We also check up on Spirit Tracks, whose dramatic price drop seems to be allowing it to hang onto the charts, and both portable Kingdom Hearts games. We also now have a fairly good idea of why Namco saw fit to re-release Taiko no Tatsujin.

Square Enix booked big numbers during the nine month period ended on December 31, 2009.

It is no secret to those who know me that my favorite characters in the series was the Organization XIII, a group of beings called Nobodies who have lost their hearts.

If you can’t wait until the fall North American or European release dates, don’t despair. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is completely playable if you’ve played a Kingdom Hearts game before.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will undoubtedly be one of 2009’s biggest DS titles. It’s an incredibly action RPG with bite sized missions that can be played in chunks or one after another that manages to capture the magic and appeal of the console Kingdom Hearts games in a portable form.

While the game begins in the future, around Day 255, to be exact, it quickly flashes back to Roxas’ first days with Organization XIII. Here’s a brief, spoiler free look at what a nobody’s first week is like.

One of the most hyped feature of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is the fact that players can also take part in a single or multiplayer Mission Mode. Here, you can control any of the members of Organization XIII.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days arrived a few days ago, and I was beyond excited. After all, the released screenshots have all been absolutely gorgeous, and I loved the direction Kingdom Hearts 2 took.

Not sure if this is spoiler material, but Square Enix announced three “secret” characters in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. Secret is in quotes because they have been sort of revealed and they won’t surprise you.

International Kingdom Hearts fans won’t have to wait too long to find out what happened to Roxas. An English version of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will be ready this fall in Europe.

Square Enix uploaded a bunch of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on Japan’s Nintendo Channel. Not all of the videos are new, but one clip shows characters outside of Organization XIII partnering with Roxas.

Most videos from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days show Roxas and Axel. We’re only a few weeks away from the launch in Japan and Square Enix released new clips showing bullet blasting Xigbar and guitar swinging Demyx.