Well, that's one mystery Square Enix trademark taken care of. Nintendo's European division today announced that it will publish the Game Boy Advance Final Fantasy I & II compilation in its territory with the tentative subtitle "Dawn of Souls." The upgraded collection of the first two 8-bit Final Fantasy RPGs will arrive in Europe on December 10.

Both games have been substantially upgraded for Game Boy Advance. The original Final Fantasy includes several hours of bonus dungeons, while Final Fantasy II features many new event sequences and improved gameplay balance. Square Enix recently trademarked the "Dawn of Souls" subtitle in North America, giving rise to speculation that it referred to an entirely new game. Obviously, that's not the case.

News source: 1UP.com

This leaves Nintendo, once again, with a lot of titles that are bound to gather critical acclaim - and almost certainly deservedly so - but with the exception of Metroid Prime 2 not that many that are likely to scythe through the competition during a hectic Christmas rush.

Any GBA owners bound to an elderly relative's couch this Christmas won't have too much to worry about, however, with a number of exciting titles due on the handheld - despite the impending launch of the Nintendo DS, which is due out in Europe in early 2005. In fact, it'll be interesting to see how GBA sales fare in the run-up to Christmas purely on that basis.

We'll be in the queue though, busily scrabbling to get hold of Mario Golf Advance Tour (Sept 17th), the eagerly awaited The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Nov 12th), Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nov 19th), and - for the sake of working out what it is more than anything - "Super Mario Ball" (Nov 26th). Square die-hards will be pleased to see Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls down for early December, too.

Key exclusives due out on Nintendo platforms in the run up to Christmas:


GameCube

Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ - September 3rd

Animal Crossing - September 3rd

Pikmin 2 - October 8th

Donkey Konga - October 15th

Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door - November 12th

Tales of Symphonia - November 19th

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - November 26th


Game Boy Advance

Mario Golf Advance Tour - September 17th

Pokemon Leaf Green/Fire Red - October 1st

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - November 12th

Mario vs. Donkey Kong - November 19th

Super Mario Ball - November 26th

Mario Party Advance - December 3rd

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls - December 10th


There are 4 additional comments
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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by DKAngel on 19 Aug 2004 - 14:56
yay more final fantasy to keep me occupied till final fantasy 12
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by _Dom_ on 19 Aug 2004 - 15:40
i hav NEVER finished a ff game but one day!..... one day
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by amnesia_kei on 19 Aug 2004 - 17:16
I LOVE FF!!
more FF ME TO COLLECT.

*is going broke*
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Cyranthus on 20 Aug 2004 - 14:41
so what happened to the 3rd one?
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