Game Over For Crystal Chronicles Franchise?
Sun, Jan 24th, 2010, 7:47 pm (EST) by Ronin90
When Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles first appeared on the Nintendo Gamecube back in 2004 it was very well received. It allowed four people to take part in the action, but they had to play using Game Boy Advances, instead of Gamecube controllers. Despite these heavy requirements, the game still ended up selling well over 1 million units and Square Enix naturally thought they were on to a winner.
This lead to Square Enix making the game into a franchise, which started with a prequel in the form of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. It appeared on the Nintendo DS, and like its predecessor, it allowed people to join together to play the game, this time using the Wi-Fi capabilities of the DS. However, its sales didn't manage to stack up to the original game, with it selling just over 600,000 units worldwide.
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The Crystal Bearers, Echoes of Time, Ring of Fates, Crystal Chronicles, Weekly Musings
Where Now?
Hand Helds Dominate 2008's Final Fantasy Line-Up
Posted on 2008/12/28 by Ronin90
As Square Enix has grown to become more dependant on its successful franchises, more and more Final Fantasy games have come to the fore-front and 2008 was no exception. This year we saw some big releases on the handhelds, as well as some successful remakes.
The year kicked off with a major release, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. It hit American shores on the 25th of March and then found its way over to Europe on the 20th of June. Although it was released in 2007 in Japan, it didn't lag at all with sales and Crisis Core quickly became one of the biggest selling PSP titles of all time in all regions. It also helped restore some of Final Fantasy VII's reputation, as the other spin-offs were less than well received, but Crisis Core was received well and ended up being a solid product.
Click the jump to find out more information about Final Fantasy titles released in 2008.
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Weekly Musings, Final Fantasy 2008, Final Fantasy Dissidia, Final Fantasy IV
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