Tag Archives: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Tue, Nov 20, 2012 | 18:44 GMT
The Last Story is XSEED’s most successful game to date, claims publisher
The Last Story has been XSEED’s most successful game to date, according to the publisher.
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 11:56 BST
The Last Story launch trailer is unsurprisingly weird
XSEED’s much-anticipated Wii RPG is now available to buy in North America.
Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 14:08 BST
Party Wave iOS arrival imminent
Action surfing game, Party Wave, is set to hit the crowded shores of Apple’s App Store in the coming weeks, Mistwalker founder and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has announced.
Speaking via Twitter, Sakaguchi said work that has been completed on Party Wave and that the game has been submitted to Apple, so could be out in as little as 10 days.
The app will cost $1.99 and comes from the studio responsible for Wii RPG, The Lost Story. A trailer for Party Wave can be spied through here.
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 | 08:21 BST
Mistwalker’s Party Wave gets first trailer
A jaunty trailer has been released for action surfing game, Party Wave; the first iOS project from the development team responsible for 2011 Wii RPG, The Last Story.
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 | 23:55 BST
Mistwalker almost done with Party Wave, keen on Wii U
The Last Story and Blue Dragon developer Mistwalker is set to launch its first iOS game, and is looking forward to a future filled with the beautiful RPGs it’s better known for.
Thu, May 31, 2012 | 02:13 BST
Sakaguchi: Wii’s lack of HD caused problems for The Last Story
Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi has said The Last Story was limited by the Wii’s modest SD capabilities, despite being designed from the ground up for the ageing console.
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 | 23:47 GMT
Sakaguchi: JRPGs promote story over player freedom
Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi sees value in both Japanese and western RPGs, and thinks deciding between them is a matter of taste.
Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 23:04 GMT
Mistwalker working on “several projects”
It’s taken so long for The Last Story to be localised that’s it’s easy to forget it’s been over a year since the last Mistwalker game released. The developer is being cagey about what it’s been up to in the meantime.
Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 20:36 GMT
“Whenever I create a game it’s still like my own child is being born,” says Sakaguchi
Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is also the father of Final Fantasy in case that hasn’t been drummed into your head by now, has compared creating games with a child being born – in that any game created by he and his team is like an “extremely beautiful” child to them.
Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | 17:53 GMT
Sakaguchi introduces director’s cut trailer for The Last Story
A director’s cut video of The Last Story has been released featuring RPG legend Hironobu Sakaguchi as he and Nintendo celebrate the launch of the Wii-exclusive. Check it out below. The game is out today in the UK and will release on Wii in the US sometime this summer.
Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | 17:56 GMT
Sakaguchi has “a lot of trust” in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase
The Last Story’s Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing with the series.
Mon, Feb 06, 2012 | 05:00 GMT
Sakaguchi: HD graphics in games are “over the top”
HD graphics? We don’t need no stinking HD graphics, says Mistwalker boss and legendary Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 | 11:38 GMT
Sakaguchi to give BAFTA talk on The Last Story next month
BAFTA’s announced it’ll host a Q&A event featuring Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi. The Final Fantasy creator will be in London to talk about the western release of the studio’s Wii RPG The Last Story. The game will also be playable to those in attendance at the event.
Tickets are available now from here for £5. The Last Story launches on February 24 in Europe for Wii.
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 05:04 GMT
The Last Story sells out in Japan

Wipe your eyes, children! Mistwalker’s enchanting Wii-exclusive RPG, The Last Story, is reported to have completely sold out its first shipment in Japan. That’s not a gamble, Nintendo. That’s a sure bet. Bring us this thing.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:17 GMT
More in-game footage of The Last Story surfaces

Because the Japanese want to see you on your knees, begging Nintendo for benevolence while worshipful tears fall from your cheeks like dying rose petals, they keep uploading videos of Japan-exclusive RPG, The Last Story.
This one apparently shows off the opening moments of he fifth chapter, and if our Japanese were better, could well contain spoilers.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 21:12 GMT
The Last Story Japanese TV spot

If it’s true that the dying gasps of a console produce the best games of its lifespan, then I can only assume the Wii is on its death bed. Just check out this gorgeous new trailer for Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest RPG, The Last Story.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 10:19 GMT
Sakaguchi: The Last Story won’t use “shake controls”

The Last Story director Hironobu Sakaguchi has said the game will not use “shake controls,” adding that it’s not “possible” for the game to appear on any other platform.
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 22:08 GMT
The Last Story online multiplayer detailed

Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest saga takes the Final Fantasy creator into the murky world of online multiplayer. Details of this rather daunting prospect have emerged at last, outlining the game’s two online modes.
Fri, Aug 06, 2010 | 18:00 BST
The Last Story: Official website updated with details and screens

Nintendo has updated official site for Mistwalker’s The Last Story with some gorgeous in-game screens and some character renders.
We’ve pulled and posted ‘em for you below.



Game & Wario screens showing off some mini-game action