June2018
News Octopath Traveler Won't Receive DLC According To The Game's Producer
Because he said so
For anyone who recently downloaded Square Enix's Octopath Traveler Prologue Demo and is planning on extending their stay in the wide world of Orsterra upon the game's release, you might be interested to hear the following: During an interview with Dengeki Online this week, Masashi Takahashi - the...
News NieR: Automata Director Yoko Taro Really Wants To See The Game On Nintendo Switch
So NieR, and yet so far
NieR: Automata is one of the most remarkable games to come out of Japan in years, and has rightly been hailed as a classic on PS4. At E3 2018 it was confirmed that the title would also be coming to Xbox One, and during a live stream featuring director Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito and designer Takahisa Taura, the...
News Square Enix's Octopath Traveler Prologue Demo Arrives On 14th June
Game launches a month later
As we’ve known since March, Octopath Traveler will launch on 13th July, with a special edition of the game including a pop-up book, map, sound selection CD and replica coin releasing alongside the standard version on the same day. With this in mind, the wait for the official release of the game just got a tad...
News Square Enix Has Established A Division Exclusively For Switch Development
Big releases are on the way
Square Enix is one of those third party companies that’s been a little more hesitant in its support of the Nintendo Switch. The company most notably brought I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear—two low-budget, retro-inspired JRPGS—and is prepping to release the heavily anticipated Octopath Traveler. Apart form that, things...
April2018
News Jin Fujisawa, The Director Of Dragon Quest IX, Leaves Square Enix
He's now working for a different, undisclosed firm
One of the Dragon Quest franchise's most influential developers has parted ways with the publisher. Jin Fujisawa, who worked on nine entries on the series (from Dragon Quest VII on PS1 to Dragon Quest X Online) has moved onto pastures new and is now working with a different company on an...
News SaGa: Scarlet Grace Hits Japanese Switch Consoles In August
PS Vita RPG is getting ported with new content
Square Enix has announced that the Switch port of the 2016 PS Vita title SaGa: Scarlet Grace – Hiiro no Yabou will arrive in Japan on August 2nd. It's also coming to PlayStation 4, PC, and smartphones on the same day. The news was confirmed in the latest issue of Famitsu, along with details on the...
Video Feast Your Eyes On This New Trailer For Octopath Traveler
Even if it is in Japanese...
With its breathtaking visual style and RPG mechanics that throw back to the glory days of Final Fantasy, Octopath Traveler has understandably become one of the most anticipated titles coming to Nintendo Switch this year. With a release date set for 13th July, Square Enix has released a brand new overview trailer...
News Dragon Quest XI Switch Port Development "Still Unclear At This Moment In Time"
In other words, it's a long way out
As recently as last month, Square Enix made it very clear that the Nintendo Switch iteration of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was going to release much later than the PC and PS4 versions (which are slated for release this September). Well, turns out progress on the handheld port has hit a few more...
March2018
News Dragon Quest XI On Switch Will Arrive "Much Later" Than Other Versions
And there are no plans for a localised port of the 3DS instalment
Finally, it's official! The Unreal Engine 4-powered Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age is coming to the West in 2018! Huzzah! But there's a catch - only the PS4 and PC versions are getting a release in September 2018. A Nintendo Switch port is still on the cards, but according...
News That Japanese "Dragon Quest Law" Is Actually An Urban Myth
The creators behind the franchise spill the beans
Those of you versed in video game history will be aware of a story relating to the astonishing popularity of Dragon Quest, one of Japan's most beloved RPGs. Back when the series was just starting out on the Famicom, kids and adults alike would bunk off school or work to buy it and spend an entire day...
News Get 30% Off Lost Sphear On Nintendo Switch Until 22nd March
A must-have bargain
We're big fans of Lost Sphear here at Nintendo Life - so much so that we gave it a glowing 8/10 review back in January - so imagine our excitement when we heard Square Enix is offering a massive discount on the game when you purchase a copy from the UK version of the Nintendo Switch eShop. It's currently 30% off, so you can
Video Take A Tour Of The Now Closed Final Fantasy "Memories of You" Museum
A Perfect Memory
From 22nd January to 28th February, Square-Enix hosted a special art and multimedia exhibition in Tokyo to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Final Fantasy game series. It isn’t the only way Square-Enix will celebrate these thirty glorious years, and this event follows the other big role-playing game series...
Music There's A Secret Of Mana Folk Album And It's Beautiful
Out today!
