Pokemon Winds & Waves Tops Famitsu Most-Wanted Chart With 837 Votes as Splatoon Raiders Reaches 716

Q: Final Fantasy VII Revelation promises impactful choices but one ending. How can both of these be true?

Both can be true because Final Fantasy VII Revelation is designed so player choices meaningfully change the route to the finale, not the finale itself. Director Naoki Hamaguchi has said the game’s themes are “Resolve” and “Choice,” and that decisions will affect gameplay progression, story flow, and what players see of the cast. In practice, that means choices can alter side content, character-focused scenes, and the emotional framing of key moments before the final battle. Different players may learn more about different characters, encounter different story beats, or reach major scenes with a different sense of attachment and context. What does not change is the overarching outcome. Hamaguchi has been explicit that Revelation has one definitive ending and that the overall direction of the story remains fixed. Square Enix’s aim is to deliver a single, confident conclusion to the remake trilogy rather than multiple endings that split the canon. So the distinction is between branching experience and fixed resolution. The game can offer impactful choices because those choices shape pacing, perspective, and character depth across the journey. It can still have one ending because all of those paths ultimately converge on the same final narrative endpoint. That approach lets Square Enix preserve player agency while ensuring a clear, shared ending for a trilogy that has been building toward one answer.

3 articles · Updated · My Nintendo News · Jul 6

837 votes kept Pokemon Winds & Waves at No. 1 in Famitsu’s latest most-wanted games ranking, with no change at the top.
716 votes put Splatoon Raiders in second place, narrowing the gap as the Nintendo Switch 2 title stayed within 121 votes of the leader.
594 votes for Persona 4 Revival secured third, followed by Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave at 403 and Grand Theft Auto VI at 329.
The top 10 also included Onimusha Way of the Sword, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Ace Combat 8 Wings of Theve, Kingdom Hearts 4 and Kyoto Xanadu, underscoring strong demand for upcoming Japanese and global releases.

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