Longtime purveyor of the Final Fantasy series and, more recently, Chaos Rings on smartphones Japanese publisher Square Enix has laid bare its intentions to open up an Android app store.
The marketplace, which is so far bound only for Japan, will go live on December 1 via carrier KDDI.
Users on other major networks such as DoCoMo or Softbank will also gain access at a later, but as of yet unannounced, date.
Big in Japan
The first games set to be included on the store include Dragon Quest Monsters Most Wanted!, Chaos Ring, the iOS remake of Final Fantasy and Crystal Defenders.
The upcoming smartphone versions of Chrono Trigger and Itadaki Street are also being lined up for release in the future, though no dates have yet been given.
The marketplace's unveiling comes as Square Enix looks for a major boost to its mobile presence, having recently established the smartphone-focused studio Hippo Labs in Japan.
[source: Andriasang]
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