"our biggest regret was that we basically used old-gen methods to make next-gen RPGs"

So he thinks the Wii is a next gen system... give me just a bit more hope for this game.

Thx for the info, the game just keeps getting better and better with all the new info... Hopefully we will get a release date date for the west soon...

 The online sounds like ala monster Hunter tri, which it makes me happy...

 NOA, once again pls give us the release date for this and Xenoblade now, or at least a confirmation that we will get it soon... (And by soon I mean 2011 ;P)...

the raid mode doesnt sound as great as i thought it would but i still cant wait. Love how he looked at his last projects as well great games that used old recipes lol.

He's referring to Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey with that quote... I don't think Sakaguchi means anything in particular with the words "next-gen" in this case other than the graphics... and I think that's his main point actually. So he's trying to do a lot of things to reinvent the genre on the Wii, which is less of a risk financially precisely because Wii is not "next-gen" so to speak.

Personally, I couldn't be happier! This part in particular has me excited:

"Each battlefield has a lot of exploitable features, and the system itself is versatile enough to allow players a lot of leeway. We made it so players can often come up with some novel way of winning a battle and think to themselves 'Wow, I'm a genius!'"

Bring on the localization!

Can anybody think of a bigger Nintendo published "new core IP" this generation?

I'm pretty sure it will be localized.

Really liking the look of this, I'm getting a Wii for this game for sure.

Not too excited about the online mode, though it seems to try something new with the MH:ish approach.

I'm really excited for this game, I can't wait!

it's funny how the more i read about this game, the more i want it so

I need this game so badly.

This game is looking very good. i also like the philosophy he has when creating this game, its the right way to approach creating a game.