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Can someone please clear this up for me :-)
Square didn't like the cart size of the snes or something and now Nintendo and Square can't bear each other (???)
Square say that they've no intention of working along side Nintendo because near all of the Final Fantasy fans are PS2 owners anyway and they seem to get along well with Sony.
But what exactly happened with Nintendo?
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Square didn't like the cart size of the snes or something and now Nintendo and Square can't bear each other (???)
Square say that they've no intention of working along side Nintendo because near all of the Final Fantasy fans are PS2 owners anyway and they seem to get along well with Sony.
But what exactly happened with Nintendo?
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Logan wrote:
> Strafex wrote:
CD writers were around
> by then but about 500 quid so it
> wasn't a serious problem.
Anyway, Square
> didn't release FF on the N64
> because it wouldn't fit on a cartrige.
I did say that they hated the cart
> format because they couldn't get their lovely FMV sequencing on there! But also
> remember, that they DIDN'T need the space of a CD for a Final Fantasy game... up
> till then they had always used carts that had less memory than the N64's carts
> (ie they'd never used any format bigger than the size of a SNES cart, and didn't
> really know why anyone would need the space available on a cd!)
The Snes ones had midi quality music and sound, and relatively low res 2D graphics.
They were probably a bit smaller than FF7 too.
Final Fantasy moved on from its predecessors by becoming far more cinematic in graphics and sound effects.
This took up much more memory.
Too much to fit on a cartrige.
As for the Nintendo disks, I don't think Square will have much problem squeezing the adventure into a couple of them.
The Gamecube has slightly more advanced compression abilities than the PS2 closing the gap a tiny bit.
I'd say that it would be no more than 2 mini dvds for every full PS2 DVD.
Both www.tendobox.com and major magazines have notified of a forthcoming announcement from Square on the GC.
Like Turbo said, there's no way that Nintendo will get exclusive rights to the Final Fantasy Series but we might get it as well as the PS2.
For the Nintendo owners that would as good as Capcoms announcement, only this time it wouldn't be bad news for PS2 owners.
EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY!! :-)
> Strafex wrote:
CD writers were around
> by then but about 500 quid so it
> wasn't a serious problem.
Anyway, Square
> didn't release FF on the N64
> because it wouldn't fit on a cartrige.
I did say that they hated the cart
> format because they couldn't get their lovely FMV sequencing on there! But also
> remember, that they DIDN'T need the space of a CD for a Final Fantasy game... up
> till then they had always used carts that had less memory than the N64's carts
> (ie they'd never used any format bigger than the size of a SNES cart, and didn't
> really know why anyone would need the space available on a cd!)
The Snes ones had midi quality music and sound, and relatively low res 2D graphics.
They were probably a bit smaller than FF7 too.
Final Fantasy moved on from its predecessors by becoming far more cinematic in graphics and sound effects.
This took up much more memory.
Too much to fit on a cartrige.
As for the Nintendo disks, I don't think Square will have much problem squeezing the adventure into a couple of them.
The Gamecube has slightly more advanced compression abilities than the PS2 closing the gap a tiny bit.
I'd say that it would be no more than 2 mini dvds for every full PS2 DVD.
Both www.tendobox.com and major magazines have notified of a forthcoming announcement from Square on the GC.
Like Turbo said, there's no way that Nintendo will get exclusive rights to the Final Fantasy Series but we might get it as well as the PS2.
For the Nintendo owners that would as good as Capcoms announcement, only this time it wouldn't be bad news for PS2 owners.
EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY!! :-)
Resvilfan wrote:
> Just read over on gamespot that they are bringing some of the old Nes/Snes
> versions to the GBA but didn't say which ones.
Well, Square have already announced loads of early FF games for the Wonderswan colour... they have, in fact, got about a dozen titles in production!
Logan
> Just read over on gamespot that they are bringing some of the old Nes/Snes
> versions to the GBA but didn't say which ones.
Well, Square have already announced loads of early FF games for the Wonderswan colour... they have, in fact, got about a dozen titles in production!
Logan
Just read over on gamespot that they are bringing some of the old Nes/Snes versions to the GBA but didn't say which ones. Final Fantasy 11+12 are confirmed for the PC and PS2 but because it's fully online Square may want to spread it further to both Gamcube and Xbox but haven't been confirmed.
It also said relations between Nintendo and Square are distant so I wouldn't get your hopes up, God knows how they'll fit on a GC disc anyway.
FF11 is already in development for the PS2 and FF10 has sold 2,363,028 copies in Japan alone, If you want something to compare it to GT3 (which has been out forver over there) has sold 1,632,260 so it's done pretty damn well for itself and I CAN'T WAIT for the UK release.
They should give Nintendo that Kingdom hearts with dumbo, donald, goofy and all that, hahahahaha
It also said relations between Nintendo and Square are distant so I wouldn't get your hopes up, God knows how they'll fit on a GC disc anyway.
FF11 is already in development for the PS2 and FF10 has sold 2,363,028 copies in Japan alone, If you want something to compare it to GT3 (which has been out forver over there) has sold 1,632,260 so it's done pretty damn well for itself and I CAN'T WAIT for the UK release.
