After Square went to Sony's platform, Yamauchi got really mad and cut all relationships with the company. Square could make a game for N64 like Capcom did with RE2, but Yamauchi didn't let them even if they wanted to... he had a grudge against that company.

When the Gamecube appeared, it offered many advantages. even though the media was less than a dvd (1.5GB per disk), it was more developer friendly than PS2 at that time. You could have great games and RPG's like Tales of Symphonia with FMV's and all. SquareEnix approached Nintendo because it was a potential platform for them but Yamauchi didn't let them because of the damn "hate".

Eventually Christal Chronicles was released, but SE didn't developed it, they only published it (developed by a separate company). But the damage was done. The gamecube was last when it was released and you can only enjoy it completely with three friends and all have to have GBAs. The single player game wasn't too inspiring... Many Nintendo fans felt left off by Square because compared to the main series... well... you know.

Square knows now that every FF interaction of the MAIN SERIES will sell like crazy. no matter the platform it's on. However, ever since FF VII, the series have experienced a graphical overhaul over the previous and that's what fans of the series are expecting. So SquareEnix is working to please them.

Q. Why PS3 and not Xbox360?
A. because of Xbox sales performance in Japan

Q. Why PS3 and not Wii?
A. the graphical overhaul that the fans want.

It has nothing to do with the controller. MP3 proved that FPS can do better on Wii than dual analog consoles in terms on control and Zack and Wiky proves that point and click games can have a whole new air on Nintendo's platform... So it's not hard to think that the Wii can help make a great RPG experience.

that's why I think that now SE is starting to push the Crystal Chronicles series on Nintendo's platforms.

1. It started as a spinoff on GC, but since it only had one released... it does not have the paradigm that plagues the main series (graphic overhaul).

2. They can try out more new things that in the main series weren't considered because there is an esence that must not be disturbed


Bandai Namco is making the sequel of Tales of Symphonia. Monolith Soft, the makers of Xenosaga is now owned by Nintendo. Nippon Ichi is looking to develop for it, Atlus could start making RPG as well... so if they don't give good support to the Wii... they will be left behind in that potential market

your insults may not have been directed at me specifically but you did quote me and argue with me when you said them, so yes I took them as being directed at me. If I quoted you and then said "idiots shouldn't be allowed to post" I'm sure you might take that as an insult, or someone would.

Either way I don't recall saying Square owes anyone anything. I merely stated that if the topic start insists on saying that they do, it would be Sony more than Nintendo. The SquareEnix merger wasn't delayed because of SW tanking, that was actually one of the main catalyst for the merger. As for the stock issue, here is the link

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/098/098911p1.html

and a quote from the article

"What makes this move most significant is that Square approached Sony. According to news reports out today, a spokeswoman for Square explained the firm had approached Sony last month about the capital injection. As Square previously announced, it is likely to post a 10 billion yen net loss for the year through March 2002, down from the 700 million yen profit forecast, and the firm also is looking to recoup approximately 16.4 million yen (about $137 million dollars) in production costs from the making of its Final Fantasy movie, which Sony also helped to produce."

As for the N64, sources such as 1up, EGM, IGN, Nintendo Power and other credible sources have backed up my claim about Miyamoto. But if Sponge says otherwise then they MUST be right. N64 released because it was time for their next console. It wasn't made to prove Sony was wrong about the CD format. Developers even thought Nintendo would be using that format AFTER the PS released.

But hey remember when Square was supporting the N64? This was after the release of PSX and they planned to make their RPGs using CDs. That means at one point the use of CDs for N64 was possible and most likely a topic floating around the Nintendo offices. Like I said, I wont really get into this too much because it's impossible to know for sure unless you talked to the people that made the decisions, but there is really no need to act like a condescending asshole and try to prove me wrong over something you're not sure about. And for the record, I do know what I'm talking about, as I've backed up everything I've said with credible sources.

I appologize if you felt insulted by my statement.  Well thanks for the link, I hadn't seen that story.  I agree that it was a helpful thing for Sony to do, but again remember that Square was making Sony games exclusively at the time, and helping keep Square alive is still a mutually beneficial agreement.  It was hardly a selfless gift.

It wasn't just little sites that explained why the N64 was the way it was.  You gave one 1UP link, which quoted the official press statement.  An official press statement is not always the way things are.  Sony officially put Blu-ray in the PS3 because they think it's necessary for games.  However, it's not hard to see that they put Blu-ray in the PS3 to help them in their format war with HD-DVD (which so far it has been very successful at).  You aren't going to find that on 1UP, but that doesn't mean it's not true. 

I don't know if you were gaming during that time or not, but if you paid much attention it was a well known barely below the surface fact that Nintendo's reasoning for cartridges had nothing to do with game development.  It's not something I'm unsure about... it's not something anyone who paid attention during that time is unsure about.  You are going on an official press statement from a company trying to hide it's bad decisions.  That's like believing that Ken Kutaragi actually restired, and wasn't fired for the PS3 issues and costing his company more than $2 billion in losses.  Of course that's not how it will be recorded in history, and I'm sure 10 years from now someone will be telling me that Ken retired on good terms for his own reasons with a 1UP link just like yours. Well, maybe not a 1UP link, they are about to go bankrupt lol.  Cartridges in the Nintendo 64 were a Yamauchi decision, and ultimately led to his resignation.  

I don't understand what you are arguing about if you admit they don't owe anyone anything.