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Tetsuya Nomura sheds light on The Caribbean's inclusion in Kingdom Hearts III

In an interview with VentureBeat, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura elaborated on the reasons behind the choice to include The Caribbean into Kingdom Hearts III, answering several concerns about its status as a returning world.
 
The desire to include realistic characters based on live-action properties was a significant motivator for the development team, especially since these characters can be faithfully recreated within Unreal Engine 4, in far greater detail than ever before. Furthermore, the world design of The Caribbean lends itself well to interesting and varied gameplay. Nomura also explained why Kingdom Hearts III would be focusing on the plot elements of the third Pirates of the Caribbean film, At World’s End, rather than directly continuing the story with Dead Man’s Chest.
 
You can read Nomura’s comments from the interview below.
 
Do you agree with Nomura's reasons for including The Caribbean in Kingdom Hearts III? What part of this interview is most interesting to you? Let us know in the comments below!
Raxaimus

Multiplayer.it interviews Tetsuya Nomura on Kingdom Hearts III development, team, Pixar worlds announcements and new more

Multiplayer.it, an Italian press magazine about videogames, had the chance to interview Tetsuya Nomura, director and creator of the Kingdom Hearts saga. Nomura not only gave some personal insights on the working procedures of the development team behind Kingdom Hearts III, but also some information on his personal and professional career in Square (and Square Enix). The interview also includes some observations on the lastest Kingdom Hearts III stuff released and on the E3 trailers. The interview has been fully translated by the KH13 News Team Stuff @Yoshirai, and you can check it here below:

 
Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!
 
What are your thoughts on Nomura's reveals on the hidden sides of his team work and their procedures? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
Yoshirai

UPDATED: Limited time Kingdom Hearts III promo coming to Shinjuku Station

Square Enix have announced that a special board will be put up in Shinjuku Station to commemorate Kingdom Hearts III's release in Japan on January 25th 2019. The board will be available between June 25th to July 1st.
 
The board shows several shots from Kingdom Hearts III's cutscenes, showing off characters like Elsa and Ralph. There will also be five boxes that contain leaflets based on the "Stories Connecting To III" summary movies that were released earlier this month. You can check out what it will look like in the gallery below.




 
Each leaflet has its own art and story and there are 15 leaflets to collect in all. The leaflets are said to be in limited quality. At several points in the day (10:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00) JST residents can collect one leaflet from each book for themselves.
 
A special Twitter campaign will also be happening that gives people the chance to win 5 notebooks based on the storybooks themselves. All entrants have to do is share what they thought of the recap videos by July 8th to be in for a chance to win.
 
Square Enix Japan tweeted about the special promo saying:
 
Information from the official site says this about the leaflets:
 
Thank you to goldpanner and KH13 Staff Mio-chan for translations.
 
UPDATE [Jun 24, 2018]: It is now the morning of July 25th in Japan, and fans have started to share pictures of the Stories Connected to Kingdom Hearts III boards!
 
See them below, and follow our Twitter for the latest media on this promotional campaign!
 



 
 

UPDATE [Jun 25, 2018]: Leaflet distribution
has been momentarily suspended due to congestion during distribution periods.

 
 
UPDATE [Jun 29, 2018]: The Memorial leaflets will be redistributed via lottery. You can read more about it and the translations of the special messages at the back of the leaflets here.
 
UPDATE [Jun 30, 2018]: DTimes have published close-up images of the special Kingdom Hearts III board that show some exclusive stills from the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra trailer shown earlier this month to the attendees at the concert in Los Angeles!
 
You can see stills from the scene where Sora and Rapunzel are dancing - infact, there will be a rhythm mini-game where you can dance with Rapunzel in Kingdom of Corona. There are also stills from the scene where Sora is cooking with Remy in a mini-game you can play in Twilight Town.
 
 






 






 
What do you think of the special promotion? Let us know in the comments below!
gepugg

Nomura talks about Minigames, Tangled and Frozen worlds in the latest Famitsu issue

The lastest Famitsu issue of July 21 featured an interview with the director and creator of the Kingdom Hearts saga, Tetsuya Nomura. Nomura had the chance to share new information concerning the Kingdom Hearts III minigames, as well as Tangled and Frozen World. The interview is now fully translated thanks to our member Mio-Chan, and you can check it down below:
Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer! 
What are your impressions on those new minigames, and on this new Mobile Portal device? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
Yoshirai

Kingdom Hearts Treasure Chest available to pre-order on Square Enix Europe; includes Kingdom Hearts III Bring Arts - Sora 2nd Form

Square Enix Europe has announced an exclusive Kingdom Hearts Treasure Chest. Each chest contains 7 merchandise items (3 Accessories, 2 Kingdom Hearts figures, Kingdom Hearts Plush, and the limited edition Kingdom Hearts III Bring Arts - Sora 2nd Form). There are only 500 chests that will be sold.
 
Each chest has a price of €250.93 (approx. $290.00 ) but has a special discount price for €159.99 (approx. $185.00). Pre-orders are now available, will end on July 4th at 23:59 GMT.
 



 
The chest is currently only available for Square Enix Europe. You can pre-order the chest here.
 
