An interesting mix of old and new this week:

DS
Final Fantasy IV
Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns
New International Track & Field
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society

Wii
Kidz Sports: Crazy Golf
Order Up!
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Anything charming your money out of the bank this week?

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: The Sealed Grimoire is released today. The game seems to be totally overhauled from it’s Game Boy Advance predecessor, featuring various different features. Most notably is the top screen which always gives you a time line of which characters will be going next, and the many new classes to master. Although the one thing I did notice was that the character sprites seem to have gotten smaller and have less detail then the previous iteration of the game. Anyone picking this one up today or anytime soon?

SPOILERS, DO NOT WATCH THE VIDEO IF YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED FINAL FANTASY IV. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Final Fantasy IV for the DS will be out on the 22 of July 2008. Enjoy this special little fan made tribute to the Four Fiends, and the Dark Lord Golbez. Also it’s in Japanese with subtitles… just thought I should say that.

LOS ANGELES, April 10 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(TM) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that it will launch a completely re-envisioned FINAL FANTASY(R) IV for Nintendo DS(TM) on July 22, 2008. A new generation of gamers will now have the opportunity to experience a legend reborn.

The team that brought FINAL FANTASY III to Nintendo DS comes together once again to breathe new life into a classic that broke convention and introduced a wide array of innovations to the RPG genre. With its groundbreaking Active Time Battle (ATB) system and an engrossing, character-driven plot, FINAL FANTASY IV was a stunning step forward for role-playing games when it was originally released for the Super NES(R) in 1991. (more…)