Square Enix Wants to Focus on the West?!

why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?flashattackfina

[QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?jg4xchamp

Exactly. Also, not many are open to paying monthly fee to play a game.

[QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]

Japan - 3.93 US - 3.09 Others - 2.7

That seems pretty equal. (Millions of sales for FF7)

[QUOTE="hayato_"] Final Fantasy will probably always stay with Sony thoughflashattackfina

Just like FF stayed with Nintendo?

Nintendo, for whom Square had developed all previous titles in the Final Fantasy series, had decided to continue to use cartridges for their upcoming Nintendo 64 console. This eventually led to a dispute and as a result, Square eventually decided to end their long, often tumultuous, relationship with Nintendo and announced on January 12, 1996 that they would be developing Final Fantasy VII for Sony's PlayStation system

Hmm cartridges to CD ROM

kind of like the transition from DVD to Blu Ray isn't it

When the 360 comes out with a SKU that has HD DVD then you might see Final Fantasy XIV in the years to follow the Final Fantasy XIII projects, but until then I doubt it

My argument here is that they don't need the Final Fantasy Title in order to impact the 360 sales in the West. With Last Remenant and Infinite Undiscovery they will do just fine ( or time will tell)

So what exactly does this mean? Will Square Enix start making WRPG's? If so, then bring it on! Hopefully they will be multiplat though...

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?flashattackfina

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?flashattackfina

[QUOTE="flashattackfina"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?jg4xchamp

they also brought a psp for monster hunter, tekken, ace combat, Gundam games and Hot shot golf

[they also brought a psp for monster hunter, tekken, ace combat, Gundam games and Hot shot golf

flashattackfina

don't forget the new Star Ocean remake that is coming out for it along with Kingdom Hearts. ( Square Enix games )

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?flashattackfina

they also brought a psp for monster hunter, tekken, ace combat, Gundam games and Hot shot golf

Well the first thing SE needs to do is stop the constant whoring of FF/KH/DQ games and give us something fresh and new. They either have to do this or make their games seem fresh in a way that Nintendo does with their IP's.Blackbond

TP was the worst zelda (zelda 2 doesnt count) because it was such a rehash.
jg4xchamp

Of course, I haven't played a Zelda since OoT a million years ago.

[QUOTE="flashattackfina"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="flashattackfina"]why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?Jandurin

Americans and Euro view gaming alot differ than Asia

They meant that theyre game would appeal more too Westerns

Look at how loyal square is to sony compared 2 microsoft

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] TP was the worst zelda (zelda 2 doesnt count) because it was such a rehash.
Jandurin

Of course, I haven't played a Zelda since OoT a million years ago.

how does that translate to a huge ps3 game to 360?

SE just said that that the western markets are growing

"Does this mean the 360 is about to get a lot more love from Square Enix? I'm looking at you, FFXIII."

we can only hope... :)

common square! dont disappoint us fans :o

Pffft, Good Luck. They never got a franchise or game for that matter off the ground here.

I literally couldn't care less for the company now a days, but if you look at their track record all the games they tried to get big here failed (Dragon Quest VIII is the poster child of this). While the two franchises they did get popular here got so in a "special" way.

SONY was the one who marketed FFVII for them (the one that made the series popular) and Kingdom Hearts had Disney characters to latch onto. Their other franchises such as Dragon Quest and the Chrono series have been failures in terms of getting mainstream sales.

Also I'm starting to see these (full 360 support confirmed threads) last time I checked people the Wii was leading in the West and the 360 isn't leading in Europe (part of the West). So not all of these probably soon to be failed games will go to the 360.

Pffft, Good Luck. They never got a franchise or game for that matter off the ground here.

I literally couldn't care less for the company now a days, but if you look at their track record all the games they tried to get big here failed (Dragon Quest VIII is the poster child of this). While the two franchises they did get popular here got so in a "special" way.

SONY was the one who marketed FFVII for them (the one that made the series popular) and Kingdom Hearts had Disney characters to latch onto. Their other franchises such as Dragon Quest and the Chrono series have been failures in terms of getting mainstream sales.

Gunraidan

Duh....

FF 12 is catered for western gamers.

Why do you think its one of the highest selling FF game to new players of the FF series.

why did FFXI flop on the 360? lemmings?flashattackfina

Because it takes hours to get into a server.

Well the first thing SE needs to do is stop the constant whoring of FF/KH/DQ games and give us something fresh and new. They either have to do this or make their games seem fresh in a way that Nintendo does with their IP's.Blackbond

If they, along with all the other Japanese developers, did that then the Core Japanese Gaming Market would still be a healthy and viable market still.

Duh....

FF 12 is catered for western gamers.

Why do you think its one of the highest selling FF game to new players of the FF series.

toxicmog

unless this ff somehow ends up good, no one is going to care, everything past X has blown, and IX sucked also. mtradr43

[QUOTE="flashattackfina"][QUOTE="Jandurin"]

Japan - 3.93 US - 3.09 Others - 2.7

That seems pretty equal. (Millions of sales for FF7)

[QUOTE="hayato_"] Final Fantasy will probably always stay with Sony thoughhayato_

Just like FF stayed with Nintendo?

Nintendo, for whom Square had developed all previous titles in the Final Fantasy series, had decided to continue to use cartridges for their upcoming Nintendo 64 console. This eventually led to a dispute and as a result, Square eventually decided to end their long, often tumultuous, relationship with Nintendo and announced on January 12, 1996 that they would be developing Final Fantasy VII for Sony's PlayStation system

Hmm cartridges to CD ROM

kind of like the transition from DVD to Blu Ray isn't it

When the 360 comes out with a SKU that has HD DVD then you might see Final Fantasy XIV in the years to follow the Final Fantasy XIII projects, but until then I doubt it

My argument here is that they don't need the Final Fantasy Title in order to impact the 360 sales in the West. With Last Remenant and Infinite Undiscovery they will do just fine ( or time will tell)