Final Fantasy III

Yesterday Square Enix has announced that the release date for the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III is set for Spring 2007. It will be, like in the United States, the first time Final Fantasy III will be available in Europe.

According to a report on the entertainment page of Japan's Mainichi Interactive news site, Square Enix's Final Fantasy III topped the 500,000 mark in its first week of sales. Square Enix's expectation was to sale 350,000 copies in the first week on the release. Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS was released on August 24th.

Square Enix has officially commented on the rumored release date adjustment for the North-American version of Final Fantasy III.
The title has indeed been adjusted from Nov 1st to Nov 14th. The ajustment is done because Final Fantasy V is slated to ship for the GBA on Nov 6th, and Square Enix didn’t want the two games competing for shelve space.

During a recent shareholder meeting, Square Enix announced concern over the supplies of DS and DS Lite. Their reason for being concerned? They do not want supplies of the DS or DS Lite to run out when they are coming close to the launch of Final Fantasy III.

They believe that if there are significant system shortages, it will slow down the sales of FF III, a title they are very excited to launch, and believe will have strong sales on the portable. Nintendo has reassured Square Enix that they are shipping as many units as possible, working to meet the 2 million units supplied each month during the summer period.