April2021
News Square Enix Says It's Not For Sale, Shoots Down Acquisition Rumours
Update: Square Enix responds
Update: Square Enix has now responded to Bloomberg Japan's report, shutting down claims that it could be on the brink of being bought out. In a new statement released to press, Square Enix explains that it isn't considering selling off the company, and hasn't received any offers. You can read the full statement below...
News Square Enix Celebrating SaGa Frontier's Return With Special Launch Stream
Game arrives next week
To celebrate the release of SaGa Frontier Remastered on the Nintendo Switch on 15th April, Square Enix has announced it will be airing a celebratory live stream broadcast featuring multiple members of the development team. This will include the series producer Masanori Ichikawa. It will air at 7 pm JST on Square's YouTube...
News NEO: The World Ends With You Hits Switch This July
And I feel fine
The World Ends With You was a bit of a cult hit back in the DS days, which is why it was such good news when the smart device iteration was improved and ported to Nintendo Switch as The World Ends With You: Final Remix. Square Enix gave the quirky premise a chance to find a bigger audience, and evidently it worked. As promised last...
News Legend Of Mana's Physical Switch Release Will Include English Language Support
Arriving this June
During Nintendo's Direct presentation earlier this year, it was announced Square Enix would be bringing a "fully remastered" version of Legend of Mana to the Nintendo Switch this June. While there is currently no sign of a physical release here in the west, according to online listings, the Asian region's hard copy of the game...
Random Balan Wonderworld Accused Of Including "Knock-Off" Ghostbusters Song
There's something strange going on...
It's been a bumpy launch for Balan Wonderworld - a boss section in the game was identified as being able to potentially trigger epileptic seizures and there's a suspicious amount of positive user reviews on Metacritic, raising plenty of eyebrows. If
News Square Enix Is Shutting Down Its Dragon Quest Card Game This July
Service will be "terminated"
Square Enix has announced it will be shutting down its free-to-play card game Dragon Quest Rivals Ace on 5th July. This will apply to all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. As of this week, players will no longer be able to purchase Gems in-game. "Thank you for using "Dragon Quest Rivals Ace" . The service of...
News New Info About NEO: The World Ends With You Expected To Be Revealed Next Week
Before the first ep of the anime
It's been quite some time since we got an update on NEO: The World Ends With You and it looks like next week we'll finally get to learn more about this new entry. According to the producer Tetsuya Nomura, new information is coming on 9th April, prior to the first episode of The World Ends With You Anime airs in...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Is (Probably) Coming To Switch
Life Is Switch: Game Boy Colors
Listen. We know that journalism very rarely affects what large businesses like Square Enix were going to do, and we know deep down that this news was probably already in the works, but, at the same time... ...We're very much going to pretend that Life Is Strange: True Colors is coming to the Nintendo Switch because...
March2021
News Two Bravely Default Soundtracks Just Got Released On Spotify
Joining End Layer
Are you still making your way through the Nintendo Switch exclusive, Bravely Default II? Want to pretend you're still exploring the land of Excillant even when you're not able to play the game? Then perhaps you might be interested in streaming Square Enix's latest soundtrack on the go. Fans of the original Bravely Default on the...
News Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Suspicious Amount Of 10/10 Metacritic User Reviews
Apparently, it's the best platformer ever. Who knew?
Balan Wonderworld has had some shockingly awful press around its release, including warnings of scenes that are unsafe for epileptic players, and a bunch of reviews that rarely poke their heads up above the 6/10 mark. Needless to say, it's not looking good for Square Enix's latest, made with
News Switch Exclusive Project Triangle Strategy Aiming For Around 50 Hours Of Gameplay
Game launching in 2022
Last month, Nintendo revealed Project Triangle Strategy - a Square Enix turn-based tactical RPG, launching exclusively on the Switch next year. So far there's been a demo, and even a survey for the game, and now, during a Game Live Japan YouTube broadcast, producer Tomoya Asano has revealed what players can expect in terms of...
News Balan Wonderworld's Final Boss Fight Could Potentially Trigger Epileptic Seizures
"My husband complained of feeling dizzy before he threw up"
Cyberpunk 2077 made the news for many reasons when it launched late last year, but a more pressing concern related to the game's "braindance" sequence causing seizures. After some debate, it was quickly patched, and Microsoft confirmed it would improve
Video Square Enix Shows Off Balan Wonderworld's Local Co-Op Mode
Face your fears, together
We had high hopes for Yuji Naka's upcoming game Balan Wonderworld, but admittedly weren't too impressed by the demo. Still, the show must go on, and with this in mind, Square Enix has now debuted its new trailer titled, "A Hero or Two". This particular video focuses on the local co-op mode and "stars of the show" Leo and...
