World of Mana is just a squeenix sell out.

There were MANY years between SD3 and SD4/World of Mana series.

It's all about money, they tried to market the world of mana to mana fans. SD4 is based in the "world of mana", all the added lore bogged down a game with a simple and perfect world. (SD4 is about the coming of the first mana goddess, which is suppose to be GIRL's mother from FFA).

If they were smart, they'd put SD3 on the Wii, save what fans they have left. And make the non-fans become fans.

I'm a mana fangirl through and through. I've actually played through FFA and SoM more than I have FFVI. While the world of mana series hurt most mana fans, I accept the reason they were created. Money.

When the reason people are making games ISN'T because you want the world to participate in something you've put your heart into creating, games (no matter how great a rep) will sour.