So i found this on Reddit and I though this was too interesting. 

As we know we found out the year release (2018) of Kingdom Hearts in the Toy Story Trailer.

In the Toy Story trailer we saw this flyer!


As we can see the price of the Julia dolls are $20.18 dollars. Coincidence?
After a little search I found out that Julia means July in french!

 
July as a name for girls (also used as boys' name July  has the meaning "youthful; Jove's child". July is a version of Julie (French, Latin): contraction of Julia.

So could we see a potential July 2018 release?  

Edited April 25, 20187 yr by Connected

Interesting theory. I can't really find any fault with that logic other than that I hope it won't come in July. I'd rather they use ws much time as possible to polish the game.

Also, if we assume that D23 will deliver the next batch of information and it won't be a 10 minutes trailer, it seems like a rather small time frame to reveal all the worlds and promote the game seriously. I just feel like we've seen relatively little of the game for it to come so soon. If they were really trying to achieve July 2018, it would have made sense for it to appear at Jump Festa 2017 in my opinion.

 

I also think July is a rather weird time to publish a large game. Sure, summer vacations are starting in a variety of countries but people also go on vacation.

 

Can't really say anything against that theory but sure hope it won't come true. I'm just looking back at 0.2 and what a few more months did for that, although it still had inconsistencies. I also want the game as soon as possible but not because they want to meet some schedule or hint they've given but because it's ready in aspects such as story completion, bug and glitches, gameplay and graphics such as models.

Yup I hope so. The original plan was to be released in December 2017 I think it is very possible.

The only question now is if it will be a worldwide release.

 

Interesting theory. I can't really find any fault with that logic other than that I hope it won't come in July. I'd rather they use ws much time as possible to polish the game.
Also, if we assume that D23 will deliver the next batch of information and it won't be a 10 minutes trailer, it seems like a rather small time frame to reveal all the worlds and promote the game seriously. I just feel like we've seen relatively little of the game for it to come so soon. If they were really trying to achieve July 2018, it would have made sense for it to appear at Jump Festa 2017 in my opinion.

I also think July is a rather weird time to publish a large game. Sure, summer vacations are starting in a variety of countries but people also go on vacation.

Can't really say anything against that theory but sure hope it won't come true. I'm just looking back at 0.2 and what a few more months did for that, although it still had inconsistencies. I also want the game as soon as possible but not because they want to meet some schedule or hint they've given but because it's ready in aspects such as story completion, bug and glitches, gameplay and graphics such as models.

Nah it is just a summer vacation DDD came out in July aswell.

Maybe they did that as a fake out? Make us think July 2018, then when it turns out wrong... “Looks like my summer vacation is...over.” Then boom! KH3!

It could be a coincidence, but a July 2018 release date for the game would be awesome  

Edited January 6, 20187 yr by Zeldablade7

“Looks like my summer vacation is...over.” Then boom! KH3!

 

Holy cow that would be so awsome for a trailer ahahha.

Yup I hope so. The original plan was to be released in December 2017 I think it is very possible.

The only question now is if it will be a worldwide release.

 

 

Nah it is just a summer vacation DDD came out in July aswell.

They never said when KH3 was scheduled to release, just that they had an internal schedule they were hoping to stick to.

 

And 3D isn't a large title in comparison to KH3. That's why July wouldn't be strange for it. But a lot of AAA titles come out in Q4. Not all of them, naturally, but a good batch.

Technically, a game can always be released at any point in time (except for Sundays and Holidays), so it's not entirely out of the question, but the promotion for a game that's supposed to come out in 7 months then has been a bit lackluster these past few months. I'm not complaining about what we received, but if they were this certain surely more would have followed at Jump Festa at least. Especially Nomura's comment that 2018 would be the year even with delays makes me think that July is possible, but not set in stone.

I still think July is too early. Although, E3 2018 runs from July 12th to July 14th. Maybe it is a hint that they'll be giving us a release date at E3. It would be funny if they announced the release date on July 13th (7/13). I've always guessed that it'll come out in November 2018.

Edited January 6, 20187 yr by ITzDarthLordRevan

They never said when KH3 was scheduled to release, just that they had an internal schedule they were hoping to stick to.

 

And 3D isn't a large title in comparison to KH3. That's why July wouldn't be strange for it. But a lot of AAA titles come out in Q4. Not all of them, naturally, but a good batch.