Soapbox Life Is Strange Belongs On Switch. So Why Isn't It?
Nintendo's console seems like a great fit
The Square Enix Direct Presents stream went up just a few hours ago, and despite knowing that we'd be left disappointed, a few of us at Nintendo Life tuned in, hoping to hear about games coming to Switch. Balan Wonderworld was featured, but we already knew about that, and the only other Switch game was...
News Square Enix Registers New Trademarks For Theatrhythm In Australia And Canada
Final Fantasy's rhythm spinoff hasn't seen a new entry since 2016
It's been a few years since we last saw Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy. First released back in 2012 on 3DS, this rhythm-based spinoff later received an expanded follow-up, the aptly named Curtain Call. However - excluding the Japan-only arcade game and
News Octopath Traveler Is No Longer A Nintendo Switch Console Exclusive
Update: First PC, now Xbox
Microsoft has just revealed that former Switch console exclusive Octopath Traveler is headed to its Xbox Game Pass service: The game is already available on PC (see original story below) but it's now no longer Switch console exclusive. We dare say that a PlayStation release will follow in due course, too. You can read...
News Square Enix's Spring 2021 Sale Offers Big Discounts On Switch And 3DS
Final Fantasy! Dragon Quest! Star Ocean!
Spring is almost here, and what better way to celebrate this occasion than with a new eShop sale. It's a big one this time, including discounts on some of Square Enix's heaviest hitters, including Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Star Ocean, and more. Mostly covering Switch games, there are also two 3DS games...
News 'Square Enix Presents' Promises News On New Life Is Strange, Tomb Raider, And Balan Wonderworld
Switch news? Well, we can hope
Well, well, well. It seems like Nintendo's Directs are truly trendsetting - and although Ninty certainly isn't the first to invent "company makes video of upcoming releases", it really seems like they made it popular, because now Square Enix is getting in on it, too. Square Enix Presents is a 40-minute...
News Square Enix Shows Off New Trailer For The World Ends With You: The Animation
Special screening airs later this week
Square Enix will be airing a special "UG Shibuya FES" live stream of the first episode of The World Ends With You: The Animation later this week on 14th March. Ahead of this, it's released the third trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation, which is based on the original 2007 Nintendo DS title. Here's a look...
News Final Fantasy's Chocobo Racing Might Be Making A Comeback
More trademarks surface online
Update [9th Mar 2021]: Last December, a trademark for the Final Fantasy Chocobo spin-off surfaced online. Now, according to Gematsu, Square Enix has filed trademarks for "Chocobo GP" on 26th February in Australia and Canada. Another trademark for it appeared in Europe at the start of this month. Original story [15th...
News SaGa Frontier Remastered Is Getting A Physical Release In Asia, With English Language Support
Launches alongside the digital edition on April 15th
Collecting physical editions of games can be a tricky business. When we're not navigating our way through limited print releases, you've also got regional exclusives to account for. If you don't speak the local language, then it's tough luck – unless you opt for digital. First announced back in
News "Several" Square Enix Remakes Are In Development At Polish Studio Forever Entertainment
All from the same "brand"
Polish studio Forever Entertainment – the team behind the Panzer Dragoon remaster on Switch – has just announced that it has inked a new deal with Square Enix which will see remakes of "several" titles. All of these remakes are based on the same "brand", but that series hasn't been confirmed at the moment; it will be...
February2021
Poll Bravely Default II Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Another exclusive has arrived
This week sees the release of the Nintendo Switch exclusive Bravely Default II. As usual, we thought we would run a poll to see how many within the Nintendo Life community are interested in picking it up. If this does happen to be your first time trying out this series, there's no need to worry. As previously noted,...
News Octopath Traveler Has Now Sold 2.5 Million Copies Worldwide
Square Enix breaks the news a day before Bravely Default II's launch
We're only a day away from Bravely Default II's launch, but Square Enix isn't turning a complete blind eye to Octopath Traveler just yet. Its success paved the way for the latest Bravely Default entry and now, Square Enix has confirmed Octopath Traveler reached 2.5 million copies...
News Nintendo Wants To Know What You Think About The Demo For Square Enix's New Tactical RPG
Go on, tell 'em
One of the many games revealed during last week's Nintendo Direct was Project Triangle Strategy. It's a turn-based tactical RPG by Square Enix, which is expected to launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. It's already drawn comparisons to games like
