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	Hironobu Sakaguchi joins Microsoft Game Studios to develop Xbox 2 RPGs - Gaming Age
		Microsoft today announced that Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft Game Studios to develop role-playing game (RPG) video games exclusively for the next- generation Xbox video game platform.
		Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the "Final Fantasy" franchise, which has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, and was executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co. Ltd.
		In 2000, Sakaguchi was inducted into the coveted Academy of Interactive Arts & Science (AIAS) Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work on the "Final Fantasy" series.
	www.gaming-age.com /news/2005/2/24-56 (399 words)

	Hironobu Sakaguchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hironobu Sakaguchi (坂口博信, born 1962) was the Director of Planning and Development for Square Co., Ltd..
		Sakaguchi has had a long career in gaming with over 60 million units of video games sold worldwide.
		Sakaguchi took the leap from games to film when he took the directorial role in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, an animated motion picture based on his world-famous Final Fantasy series.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi (292 words)

	Hironobu Sakaguchi Transcript (Aug '01) - Interview - Stumped? - Stumped At the Video Store is a Magazine About Movies, ...
		HIRONOBU SAKAGUCHI: We definitely had problems with the hair—it was one of our most difficult aspects of animation—but, in addition to that, there were problems with the challenge of animating clothing and simulating the right texture as far as the type of clothing the characters wear.
		HIRONOBU SAKAGUCHI: One of the advantages to developing our own software was that once we have it, it could be used everywhere else in the movie, we had this hair generated by Kabe Cordan whose one of our programmers, that could be applied to different scenes throughout the film.
		HIRONOBU SAKAGUCHI: Well, with the form of their bodies, the weight is off center, I wanted their walk and movements to reflect that and, of course, you find out in the movie that they're ghosts and so I wanted to see more creepyness in their motion.
	centerstage.net /stumped/Interviews/sakaguchi.html (2117 words)

	Hironobu Sakaguchi - Final Fantasy Wiki
		Hironobu Sakaguchi started his career at Square Co., Ltd. in 1986 as director of planning and development.
		In 2000, Sakaguchi was inducted into the coveted Academy of Interactive Arts and Science (AIAS) Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work on the Final Fantasy series.
		Apart from Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, Sakaguchi is also producing ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat for Nintendo DS, and has at least 3 more games planned for DS and Nintendo's Wii.
	finalfantasy.wikia.com /wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi (390 words)

	Specials - Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi
		Sakaguchi, from the beginning, you held the position of director and producer — from the Famicom's FFI to FFIII, and the big leap that was the Super Famicom's FFIV.
		Hironobu Sakaguchi: In the beginning, I was the main planner, but when the production team increased, a director was needed, so I took that role as well.
		Sakaguchi: I would like to combine games with their technique in film production, and many of the staff who have been with me are very talented; so I believe that we can improve aspects of visuals and presentation by cooperating with Hollywood Staff.
	members.tripod.com /PlayStationJapan/Sakaguchi.html (1215 words)

	CANOE -- WHAM! gaming
		Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft Game Studios to develop two new Role-Playing Games exclusively for the next-generation Xbox video game platform.
		Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the "Final Fantasy" franchise, which has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, and was executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co., Ltd. until February 2001.
		Sakaguchi will lead the creation of two upcoming Xbox-exclusive RPG titles to be published by Microsoft Game Studios.
	wham.canoe.ca /xbox/news/2005/02/24/941250.html (441 words)

	The MagicBox Forums - Hironobu Sakaguchi \| joins Microsoft
		Hironobu Sakaguchi has revealed a few details about the two RPGs that his development studio Mistwalker has signed on to produce for Xbox 2.
		Sakaguchi comments in the interview that the developments on the two RPGs are going very smoothly, although its pre-production stages have taken some time.
		Sakaguchi revealed that the two RPGs for the Xbox next are the only games that he is currently making for next-generation consoles, which hints that he doesn’t have anything going for the PlayStation 3 right now.
	www.the-magicbox.com /forums/showthread.php?p=175670 (1320 words)

