Square Enix hat beim amerikanischen Patentamt den Namen Friends of Mana schützen lassen. Aus dem Entrag geht allerdings keine Plattform hervor.
[quote]Word Mark FRIENDS OF MANA
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer game software; video game software; sound recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and/or semiconductor ROMs featuring music and/or fictional stories; audio visual recordings in the form of optical discs, magnetic discs and/or semiconductor ROMs featuring music and/or animated fictional stories; prerecorded compact discs featuring music; prerecorded video discs featuring music and/or animated fictional stories; prerecorded video cassettes featuring music and/or animated fictional stories; decorative magnets; mouse pads; straps for cellular phones; sunglasses; blank memory cards; memory card cases; CD cases; video game controllers; downloadable computer graphic software containing wallpapers for computers and/or mobile phones; downloadable screensavers for computers and/or mobile phones; downloadable video recordings featuring cartoon characters and/or video game characters; downloadable musical sound recordings; downloadable sound recordings using human voices featuring morning calls and/or wake-up call messages; downloadable ring tones for mobile phones; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of magazines, journals and/or newsletters in the field of computer games, video games, cartoons and/or general entertainment
Filing Date May 26, 2006
Owner (APPLICANT) Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix (also trading as Square Enix Co., Ltd.) CORPORATION JAPAN 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN[/quote]
Auf der offiziellen Homepage zum World of Mana Projekt, zu welchem bisher Children of Mana (DS) und Seiken Densetsu 4 (PS2) gehören, stehen jedenfalls noch zwei weitere Titel aus, weshalb man eventuell schon bald mit einer weiteren Ankündigung rechnen kann.