http://kotaku.com/5429673

 

After releasing a press report confirming the cancellation of Final Fantasy Versus XIII after nearly seven years of development, the future of beloved software developer, Square Enix, was brought into question. President and CEO of the company, Yoichi Wada, has recently chimed in, saying Square Enix is "Down but not out"

 

"[square Enix] has been no stranger to difficult times," Wada admits, "Last year, we reported significant losses, and similar financial constraints were the cause of the original merge [of Squaresoft and Enix]."

 

So how does Square Enix plan to weather the storm? Apparently it involves a lot of cuts.

 

"We feel we need to focus more on bigger releases, such as Final Fantasy XIII, and Dragon Quest X, while letting less profitable franchises slide somewhat."

 

Square Enix has confirmed that while their current release schedule will remain largely unchanged, many projects in the works 'under the hood' have been cancelled outright, including, hints series director Tetsuya Nomura, the long awaited finale to a series very close to his heart.

 

"[square Enix] has been hit very hard." Nomura says, "I'm very lucky to even keep my job [laughs]. Unfortunately, I have many friends within the company who aren't so lucky, I hope that things work out well for them despite this. It's strange, and quite sad to see so many projects cancelled so quickly. As for my own projects, well... I think I might have had too much riding on Final Fantasy Versus XIII! My team and I have been reallocated to a new Final Fantasy project, in hopes that we can carry some of [Versus] over to it, so you might say the project isn't quite dead yet [smiles]. Unfortunately, all projects related to the Kingdom Hearts franchise have been cancelled. A game had already been in the works for some time, but unfortunately will be the final game in the franchise. Changes are being made to the overall plot to offer a conclusion to that will satisfy longtime fans of the series, and you can look forward to hearing about it soon!"

 

So in other words, we'll be saying goodbye to Sora, Donald, and Goofy next game. Hopefully Square Enix's new plan will dig them out of the hole, and who knows? Maybe this is exactly what Square needs to start making games like they used to.

If Kingdom Hearts is a 'nonprofitable' franchise, I'd LOVE to see a profitable one...

This is really sad though, never thought we'd see Kingdom Hearts end this way...

I don't even really know what to say, really...

It's fake~ Thank goodness *dies somewhat inside* Right in the Childhood!

 

yeah the site which this article was posted on said that it's just a test of what will the public's reaction will be if they post something as disastrous as this =_=

LET'S JUST SUPPORT SE AND NOMURA BY BUYING KH3D AND OTHER SE GAMES~~~

Lol. Took you guys long enough.

This was like that test thread

Edited July 23, 201213 yr by MickeyTheMick

yeah the site which this article was posted on said that it's just a test of what will the public's reaction will be if they post something as disastrous as this =_=

LET'S JUST SUPPORT SE AND NOMURA BY BUYING KH3D AND OTHER SE GAMES~~~

 

Yeah, yeah~ I'm going to start buying some FF games.

I wondered when someone was gonna grass. Nobody likes a grass.

Calm down people it means that Kingdom Hearts III will be the last one , as for the cancellation of other kingdom hearts games and final fantasy versus xiii, I am filled with enough rage that is hard to resist banging my head to the wall, no I'm the one who needs to calm down.

Lol. Took you guys long enough.

 

So you knew this was fake and you were stringing us along to make us think that kingdom hearts, a game that has become apart of our lives since 2002, was ending!!!...well played my friend

Calm down people it means that Kingdom Hearts III will be the last one , as for the cancellation of other kingdom hearts games and final fantasy versus xiii, I am filled with enough rage that is hard to resist banging my head to the wall, no I'm the one who needs to calm down.

 

Erm It's a joke.

*Throws rotten cookies at hatok*

Edited July 23, 201213 yr by jme223

Erm It's a joke.

 

Oh really!? LOL

not really

 

Oh, sorry, it's clear to people who can think clearly.

Unless this is false..

