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thats your mistake. believing clout chasers

1 hour ago, Silent Multiverse said:

thats your mistake. believing clout chasers

clout chasers was great gummi ship theme

it's just weird that they didn't mention KH4 and FFXIV

it's more likely that they forgot

they probably will announce something this summer and then put it into their annual report, can't spoil in a public document

yeah I can see that happen

9 hours ago, ocean's rage said:

last i checked the massive lay offs were happening in the west not japan. so i don't think nomura and the gang have a new boss to worry about

Takashi Kiryu replaced Yosuke Matsuda as president last June as part of the restructuring. And more changes are pending. To be fair Takashi Kiryu isn't an outsider, but considering all of the positions he previously held within the company in a very short time (he only joined the company in 2020), this is more a situation of trying to put someone in the best position to solve issues. Time will tell if he has the leadership skills and vision for the company as a whole to save it. Also after Japan shut down during the pandemic they not only let a lot of people go in their offices over there they flat out closed the offices and sold the space off.

Small note about the changes in who has been at the helm, it seems like they intentionally change the president every decade and some change or so. Yoichi Wada [who took over from Hironobu Sakaguchi (who had a very short lived reign from March or April 1995 until the penultimate quarter of 2001 and left the company behind entirely in 2003)], was in the position from 2001-2013, was replaced by Yosuke Matsuda in the last quarter of 2013 who has now been replaced by Takashi Kiryu as of June 2023.

All three of these individuals were specifically put in the position to save the company by the way. Wada was the one who helped them recover from their mistakes during their last years as Squaresoft and instrumental in the merger with Enix. Matsuda technically both saved them and screwed them over since for every one of his good moves he made two bad ones. Regardless he was the one who saved them from going out with a whimper instead of a bang when they were making the transition from the PS2 era into the PS3 era.

Now Kiryu has to lead them through their current crisis that came about as a result of a combination of some of Matsuda's bigger mistakes, the pandemic, and a rapidly changing gaming market and gamer customer base.

Edited May 15, 20241 yr by FadedSparkle

also, this is different. disney has the power to decide if they are done with kingdom hearts. not square enix.

shh its a conspiracy. They want you to believe the trailer exists

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Wish fulfillment on my part, but I want there to be a Mirage boss in Agrabah if it returns, and probably (if her voice actress from the show returns) have Goofy remark in a cutscene featuring her "Is it just me fellers, or does she sound kinda cute when she's angry?".

Because she also voiced Sylvia in An Extremely Goofy Movie.

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15 hours ago, Silent Multiverse said:

also, this is different. disney has the power to decide if they are done with kingdom hearts. not square enix.

True, but only to an extent. If Square Enix went under Disney wouldn't exactly have any other options than to pull the plug on KH entirely or look to another developer to continue it. And while KH can certainly survive without it at this point part of the series premise of being a Disney and Final Fantasy crossover would be lost entirely. Of course Disney could Disney and buy the Final Fantasy series from Square Enix. Also considering the mess that current day Disney has become the race could be said to be on for both them and Square Enix on who goes bankrupt first.
 

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My bet would ultimately still be on Disney surviving by the skin of its teeth since I've always thought that if they could survive World War II they could survive anything.

 

Edited May 16, 20241 yr by FadedSparkle

26 minutes ago, FadedSparkle said:

True, but only to an extent. If Square Enix went under Disney wouldn't exactly have any other options than to pull the plug on KH entirely or look to another developer to continue it. And while KH can certainly survive without it at this point part of the series premise of being a Disney and Final Fantasy crossover would be lost entirely. Of course Disney could Disney and buy the Final Fantasy series from Square Enix. Also considering the mess that current day Disney has become the race could be said to be on for both them and Square Enix on who goes bankrupt first.
 

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My bet would ultimately still be on Disney surviving by the skin of its teeth since I've always thought that if they could survive World War II they could survive anything.

 

you think disney is in danger of bankruptcy? the biggest corporate empire of them all?

yall know that time the us army mounted an aa gun in disney's lot during ww2

@ocean's rage - Not seriously, but the track record since the pandemic is not looking good. They took on Ron DeSantis or whatever his name is and lost the fight they picked with him which is going to cost them big time in the foreseeable future. Their films are barely breaking even. The theme parks are not doing well. And Disney+ is still not turning a profit for them. To be fair in the case of that last one they knew it would be a while before it did turn a profit. The worst thing Disney's doing right now though is not listening to the feedback they get and continuing to do the exact opposite of what their consumers are asking for driving more and more of them out the door and far FAR away every day.

Bro Bob Iger drunk or some shit I expect Disney to be trying to make excessive large amounts of cash monies and monopolizing industries not frickin trying to fight the governor of Florida

If ur gonna fight politicians fight like idk a senator

It’s funnier that way

Isn’t corporate greed the Disney stereotype

Oh god it’s actually joever for these guys

I forgot to mention their blunders when it comes to cable television networks that they own. But honestly the less said about that the better.

Simply make some better movies Disney it’s very simple

Like what problem to they see with their 90s 00s 10s style of movies

That shit was good

Dawg I’m 17 and I’m willing to rewatch Big Hero 6 and mfking Moana

Maybe it’s a nostalgia thing idk

Bob Iger has done almost nothing but disappoint if not piss me off since his ass came back lol

1 hour ago, dairyprods#0 said:

Simply make some better movies Disney it’s very simple

Like what problem to they see with their 90s 00s 10s style of movies

That shit was good

Dawg I’m 17 and I’m willing to rewatch Big Hero 6 and mfking Moana

Maybe it’s a nostalgia thing idk

they just did and people hated it. the wining formula doesn't always work

The problem is before Little Mermaid showed up they were on the brink of collapse and thus were more willing to experiment about. The Renisance had a "formula" ish, but each movie felt unique.

Same thing with the Revival years; Princess and The Frog-Moana

From Wreck it Ralph 2 on tho, it's just felt stale in places. Encanto has been one of the only movies to feel new and cool

https://fxtwitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1791136531249578382?t=SLsm0OhZ1JlvKVMjxEuzqQ&s=19

Squares not here

Oh my God

Read the title