Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (ファイナルファンタジークリスタルクロニクル クリスタルベアラー) is an upcoming action-adventure game for the Wii. First announced to the public at E3 in May 2006, the story revolves around an established hero character named Layle. The game was set to be released on November 26, 2009 in Japan, but the official site was updated on September 15, 2009 and the release date got changed to November 12, 2009 and December 26, 2009 in North America.

The timezone in this game is far into the future of the franchise, taking place in the same world as Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, populated by four races. However, due to a war with the Lilty race, the Yuke race has supposedly died out, though that clearly isn't the full story. The setting has been recently described as a time when "swords have changed to guns" and magic is no longer known, due to it being outlawed by the Liltian Kingdom. In March 2008, an official advertising article about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates noted that the Nintendo DS installment "sets the stage" for The Crystal Bearers.