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Square Enix reveals European Dissidia collector's edition

by Jem Alexander { Jul 3rd 2009 at 6:30PM }

Sure, Europe still has some slight delay when getting Square Enix PSP titles, when compared to the US, but at least when they arrive, they come with extra goodies. Crisis Core had a bonus art book and now Dissidia will be getting the collector's edition treatment.

This special edition will include a regular boxed copy of the game inside clamshell packaging, as shown in the image to the right. Also in the box will be a "Best Selection Soundtrack Mini-CD," with specially chosen tracks from the game and liner notes by the composer.

There will also be a 48-page hardback artbook, similar to the Crisis Core one, and a Brady Games Official Miniguide and two lithograph prints. Not a bad package, overall, but we're still waiting for the announcement of the European release of the limited edition Dissidia PSP-3000. It is coming, right Square Enix?

Square Enix announces Front Mission Evolved, NIER

by JC Fletcher { May 29th 2009 at 5:30PM }

Square Enix's E3 lineup features two surprises, in addition to the expected Final Fantasy stuff: Front Mission Evolved and NIER. While we may have suspected that some kind of Front Mission game was coming, we wouldn't have guessed that it would be a third-person shooter instead of a strategy game, nor that it would be developed by a Western company (Silent Hill: Homecoming's Double Helix Games, specifically). The E3 lineup press release highlights SE's efforts to become a more "global" company, and it hardly gets more "global" than handing one of its existing IPs over to a Western developer to be made into a PS3/Xbox/PC shooter.

NIER is a new PS3/360 action game developed by Bullet Witch/Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles maker cavia. Players control NIER, who fights in a "crumbling world" to find a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the "Black Scrawl virus."

The announcement also provided a firm release date for DISSIDIA Final Fantasy and its PSP bundle: August 25. The first episode of the WiiWare Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was also dated -- for this Monday! See the whole announced lineup in our gallery.

Gallery: Square Enix E3 2009 lineup

Dissidia US release has reversible dark & light cover art

by Majed Athab { May 15th 2009 at 9:00PM }

See the full picture.

Now, who would have thought you could print on both sides of paper? Apparently, Square Enix discovered it could do just that with its North American Final Fantasy: Dissidia box art. Taking advantage of the whole good versus evil theme, future owners of the title can choose whether they want to sport the villainous force of Chaos on the outside, or flip out the baddies for a cover featuring the heroic champions of Cosmos.

With this, and the recently announced Final Fantasy PSP bundle, it appears Square Enix is really looking to push Dissidia forward. Look out for it in August.

Want a Dissidia sequel? Better buy the first game

by Andrew Yoon { May 8th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Dissidia, the Final Fantasy fighter, is hitting western PSPs later this year. While series spokesperson Tetsuya Nomura says a sequel would be difficult to do, another Square Enix producer thinks differently. Speaking to Final Fantasy Union, Dissidia director Takeshi Arakawa said the team would "like to make an attempt to make a sequel." However, that comes with a clause: the game must be successful when it launches in the US and Europe.

Well, there you go. If you want a sequel, you're going to have to buy the first Dissidia. Considering it's one of the most anticipated titles on the PSP right now, we're sure that's not going to be a problem for Square Enix.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

[Thanks, Kyle!]

Dissidia US announcement trailer heavy on CG, still cool

by David Hinkle { Apr 3rd 2009 at 10:30AM }

The first official US debut trailer for Dissidia: Final Fantasy has made its way onto GameTrailers (you can watch it past the break) and, like most Square Enix trailers, is full of great music and lots of words. Oh, and CG. Square Enix loves the CG. But, we will admit that even though there's no gameplay footage, there is a certain warm, fuzzy feeling we get seeing Final Fantasy's good guys square off against the series' evil doers.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy will release in the US this summer.

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy confirmed for PAL territories

by Jem Alexander { Mar 26th 2009 at 2:15PM }

It's okay, Europeans. You can stop holding your collective breath. Dissidia, the Final Fantasy fighting game, will definitely be heading to PAL regions. The PSP exclusive will be available to purchase in the region this Autumn, a few months after the American "mid-year" launch. Hopefully, Europeans will be rewarded for their patience with a special edition and a branded PSP bundle, much like the Crisis Core release last year. Fingers crossed!

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

Dissidia continues relentless sales assault on Japan

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 3rd 2009 at 12:20AM }

A Final Fantasy game doing well? Who would've thunk it?! Square Enix's PSP-only Final Fantasy brawler has continued its dominance over the Japanese game charts in January, with over 186k units sold in January. This bumps the total number of copies sold to 846k. It's clear that it will only take a few more months for the game to cross the million threshold.

The rest of the top 10 charts are dominated mostly by Nintendo games, with the odd exception of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (yes, they're still buying that game), and White Knight Chronicles for PS3. See the full list at IGN.

