New interview from Famitsu Connect-On Magazine Aug.2011

[Swev]

The NA branch has literally nothing to do with XIV. All we'd get for responses is "We'll ask the dev team" at the best.

Well they have to have someone out here. Im always having to order games from the US that is from Square Enix. =/

check out the history of square. http://www.square-enix.com/eng/company/history.html

[Corrderio]

SE of North America is just here for translations/distributing for the NA reason unless there's something else I'm missing. Since I never heard of the NA branch of a JP company making their own game, except with Mystic Quest.

[Elexia]

SE of North America is just here for translations/distributing for the NA reason unless there's something else I'm missing. Since I never heard of the NA branch of a JP company making their own game, except with Mystic Quest.

NIS America handles a few of their own games. (Very few.)

[Cutriss]

SE of North America is just here for translations/distributing for the NA reason unless there's something else I'm missing. Since I never heard of the NA branch of a JP company making their own game, except with Mystic Quest.

That was made in Japan, but just geared for the US, with the idea that Westerners weren't good enough for hardcore console RPGs. Which is ironic since Wizardry came from here and the Japanese luuuuuurv Wizardry.

I think you're thinking of Secret of Evermore.

There are other exceptions but for the most part you're right. I used to know a number of people in Konami's US operations, and they were generally treated like the redheaded stepchildren.

[Duelle]

That was made in Japan, but just geared for the US, with the idea that Westerners weren't good enough for hardcore console RPGs. Which is ironic since Wizardry came from here and the Japanese luuuuuurv Wizardry.

I think you're thinking of Secret of Evermore.

Agree here. Evermore was Squaresoft US' baby. It is also seen as one of the most underrated games of all time, but there you have it.

[Corrderio]

That was made in Japan, but just geared for the US, with the idea that Westerners weren't good enough for hardcore console RPGs. Which is ironic since Wizardry came from here and the Japanese luuuuuurv Wizardry.

I think you're thinking of Secret of Evermore.

There are other exceptions but for the most part you're right. I used to know a number of people in Konami's US operations, and they were generally treated like the redheaded stepchildren.

Yeah you're right, my bad.

[Reinheart]

Well they have to have someone out here. Im always having to order games from the US that is from Square Enix. =/

check out the history of square. http://www.square-enix.com/eng/company/history.html

FFXIV Dev Team are all JP division guys, so only time you will see interviews from the US is if the US gaming site/magazine company goes to Japan to interview them (during convention shows/etc) OR when the JP guys comes down here like they did in XI for fan fest and E3 and whatever game conventions hosted in the US. Same with other countries.

I think for translations/etc for in game data there may be US division involvement but they will only have as much info as they were given from the HQ in Japan, so pretty much limited and they may not be authorized to release the info although they may have due to marketing purposes for the game. Probably if you check the staff roll in the game they have list of US division companies that helps with parts of the game.

I would like a FFXIV Fan Fest but pretty sure that is going to be pretty much dead right now, so probably like a year or 6 month after the PS3 release. Next big game convention is probably TGS 2011 in Japan around October. Other than that is if FFXIV dev team has to visit US SE offices like he did last time.