Nintendo have released the current US date for Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

A Nintendo representative, Greg Hamilton (no relation ;) ) replied to an email from an annonymous GameCube RPG fan concerning the release of the new Final Fantasy game.

The email sent was as follows:

Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

It looks like the game page for Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles has been removed from our web site for some reason (it's possible that the page is being updated with new information). I will forward your report to our web group so that we can look into this matter further.

Please note that this game has not been cancelled. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is currently estimated for release on November 3, 2003.

So, make a note in your diaries, import fans - 03/11/03 for Final Fantasy! With this in mind, we can probably expect a European release around March '04...