Square Enix likely bringing Yosumin Live to XBLA

Every Puzzler Has an Answer!

But I don't think I can handle another one, I'm still hooked on Puzzle Quest.

I've played loads of games of Zookeeper (which is basically Bejewled) on the DS with just the D-pad and face buttons, and it feels fine.

bejeweled seems like it was tailor made for an iThing

I could see Bejeweled on an iPhone or an iPod Touch, but not really on the Classic or Nano, which is what I use

How did u get peggle on your iPod, is it on the app store? Or is yours jailbroken

What an incredibly poorly written post

What a waste. You might as well type "omg sux artical".

"incredibly poorly"

Oh dear.

Thats because RPGs tend to cost a lot to make.

The point of services like XBLA or WiiWare is to showcase both independent developers and games that didn't cost a lot to make, and therefore can be sold relatively cheap while still bringing in a profit. Match X games (Bejeweled/Othello clones) are really cheap to make, so the services get flooded with them

how about: no. Square has already done an rpg on the 360, and helped with a second rpg on the system. both were pretty lackluster. we'll see how FFXIII does, but at this point i'm starting to look elsewhere for my jrpg fixes, namely Sega, Namco and Level-5 (Famitsu be damned).

Square releases tons of their classic games on other systems. They have a huge back catalog of RPGs. I guess I'm the only one who would rather see an early Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest game on XBLA than yet another puzzle game.

by "other systems" Im guessing you mean the DS. So lets compare the sales of the DS to the sales of the 360 in Japan, where SquareEnix is based.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/28/japanese-hardware-sales-dec-15-dec-21-resolute-edition/

By "other systems" I mean any platform (GBA, DS, PSP, PSOne, PS2, etc.) where Square has rereleased an older game. I'm not here to get into some pissing contest over which system has more marketshare in Japan. Frankly, I don't care. I would just like to see more RPGs on XBLA.

You want to argue that it's not worth Square's time and money to release RPGs on XBLA, that's great. But the fact of the matter is, Square is looking at the global market these days. They're showing a lot of support for all the major platforms. I really don't see what's so far-fetched about the possibility of them releasing ports of their older games, or even something akin to My Life As A King, on XBLA. I'm sure they would make whatever it is available on PSN as well to help recoup the cost of development. You want to tell me it's not worth their investment, I guess I'll have to take your word for it. I still contend that XBLA could benefit from more RPGs.

I'd like to see some RPG's on XBLA too, but Square isn't going to release their old games on these services, because they can still make people pay full price for them.

Action Game Maker is coming out in March though, and that allows you to make Zelda type games using the program on your PC, and then upload them to use with XNA.

I think they're sitting on FF7. They're probably already developing it, but they'll wait until they're in serious financial trouble again before releasing it. It's gauranteed to make them billions.

I, for one, will buy the remake of FFVII if it is developed for the PS3/360 with FFVII AC style graphics...
However if it is just a remake for the DS or PSP I'll probably give it a miss 'cos it'll be pretty much the same as the original.

FFVII FTW!!!!

I never played FFVII but fanboys talk so much about it I feel like I already played the game but I might buy the Ps3 version (If there is ever one).

To be honest I rather have a remake of FFVI a la FFIV DS.

Maybe you backwards people should stop forever looking backwards, patiently awaiting the latest Squaresoft rehash, and buy superior games from Taito's line up: Legend of Kage or Space Invaders Extreme, for example.