Although it's roughly a month before the European version of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings comes to the Nintendo DS, feel free to check out the game's official website. January 18, 2008 was the date it was initially launched. It has some pretty nifty features for those who want to want to more about the game.

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Nintendo has revealed the titles coming to Europe in 2008 for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is nowhere in sight, but Mario Kart Wii and other big video games are expected to ship next year.

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Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings from Square Enix is finally set to fly to Europe and PAL territories, scheduled for release early next year. Localization teams made sure the difficulty is just right for everyone, and included French, Italian, German and Spanish translations. Find out more at the full article!

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings by Square Enix has finally arrived, and from what we've seen so far from the actual game, we've got another sweet title that promises frantic battles in battlefields that may get overcrowded with so many characters fighting it out.

Following our quick preview of the Japanese version of the game a few months ago, we now give you QJ.NET's full review!

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Now that the Italian plumber is out to go planet-hopping, more gigantic titles of intergalactic scale are coming make you feel like a star. BioWare's much anticipated roleplaying game Mass Effect exclusively for the Microsoft Xbox 360 is finally about to land on shelves, and Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive Uncharted: Drake's Fortune won't fall behind. Meanwhile the crowds are waiting for you and your buddies to kick that gig off in MTV Games' Rock Band on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Want more? Find this week's games at the full article!

* Article originally posted Nov 19, 12:08AM

A few more days 'til Square Enix' Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings appears on shelves, but we simply can't help the excitement thinking about an actual real-time strategy game on the Nintendo DS. We can't make the days go faster, but these five new videos should help ease the pain of waiting.

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It looks like you DS fans will definitely be in for a treat today. We've picked up word that Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is definitely coming to PAL territories, and Square Enix has named early 2008 as the release date for the game.

Featuring the continuing story of Vaan, Penelo, Fran, and Balthier, you'll be able to take to the skies as the intrepid team explores new locations around Ivalice in search of the fabled Cache of Glabados. You'll also be taking on new enemies and making new friends along the way.

So all in all, things are looking up for the former street urchin and his friends. John Yamamoto, CEO of Square Enix Ltd., had this to say about the new game's release in PAL territories:

I am delighted that we are providing fans with another opportunity to enjoy the beautiful world of Ivalice with Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. With the same high-production values including movies and music, this is a stunning sequel that expands upon the original game and that makes full use of the Nintendo DS hardware.

While waiting for the game to come out, why not enjoy some new English screenshots that the game has to offer. It certainly makes us wish the game was coming out sooner. Ah well, we suppose even treasure hunters have to wait to strike it rich. Enjoy the screenshots.

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Looks like a lot of people are becoming more and more interested in Wii Fit and its introduction of the Wii Balance Board to the gaming industry. Two of which are none other than Motomu Toriyama and Eisuke Yokoyama of Final Fantasy fame.

As pointed out by Ishaan in a recent blog post, an IGN-conducted E3 interview with the Square Enix big wigs revealed some interesting plans for future games. While the most part of the sit down focused on their upcoming Ivalice Alliance installment, Final Fantasy: Revenant Wings, they touched on certain E3-related developments.

In response to a question on incorporating the DS's Wi-Fi and microphone features to future titles, Toriyama also expressed interest in the whole concept of Wii Fit. Here's what happened immediately afterward:

Is there going to be a Final Fantasy-themed fitness game?
Toriyama: There are no actual plans to take Final Fantasy into the fitness genre, but that whole system and mechanism of using your weight and balance to control games is something we're interested in incorporating into future RPG titles.

What are your new projects now that Revenant Wings is about to launch?
Yokoyama: We're considering a sequel for Revenant Wings, and of course Toriyama-san is working on Final Fantasy XIII. And perhaps we'll start working on Final Fantasy Fitness.

This might actually be interesting. An RPG - a Square Enix RPG, at that - using the Wii Balance Board? Although how using your weight and balance to scroll through menus and submenus in a Final Fantasy game totally baffles us, maybe a more loose definition of RPG could be used here. The same kind of sense that Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales was an "RPG."

Maybe they're planning a spin-off title that's part-RPG part-minigames, complete with snowboarding (FFVII, anyone?) and Chocobo Racing thrown into the mix? What's your take on it though? If I'd hazard a guess (or maybe I'm just wishful thinking here!), it's a Final Fantasy: Blitzball Wii using a Wiimote+Nunchuk+BalanceBoard combo framework!

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, yet another title from the Ivalice Alliance that proves Square Enix can make high-quality RTS games, is still a few sleeps away from its winter release. That's more than enough time to hype you up, so here's director Motomu Toriyama talking about the mini-sized DS adventure that every FF fan is waiting for.

The concept of Revenant Wings goes a way back when Squeenix wanted a game that would reach people from all walks of life. Unlike other complicated strategy games, this FFXII sequel offers intuitive controls, thanks to the Stylus. Don't take it lightly though - the amount of customization here is enough to make any hardcore fan drool.

As we previously know, the game will be made more difficult to cater to the more RTS-experienced western audience. However, the title aims to extend the Final Fantasy brand to beginners and casual gamers alike. For more, check out the video below.

 

With still a long wait ahead of us for the North American release of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, we've decided to give you readers a little preview by way of firing up the Japanese version we were lucky enough to nab. While none of us over here can understand Japanese (and the game is pretty much heavy on the text side of things), we'll just run a finely-toothed comb over the gameplay bits, and see if Squeenix's latest venture into a new genre actually works or not.

The full preview after the jump!