Calm down people it means that Kingdom Hearts III will be the last one , as for the cancellation of other kingdom hearts games and final fantasy versus xiii, I am filled with enough rage that is hard to resist banging my head to the wall, no I'm the one who needs to calm down.

 

that post is kinda a lie posted on a website to test the people's reaction but I think Versus 13's cancellation is a rumor....we're still waiting for an official news about that....I really hope that they won't cancel Versus 13 coz it'll be a waste of money and time making it for 7 years

Edited July 23, 201213 yr by Xiala920

Hey guys! Click on the link in the first post ;D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And yet they ignored games we've been asking for over the last decade: A FF7 remake, anyone? As annoying as the fanboys are, you know that it would sell.

 

The main reason why Kingdom Hearts has been a drain on their pockets is because not everyone can get their hands on these various game devices, especially the young people the series is geared towards. Even official sources inaccurately label some of the games as 'side games' or 'spin offs' when they're solid parts of the plot that need to be understood to move forward with the series. If they would have just stuck to one console instead of experimenting with each new system, they would have been golden.

 

But, oh, I'm sorry, I haven't bought a single -new- Square Enix game that wasn't Kingdom Hearts or FF7 related in someway. Maybe I'm not in the majority here, but then again, I can't name a single one of my friends who has, either. Many of my friends have purchased used games second hand, but never on the initial release. Most of the profits from resales go directly into the game stores redistributing the games, so profits lost? Yes.

I thought they cancelled BBSv2* because of the whole financial issues thing?

 

I dont think there was such a thing.

that post is kinda a lie posted on a website to test the people's reaction but I think Versus 13's cancellation is a rumor....we're still waiting for an official news about that....I really hope that they won't cancel Versus 13 coz it'll be a waste of money and time making it for 7 years

 

Exactly, hey just cant' drain down the toilet 7 years of investement and hard work, I mean come on!Who does that?

it's a prank huh? *

And yet they ignored games we've been asking for over the last decade: A FF7 remake, anyone? As annoying as the fanboys are, you know that it would sell.

 

The main reason why Kingdom Hearts has been a drain on their pockets is because not everyone can get their hands on these various game devices, especially the young people the series is geared towards. Even official sources inaccurately label some of the games as 'side games' or 'spin offs' when they're solid parts of the plot that need to be understood to move forward with the series. If they would have just stuck to one console instead of experimenting with each new system, they would have been golden.

 

But, oh, I'm sorry, I haven't bought a single -new- Square Enix game that wasn't Kingdom Hearts or FF7 related in someway. Maybe I'm not in the majority here, but then again, I can't name a single one of my friends who has, either. Many of my friends have purchased used games second hand, but never on the initial release. Most of the profits from resales go directly into the game stores redistributing the games, so profits lost? Yes.

 

but I heard KH3D is selling nicely?(look at how fast MoM got sold out) but If this game is in multiple consoles it'll sell 10x than the original

it's a prank huh? *

 

yup totally a troll who wants the reaction of rabid fans =_=

Edited July 23, 201213 yr by Xiala920

WELL THANKS HATOK, YOU JUST MADE A PERFECT DAY WORSE, IT CANT GET ANY WORSE!!!

WELL THANKS HATOK, YOU JUST MADE A PERFECT DAY WORSE, IT CANT GET ANY WORSE!!!

 

it's.a.LIE how many times are we gonna say this? it's a rumor that a site made to see the reaction of fans

 

>>here's proof http://www.majhost.com/gallery/pitchertitcherman/blog/untitled.png <<go to this link

 

 

We've got no plans to take down KH13.com.

 

This might be a joke topic, but really, can you please stop saying "we" when referring to decisions that are made by me. It's no wonder that a lot of people think you make the decisions here.

 

Anyway, this topic has gone on long enough. For those that are unaware, THIS IS A JOKE TOPIC. Re-read the original post, making sure you actually click the link this time-- which will show you hatok's explanation that he's joking.