If you were one of the few thinking that Final Fantasy XIII was going to hit this year, well then… sorry to break the news, but according to IGN, Square-Enix president Yoichi Wada has placed the game’s release date in Japan to sometime after March 2008.

That means.. a North American localization should be out by the end of Summer. And if Square pulls a Metroid Prime Pinball on this one, Europe won’t get it till 2009. Nah, just kidding, Nintendo.

No FFXIII This Year [IGN]

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