Square Enix Wii-free at TGS
by JC Fletcher 
{ Sep 8th 2008 at 2:40PM }
Square Enix announced their Tokyo Game Show lineup over the weekend. Square Enix has traditionally been one of the biggest supporters of the DS, with the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy spinoffs and remakes, and new franchises like Sigma Harmonics, Nanashi no Game, and The World Ends with You. Most importantly, they've got the new Dragon Quest IX on the way. That will be available in trailer form at this year's TGS.But as for the Wii, Square Enix has been a bit more restrained in their releases. Dragon Quest Swords, Chocobo's Dungeon, and My Life as a King are the only Wii games from the company to be released; all that's pending is a Soul Eater action game.
That trend doesn't appear to be changing any time soon, as the company's TGS lineup is completely devoid of any Wii games, including that Soul Eater game. It's possible that they're saving some new Wii games for announcement during the show, or they'll surprise everyone with a not-dead Crystal Bearers, but, for now, it appears that if you want to play Square Enix games, you should invest in a DS.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CJLopez @ Sep 8th 2008 3:11PM
or a PS3 and PSP, which, i'm already looking for a PSP
Still, I'm looking forward to Crystal Bearers and this TGS
ejamer @ Sep 8th 2008 5:01PM
Square Enix hasn't provided anything that interests me for years (other than DS ports of their classic RPG titles) so this isn't a big deal... but it's disheartening to see that Square Enix apparently just doesn't care about the Wii.
ChromeAlchemist @ Sep 8th 2008 4:51PM
u kno wt, if crystal bearers isnt there, then either this is going to be the most epic ff spinoff ever, or its not f*cking coming, altho i really want it to be
El Capitaine @ Sep 8th 2008 5:19PM
"but, for now, it appears that if you want to play Square Enix games, you should invest in a DS."
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I understand that this is Nintendo Wii Fanboy, but please don't try and make it seem like the 360 and PS3 don't exist. And no, considering I own both a 360 and a Wii, I will NOT be investing in a DS to get my Square Enix fix.
yomachaser @ Sep 8th 2008 5:31PM
When people talk about square-enix they mean square.
No one is ever talking about tri-ace or taito or any of the other bits inside the company just the final fantasy making parts.
So by current count next gen consoles have FF13 coming soon enough and FFmlaak and Chocobo's Dungeon on wii compared to a metric ton of stuff out and coming out on the DS.
Seriously outside Japan most don't even care about the Enix half of the company at all!
TheOverlord#2 (Playing: SMRPG, SMG, & Okami) @ Sep 8th 2008 6:09PM
Kingdom Hearts 3? Kingdom Hearts 3?! Where are you?
Hopefully they'll give info about it or the handheld titles secretly like last year. :)
TheOverlord#2 (Playing: SMRPG, SMG, & Okami) @ Sep 8th 2008 6:15PM
Ooh! They're gonna talk about the handheld titles. Hopefully a release date or some video that's longer than the 5 second one. :D
And I really hope KH3 eventually comes out and if it does on the 360 or Wii or even multi-plat 360-PS3, i'll probably get a 360 sometime next year and would love to play KH3.(Probably won't get PS3, it's expensive & I couldn't think of any other game I would want on the PS3)
Gewurztraminer says: Shinkuu Gadouken! @ Sep 8th 2008 10:35PM
Is this the part where I complain again that Dragon Quest IX should be on the Wii instead of the DS?
Serge @ Sep 9th 2008 12:57PM
Actually, Square-Enix is showing off one more DS game. Kingdom Hearts 358½ days. Thats looking awesome too :D At least thats one of the games I'm most excited about at this years TGS.