Following hot on the heels of our recent report about the rumors indicating the possible existence of a
Final Fantasy XII spinoff for the DS and a Final Mix version of
Kingdom Hearts II, Japan's Jump magazine has confirmed the existence of both titles.
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings for the Nintendo DS follows lead character Vaan through an adventure involving air pirates; in addition, he must protect Penelo, who is also an important character in
FFXII. According to IGN, both characters look younger than they appear in the PS2 original, leading us to believe that the game will be a prequel.
Though the existence of
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix is not as exciting or shocking as
Revenant Wings, the additions to the game might come as a surprise to some. The director's cut version of the game (that will likely only be released in Japan) seems to feature the English vocal track, as well as a new 3D card battle game somewhat similar to the one featured in
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
We'll report new information on each game as soon as it breaks.
UPDATE:Here's a magazine scan for Revenant Wings. While other sites have been reporting that the
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