FFCC: My Life as a King to be WiiWare launch title, price revealed

by Griffin McElroy { Mar 1st 2008 at 2:00PM }

A Square-Enix insider recently revealed that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (formerly The Little King and the Promised Land) would share a May 12th U.S. release date with the WiiWare service, joining Defend Your Castle and Major League Eating: The Game for the somewhat less than auspicious WiiWare launch lineup. The game will set you back 1,500 Wii points, or $15, if you prefer an actual monetary system.

We never thought we'd be hotly anticipating a Final Fantasy/Sim City mash-up, but when our other choices are limited to a once-free flash game that's been available online for nearly five years, or a game that crudely depicts the action-packed world of aggressive binge eating, the least of the three evils is abundantly clear.

Tags: ffcc, ffccmlaak, finalfantasy, finalfantasycrystalchronicles, finalfantasycrystalchroniclesmylifeasaking, mylifeasaking, nintendo, square-enix, squareenix, wii, wiiware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kiwi @ Mar 1st 2008 2:10PM

For a downloadable Wii game the graphics look pretty impressive.

Have they announced how many blocks of storage it will take up?

Geist @ Mar 2nd 2008 2:00AM

No they don't, haven't you heard that the Wii can't do good graphics? THE FANBOYS DON'T LIE >:(.

loungemonkey @ Mar 1st 2008 2:13PM

$15?? Geez.

So what are we to do when all 512 MB is full on our Wiis? I think not including Mem Card support was just dumb (being able to save your VC/WiiWare titles to the card).

DCBlack @ Mar 1st 2008 2:16PM

SD card...

loungemonkey @ Mar 1st 2008 2:24PM

Thank you, that is what I meant.

Fatass of Kickassness @ Mar 1st 2008 2:46PM

Considering games like Diner Dash are $20 on the DS, I'd say this is a decent pricepoint for a meatier game.

Jody Anthony @ Mar 1st 2008 2:15PM

I could have sworn it was already anounced at $15 and as a wiiware launch title when wiiware was first announced.

mr nimblewick @ Mar 1st 2008 2:19PM

Of course, you have to PAY $20 to buy it.

Fatass of Kickassness @ Mar 1st 2008 2:42PM

And then you can turn around and buy one of the several other WiiWare titles already priced at 500 points.

mr nimblewick @ Mar 1st 2008 3:42PM

Like the eating contest one?

Actually, I already have 100 points sitting there. I'll probably just use the extra to buy a genesis game.

jorojoserojas @ Mar 1st 2008 4:39PM

Are you talking about buying the Wii Points Card? You can buy points online (the Wii Shop Channel) in $5, $10, $20, or $50, if I'm not mistaken.

mr nimblewick @ Mar 1st 2008 10:44PM

You are mistaken.

cg @ Mar 1st 2008 2:21PM

How are the under 7year olds meant to afford $15 for this childrens game? Square are out of order, as it will be the parents who have to pay when we are nagged to death

Fatass of Kickassness @ Mar 1st 2008 2:44PM

There's a marked difference between 'kiddy' and 'casual'. Tis a shame so many 'hardcore' gamers are too dumb to see it.

I really doubt a kid is going to enjoy or be any good at a city building sim, even with its cutesy look. This is obviously targeting women and incredibly casual men, which is a good portion of the Wii's audience.

capt.strugglebunny @ Mar 1st 2008 3:22PM

Har har. You sir are must mature. I mean, the definition of adult is to scream "fuck" and "kyke" at strangers while playing Halo 3 on XBL. At least, it is for 13 year olds who care about what games people see them play.

Here's a test, go ask some girls how playing cool playing your Xbox 360 or PS3 makes you.

(Note, I am not bashing either of those systems, in fact, feel free to send me one!)

Co @ Mar 1st 2008 6:35PM

"Here's a test, go ask some girls how cool playing your Xbox 360 or PS3 makes you."

That's what I've been saying all along. These lames that bash the Wii while cursing racist obscenities over Live at their 15 year old peers crack me up man. I have yet to encounter 1, count them ONE, game of Live that didn't include more than a couple Tards shouting absolute crap over the mic during the game. Now, Counterstrike PC, thats online co-op voice over at its finest.

Alex @ Mar 1st 2008 2:23PM

Is a Wii Ware game going to come out once a week (kinda like VC games?). Or are we only gonna get like 3 a month or something, cause none of the launch Wii Ware games interest me, the FF game seems ok, but $15 is too steep of a price for a downloadable game. Eternal Child looks kinda good, but how much is it gonna cost and when will that come out?

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 1st 2008 3:19PM

Eterity's Child is going to be a launc title... and it's going to cost 500 Wii Points. Pretty cheap.

