Concerning Nomura's Comment On KHIII's Release Date...

[RuDoe Ry 139]

Everyone working on FF15 was said too move too kh3. now that 15 is pretty much done kh3 is gonna get more staff helping on development. I am a firm believer that KHIII has been in development longer than Square leads us to believe.

[Soul_Seeker 753]

Everyone working on FF15 was said too move too kh3. now that 15 is pretty much done kh3 is gonna get more staff helping on development. I am a firm believer that KHIII has been in development longer than Square leads us to believe.

 

I highly doubt Square Enix started development "earlier than we believe." Nomura himself said the game was announced too early since barely anything had been finished. And although FFXV is finished, not everyone has actually moved to development of KH3. Nomura stated it was 20% Tokyo Team, the team that worked on FFXV, so really only a fraction of the team moved to KH3.

[Seyin95 175]

Speculating on dates are always fun; however I don't see E3 revealing KH3's release date. It will be interesting to see when 2.8 gets revealed and also released. If 2.8 is say revealed for December 16; then it's more realistic for Jump Festa to provide a release year bracket. From a marketing perspective it would be brilliant; spend the year pushing 2.8 in terms of promo whilst keeping 3 news healthy and once that product is making money reveal 3's year bracket at the end of 2016. That way everyone goes into the new year on a hype and it also shows to other rival companies that Square are not holding back in terms of another huge release; therefore exciting fans; pleasing shareholders ( essential in business) and puttimg pressure on rivals.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Hmm, you all make some very valid points here!  Very interesting and valid points!  Well, I guess that all that's left for us is to keep on speculating and wondering until E3 comes around!  If the release year isn't revealed there, then it'll be revealed either at Tokyo Game Show or Jump Festa!

 

And I've also been reading lots of people's comments saying that since FFXV is about to wrap up production in terms of bug checking and whatnot, the KHIII staff that worked on XV will move to Kingdom Hearts III after XV releases!  If this is true, then that makes me a very happy guy!

 

I'd say that a late 2017 release wouldn't be too farfetched, ya know?  Like, November or December of 2017!

[Guest]

I'm more concerned about having an international release date. A Japan first release would damage the sales of the game so badly...

[Dr. Gauntlet 5]

I hope he's not rushing it. Just make the game an international release date and I won't have no problems.

[KH4Real 749]

Since the hype of FFXV release I can see it coming.

I'll take my guess for end March.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

I'm more concerned about having an international release date. A Japan first release would damage the sales of the game so badly...

 

Well, considering how Kingdom Hearts III is the most anticipated game in the series, and has been for quite some years now, Nomura will want to capitalize on all this by having an international release for the game!  I would frickin die of happiness if the game came out the same day everywhere!

 

I hope he's not rushing it. Just make the game an international release date and I won't have no problems.

 

Indeed, indeed!  And well, let's hope he's not rushing it!

 

Since the hype of FFXV release I can see it coming.

I'll take my guess for end March.

 

Ha, that would be awesome!  Well, who knows what'll happen, ya know?