I've been searching the net today trying to look up the North American release date for this game, but I'm finding it a bit irritated as I've been seeing a lot inconsistencies with it. Here are some links to various dates.
Search Results for "Final Fantasy IX"
final fantasy ix reviews and news at GameSpot
Final Fantasy IX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Final Fantasy IX - The Final Fantasy Wiki has more Final Fantasy information than Cid could research
http://www.thefinalfantasy.com/games/ff9/

Mostly I see Nov.13 and and the 14. Did anyone here get this game on release date?