Technically, a game can always be released at any point in time (except for Sundays and Holidays), so it's not entirely out of the question, but the promotion for a game that's supposed to come out in 7 months then has been a bit lackluster these past few months. I'm not complaining about what we received, but if they were this certain surely more would have followed at Jump Festa at least. Especially Nomura's comment that 2018 would be the year even with delays makes me think that July is possible, but not set in stone.

Yeah I know 3D isn't that a big deal but still it's better then September for the one who goes to school.

Yup if they want to advertise they had all their chance Nomura probably would not prefer to spoil the fans.

I wouldn't mind to have some gameplay though. We will see what d23 expo has in stock for us.

They never said when KH3 was scheduled to release, just that they had an internal schedule they were hoping to stick to.

 

And 3D isn't a large title in comparison to KH3. That's why July wouldn't be strange for it. But a lot of AAA titles come out in Q4. Not all of them, naturally, but a good batch.

Technically, a game can always be released at any point in time (except for Sundays and Holidays), so it's not entirely out of the question, but the promotion for a game that's supposed to come out in 7 months then has been a bit lackluster these past few months. I'm not complaining about what we received, but if they were this certain surely more would have followed at Jump Festa at least. Especially Nomura's comment that 2018 would be the year even with delays makes me think that July is possible, but not set in stone.

It's actually a smart move to release Kingdom Hearts 3 earlier then the most A+ Titles that are coming out in Q4. More people will buy Kingdom Hearts 3 if it release couple months earlier, that way they will prevent that us, the buyers, needs to choose between games. 

It's actually a smart move to release Kingdom Hearts 3 earlier then the most A+ Titles that are coming out in Q4. More people will buy Kingdom Hearts 3 if it release couple months earlier, that way they will prevent that us, the buyers, needs to choose between games.

 

At the same time, those who need to choose due to money/time restraints may be reliant on Christmas (or birthdays), which would make November/December a fairly good release window.

 

I just think the game could use more time. They only said back when the café was opened that the models still require work and that adjusting them isn't easy and in the beginning of 2017, they also said that they hadn't even started on some of the worlds. That alone seems like a lot of work and I think we can all agree that we want the best possible experience within a reasonable time frame. A months more likely won't make a difference for most of us but can make a huge one for a game.

No matter what people are saying, none of us have waited 13 years for the game to release. The game was announced in 2013 so that makes it 5 years in June. Otherwise I'm going to complain in the future that I've been waiting nearly 15 years for KH4, because hey, a game doesn't need to be announced for me to wait for it apparently. And I can completely ignore all the games we received since then,too. Sorry for that sarcasm, but I feel like some fans forget that we got a lot of games in the meantime.

 

Especially FFXV showed that they could have used a year or two more of development, which was also due to the developer switching and them changing a lot of the game in the process, which only gave it a bit over 3 years.

 

The game has been in active development for a bit over three years now since they had to redo a lot when they switched to UE4 in late 2014 and noticeably had to get used to it. That is not a lot of time for such a huge game (from what we were told at least), so making it 4 would probably do the game good in the end. The normal time frame is 3-5 years after all.

 

The last thing I want is that KH3 will be an incomplete collection of bugs which will receive 20% of the story through paid DLCs and with character models that make me cringe and not feel any of the atmosphere at all and the emotions those scenes are supposed to produce. I mean, look at the first model of Terra in 0.2. People were understandably so distracted by the laguhable quality that they couldn't feel any of the sadness Aqua is going through.

It should be a worthy end to the Xehanort saga, not a rushed entry meant to finally shut up impatient fans, who will then complain about what it's lacking, not realizing it is them who wanted it without any regard to the people struggling with the engine. (Though it's debatable if some of the outsourcing might be at fault for the model problem. Don't know.)

Of course that doesn't mean it should be stuck in development hell for 10 years, but a few more months won't really matter if it improves the experience...

Edited January 6, 20187 yr by Merilly

Tabata, the director of Final Fantasy XV, announced in September 2015 that FFXV would be releasing in 2016, which was then originally announced to release in September, exactly 1 year after they confirmed the release year. So it may be possible that this is now how Square Enix is operating where they announce KH3's release year in July to then release exactly one year later. It's just a little theory of mine based on the announcement year and release of FFXV but they may be taking this same marketing approach with KH3.

No matter what people are saying, none of us have waited 13 years for the game to release. The game was announced in 2013 so that makes it 5 years in June. Otherwise I'm going to complain in the future that I've been waiting nearly 15 years for KH4, because hey, a game doesn't need to be announced for me to wait for it apparently. And I can completely ignore all the games we received since then,too. Sorry for that sarcasm, but I feel like some fans forget that we got a lot of games in the meantime.

