After four years of staying on top, it's the first time for the Wii to experience a sales decline. Satoru Iwata owns up to the issue, but remains optimistic about Nintendo bouncing back into the game. Much of that is apparent as early as now - Nintendo is steadily adding more games into WiiWare and Virtual Console, grabbing more big Wiixclusives, unleashing the Black Wii, and even introduces a new king-sized DSi.

by Glenn M.

More for Virtual Console. If Konami is going MSX for the next few months, Square Enix is gonna make you go gaga over SaGa, starting with Romancing SaGa. Other non-Square games are on their way as well, so check 'em out right here.

Now this sure is different from the ones we usually see. Square Enix came up with this TV ad for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers an thought it would be cool if it had Bon Jovi's "We Weren't Born to Follow" in the background. Oddly enough, even with lyrics intersecting with the Japanese voices, it's actually pretty cool.

For quite some time now, Square Enix has been releasing Final Fantasy after Final Fantasy into Virtual Console as if they were counting down to the first one. That countdown has ended now that the famed RPG publisher has released the very first Final Fantasy, giving gamers of this generation the chance to add FF-101 to their gaming creds.

Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and yes, even Kingdom Hearts. Square Enix stands on the pillars of its great franchises, those three among them. If you love those three, then this might come as good news to you - Yoichi Wada wants to add two to three more franchises to that list.

It's been a while since we've heard of any industry-related job cuts, and for some time back there, it looked like everything was getting back on the right track. Then we get this. Square Enix Japan is being rumored to be getting ready to bring down the axe on some 200 to 300 jobs in their company.

When you're the big boss of a major third party publisher that's responsible for some of the biggest and best-looking franchises in gaming, people listen to what you have to say about gaming technology. Speaking with the Financial Times, Square Enix big man Yoichi Wada shared a few words on the motion control technology surrounding the 7th gen consoles. His take? Wada-sama seems unimpressed.

While everyone's been busy assuming and forecasting when the next next-gen cycle will happen, and who will instigate it, with most of them placing their bets on either Sony or Microsoft, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada is putting his on Nintendo's corner.

Sonic fans are a dedicated lot. No matter the depths recent Sonic games have sunk to, they're still there, waiting for the spiky speedster to race back into glory. There are also the very few who take their dedication to new heights -- fans like Rich Kuta, who is actually making a feature-length animated Sonic film.

Final Fantasy fans will have one more reason to look forward to the holidays, if they have a Wii, that is. Square Enix has made the announcement: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers will be on shelves in the United States on December 26th, 2009. Details after the jump.