The Nintendrone

Lightning and Odin.

Thanks to the Final Fantasy XIII premiere party, we finally have some new information to chew on concerning the game.

- Sazh’s summon’s “Gestalt” Form is a race car of some sort.

- There is a new build demo, which will presumably be used for TGS. It contains an updated version of the battle system and a taste of summons.

- There is a new trailer. (Hit the link (picture) and look to their liveblog of the event for a description.)

- There IS a new bundle in the works, that will include FFXIII and the Slimline PS3.

- Coinciding with the release of FFXIII, there will be a promotional drink released. (Elixir) Akin to that of the Final Fantasy XII Potion.

-Japanese pre-order imports have begun. (see: Play-Asia Final Fantasy XIII (Jp) Pre-Order)

-The release date of 12.17.09 has been confirmed for Japan. Release in Spring 2010 in NA and EU still on track.

-The main theme song (composed by famed Hamauzu <3) will have vocals done by Sayuri Sugawara. It will be called “Kimi ga iru Kara” (translated to “Because You Are Here”) (UPDATE: Can now be viewed here.)

- “Serah”, a previously revealed yet still unseen character (presumed), is revealed to be Lightning’s sister, and Snow’s significant other.

-Sazh’s son, another previously revealed, yet unseen character, will play a major role in “saving Cocoon”.