They should give Nintendo that Kingdom hearts with dumbo, donald, goofy and all that, hahahahaha
Square want to produce games for the GBA, as they can port across many of their old classics and make a huge profit. Nintendo don't want to let them do this without the promise of some Square games debuting on the 'CUBE.
So we wait for one of the parties to back down.
Given that Nintendo are still turning in huge profits, and Square are struggling a little after blowing so much cash on a movie, it's more likely to be Square that meet Nintendo's demands.
So we wait for one of the parties to back down.
Given that Nintendo are still turning in huge profits, and Square are struggling a little after blowing so much cash on a movie, it's more likely to be Square that meet Nintendo's demands.
Things change.
Should be the gaming motto really, despite all the sequels and everything, gaming is a pretty liquid business and it's difficult to make predictions so far ahead. Even the change in management of a company may mean that new decisions are made and new bonds linked with once rival companies, or old partners revived.
Should be the gaming motto really, despite all the sequels and everything, gaming is a pretty liquid business and it's difficult to make predictions so far ahead. Even the change in management of a company may mean that new decisions are made and new bonds linked with once rival companies, or old partners revived.
Weird wonder wrote:
> Square do not hate Ninty any more 'cos there making a FF gsme for the gamecube!
Alegedly.
Apparently, FFXI and FFonline are going to be multi-format, with Sony andd Nintendo owners being able to play FFonline against each other, along with PC dudes.
One thing's for certain: Square will NOT ditch the PS2, as Nintendo can't possibly pay them enough money to recoup the losses they'd make.
> Square do not hate Ninty any more 'cos there making a FF gsme for the gamecube!
Alegedly.
Apparently, FFXI and FFonline are going to be multi-format, with Sony andd Nintendo owners being able to play FFonline against each other, along with PC dudes.
One thing's for certain: Square will NOT ditch the PS2, as Nintendo can't possibly pay them enough money to recoup the losses they'd make.
shaneo wrote:
> Resvilfan wrote:
near all of the Final Fantasy fans are PS2 owners
>
> Um...FALSE!
In the UK, certainly, as FF was only released in the UK because Sony let them. It leaks of FFX already emerging at PS2 launch, I should think quite a lot of people bought it.
> Resvilfan wrote:
near all of the Final Fantasy fans are PS2 owners
>
> Um...FALSE!
In the UK, certainly, as FF was only released in the UK because Sony let them. It leaks of FFX already emerging at PS2 launch, I should think quite a lot of people bought it.
Square do not hate Ninty any more 'cos there making a FF gsme for the gamecube!
Strafex wrote:
Last time I heard, FF11 is coming to the
> cube and Square are meant to be making a major announcement soon.
I read something like that in either Nintendo Official Mag or N64/NGC mag (can't remember which).
Anyway, Square have constantly said that they have been keen to work with Nintendo ever since Spaceworld 2000. So hopefully they will!
Last time I heard, FF11 is coming to the
> cube and Square are meant to be making a major announcement soon.
I read something like that in either Nintendo Official Mag or N64/NGC mag (can't remember which).
Anyway, Square have constantly said that they have been keen to work with Nintendo ever since Spaceworld 2000. So hopefully they will!
Strafex wrote:
CD writers were around
> by then but about 500 quid so it wasn't a serious problem.
Anyway, Square
> didn't release FF on the N64 because it wouldn't fit on a cartrige.
I did say that they hated the cart format because they couldn't get their lovely FMV sequencing on there! But also remember, that they DIDN'T need the space of a CD for a Final Fantasy game... up till then they had always used carts that had less memory than the N64's carts (ie they'd never used any format bigger than the size of a SNES cart, and didn't really know why anyone would need the space available on a cd!)
The only reason the game was bigger than the size of an N64 cart is because, after all the stuff that I described happened, Square started making the game for the PSX and used the capacity ot the full. Had none of the "you can't make games on our console" rubbish gone on, then Square probably would have made the game on the N64, and it would have turned out very different.
But, they
> now like the Gamecube and GBA.
Nintendo seemed to be in a bit of a strop though
> and told them to sod off - a pretty stupid thing to do.
There was a rumour that they did the same to Sega... and look what happened with ninty and Sega eh!
Logan
CD writers were around
> by then but about 500 quid so it wasn't a serious problem.
Anyway, Square
> didn't release FF on the N64 because it wouldn't fit on a cartrige.
I did say that they hated the cart format because they couldn't get their lovely FMV sequencing on there! But also remember, that they DIDN'T need the space of a CD for a Final Fantasy game... up till then they had always used carts that had less memory than the N64's carts (ie they'd never used any format bigger than the size of a SNES cart, and didn't really know why anyone would need the space available on a cd!)
The only reason the game was bigger than the size of an N64 cart is because, after all the stuff that I described happened, Square started making the game for the PSX and used the capacity ot the full. Had none of the "you can't make games on our console" rubbish gone on, then Square probably would have made the game on the N64, and it would have turned out very different.
But, they
> now like the Gamecube and GBA.
Nintendo seemed to be in a bit of a strop though
> and told them to sod off - a pretty stupid thing to do.
There was a rumour that they did the same to Sega... and look what happened with ninty and Sega eh!
Logan
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