@Luke Plunkett

"Same game, available on both systems. Meaning that the Wii version is - yes - essentially a port of a DS game. There's some other stuff about being able to play cross-platform (which is presumably the whole point of this), ala Crystal Chronicles"

Anyone else hate when Kotaku states a source such as Game|Life and the link doesn't work? Maybe it's just me.

But seeing as I can't see the source, I can't verify, but it seems unlikely that it would be the same game on both systems. I believe Luke is correct in the "a la Crystal Chronicles", but I believe it will be more true to that. Game for Wii. Downloads to DS.

Mact

@raviadso:

Look at this source: [www.gamekyo.com]

They translated the article from Shonen Jump and it says the following:

Play at the same time on the Wii and DS, thanks to Pollux Engine created by Square Enix.
- Players on the Wii and players on the Nintendo DS will be able to play online together.
- Different gameplay for the 2 versions (stylus or Wiimote).
- Story revolves around Charlotta and a mysterious crystal.
- You can transfer Mii characters you made to the DS version

LittleBigPlaneteer

Fuck you, Square Enix.

How about you learn to finish big games before you announce new ones?

I still want this:
[wii.ign.com]

Stop pulling Final Fantasy XIII's. Your announcements mean shit when we can no longer expect actual delivery.

Mact

*Yawn*

Windwaker was crossplatform and that was phenomenal...if you had a very submissive little brother to torture into playing the Tinkle or whatever his name was.

raviadso

@AdmiralRupert:

I really hate that Four Swords Adventures was a GCN title because it didn't sell well due to all the extra stuff needed.

It'd be perfect for the world where everyone and their mother owns a DS and no cables are required.

Mact

m@LittleBigPlaneteer:
The stronger part of the rumor is that the game will come out for both Nintendo consoles. Which is very doable.

The more wild of the two rumors is the rumor of cross-platform play. Nowhere in the rumor does it say that its like coop Halo. It very well could be like Windwaker and the GBA.

raviadso

@Strife56:

They never asked you to buy the game twice.

LittleBigPlaneteer

Yes, I finally got my wish. Which was to play this on wii instead small ds.

zkotaku

@raviadso:

Can you play them TOGETHER? No? Well that's a big deal.

If my friend owns a Wii, and I own a DS (which I do) and we both own the game, we can play it together despite being on different platforms, having different control schemes etc...

Multiplatform gaming doesn't happen too often. The only examples I can think of is the PC and 360 working together on a few games (or at least they have plans to do so).

LittleBigPlaneteer

Er...pretty much every site (Wired, 'GAF, Siliconera) seems to think that this is just a DS game being "upscaled" (in a VERY loose sense of the word) for Wii.

If that's true, this is like the most retarded thing I've heard of. Seriously Square, get your fucking act together.

Ishaan

@AdmiralRupert:

Exactly what I was thikning of.

You sir, got good choice.

Zivel

@Sandbox_Emperor: *Tokyo time

Sandbox_Emperor

@Skinney: 1:30pm Japan time, 12:30am Eastern...not sure about the rest of the time zones, lol

Sandbox_Emperor

So you want me to pay £30 each, for essentially the same game?

Strife56

Multiplayer handheld-controlled console game?
If this plays as well as Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure did, I will be all over it.

AdmiralRupert

You can play Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP and DS....

I don't see what the big deal is.

raviadso

Um, not necessarily a DS port...

Who says they don't just share the same character building systems and the data is transferable?

Kurdel

@Skinney:

Yeah 12am I believe

LittleBigPlaneteer

@lighten up, morrissey: The sequels would be even longer...

Super Revenge of the Who is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me II Turbo Remix

Eltigro

When is the Nintendo Presser tonight? 12am et? 1am?

Skinney

Also don't hold your breath waiting for The Crystal Bearers. I have a feeling it may be canceled or put on hold for quite some time. Just a hunch based on what I've been reading and how Square has been responding to inquiries.

