The english version still says "Chocobo", but this is still blasphemy! Chocobos look nothing like horses >.>! I'd prefer "Huge baby chicken" to "Horse bird".

Here is the link to an article: link.

I don't care if this is true or not.  That's amazing.

Squaresoft is dead.   
 
Fuck Wada.

" The english version still says "Chocobo"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This would be different if it was renamed in the English version.  But, since it's not, then it's really no big deal to us.

Oh... Birds!..... HORSE BIRDS! Wow, I feel like I should give those guys more credit.

man I wish they were renamed horse birds in the english version, that sounds awesome.

Why would they take an original, and well known name and say "Fuck that! Lets go with Horsebirds!"

For some reason I find the change hilarious.

I haven't pretended to understand the Japanese games industry before and I won't now.

" The english version still says "Chocobo", but this is still blasphemy! Chocobos look nothing like horses  

This is some bullsh*t

Final Fantasy Fables: Horsebird's Dungeon 2 for the Wii, coming soon to a store near you.

i think my care meter is empty/ but this doesnt warrant a refill

My laptop can't really hack FFXIV on high settings which I would like so I won't be purchasing this on the PC, and since I will be buying the english version on the PS3 whenever it is released this doesn't bother me.
 
But Horsebird sounds stupid as hell, Chocobo is a well known name and shouldn't be changed.

Don't... understand.  Why would they make these fucked changes to FFIV?  The fatigue system....  This just isn't going to be what I want, FFXI 2.
 

Lol, way to post something from sankaku without posting the context. 
 
This only applies to the JP version of the game using the Kanji for Horse and Bird.  
 
English remains unchanged.

" @AURON570 said:

" The english version still says "Chocobo", but this is still blasphemy! Chocobos look nothing like horses  

SO THEN WHY THE FUCK IS YOUR AVATAR RIDING ONE LIKE A HORSE?! >:(  *Clears throat* sorry, just thought I would mention that. ^__^ "

BRAND RECOGNITION? FUCK THAT SHIT, DUDE, IT'S A HORSEBIRD!
 
The team meeting then descended into what cannot be described in terms deemed appropriate for human consumption.

@NekuSakuraba said:

" @AURON570 said:

" The english version still says "Chocobo", but this is still blasphemy! Chocobos look nothing like horses  

SO THEN WHY THE FUCK IS YOUR AVATAR RIDING ONE LIKE A HORSE?! >:(  *Clears throat* sorry, just thought I would mention that. ^__^ "

I don't whether you're trying to make an insult or a joke. In either case horses have 4 legs, so I think the immediate reaction to a person who hasn't seen a chocobo before would be that it's a yellow ostrich or an over-sized baby chicken, definitely NOT a horse.

...why would they do that?

" ...why would they do that? "

That website looks retarded.

" @AuthenticM said:

" ...why would they do that? "

Wada is a fucking idiot that's going to nail the company into the dirt.  The only one with any sense at Square is Nomura, and once he bails Square...they won't be worth a damn cent. "

"nomura is an idiot, I'm sorry (dude has the worst designs for characters) "

Horsebird Sounds amazing!!!

Well... that's backwards...

Lame.

Yes, the name sounds stupid in English, but that's how kanji in Japanese works.  We have a lot of kanji that are straightforward like that, and that people use the japanese words for without probably even realizing the meaning in the west.  If I said Umatori would you know I'm saying 'horse-bird'?  No, of course not. It sounds dumb when you translate it directly, but it really doesn't sound that bizarre in Japanese.  For example, 'fireworks' in japanese (花火 or hanabi) means Fire Flowers.  If I pointed into the sky and said 'ooooh, look at all the pretty fire flowers' you'd think I was kinda dumb too.  There's a LOT of kanji that works this way, and I think the title of the article is just flamebaiting for people who don't understand Japanese.
 
I actually prefer this, cause using a lot of foreign loan words in Japanese (like チョコボ) makes it hard to understand fantasy settings for us non-native speakers, when I can't tell if it is an invented term for the world or a japanese loan word I simply don't know.   
 
EDIT: Also, sidenote to the people who say 'Horse-chicken' or ostrich would be better.  The kanji they used 鳥 is used for both 'bird' and 'chicken', so could be read as horse-chicken as well.  

" Yes, the name sounds stupid in English, but that's how kanji in Japanese works.  We have a lot of kanji that are straightforward like that, and that people use the japanese words for without probably even realizing the meaning in the west.  If I said Umatori would you know I'm saying 'horse-bird'?  No, of course not. It sounds dumb when you translate it directly, but it really doesn't sound that bizarre in Japanese.  For example, 'fireworks' in japanese (花火 or hanabi) means Fire Flowers.  If I pointed into the sky and said 'ooooh, look at all the pretty fire flowers' you'd think I was kinda dumb too.  There's a LOT of kanji that works this way, and I think the title of the article is just flamebaiting for people who don't understand Japanese. I actually prefer this, cause using a lot of foreign loan words in Japanese (like チョコボ) makes it hard to understand fantasy settings for us non-native speakers, when I can't tell if it is an invented term for the world or a japanese loan word I simply don't know.   "