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Kingdom Hearts Mobile
was an online community-based social gaming networking service developed by Square Enix for the NTT DoCoMo in partnership with Disney Mobile Japan. It was launched on December 15, 2008 in Japan in conjunction with the video game ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' for mobile phones. ''Mobile'' is not part of the main ''Kingdom Hearts'' storyline. It consists of various mini-games as well as downloadable ''Kingdom Hearts'' related content such as ringtones and wallpapers. The service ended on April 30, 2013. Gameplay ''Kingdom Hearts Mobile'' is a 2D online world known as the Avatar Kingdom where players can explore and roam around freely as their avatars. Avatars Players roam the Avatar Kingdom by controlling their own customized avatar which can be personalized through various means and items. These include outfits, weapons, and items which are purchasable in the game's online store using munny, which is the game's virtual currency. Avatars are used to play mini-games, meet up and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game franchises, among numerous others. Outside of video game publishing and development, it is also in the business of merchandise, Arcade game, arcade facilities, and manga publication under its Gangan Comics brand. The original Square Enix Co., Ltd. was formed in April 2003 from a mergers and acquisitions, merger between Square (video game company), Square and Enix, with the latter as the surviving company. Each share of Square's common stock was stock swap, exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix's common stock. At the time, 80% of Square Enix staff were made up of former Square employees. As part of the merger, former Square president Yoichi Wada was appointed the president of the new corporation, while former Enix president Keiji Honda was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe Of Kingdom Hearts
The ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series, developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney, is set in a universe consisting of numerous self-contained worlds based on intellectual properties from both companies. Most worlds are based on different Disney films, although several original worlds appear throughout the series. The series centers on the character Sora, a boy who searches for his lost friends and encounters Disney and Square Enix characters as he travels between worlds. In the first game, ''Kingdom Hearts'', Sora fights against the villains of the series known as the Heartless and seals each world he visits to prevent their return. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Sora helps the residents of these worlds again while searching for his friend Riku. The ''Kingdom Hearts'' games have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, and the design of the worlds has been praised for its faithfulness to the source material. Concept and design Nomura intended heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Games
A mobile game, or smartphone game, is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone. The term also refers to all games that are played on any portable device, including from mobile phone (feature phone or smartphone), tablet, PDA to handheld game console, portable media player or graphing calculator, with and without network availability. The earliest known game on a mobile phone was a Tetris variant on the Hagenuk MT-2000 device from 1994. In 1997, Nokia launched ''Snake''. Snake, which was pre-installed in most mobile devices manufactured by Nokia, has since become one of the most played games and is found on more than 350 million devices worldwide. A variant of the ''Snake'' game for the Nokia 6110, using the infrared port, was also the first two-player game for mobile phones. Today, mobile games are usually downloaded from an app store but in some cases are also preloaded in the handheld devices by the OEM or by the mobile operator when purchased, via infrared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Video Games
2008 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties (IPs) include ''Army of Two'', ''Dead Space'', ''iRacing'', ''Left 4 Dead'', ''LittleBigPlanet'', ''Mirror's Edge'', '' Race Driver: Grid'', and ''Spore''. Events Business Open to the public Hardware and software sales Worldwide The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least units worldwide in 2008. Canada * Based on figures from the NPD Group: Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008) Japan * Based on figures from Enterbrain: Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008) Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008) * Based on figures from '' Dengeki'': Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008) United States * Based on figures from the NPD Group: Video game console sales in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaku
''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier. History ''Kotaku'' was first launched in October 2004 with Matthew Gallant as its lead writer, with an intended target audience of young men. About a month later, Brian Crecente was brought in to try to save the failing site. Since then, the site has launched several country-specific sites for Australia, Japan, Brazil and the UK. Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by GamePro in 2009 and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006. The site has made CNET's "Blog 100" list and was ranked 50th on ''PC Magazine''s "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list. Its name comes from the Japanese ''otaku'' (obsessive fan) and the prefix "ko-" (small in size). Stephen Totilo replaced Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
''Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade'', known in Japan as was a ''Final Fantasy'' video game developed and published by Square Enix for Mobage compatible mobile phones. The game was similar to other traditional ''Final Fantasy'' games with an overworld and dungeons, but was socially oriented. There were over 2.5 million players just in Japan, though reviews have commented on the game's lack of polish and sound. The North American version officially ended its service on December 1, 2014. Service for the Japanese version ended per customary closure protocol on March 31, 2020. Gameplay The game is a role-playing game in the vein of the traditional ''Final Fantasy'' installments, but with a focus on social interactions. The player will be able to play with friends through multiplayer. Jobs, airships, equipment, and summon monsters typical of the ''Final Fantasy'' series will be featured. Basic job classes are fighter, monk, thief, white mage, black mage, and red mage, which can all d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
''Theatrhythm Final Fantasy'' is a Rhythm game, rhythm video game, developed by indieszero and published by Square Enix for Nintendo 3DS and iOS. Based on the ''Final Fantasy'' video game franchise, the game involves using the touch screen in time to various pieces of music from the series. The game was released in Japan in February 2012, and in North America, Australia and Europe in July 2012. An iOS version was released in December 2012. A sequel, ''Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call'', was released in 2014. A third game based on the ''Dragon Quest'' series, ''Theatrhythm Dragon Quest'', was released in 2015. An arcade game, ''Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: All-Star Carnival'', was released in 2016. A second sequel, ''Theatrhythm Final Bar Line'', was announced on September 13, 2022 for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, to be released on February 16, 2023. Gameplay ''Theatrhythm Final Fantasy'' is a rhythm game, rhythm video game. Players take control of four ''Final Fantas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wired (magazine)
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has been in publication since March/April 1993. Several spin-offs have been launched, including '' Wired UK'', ''Wired Italia'', ''Wired Japan'', and ''Wired Germany''. From its beginning, the strongest influence on the magazine's editorial outlook came from founding editor and publisher Louis Rossetto. With founding creative director John Plunkett, Rossetto in 1991 assembled a 12-page prototype, nearly all of whose ideas were realized in the magazine's first several issues. In its earliest colophons, ''Wired'' credited Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan as its "patron saint". ''Wired'' went on to chronicle the evolution of digital technology and its impact on society. ''Wired'' quickly became recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around the world. A Calendar of saints, feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in List of holidays by country, many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as Christian culture, culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season, holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. The game was released on UMD in Japan on January 9, 2010, in North America on September 7, 2010, and in the PAL regions on September 10, 2010. An international version of the game titled ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix'' was released in Japan in January 2011 featuring the changes made in the non-Japanese versions. A direct sequel, ''Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage'', was released in January 2017 as a part of a bundle of games called ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue''. The game utilizes an overhauled battle system different from previous games in the series with new elements. It is a prequel to the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', taking place ten years before. The game centers on the journeys of Terra, Aqua an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
, commonly referred to as , is a character (arts), fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise ''Kingdom Hearts''. Having first made cameos in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and other related titles, Ventus was introduced in the 2010 prequel ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as one of the game's three playable protagonists. In its story, Ventus is introduced as the youngest apprentice of Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Master Eraqus, Master Eraqus who trains him alongside his best friends, Terra (Kingdom Hearts), Terra and Aqua (Kingdom Hearts), Aqua, to become experienced warriors with the Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Keyblade, Keyblade. When Terra goes on a mission to find Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Xehanort, Master Xehanort, Ventus follows him, having also become concerned about his fate. As Ventus journeys through various worlds and battles dark creatures called the Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Unversed, Unversed, he learns about his own origins as well as his relation to X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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