 

 

I always gets a bit annoyed when people say this. Because the game got announced in 2013 doesn't mean it never got talked about it.

This what Nomura answered in an interview back in 2006!:

---Does that mean you already have a plot for KHIII?

Nomura: Hmm... I have an idea but it can't be helped because my team are planning to work on our next different title. So we're not working on KHIII now and we're not planning to work on it for some time, too. I have a plot in my head.but I'm not sure if it'll be released to the world or just stay in there

And plenty of more interviews where Nomura was talking about KH3 spread over the last 12 years. They always gave us the feeling that Kingdom Hearts 3 is going to happen, but that it would take some time(and it did). So yes there are people that waited 12/13 years for this game. 

 

 

Bonus that are worth reading:

 

 

 

Interviews that shows that KH3 is definitely a thing before 2013:

 

March 25 2010.

 

 

  -- KHIII will be the continuation of the story we've seen up until now, right? 

Nomura: Yes that's right. Though fans probably think that the series will end with KHIII, the KH series we are developing right now, including KHIII, is just the first part of a bigger series. The main character of the KH series is Sora, but right now the first part could be considered "The Xehanort Chronicles", since after all the enemy has always been Xehanort right from the first game.

-- I see, so KHIII will complete The Xehanort Chronicles? 

Nomura: Yes, that's sort of how we're thinking. So even if Xehanort's story ends, Sora will still have other adventures to go on.

November 18 2010

 

So even though Namine and Ansem acted independently, as a result of what the two did, it leads to one thing. And speaking of those details…Nomura: Since that will likely become the story for Kingdom Hearts III, please look forward to that until then.

July 3 2012.

 

GN: I have one final question. I know you can't say too much about it, but what can you tell us about Kingdom Hearts 3D tying in to Kingdom Hearts 3?

TY:In a way, the action and the story are directly linked to Kingdom Hearts 3. I guess that's about all I can say, really.

IGN: So definitely play this if you're interested in Kingdom Hearts 3?

TY: If you play it all, it's really connected to Kingdom Hearts 3. The Mark of Mastery exam and how Riku becomes a Keyblade Master, it connects to the next story.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 20187 yr by Connected

Holy crud, this is one heck of a theory! And it falls in line with what I've always said that a perfectly ironic release date for the game could be July 13th! The thirteenth day of the seventh month! And with that little image you supplied us with, that clever price tag and the name Julia being French for July makes things all the more intriguing! Or maybe it's purely coincidence! But then again, maybe not! 

 

God, I need D23 to make clear to us how and when we'll find out the full release date of this game!

I always gets a bit annoyed when people say this. Because the game got announced in 2013 doesn't mean it never got talked about it.

This what Nomura answered in an interview back in 2006!:

 

And plenty of more interviews where Nomura was talking about KH3 spread over the last 12 years. They always gave us the feeling that Kingdom Hearts 3 is going to happen, but that it would take some time(and it did). So yes there are people that waited 12/13 years for this game.

Bonus that are worth reading:

 

 

Interviews that shows that KH3 is definitely a thing before 2013:

March 25 2010.

November 18 2010

July 3 2012.

 

 

 

We all know it was going to happen eventually with how much hype KH2 had gotten but that doesn't mean we were waiting for it.Not when all these other games were announced. I've also followed the games for over a decade after all.

This is not meant offensively but talking about a game isn't the same as it actually happening since technically, when it was first mentioned, it was nothing more than an idea, not a promise. As he said himself, he didn't know if it would ever become a reality. Similarly, later interviews hinted at games which would come after KH3,stating that Sora would always be the protagonist. But it doesn't mean it is actually going to happen since there wasn't really an announcement.

 

Half-Life 3 also gets continuously talked about but there's no indication we'll ever get it, regardless of there being ideas and several interviews over the years.

But unlike Half-Life, KH had several entries in the meantime and especially 3D as a direct sequel could have been named KH3 if they had wanted to. In the end it was good that they didn't since the ending was more of a tease than anything concrete.

 

I just consider it a bit strange to say you waited for it since 2006 because at the time of 2006 you were waiting for a completely different game so to speak. Without BBS and 3D in particular, we wouldn't necessarily have expected such a development. Back in 2006, people had a completely different game in mind as they had after playing 3D. Without those games, the game people allegedly waited for for over 12 years wouldn't exist in that form a s shape.

