Square Enix has announced that the demo for Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming to North America. It will be available on the PlayStation 3 on January 10, and on the Xbox 360 on January 11. European PS3 owners will need to wait for January 11, but they'll be receiving the demo too.

Of course, no Final Fantasy XIII-2 news update is complete without screenshots or a video, so here's a trailer featuring the various ways that the moogle contributes to gameplay. Cute alert: this demo may cause nausea or a sudden desire for lollipops and cotton candy amongst the cynically-hearted.