The soundtrack to Secret of Mana has to rank as one of the best ever committed to silicon, with stirring battle songs rubbing shoulders with soothing lullabies and bittersweet tunes. Hiroki Kikuta's work remains masterful, even after all these years. We didn't think it could get much better, but it seems we were wrong - if you take...
News Amazon Germany Lists Project Octopath Traveler For August Release On Switch
The path less travelled?
In the absence of official release dates we often rely on retailer listings to get an idea of when a particular title is launching, and while many of these are usually incorrect guesses, Amazon - by and large - gets things right most of the time. That's why we're willing to believe that a recent listing for Project...
February2018
News The Internet Is Pouring Some Serious Salt On That PC Port Of Chrono Trigger
Why couldn't it just port the DS version?
Let's not beat around the bush, Chrono Trigger is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, so it's understandably one of those games treated with an almost palpable sense of reverence. So when Square Enix, seemingly out of nowhere, released a port on PC, fans old and new rejoiced. Until, that is, they realised...
News Square Enix Discusses Big Changes For Dragon Quest Builders 2, Addresses Multiplayer
Expect a big upgrade for the sequel
If you've read our review for Dragon Quest Builders, you'll know how much we enjoyed the smooth and rewarding port that hit Nintendo Switch earlier this month. However, all that slime-bashing and town-building has made us hungry for more, so the latest insights into the sequel have us chomping at the bit. In the...
News Lots Of Developers At Square Enix Want To Make Games For Switch, Says President And CEO
"It's a very attractive platform"
Square Enix is one of the most important publishers working in the video game arena today, and it has already pledged its support to Switch with titles like I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear. While many Nintendo fans would have hoped for more significant support, Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda has revealed...
January2018
News Sonic The Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka Joins Square Enix, will "Strive To Develop Games"
The man behind the 'Hog has a new home
Japan's video game output has produced some of the industry's most talented and much-loved developers, but when you're the man who formally led Sonic Team and lead programming on the original Sonic The Hedgehog, you're afforded a little more fanfare when you join a new studio. That's why we're excited to...
December2017
News SaGa Series Director Says We Could See Other Entries Get Localised
"We plan on continuing to release titles overseas in the future"
The recent release of Romancing SaGa 2 on consoles in the west is quite significant, as the game was never published outside of Japan at the time of its original launch. The high cost of localising such a massive RPG will no doubt have put Square Enix off the idea in the past, but...
News Square Enix Has Finished the Score for Project Octopath Traveler
Now it’s time to finish the project’s name
Square Enix has shown the Nintendo 3DS plenty of strong support with fantastic original titles like Bravely Default and its sequel. Though it’s still working on similar support for the Nintendo Switch, the company has promised that there’s lots to look forward to for its fans. One such thing we have...
News Final Fantasy And More Could One Day Arrive On Switch As Square Enix Considers Future Ports
Time to unlock the vault
We all know Switch is the hottest place to be right now, especially when it comes to giving classic titles a new lease of life - just look at the recently announced Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - so you'll be pleased as punch to learn Japanese publishing giant Square Enix is keen to get some of its digital back...
News Square Enix Is Bringing Romancing SaGa 2 To Switch Next Week
The Super Famicom classic returns to a Nintendo console
Square Enix is releasing Romancing SaGa 2 on the Switch eShop next week, it has been revealed. The game was previously a Japanese Super Famicom exclusive, having originally seen release in Japan in 1993. Recently, Square Enix localised the game for smartphones and the Switch version is...
November2017
News Square Enix on What to Expect on the Switch in the Future
What's coming next?
Square Enix has shown a great deal of interest in the Nintendo Switch, giving early support with the likes of I Am Setsuna and the soon to be released follow-up, Lost Sphear. Beyond that, it seems that Final Fantasy XV is likely to show up on the platform in some form, and then there’s the mysterious Project Octopath Traveler...
October2017
News Square Enix Explains Why The Secret Of Mana Remake Isn't Coming To Switch
"We hope to continue listening to the various requests from our fans"
Square Enix is currently hard at work remaking one of its most beloved JRPGs, Secret of Mana. This SNES classic is right up there with Zelda and Final Fantasy in terms of player adoration, but amazingly the remake isn't coming to Switch. Speaking to Red Bull, producer Masaru...
News Dragon Quest XI On Switch Is Powered By Unreal Engine 4
Built on a more recent version than the PS4 edition
Dragon Quest head honcho Yuji Horii has revealed at the Unreal Fest East 2017 event that the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI will use Unreal Engine 4. The Nintendo version is running on Unreal Engine 4.15, whereas the PlayStation 4 edition is running on 4.13 - a fact which goes some way to...