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New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles among first games announced for Wii Ware
1:24 AM on 10.10.2007, Nick Chester 27 comments

New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles among first games announced for Wii Ware photo
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Some of the first "official" Wii Ware titles have been announced, during a Fall 2007 Nintendo Conference that took place in Japan today.

According to Nintendo, the Wii Ware service is going to be getting more than just mini-games and puzzle titles. Square Enix is already on board, and are creating a new title for the service, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and The Promised Land. It is said that in the game, you will build your own country, but no other information has been revealed.

Also announced is the money-printing Pokemon Farm, where players can transfer over Pokemon from the Diamond/Pearl DS games to raise them in a farm-like environment. Other Wii Ware titles shown at the conference include Star Soldier R and Doctor Mario. 

Does this sound like an Xbox Live killer to anyone? More on this as it comes in. 

[Source: IGN]


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Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 10/10/2007 01:50
Wii needs a lot of memory. They should seriously consider making a portible hard drive that plugs into the usb on the back, because my Wii's memory is full and overflowing.
Arugala9's Avatar
Arugala9 at 10/10/2007 02:00
They really need a hard drive. This sound pretty good though.
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Dexter345 at 10/10/2007 02:01
Man, I was actually hoping they'd release the new FFCC on an actual game disc. Maybe hoping isn't the right word. Expecting? I'm kind of confused.
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 10/10/2007 02:03
hey, can anybody tell me why I'm now called Topgeargorilla ranked zero?
Arugala9's Avatar
Arugala9 at 10/10/2007 02:04
@Dexter345
They are releasing the new FFCC on disc and on the DS. This will be a new Wiiware title.
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topgeargorilla at 10/10/2007 02:06
excuse me, "ranked hero"
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frozenbabylon at 10/10/2007 02:13
Doooooooood. That's awesome!
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SubOrbital at 10/10/2007 02:56
I bet they're wishing now that they actually put a decent Hard Drive in. I find this more troublesome than the craphics.
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10BobMarleys at 10/10/2007 03:22
SD cards, people. Cheap, reusable, conveniant. Buy some.
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nademagnet at 10/10/2007 05:30
So... Crystal Chronicles, by it self, would take up all your memory on the Wii, right?
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Aertyr at 10/10/2007 06:42
Sim City XVII: The Crystal Chronicles
RskimB's Avatar
RskimB at 10/10/2007 06:55
Hey i know that plant
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bloodylip at 10/10/2007 06:58
Damn! SubOrbital made a funny! "Craphics"?! I'm rolling over here. I can't get it together. That was fucking hilarious!
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Batthink at 10/10/2007 07:12
Sounds interesting, but I'd like a bit more info on the games and other stuff coming out.
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twincannon at 10/10/2007 07:48
Oh Marlboro, stop trying to scare me into smoking, you big nasty green fucker.
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blehman at 10/10/2007 08:25
Does the title "The Young King and the Promised Land" sound like porn to anyone else?

also, topgear, workmeng got drunk and ranked a bunch of people yesterday.
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Johnny Blaze at 10/10/2007 08:54
Wait, Is this the same game as the last video clipped shows. WHere the kid was flying around and shooting a dragon in the sky and then later on falls out of a plane with goggles on?
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Justice at 10/10/2007 09:03
That's great news!
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JonDarkwood at 10/10/2007 09:20
"topgeargorilla Ranked Hero: hey, can anybody tell me why I'm now called Topgeargorilla ranked zero?"

Cue the "Hercules" theme song.
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Variable Gear at 10/10/2007 09:37
All of the downloads sound hella intersting. Just Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and The Promised Land by itself is awesome - as long as it allows for simple and fun co-op play. But Dr. Mario and Pokemon Farm sound interesting as well. I don't think you "raise" Pokemon in Pokemon Farm, but I do know that you will be able to snap pictures of your Mii with your Pokemon and send them with your Wii Friends.

For pics of Pokemon Farm, check here.

For pics of Dr. Mario check here.
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Variable Gear at 10/10/2007 09:44
Also, if you check the link to the translation of the Ge-maga liveblog at IGN you see this:

"14:30: Monster Hunter 3 will be released for the Wii!

This is quite big because the game was originally announced for the PS3. It's also one of Japan's biggest series, with the past two PSP games having both sold over a million units."

Wow, that is huge! I guess Capcom does not want to deal with horrible PS3 sales in Japan. Good luck finding something to make up for Monster Hunter, Sony, because you guys need it now.

And this:


"13:37: First, quick trailer clips of DS games set for the end of the year. Each title gets five seconds. Footage of Fire Emblem DS and Dragon Quest IX shown."

What a good time to show DQIX, amirite?
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Raidensolid at 10/10/2007 09:49
This is going to make buying my Wii in a few weeks, a whole lot better.
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king3vbo at 10/10/2007 10:29
This makes my Wii worth quite a bit more, in my opinion
HiGHFLYiN9's Avatar
HiGHFLYiN9 at 10/10/2007 10:58
Great news, I hope my wii still has some memory left by the time it comes out ^_^
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Necros at 10/10/2007 11:00
So I guess this is different than the full Crystal Chronicles they're working on for Wii? And also, is that a new Star Soldier game or a remake?
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