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GDC 2009: FFIV: The After Years, My Life as a Darklord journey to WiiWare

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Mar 25, 2009 11:27 am PT

Square Enix reveals two original titles for Nintendo's downloadable shop coming in 2009; original Final Fantasy scheduled for Virtual Console.

SAN FRANCISCO--At the tail end of February, the Entertainment Software Rating Board leaked mention of Square Enix's latest Final Fantasy title headed to North American shores, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Today, as part of Satoru Iwata's Game Developers Conference keynote address, Nintendo officially confirmed that The After Years will join Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord on the Wii's original game-download service, WiiWare, this year.

Released in Japan for mobile phones in February 2008, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years continues the storyline first established in the highly acclaimed role-playing game originally released for the Super NES in 1991. The After Years will follow the travails of Ceodore, the son of original protagonists Cecil and Rosa. Square Enix didn't delve into the particulars of the storyline, only saying that Ceodore will cross tracks with a number of returning characters from the original FFIV.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord offers a different perspective than My Life as a King, which launched alongside Nintendo's WiiWare channel in May 2008. As the title indicates, players assume the role of the daughter of a nefarious overlord, strategically laying all manner of traps as she attempts to thwart the noble pursuits of adventurers attempting to steal the coveted Dark Crystal.

Along with the new titles, Square Enix announced that the original Final Fantasy, first released in Japan in 1987, will be added to the Wii's Virtual Console library. The title is expected to launch in Japan in May 2009, with a North American rollout slated for later in the year. During his GDC keynote address, Iwata indicated that Final Fantasy IV will also be released for the Virtual Console in the future.

54 Comments

  • Mr_Unko

    Posted May 29, 2009 4:35 pm PT

    i know this is a longshot, but i hope FFIV: TAY comes out on GBA! haha

  • tengen23

    Posted May 16, 2009 10:25 pm PT

    CharlieFubar: agreed.

  • Rikufan

    Posted May 12, 2009 6:12 pm PT

    Cant wait to play this

  • Nexeus

    Posted May 10, 2009 7:00 am PT

    after years sounds fun

  • x_Allan_x

    Posted Apr 11, 2009 9:34 am PT

    All my email to square enix asking them to release FF1 to the VC must have been read. lol.

  • noamatt128

    Posted Apr 9, 2009 3:21 pm PT

    cross your fingers for a dating sim-rts-action platfomer

  • noamatt128

    Posted Apr 9, 2009 3:18 pm PT

    I wonder what gimmicky twist in gonna be thrown in and surprise us all

  • chang_1910

    Posted Apr 7, 2009 6:07 pm PT


    and YaSealed: I do

  • YaSealedWeh

    Posted Apr 1, 2009 12:34 am PT

    who cares about re-released ff1, it's been re-released at least five time already

  • CharlieFubar

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 5:25 pm PT

    why does nintendo get most the love from SE? And just to make it clear... FF4 was PERFECT, and this WILL screw it up.

  • jttucker13

    Posted Mar 28, 2009 8:37 pm PT

    Woo Hoo! I can play the original and not spend a mint on E-bay! I can't wait.

  • MarioLinkGenofa

    Posted Mar 28, 2009 10:22 am PT

    ...YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait I need sum wii points!!

  • mesc420

    Posted Mar 27, 2009 7:30 am PT

    Nice... now when are they releasing Chrono Trigger on the VC?!

  • Dualmask

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 9:19 am PT

    The FFIV sequel might be the first WiiWare game I buy. The original was my favorite FF game of all time until VI came out, which then got knocked down by VIII...ah, I love Final Fantasy. I don't care what system it's on, I'll find a way to play their latest stuff.

  • wahyudil

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 8:28 am PT

    why don't they remake FF for wii rather than put them in VC ....

  • flyingteddy

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 7:28 am PT

    these side-series games are never up to the standard of the main series, for me at best they serve as a distraction.

  • Valen_Ca

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 2:45 am PT

    Now that the After Years are coming hopefully the will put out the original NA releases of the older FF games on the VC, I am not counting on them doing that, but it would be nice.

  • KoruKinshi

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 12:33 am PT

    I'm listening... *eyes the Square part of Squeenix menacingly*

  • Zangetsu11

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 12:10 am PT

    nurse_tsunami- Time spent playing Final Fantasy is never wasted time. I would also like to see the older FF's released on the wii, especially I&II

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