Dissidia sequel would be 'very difficult,' says Nomura

by Andrew Yoon { Feb 1st 2009 at 9:00PM }

The PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy brawler may be the only fighting game featuring the famed RPG characters for quite some time. Tetsuya Nomura revealed in the Japanese "Ultimania" strategy guide that a sequel isn't in the works, in spite of plans to originally make one. (Translation via 1UP) "There are no current plans for a sequel. To be honest, I wanted to do one up until a few months ago. I even called [Mitsunori] Takahashi, the planning director, and [Ryuji] Ikeda, the lead programmer, to talk about sequel concepts -- I told them to think about what they were going to do and prepare themselves [to make a sequel]."

Although there was intent to create a sequel, it appears that idea is dead. Nomura said that making a sequel would be "very difficult," although didn't provide any details. Considering Dissidia isn't out in the US yet, we're still waiting for the original game before clamoring for a sequel.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

Koreans get Dissidia calendars

by Majed Athab { Jan 13th 2009 at 11:00AM }

In making up for the lack of full localization efforts, pre-orderers of the Korean version of Dissidia: Final Fantasy will be getting nifty calendars to prop up on their study or work desks. The free calendars feature character portraits drawn by Tetsuya Nomura, as well as Chaos/Cosmos artwork done by Yoshitaka Amano.

As Siliconera points out, these calendars will be slightly obsolete by the time North America gets Dissidia in mid-2009. Hopefully Square Enix has some other bonus material planned for North American gamers.

Dissidia website updated with Gabranth images

by Jem Alexander { Jan 9th 2009 at 1:00PM }

The game may already be out in Japan, but that hasn't stopped Square Enix from updating the Dissidia website. A few images have been added showing Final Fantasy XII's Gabranth in action. Check them out on the official website or in our gallery below. Gabranth is one of two secret characters, along with Final Fantasy XI's Shantotto, who can be seen with Gabranth in one of the images.

[Via PSPHyper]

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia

Final Fantasy fighter 'Dissidia' tops Japanese charts

by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 29th 2008 at 11:16AM }

Proving that if you slap "Final Fantasy" on anything it'll sell, PSP-exclusive Dissidia took the top sales spot in Japan for the week ending Dec. 21. The "Smash Bros. of Final Fantasy characters" sold an impressive 489,126 copies in its debut week, topping the first-week sales of Final Fantasy Crisis Core by 3,000 units, according to PSPHyper.

Dissidia also translated into hardware sales for the PSP, summoning the masses to purchase 145,957 units -- a 104% increase from the prior week. Check out the top 10 selling games in Japan for the week ending Dec. 21 after the break.

[Via PSP Fanboy]

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Dissidia is #1 in Japan, sells nearly half a million copies

by Alan Tsang { Dec 29th 2008 at 9:00AM }

Surprising no one, Dissidia was numero uno on last week's Media Create Japanese sales charts, selling an astonishing 489,126 copies. Did it have the best debut week ever for a PSP title in Japan? Of course not, not even close -- that honor belongs to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which managed to push 820,000 copies out the door in its first week, according to PSPHyper. However, it did beat out another Final Fantasy spinoff, Crisis Core, by 3,000 units.

On the hardware side, it was also a healthy week for the PSP: our beloved portable saw 145,957 units in sales, though it was still bested by the DS, which sold 204,144 units. Now the real question is, does Square Enix's fan-service brawler have the momentum it takes to be top dog again next week? Sales numbers and ranking for the top 10 Japanese games of the week are after the jump:

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Dissidia's ridiculously epic intro movie

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 21st 2008 at 10:00PM }

Dissidia has graced Japan and it won't be long until the rest of the world will be able to join in. As expected, the CG intro to the Final Fantasy mash-up is epic -- perhaps more so than we could have possibly imagined. Watch all the heroes and villains battle in one super-battle will make any fanboy or girl squeal. Fanfic writers, this is the stuff of legends.

Check it out, after the break.

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Dissidia sells 350k during Japanese launch

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 19th 2008 at 9:58AM }

Who didn't see this coming? Dissidia, Square Enix's PSP-exclusive Final Fantasy brawler, sold 350,000 units in its first day in Japan, according to Sinobi. 40k of the total went to sales of the 20th Anniversary Limited Pack, which includes a special limited PSP-3000 system. This means Dissidia's launch is equal to that of Crisis Core -- but it still can't touch the incredible sales of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which sold 670,000 units when it debuted.

A US release is scheduled for release in mid-2009. However, for those curious about the controls, an English manual can be read here.

[Via PSPHyper]

Dissidia Final Fantasy coming to NA mid-2009

by Alexander Sliwinski { Dec 18th 2008 at 1:47PM }

Square Enix announced today that Dissidia Final Fantasy, which released this week in Japan, will make its way to North America in "mid-year 2009." For those who need a refresher on what this Final Fantasy is all about: it's the PSP-exclusive fighter that has established Final Fantasy characters battling it out like they're in Super Smash Androgyny Brawl.

The title received a 36/40 from Famitsu and the story mode allegedly takes 40 hours -- this is a fighter, right?

Gallery: Final Fantasy Dissidia