	TNL Forum - Hironobu Sakaguchi (Mistwalker) to develop on Microsoft's next console.
		Sakaguchi, who produced and directed the early Final Fantasy games and went on to work on the Final Fantasy movie (his theoretical downfall), has started a new development studio, Mistwalker, and has begun plans on two role-playing games specifically created for Xbox 360/2/Next.
		Finding common ground with Microsoft, Sakaguchi will lead bring his two upcoming Xbox-exclusive RPGs, to be published by Microsoft Game Studios, to the new system, believed to be announced at this year's E3, and potentially slated for a fall launch.
		Sakaguchi is a pivotal character in the rise of Square in general, not to mention being a formidable influence on Square's most popular RPG series, Final Fantasy.
	www.the-nextlevel.com /board/showthread.php?t=35037 (563 words)

	GameCritics.com Forums - Hironobu Sakaguchi Making a Comeback
		Hironobu Sakaguchi, the father of Final Fantasy, mentioned that he plans to establish a new development studio Mist Walker, and develop RPGs for the next generation consoles.
		Sakaguchi also mentioned that he wants to co-operate with Yoshitaka Amano, the character designer of the early Final Fantasy titles.
		Sakaguchi's involvement in a new game won't mean much unless it has the name Final Fantasy on the cover.
	www.gamecritics.com /forums/printthread.php?t=8131 (709 words)

	GameSpot: Developer Spotlight 1: Hironobu Sakaguchi
		Sakaguchi noted the success of Enix as he was making his next and final game for Square, the fitting “Final Fantasy”.
		Sakaguchi was chief of development for the first six entries in the series but from then on, he had taken on more of a role of producer.
		Sakaguchi decided to take Final Fantasy back to its roots and used IX as a tribute to the more medieval style of Final Fantasy games from the 80s and 90s.
	www.gamespot.com /pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=24721008&union_id=949&print=1 (1115 words)

	Hironobu Sakaguchi Talks About - Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sakaguchi: FF8 became even more realistic as it was favorable in 3D motion and there was also Naora the art director's direction too...But this time, with Vivi the fl mage, he couldn't hold a sword because it would get caught in his hat so, we thought "Why not?"...
		Sakaguchi: They might move in an anime-like way, and so there might be restrictions in movement, but there is a certain humor in that movement.
		Sakaguchi: But, as there are more people and there will surely be more action, we are trying to speed up the battle, even though the effect of fighting will be somewhat restrained.
	maxpages.com /finalfantasyix/Sakaguchi_Talks_About_FFIX - !http://maxpages.com/finalfantasyix/Sakaguchi_Talks_About_FFIX (2564 words)

	Siliconera » Hironobu Sakaguchi voted the most important figure in the Japanese console industry
		Hironobu Sakaguchi voted the most important figure in the Japanese console industry
		Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy, got the first pick with 473 votes.
		Hironobu Sakaguchi’s position is interesting since his studio Mistwalker has yet to put out a game in 2005.
	www.siliconera.com /2005/12/26/hironobu-sakaguchi-voted-the-most-important-figure-in-the-japanese-console-industry (427 words)

	DFS Network Forums - Hironobu Sakaguchi to make a DS game. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		February 2, 2005 - According to the Japanese publication Famitsu, the founder of the Final Fantasy series Hironobu Sakaguchi has revealed that his new studio is currently in the works with a simulation RPG for the Nintendo DS handheld.
		Sakaguchi left Square-Enix to create a new game development studio, Mistwalker, a company currently working on software for next-generation platformers.
		Sakaguchi will enter the roles of the producer of the Nintendo DS game, and its development will be divided between teams that will handle the game design and storyline.
	www.bunkerforums.com /showthread.php?t=6735 (270 words)