LittleBigPlaneteer

I dont unsterdtand where Nintendo is going

SO CONFUSING!!!!

in any case its not looking good (and I have a wii :\)

White-Sharingan

I'm hoping the game doesn't require BOTH systems to play...but I'm kind of glad that they're at least supporting this facet of Final Fantasy. While the AI was **** in Ring of Fates, the game was pretty dang fun with friends. To me it fills the void I have in my heart from the lack of good Mana games!

What did the Squeenix exec say to the Covenant Elite?
"Port port port!"

Tuna_Matrix

Personally I would be more excited for a straight-up Wii adaptation of the Crystal Chronicles sub-series, but perhaps this will pan out to be more interesting than it sounds.

Fut

The Wii version is no DS port. That makes it look bad. They're being developed separately but will end up being the same game in terms of gameplay and story. They won't look the same at all.

The game allows DS and Wii owners to interact in the same world despite the different platforms. That's what they mean by having the game playable on both.

LittleBigPlaneteer

Oh, dear.

Wolfers

@Sandbox_Emperor: Make sure you get one for each of your friends who want to play.

ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THE ADD-ON. THOSE ARE THE RULES.

Mister_Jack

The name is not long enough, it should be Who Is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?.

lighten up, morrissey

I's nice that they've started doing more with DS-Wii connectivity, if this turns out to be true. Sony needs to do more as well, but those new online capabilities on the PSP via PS3 should be awesome.

Alondite

@MerryPranksters: Maybe... but it would be the first game to use it's potential

Chopper_Mike

I take it that this is in addition to the Wii-specific Crystal Chronicles game, The Crystal Bearers, that has already been in development for a while now?

Lezard

Can someone tell me if this is just a new name for Crystal Bearers? Or is that game completely canceled now? Or was it already released as "Little King" or whatever that WiiWare thing was?

I actually enjoyed the first Crystal Chronicles game--played through it with my brother and my wife, had a lot of fun--but the CC "franchise" seems to be searching, practically at random, for an identity of its own.

alaren

@Mister_Jack: don't forget the plastic Crystal add-on for the Wiimote for an additional $14.99!

Sandbox_Emperor

I do like the idea of playing online with both Wii and DS players as other sites are reporting about this.
Cross-platforming, it's a good thing.

Now if only we could get Hudson to do the same with Bomberman.
Or Namco with Pacman Vs.

Kenofthedead

If this is true, I rather the Wii version be a download instead of a disk O_o Actually I rather the DS would just send the game to the Wii for you to play it that way instead.

daknight

All you need is our special cross-platform play accessory! Only 49.95!

Mister_Jack

Is this the reason for the many delays of this game?

NeoNess

...What?

DestinyGuy

No but the Wii HD can!

s1xsh00ter91

can the Wii handle the graphics of the DS

MerryPranksters

I can only hope this has the awesome potential as it does in my brain. This is (almost) the perfect FFCC game I wanted out of Square Enix. Interaction with the DS and Wii? Thats border line nuts! I'm glad they gave that option which will hopefully open more gamers to the world of FFCC. I was afraid it was going to be a single player affair (or maybe that game is still in development?) and not bring about the glory of playing a (lite) dungeon runner with your friends and family.

My perfect FFCC would be just like the original in that the DS is used as a controller (but doesn't have to be) and that it aids in battle like the GBA did(treasure maps, monster maps, normal maps, etc.)which then forces the players to work in together to survive a run. It's that very thing that made FFCC successful to me and all the kids around the neighborhood who would come over to play.

Of course, now that the game seems to support online I am worried that one of the most important things that keeps the game together-communication-will be lost due to Nintendo's flakiness with voice and online communication in general.

Here's hoping for the best.

Dr.Chocobo

Dr.Chocobo

@MerryPranksters: Wouldn't it be hilarious if the new DS was indeed more powerful than the Wii?

hagridore

@Mister_Jack: and all players must own the game. MUST.

ittekimasu

This should not be surprising. It is not surprising. This is exactly why the Wii and DS are WiFi/wireless/dongletree devices. For this reason.