You can also try World of Goo, looks very good too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Goo

Plattchen looks very impressive for a WiiWare title too:

http://www.bplus.at/PICs/plattchen_wallpaper_1280x1024.jpg

And Defend your Castle has a very interesting design... for $5 dlls.

http://www.xgenstudios.com/defend-your-castle/

LostWind is a $10 dlls game... very interesting, using a lot the IR Pointer to control the wind (drawing lines, like Kirbys Canvas Course for the DS)

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 1st 2008 3:21PM

Star Soldier R looks amazing too, similar to the schmups on Xbox Live. (Video included)

http://www.vc-reviews.com/games/wiiware/star_soldier_r

ThornedVenom (Patapornographer) @ Mar 1st 2008 2:30PM

Why are downloadable game prices in points instead of direct value already?

Mr Khan @ Mar 1st 2008 2:34PM

It is odd, considering the easily convertible 1 point per cent method

Far easier to understand than the MS points system, but why don't they just put a decimal point in there? That's all that stands between points and reality

WiNG @ Mar 1st 2008 4:05PM

So they don't have to convert the prices for different countries.

Jeff @ Mar 1st 2008 6:58PM

Its tokenization...this is the exact reason why we use chips as casinos and not dollar bills. They simply feel less like money even though they are easily convertible.

Geist @ Mar 2nd 2008 2:03AM

Not to be confused with Tolkienization, where everybody is turned into happy-go-lucky hobbits, brooding elves, and scottish dwarves.

mocax @ Mar 2nd 2008 6:36AM

The use of WiiPoints is to prepare for the inevitable weakening of the US Dollar.

Mr Khan @ Mar 1st 2008 2:32PM

Worth more than a good chunk of retail releases, so it works out nicely

Fatass of Kickassness @ Mar 1st 2008 2:38PM

Half a game? Heh. I remember way back when it used to be a requirement to actually know something about the game in question before berating it.

For a casual game, it sounds really deep. Of course, its not my thing, but I'm not gonna call it 'half a game' just cuz I'm not interested. 'cuz I'm not a tool, see.

Fatass of Kickassness @ Mar 1st 2008 2:41PM

Oh, and, how is 'milking' a franchise considered abuse when the vast majority of Nintendo's franchise's canon games are some of the best around? I don't mind another Mario game as long as it's quality - and in the main Mario series, I have yet to be disappointed. Even Sunshine, which was certainly different, wasn't a bad game by any means - not what people were expecting from a Mario title, sure, but still fun.

bm @ Mar 2nd 2008 2:48PM

+1 for not hating on Sunshine. I swear, the only complaint ever thrown at that game is that it's different. I guess that was enough for some fantards to bitch at it.

maverick_saturn_626 @ Mar 1st 2008 3:02PM

Lol, you know whats funny, the idea of you trying to take over and do a better job.

Dopple Boppler @ Mar 1st 2008 3:03PM

I've asked it before and I'll ask it again: why does a downloadable WiiWare game have better graphics than 90% of retail Wii games?

Onomah @ Mar 1st 2008 3:12PM

90% is a bit of a stretch, but the reason that a lot of wii games look like pork butt is because of lazy developers porting PS2 games. Also because of half assed minigame compilations marketed towards the ignorant who don't know the differnce. It's a shame but it's just so much cheaper to do it that way.

Geist @ Mar 2nd 2008 2:05AM

Because SquareEnix is not a lazy-ass developer.

Onomah @ Mar 1st 2008 3:07PM

Just ignore him, if you look at all his past messages it kind of paints the picture that this guy is a massive troll.

Cesaria @ Mar 1st 2008 3:24PM

I'll wait for reviews before buying this.

Josh @ Mar 1st 2008 3:33PM

Griffin, you mean the LEAST of three evils.

unfriendly_cat @ Mar 1st 2008 3:49PM

Also, $15 for "half a game" corresponds to $30 for a full game, not necessarily a bad price.

Cabcru @ Mar 1st 2008 6:50PM

Heh, yeah. As a whine, he didn't really think that one through.

TheOverlord#2 @ Mar 1st 2008 7:34PM

The thing is you can get an N64 game(2 generations ago)for $10...but you can also get a brand new game...but for only 5 bucks more.

samfish @ Mar 1st 2008 9:36PM

Is it just me or are the people who hate on Nintendo always the most straight up mean ones about it?

Anyway, I really hope Defend Your Castle and that shitty eating game aren't ACTUAL launch titles. It'd be a shame if I couldn't buy at least one game on the day it launches...especially as it's a day after my birthday.

Just_a_guy @ Mar 2nd 2008 12:06AM

where is FFCC:CB? that's the game I want.

Playace @ Mar 2nd 2008 6:01PM

Yes! Thank you. I'm not crazy, it does exist.

Not to say I'm not looking forward to whatever they pump out with this little king type guy's game, sounds interesting to me really. But I'm really itching to find out ANYTHING about the Crystal Bearers. *pleading face at Joystiq*