Kingdom Hearts III has released in Japan

Kingdom Hearts III is now officially available in Japan!

Director Tetsuya Nomura has tweeted a message in regards to the release, thanking fans for following the countdown and wishing they enjoy the new adventure with Sora. With this, he also stated that a new video edit of all the pervious countdown videos is now available. You can read a translation of his message below.

Here is the video:

For those purchasing the digital version, remember to install the patches for Update 1.01 and the Memory Archive today, as well as claim any DLC Keyblades you're owed! From January 26 at midnight JST, provided you have completed the game, you can also download and view the Epilogue video. From January 31 at 7:00 PM JST, you can start to unlock the Secret Ending.

The wait for Kingdom Hearts III's global release on January 29 is merely a few days starting now. Will you be acquiring the Japanese version of the game now or are you waiting it out?

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