Nintendo has announced that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be available in Europe on May 20, 2008 for 1,500 Wii Points (GBP 7 / EUR 10) from the WiiWare service. The title has been released in North America yesterday and received impressive reviews. According to various forum posts the game is around 10-15~ hours long, and is extremely addictive.

Source: Forever-Fantasy.

Square Enix has revealed that extra features for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King will be sold for up to 300 Wii Points. These features include extra skins for the king, new dungeons, buildings and even a new race. The company didn’t give an official release date for these additions, but said they will announce one soon.

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Square Enix is about to release Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King in one week, and thus decided to release a few new bits regarding the game: - The game supports 16:9. It’s important for them to mention it since the screenshots they released during the development stages were never in 16:9.
- You are able to use four different controllers to play the game, using one hand or two. It’s up to the player and his equipment.

You can check for pictures at the source of the article.

Source: Square Enix( via Forever-Fantasy.

Square Enix has updated the official website of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and released the 7th official trailer of the game.

» Watch trailer

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Nintendo has revealed Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is a WiiWare launch game, and will be released on March 25, 2008 for the price of 1,500 Yen, along with eight other titles. Nintendo has also released the game’s official WiiWare trailer.

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Source: Nikkei (via Forever-Fantasy).

Nintendo Power’s April issue features an article on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, and a few tidbits have surfaced the web:

· The game seems to be more like “Sim City” than an old fashion Final Fantasy game.
· The game’s story takes place after the events of the original Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

Source: NeoGAF and Forever Fantasy.

Square Enix has updated the official website of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and released the sixth official trailer. » Watch trailer

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Square Enix has updated the website of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and released the fifth official trailer.

» Watch trailer

Source: Forever-Fantasy.

I have missed a few updates, so here is a summary from Forever Fantasy, and all credit goes to them!

 GDC 08: Isamu Kamikokuryo’s GDC session summary

Square Enix’s Isamu Kamikokuryo had a pretty interesting session at this year’s GDC, in which he was mainly discussing the process of making art for Final Fantasy. Just before the end of the session, Isamu Kamikokuryo played an old Final Fantasy XIII trailer, but the peak of the show was right after it when he showed new concept art of the game, which according to many sources was beautiful. Square Enix personal did not allow anyone to take pictures, obviously. Here’s a snippet from Joystiq’s article:

“Concept art from the upcoming PS3 RPG was showcased, and it was absolutely stunning. We were able to see Cocoon, a giant green planet, encompassed by clouds. Green water, seemingly falls off the edge of this mysterious, enchanting planet. It’s supposedly one of the main stages of the game. We got to see another area called Pulse, which appears to be a lush jungle environment. In the horizon, one can see the world of Cocoon.

We also had a chance to see more of the incredible airships and vehicles that will be available in the game. Most intriguing are these insect-like green hovering autobikes, with nymph-like creatures riding them. They’re “the new Chocobo,” Theodore joked.”"

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   GDC 08: White Engine renamed to Crystal Tools

Taku Murata’s session at the GDC had some very interesting information: The White Engine, which is being used in Square Enix’s next generation PlayStation 3 title Final Fantasy XIII, has been renamed and is now called Crystal Tools. The engine is designed to work with the PlayStation 3, Xbox360 and the PC.

The interesting part was when Taku Murata said some of the engine’s features will work on the Wii, although, “it’s a secret”. Is Square Enix planning to release more titles on the Wii?

 GDC 08: No comment from S-E regarding The Crystal Bearers

  Ever since Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and haven’t shown any footage of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers in recent events, including the current GDC, rumors say the game has been cancelled.

Following their session about developing for the Wii Ware, Toshiro Tsuchida and Fumiaki Shiraishi were asked what’s the current status of The Crystal Bearers. The developers didn’t have any response whatsoever, and only said “we should wait for an official press release”.

Nintendo has released a statement to the press regarding their WiiWare service, and confirmed that the North American and European name of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land is, in fact, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. Here’s the text from the press release:

“…WiiWare will be a repository for all types of experiences – literally, something for everyone. Early WiiWare games will come from celebrated developers like Square Enix, which is creating FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King, a simulation game for all ages. Also watch for games from up-and-coming developers like Frontier with its fresh, enchanting platform adventure LostWinds and a new episodic game series from Telltale. The first U.S. WiiWare games will be available on May 12…”

Source: Forever-Fantasy.