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[Shin]

Square Enix recently filed a few Mana series-related trademarks in Europe with “Secret of Mana,” “Final Fantasy Adventure,” and “Mystic Quest.”
The first game of the Mana series was titled Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan where it released in June 1991 for Game Boy.
It released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure in November 1991 and later in 1993 as Mystic Quest in Europe. It also released as part of the Seiken Densetsu Collection for Switch in Japan in June 2017.

While Square Enix filed a few Mana series-related trademarks in Europe, the company also registered one for an unknown title with “Slash Field” in the United States.
This isn’t the first time the name “Slash Field” makes an appearance, as it was actually trademarked in Japan last November.

Credit: Siliconera [Slash Field], Secret of Mana, FFA, Mystic Quest

 

[ThatStupidLion]

so does this mean they are coming to switch or more mobile releases?

 

[Mr Hyde]

Localization of Seiken Densetsu Collection to Switch would be nice. I don´t get why SE is being so stingy about it for western markets.

 

[Pejo]

Localization of Seiken Densetsu Collection to Switch would be nice. I don´t get why SE is being so stingy about it for western markets.

I know better than to get excited about this news, but yea a localization would be the best thing I could hope for.

 

[93xfan]

I’d love all of those games, but what I need is

Illusion of Gaia (aka Illusion of Time)

 

[PSFan]

This is confusing. I thought Mystic Quest would be the game that was on SNES. And Secret of Mana was just re-released not too long ago, why would they need to trademark it again already?

 

[deriks]

SNES and GameBoy games on the Switch

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Localization of Seiken Densetsu Collection to Switch would be nice. I don´t get why SE is being so stingy about it for western markets.

This is what I came here to say.

Please let this pave the road for an English localization of this:

 

[Shin]

DunDunDunpachi man that cover looks beautiful and for some reason I'm feeling like Primrose from Octopath would be a great cameo/addition to the setting.
Love these classic colorful games, brightens up my day

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

This also comes on the heels of both SEGA and Square-Enix reporting poor financial quarters due to the sharp decline in mobile income. Perhaps that's worthy of a thread in itself, but I hope that Square starts reviving these franchises on consoles where the fans originated and perhaps they'll see a spike in revenue.

 

[Vawn]

Isn't this just normal practice of renewing trademark titles? Publishers review trademarks all the time without any current plans to use them.

 

[Link1110]

Doubt it's a localization of the collection cause there's nothing in there that would indicate a name for SD3, unless they just cut that out of the collection...

 

[Shin]

Is the US as well - https://www.siliconera.com/2019/02/...nal-fantasy-adventure-trademarked-in-the-u-s/
Maybe something will come out of it, don't know jack how these things work.

 

[Pallas]

Mystic Quest is an interesting one, really odd title to remake if that’s the case. Considering the entire reason it was even made(still enjoyed it nonetheless)

 

[TLZ]

I don't know why Square wouldn't release a FF 1-6 collection.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

I don't know why Square wouldn't release a FF 1-6 collection.

I like to have a FF6 remake.

 

[Barakov]

If they're on console or PC, I'll take them all. Kinda interested in what Slash Field is.

 

[hecatomb]

I just want chrono trigger

 

[cartman414]

I don't know why Square wouldn't release a FF 1-6 collection.

I like to have a FF6 remake.

I wonder if they'd include FFIV 2d complete collection style or just the 3d remakes. (I say why not both for at least FF4.)

FF3 I'd love to see a true 2d 16/32-bit style update like 1 and 2 got.

I want a 5 remake as much as I want one for 6.

 

[The Shepard]

I like to have a FF6 remake.

Remade in HD 2d or whatever they call the octopus traveller engine. Remake 1 to 6 in that engine and I'd buy them all.

 

[Shin]

An update on this as SE seem to have filed a trademark in Japan as well among other things.
It's up in the air on what's going on but for more take on this all you can read the article: https://gematsu.com/2019/02/square-...rn-mana-series-trademarks#Xf7XUZy4KbRujqLO.99

Square Enix has trademarked “Collection of Mana” in Japan.
The company also recently filed trademarks for “Final Fantasy Adventure” in the United States, Canada, and Europe; “Mystic Quest” in the United States, Canada, and Europe; and “Secret of Mana” in the United States and Canada.

That being said, while the “Collection of Mana” trademark sounds like it could be the western title for the Seiken Densetsu Collection, the oddity would be that that the trademark for the collection name itself comes from Japan and not Square Enix’s western branches.

Update 02/22/19 at 10:50 p.m.: Square Enix has trademarked “Secret of Mana” in Japan.