	Interview with Final Fantasy Producer, Hironobu Sakaguchi
		Sakaguchi: I'm not too sure if the idea behind these two projects is to keep Final Fantasy fresh, but it certainly is to keep presenting them and their creators with new challenges, and constantly push the envelope with every Final Fantasy title.
		Sakaguchi: Yes, they do have a place, but that is not to say that their place will be in place of live actors.
		Sakaguchi: While the agreement between Square and Sony was that as far as the online game goes, the platform will remain open, but the plan from before this happened was for us to release this for the PS2, Sony Playstation 2, and we're probably going to move forward with that at this point.
	www.rpgamer.com /news/Q4-2001/101401a.html (1270 words)

	Kikizo Games: Features: The Mistwalker Interview: Hironobu Sakaguchi
		Similarly, while the impressive February announcement that Hironobu Sakaguchi had signed to the platform was one of Microsoft's earliest 360 announcements, there's really no doubt that the best is yet to come on the Mistwalker front.
		Sakaguchi: As for Blue Dragon, that's an estimate of the visuals, but with Lost Odyssey, what you have seen is about fifty per cent real time.
		Sakaguchi: Currently we are in the process of experimenting with this, but what I can tell you is that, while the characters are more cartooney, the environment is more realistic, with global lighting and so on.
	games.kikizo.com /features/mistwalter_sakaguchi_iv_aug05_p1.asp (1084 words)

	Xbox Interview: Hironobu Sakaguchi - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
		If we decided to crown game designers as champions of their respective genres, Hironobu Sakaguchi would undoubtedly be glued to the RPG throne.
		Sakaguchi: I believe that despite the install base in Japan prior to Blue Dragon being released - which wasn't great - I believe that Blue Dragon has become the key console sale-driver for Xbox 360.
		Sakaguchi: I feel that the turn-based and real-time genres can co-exist, in fact one of the games that I'm currently working on is an action RPG called, Cry On.
	www.computerandvideogames.com /article.php?id=160652 (1138 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Xbox 360 aspires to break Japan
		Hironobu Sakaguchi is a name unknown to many outside his native Japan.
		Microsoft has turned to Mr Sakaguchi to help make the sorts of games that will ensure the 360 meets a better fate.
		Mr Sakaguchi has been described as the "father of Final Fantasy", which he created at Japanese games firm Square before it merged with Enix.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/4568917.stm (621 words)

	Gamerz-Edge - Ex-Square Employee Hironobu Sakaguchi to Develop for Xbox 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Citing a shared vision with Microsoft for the next generation of video games, Sakaguchi will lead the creation of two upcoming Xbox-exclusive RPG titles to be published by Microsoft Game Studios.
		In 2000, Sakaguchi was inducted into the coveted Academy of Interactive Arts and Science (AIAS) Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work on the “Final Fantasy” series.
		Xbox is coming off a blockbuster year as the only video game console to show year-to-year growth in 2004, while competitors declined*.
	www.gamerz-edge.com /news/articles/022505Microsoft.html (577 words)

	Building a better human (Metro Times Detroit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The film’s Japanese co-directors, Hironobu Sakaguchi and Motonori Sakakibara, acknowledge they haven’t reached that summit yet.
		But Sakaguchi, the 38-year-old creative mastermind of this project, is accustomed to diving headfirst into the untested waters of new technology.
		Jones explains that Sakaguchi wanted to develop not just a new animation style, but a different kind of world for movie audiences to immerse themselves in.
	www.metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=2025 (877 words)

	Got Next - Hironobu Sakaguchi Forms Independant Studio.
		Famitsu Weekly reports this week that famous producer Hironobu Sakaguchi has founded his own development company called Mist Walker.
		Sakaguchi compares his studio to a Hollywood production company consisting of a small group of elite creators.
		It appears Hironobu Sakaguchi has said that they are preparing for 2 new RPGs.
	www.got-next.com /board/showthread.php?t=575 (642 words)

	MistWalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi Prepares For The Xbox 360 - The Final Fantasy Forums
		Sakaguchi's new company, Mistwalker Inc., is at work on two new role-playing games -- Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey -- for the new X-Box 360.
		Sakaguchi's previous work, chances are that you will like Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey as well.
		Sakaguchi spoke about both games at E3 in Los Angeles recently, showing video footage and concept art.
	www.thefinalfantasy.com /forums/showthread.php?p=726692 (845 words)

	Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Creator of the Final Fantasy series, now works on the Xbox 2. - XtremeSystems Forums
		Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Creator of the Final Fantasy series, now works on the Xbox 2.
		I mean, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the name I've seen at the begining of every final fantasy game I ever played...
		but the final fantasy series must be property of Square, even though Hironobu is the one that created the series and such...
	www.xtremesystems.org /forums/showthread.php?t=54483 (344 words)

	GameSpy.com - Article: GameSpy's 30 Most Influential People in Gaming
		In 1987 Hironobu Sakaguchi released the first Final Fantasy game for the NES to roaring success.
		Sakaguchi's insatiable desire to create an immersive game with likeable characters, evil monsters and pleasing visuals took Japan, and later, the rest of the world by storm.
		More recently, Sakaguchi directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the technically superior and underrated motion picture - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - which took CG to a completely new level and reaffirmed his role as a fantasy visionary.
	archive.gamespy.com /articles/march02/top30/1813/index2.shtm (553 words)

	Final Fantasy Odyssey \| Feature Editorial >> Squaresoft Legends (Part II) - Hironobu Sakaguchi
		Using the remainder of Square’s finances, Sakaguchi put in all of the company’s efforts in the title known as Final Fantasy.
		Sakaguchi served as the main producer for the franchise and become President of Square in the 1990’s.
		Shortly afterwards, Sakaguchi resigned from the company and founded another game company by the name of Mistwalker, with the financial help of Microsoft.
	www.ffodyssey.com /editorials/20060513_squaresoftlegends/02.shtml (342 words)

	RPGFan News - Hironobu Sakaguchi Founds New Company
		Final Fantasy mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi has re-surfaced by announcing the foundation of a new company named Mist Walker.
		Only once did Square Enix president Youichi Wada comment on Sakaguchi's status, saying he had an exclusive contract with the company, and while not taking part in actual game development, he continued to act as an executive producer.
		Since then, Sakaguchi has appeared in public only twice, once during the initial presentation of Final Fantasy XII in Japan last November and again during Square Enix's pre-E3 event in Los Angeles this May. What the creation of Mist Walker means for Sakaguchi's relationship with Square Enix remains to be seen.
	www.rpgfan.com /news/2004/1654.html (249 words)

	Xbox Forums - Xbox 360 to get RPGs from Hironobu Sakaguchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sakaguchi was interviewed by the Japan Microsoft Xbox site, and now it's posted on Gamespot, in it he gives a vague description of the games and, I think, an answer to your question, Flick:
		Sakaguchi: My position is basically that of a producer...and also as a scenario writer that looks after the game's [gameplay] systems.
		It will feature stylish graphics, and it will let you enjoy a sensation like walking through a spectacular movie, which is what I've always been aiming for.
	www.talkxbox.com /forum/showthread.php?t=6329 (1296 words)

	Video Game Legend Hironobu Sakaguchi Joins Microsoft Game Studios as a Developer for Next-Generation Xbox Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 24, 2005 - Microsoft Corp. today announced that Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game legend and president of Mistwalker game studio, has joined with Microsoft® Game Studios to develop role-playing game (RPG) video games exclusively for the next-generation Xbox® video game platform.
		Sakaguchi is best known as the creator of the "Final Fantasy" franchise, which has sold more than 60 million units worldwide, and was executive vice president in charge of game development at Square Enix Co. Ltd.
		Xbox is coming off a blockbuster year as the only video game console in the United States to show year-to-year growth in 2004, while competitors declined*.
	www.microsoft.com /indonesia/news/02-24SakaguchiPR.asp (691 words)

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