Final Fantasy Type-0
While working on "Final Fantasy XV", Tabata decided to make a high-definition remaster of "Type-0" for eighth-generation consoles. Developed by Square Enix and HexaDrive, "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" was originally announced at E3 2014, and released worldwide in March 2015. After "Type-0"s release, Tabata stated in an interview that he wished to explore the distant history of Orience after the events of the game. Trademarks for "Type-1", "Type-2" and "Type-3" were registered shortly after the "Type-0" trademark, but it was suggested that they were simply a protective measure. During interviews given in 2014, Tabata commented that he wished to work on "Type-1" after completing "XV", and later explained the conceptual "Type" series as a means of publishing "Final Fantasy" games too experimental for the main series. He hoped to continue with the "Type" series if "Type-0 HD" was commercially successful.
Final Fantasy IV
With its character-driven plot, use of new technologies, and critically acclaimed score by Nobuo Uematsu, "Final Fantasy IV" is regarded as a landmark of the series and of the role-playing genre. Due to this, it is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time and one of the most important and influential games in the role-playing genre. The various incarnations of the game have sold more than four million copies worldwide. A sequel, "", was released for Japanese mobile phones in 2008, and worldwide via the Wii Shop Channel on June 1, 2009. In 2011, both "Final Fantasy IV" and "The After Years" were released for the PlayStation Portable as part of the compilation "", which also included a new game, set between the two; "Final Fantasy IV: Interlude". Ports of the Nintendo DS remake were released for iOS in 2012, for Android in 2013 and for Windows in 2014.