Honestly, we were able to add our Pokemon from Red Version to Stadium for N64. This should NOT, I repeat, NOT have taken so long.

TheTheTheTheWhat

@Mact:

No both will have the same game and most of the same story. Read this: [www.gamekyo.com]

LittleBigPlaneteer

@Mact: Doh! Link fixed.

[blog.wired.com]

Luke Plunkett

@ittekimasu: DONT. FORGET. THE. DANCE. MAT.

Only $309.99, limited time, limited numbers, range of colours from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, and all 36million other colours inbetween!
For $10 -extra- we'll go into the spectrum NOT visible to the human eye!

Sanjo

frst n sckd... why ds nyn cr t ll?

Averus

@LittleBigPlaneteer:

Ew. Looks like Ring of Fate.

Couldn't stand that game.

Mact

Haven't they been promising DS-Wii interconnectivity since the Wii came out? I'm still waiting on that one. Did I miss any stories about that?

PlayerX

I hated the Crystal Chronicles.

gessyca

@MerryPranksters: Oh how true.

@hagridore: Considering that its probably not a next gen handheld, just a redesign. Thats if anything even happens at all. But considering the DS is about as powerful as an N64, the GBA was as powerful as a SNES and the Wii is as powerful as a GC. Its likely that the next gen handheld will be near the power of a gamecube.

DaFox

@Averus: Again, as I've mentioned in other posts...

The first one lacks horribly in the single player experience dept. It is, however, one of the best multiplayer games I have ever played. Definitely, try it multiplayer if possible.

Dr.Chocobo

@gessyca: Really? Did you play it single player (bleh)? If you did then your missing a major part of what makes it fun (pretty much 99.9999% of why its fun). If your talking about the original GC one and you haven't played multiplayer, get a friend and play!

If it's not because of playing single player, and you've played with friends then all I can say is "different strokes for different folks."

Dr.Chocobo

@Sanjo: For $20 more, we'll use the spectrum that does NOT cause violent seizures!

Mister_Jack

@Dr.Chocobo:He caught the banstick, it's pointless to reply back to him.

Foxstar Sixtail

let's hope the wii singleplayer game is still coming out... [en.wikipedia.org]

Elrinth

This game Could have been DQIX

Griffith

@MerryPranksters: The only way this would be interesting is if the graphics are nicer on the Wii than the DS. That would be one wicked game engine (assuming it's the same engine and game just compiled to two different system specs).

I guess we'll just have to wait and see what the details are. Also, can the DS connect directly to the Wii using wireless or is a wireless router required for that?

cabjf

So, they just port a DS game to a Wii to sell it as new? People aren't even trying with the Wii anymore.

The Pollux Engine does sound interesting, but come on.

Do Kesubei

@Dr.Chocobo: I agree with everything you said. I was hoping SE would make a FFCC in the same vein as the first one (with the DS as a controller), but with some added functionality and customization thanks to the DS's features. I don't know if we'll ever get that though.

Do Kesubei

@LittleBigPlaneteer: I was never looking forward to the Crystal Bearers, it didn't look like it belonged in the FFCC universe anyway.

Maybe it'll pop up in some other form - that would be nice - but not as a FFCC game.

Do Kesubei

@Do Kesubei: Why isn't to say I'm hating on the game itself. I love the Crystal Chronicles series.

Do Kesubei

Sorry. I'm not buying into Potatomoto's super fun 4 seater nifto-car again.

DimensionWarped

nice

eliwall

@Do Kesubei: Shoot, I got too excited and didn't read that bit about the ds game being ported to the Wii. I thought they were similar and that the difference would be in game graphics.

Dr.Chocobo

@Foxstar Sixtail: Ah, I thought it was just a warning, the disemvowelment.

Dr.Chocobo