EA was trying to acquire the rights to distribute SquareEnix games. Distribution really has nothing to do with ownership.
Still, it's seems from what I have gathered, this stock rumor just might be fact. Now if I could only find out where SquareEnixv is traded (Nasdaq, NYSE, etc..) and under what symbol, I could confirm this once and for all.
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 08, 2003, 04:30:37 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 08, 2003, 06:11:35 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on September 09, 2003, 08:36:47 AM
Here's a link to SquareEnix's listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange website. It does appear that "someone" is buying SquareEnix stock, but I cannot not confirm who is buying. It could just be regular trading activity. Still, maybe Square is buying back it's own stock.
However, wouldn't it be funny if it was Nintendo? Imagine $ony and Nintendo both owning stock in the same company.
