Square-Enix using Nintendo to pay for Final Fantasy 13 etc?

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Impulsivity said:
The RPGs cater to the demos of the different systems and the power of the systems. You're never going to get a AAA title like FF's main series on a Nintendo since they are so far behind the graphics curve and the FF series has been billed as the premier graphics showcase RPG for over a decade now (since FFVII hit the PS1). I even remember OLD Square adds that mocked Nintendo openly. One for FFVII said something like "if this was on N64 it would take 700 cartridges". Unless you're Nintendo, the Wii (and other Nintendo systems) is where you put your spinoffs, casual games and the like. AAA titles are usually considered AAA based on their presentation, and its near impossible to get a modern looking game out of the Wii. I doubt most Wii owners bought it for games like Metal Gear or Final Fantasy (the main series) anyway, they bought it for the games Nintendo systems have always had; casual friendly games that many would call "old school".

Also for those talking about things like Infinite Undiscovery and Star Ocean for the 360 that is NOT Square. It's from the Enix days. Enix always had a tiny dev studio and mainly worked as a publisher. Both Star Ocean and Infinite Undiscovery come not from Square-Enix but from Tri Ace, one of the devs that Enix published for regularly. Project Silpheed and other games like that are the same type, they're not mainline Square games developed in house, they're little games from other studios that Square-Enix publishes. Sony owns a nearly 10% stake in Square-Enix (3rd biggest shareholder) so I doubt they would accept the premier RPG series, FF, going anywhere else.

The only real wildcard is Kingdom Hearts, the Wii matches its demographics but it seems like a game Sony would want to use to expand its reach to more casuals and Kids. Maybe Sony would need to buy more shares or something to get a guarantee on it.

 

Care to explain why didn't Gamecube get FF main series games according to your logic ? :p

 

It wouldn't do a hoot if other shareholders say that they can make more money on Wii, than Ps3.