 

I won't tell people what they should think but my personal opinion on the matter, which is really only just that, is that people cannot wait for a game while continuously getting thrown games which will be needed to understand KH3 and which continuously challenge the expectations people have for it. As I said, then I can also say that I've been waiting insanely long for KH4 because it was hinted that the story continues after 3 for quite awhile now.

My main issue with that statement of waiting over a decade is that the statement alone implies that people neglect all the games we received so far which have been building up the story toward KH3. I know that doesn't apply to you or the entirety of the people saying that, perhaps not even half of them, but it is often mentioned alongside comments such as why they're focusing only on spin-offs instead of KH3.

 

But I agree to disagree in this case. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to wait for things which aren't even close to becoming a reality yet or which may not end up being named KH3. Which is why I'm not waiting for Half-Life 3 either. In the end, it's a matter of perspective and mine is that people can only have waited since it was announced in 2013. Or maybe 2012, considering the message in the credits of 3D.

Edited January 7, 20187 yr by Merilly

Isn't it funny how Nomura play with our minds? Joke aside I would love this to be real but it does seems to good to be true. Only time and D23 Japan Expo will tell :v

Isn't it funny how Nomura play with our minds? Joke aside I would love this to be real but it does seems to good to be true. Only time and D23 Japan Expo will tell :v

 

Yeah, Nomura is Master Trollanort, so that's no surprise.   But like you said, we'll probably learn more at D23 next month, or E3 at the latest! Which by that point, a release could be either in July, September or November!

So I wanted to reinforce my theory about a possible July release date.

 

As we know Utada Hikaru's releasing her new album including  the full version of ''Chikai/Don't Think Twice'' which is the theme song of Kingdom Hearts III.

Out of curiosity I went looking when the other theme songs of Kingdom Hearts came out.

Kingdom Hearts had as theme Song Hikari, which released on March 22th. 2002.
Kingdom Hearts II had as theme song Passion which released on December 14th 2002. 

 

Then I looked at the release date of the games.
Kingdom Hearts March 28th 2002
Kingdom Hearts II December 22th 2005

Each theme song released the week before the game released. 
If we look at the release date of Utada's new album we see it will release on June 27th 2018.
If Square Enix do the same thing with Kingdom Hearts III releasing a week before Utada's song release, we could see Kingdom Hearts III between July 1st and July 7th.
 

 

Let's assume that KH3 will get a World Wide release, and this theory turns out to be true. We could see Kingdom Hearts III at July 3th 2018, since every/most Kingdom Hearts games release on a Tuesday.

Also if take a look at the Price poster from the Toy Story trailer (When the release year was announced) we see ''Three'' ''Julia''s dolls for the price of $''20.18'' -> July 3th 2018?

 

It may be far-stretched but consider that E3 will be at June 12th - June 14th, I don't want to say it's Impossible. 

Edited April 25, 20187 yr by Connected

 

So I wanted to reinforce my theory about a possible July release date.

 

As we know Utada Hikaru's releasing her new album including  the full version of ''Chikai/Don't Think Twice'' which is the theme song of Kingdom Hearts III.

Out of curiosity I went looking when the other theme songs of Kingdom Hearts came out.

Kingdom Hearts had as theme Song Hikari, which released on March 22th. 2002.

Kingdom Hearts II had as theme song Passion which released on December 14th 2002. 

 

Then I looked at the release date of the games.

Kingdom Hearts March 28th 2002

Kingdom Hearts II December 22th 2005

Each theme song released the week before the game released. 

If we look at the release date of Utada's new album we see it will release on June 27th 2018.

If Square Enix do the same thing with Kingdom Hearts III releasing a week before Utada's song release, we could see Kingdom Hearts III between July 1st and July 7th.

 

 

Let's assume that KH3 will get a World Wide release, and this theory turns out to be true. We could see Kingdom Hearts III at July 3th 2018, since every/most Kingdom Hearts games release on a Tuesday.

Also if take a look at the Price poster from the Toy Story trailer (When the release year was announced) we see ''Three'' ''Julia''s dolls for the price of $''20.18'' -> July 3th 2018?

 

It may be far-stretched but consider that E3 will be at June 12th - June 14th, I don't want to see it's Impossible. 

 

let's also reinforce that Nomura wants to release kingdom hearts 3 as soon as possible. He may have said it years ago, but it may still carry some weight. 

Edited April 25, 20187 yr by Zeldablade7

Well the 3 Julia's could mention for KH3.

But I'll now give it a go for October 31 or November 13.