Final Fantasy IV: The After Years coming to Wii
by Griffin McElroy 
on Feb 27th 2009 12:44PM
It seems that Nintendo's
recently discovered trademark for "The After Years" was, in fact, referencing a Wii port of the cell-phone based follow-up to the SNES role-playing classic
Final Fantasy IV. An
ESRB rating for the sequel confirms that the game will be hitting North American Wiis, though a time frame for its release, or even its release format (retail? WiiWare?) has yet to be revealed. The ESRB
stamped the title with an E rating, as it doesn't classify the frequent usage of the word "spoony" as inappropriate for adolescent ears.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, which was released in an
episodic fashion on a number of Japanese mobile platforms last year, follows the exploits of Ceodore (the progeny of
FFIV protagonists Cecil and Rosa) nearly 17 years after the events of the original game. It'll also feature appearances from other major characters from the SNES title -- well, the ones who survived, anyway. Those who played the title will recall that
FFIV was somewhat
Hamlet-esque in its final body count.
