358/2 Days Nintendo and Square Enix

I thought that Square Enix had an issue with nintendo's button configuration. I thought they would never use one of nintendo's game units again. So how did they work out KH 358/2 days?

 

They had an issue?
What issue?

Besides the Ds pad is layed out similar to the ps2 remote. Minus the analog sticks and R2 L2

 

Nintendo gave them money. Lol, I didn't even realize Nintendo and Square had problems. I dun know how they worked it out, but I wish they hadn't. I don't have a DS, just a PSP and a cell phone, :(

I guess I'll just steal my sister's.

 

If SE had a problem with the Nintendo, than 386/2 days wouldn't exist. But it obvously does, so they must have worked something out. Plus, uh... there are A LOT of Final Fantasy games on the DS/Game Boy Advance..

 

Hmmmmmmm... Nice question and still I don't know the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Um, sorry, but Nintendo's ties with Square are strong. I even remember reading somewhere that Square was wanting to do a Mario RPG sequal!

 

I thought the Mario thing was just a joke. =/

And I also did not know that they had a problem.

 

Nope. You're thinking of the Mushroom Kingdom Hearts thing. This is a Mario RPG sequal. And Square said if they can do it, there'd be Final Fantasy characters. Prob'ly Moogle and Cactuar and Black Mage, but IDK.

 

Square broke ties with Nintendo in the N64/PS1 generation because Square Enix was tired of being limited to Cartridges when the PS1 offered CDs for their games, which was when there was bad-blood between Nintendo and Square. However, in the PS2/Gamecube generation Square reconciled with Nintendo after the company merger with Enix co, since Nintendo finally adopted a disc-based system, but Square still had strong exclusivity rights with Sony at that point, so Square Enix only ended up developing 2 games for the Gamecube and the majority of their console work went on the PS2.

However in 2005, presumably when exclusivity contracts wore out, Square Enix announced that they would no longer be supporting Sony as exclusively as they had in the past, and that they wanted to expand their franchises on Microsoft and Nintendo platforms, which they saw as ample platforms to explore. So since then, Square Enix has practically got a hard-on for putting games on Nintendo platforms, developing over 20 games for the Nintendo DS, and 5 in-development games for the Nintendo Wii.

So, Square Enix and Nintendo were at-odds from 1997 to about 2005, but it had nothing to do with Button-Configuration on Nintendo's controllers or handhelds, and has since then been pretty much resolved and from that point on Square Enix has been doing well to spread out their games evenly to all 3 company's platforms.

 

Wow nice story!
And by the way where have you been It's me you know we both live in Greece! I haven't heard from you for a time now also I send you a mail

 

HELL TO THE ****ING YES!!!

Pardon my french, but that would kick so much ass!

Oh... My... God... Can you imagine how epic it would be if Mario & Luigi went head2head with Sephiroth?!

Also, is Squenix was making a Mario RPG and Bioware is making a Sonic RPG... That would be the ultimate face-off! The best Japenese RPG developer vs. The best American RPG Developer! And the whole Mario vs. Sonic theme would only make it more epic!

Sorry... I went into fanboy mode there for a second... heh.

 

The whole reason Square had issues with Nintendo was because of the Final Fantasy thing year ago, but that's for another thread. Anyway, I never heard claims that extreme, though I would assume the button configuration would be tricky...

 

Well as regards to the button issues they posted the config. on the offical website awhile ago. Here is a look at how it should be: http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/12/20/how-to-play-kingdom-hearts-358-2-days-eventually/
Maybe slight adjustment's since this was awhile ago.

 

Yeah I agree who knows what changes they did from that time!