What do you think of this treasure chest? Will you be one of the lucky 500 to buy one? Let us know in the comments below!
Leamax

NEW EPISODES: Everglow's KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE- Birth By Sleep

Episodes 26- 31 of Everglow's
series have been released! 
KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE is an episodic look at the events of the Kingdom Hearts series, compiled chronologically. Featuring important scenes and gameplay from all games, Everglow works hard towards having a "perfect road to the final chapter of the Xehanort Saga".
 
You can view the latest episodes of KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE- Birth By Sleep below:
 




 




 




 




 




 




 
What do you think of KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE? Let us know in the comments below!
gepugg

[Updated] Famitsu to feature Kingdom Hearts III: Nomura comments on secret movie, capacity shortage, Final Mix, and more

Kingdom Hearts III will be featured on the first July issue of Weekly Famitsu, to be released on June 21, 2018! This issue will include Kingdom Hearts III on the cover and an interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura.
 
The blogs Hokanko(Alt) and Hachima have posted summaries of the information regarding Kingdom Hearts III coming in this issue.
 
The following is new information we have extracted from Hokanko(Alt). Translations were provided by KH13 Staff Mio-chan and Keytotruth.
In the Pirates of the Caribbean world, the box in the second movie, Dead Man's Chest, is linked to the black box that Maleficent and the "true" Organization XIII seek. (Note: By the box in the second Pirates movie, they are most likely referring to the Dead Man's Chest itself.)
The "Remy's Delicious Restaurant" mini-game can be played in Twilight Town.
Tangled's world has a rhythm-based mini-game (seen previously in the exclusive Kingdom Hearts Orchestra trailer in Los Angeles). Everything the staff has been suggesting has been mostly implemented.
The Classic Kingdom is a project By Nomura himself; he wanted to create and add as many mini-games as possible.
Nomura talked about Situation Commands, Attractions, Links, and invoking Dream Eaters.
Even if it’s for running around, Nomura thinks that having the game in hand can be fun. Using Situation Commands, strategies can be planned within a limited time.
It doesn’t matter if you use the Situation commands while you’re unfamiliar with them, just press buttons and try them!
Attractions are activated under certain conditions, in certain places and according to the previous command.
Even if you don’t intend to use the Keyblade's new system, it remains fun as you can perform various techniques. If you’re skilled enough, an efficient strategy can be established.
You can experiment different actions through their transformations. Non-transformable Keyblades perform special moves. The Kingdom Key allows Sora to use techniques he used in the past.
Links have been changed several times, and the shape of Disney characters’ borrowed power is yet to be decided and are named when you settle to use them in combat. Not only are characters from previous opus along with their skills back, but the player can also intervene when linking with them.
The Summon system allows you to call a Meow Wow and all kinds of Dream Eaters. All of them couldn't make it into the game, but with the Link you can make a lot of Dream Eaters appear.
In this game, Sora has less decorations to match his more dynamic action and active image.
Nomura affirms that Sora, Riku, and Kairi's outfits match each other slightly, eg. all have plaid.
Vanitas resurrects, and the other Organization members, after turning back into humans, once again turn into nobodies and resurrect in a different way. The ones that collaborated with Sora resurrect the way they are.
The place where Lea and Kairi are training is a new location where you can't go to.
Aqua has surprised everyone more than expected. The King and Riku appear in a scene where they are in trouble. Aside from Aqua, there are a lot of other characters that will have everything explained about them, so writing the scenario was very hard.
A secret movie for Kingdom Hearts III has been made, but is not finalized yet. (Note: This is likely referring to an unlockable secret ending for the game, eg. "Another side, Another story..." and "The Gathering".)
It's difficult to give a figure for percentage completion at the time. A major concern for Kingdom Hearts III is its high volume being met by capacity shortage. This is exacerbated by some cut-scenes that are being made into movies for load time reduction, but consequently require more capacity than expected.
Lip sync data is also a concern; switching between Japanese and English audio is very tough.
A Final Mix version isn't under consideration since there's also the problem with running out of space. Nomura has plans to release updates as DLC, so even if they do that, it won't be a Final Mix.
About DLC, they haven't decided on details, but Nomura wants it to be something that expands the ways you can play in. They won't be working on that until they are finished with the main game.

Hachima's summary also included the above points, and also mentioned that the world of The Caribbean is set during Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, but the story from Dead Man's Chest is touched upon in synopsis.
 
We will be updating our translations as well as reporting on the Kingdom Hearts III feature on Famitsu Weekly, which will release tomorrow (in Japan). Keep an eye on our website, as well as Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr for updates!
 
Update [Jun 20, 2019]: The July 5 Weekly Famitsu issue is now out! Check out the scans below. We will be providing translations soon!
 



 
Let us know your thoughts on Kingdom Hearts III's secret movie and the possibility of dual audio in the game!
Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!
Mio-chan

Kingdom Hearts Recap videos are now available on Square Enix's Japanese YouTube channel

During yesterday, Square Enix published on their japanese YouTube channel the already announced recap videos for the entire Kingdom Hearts saga. The 5 released videos feature a narration by Chirity, which briefly explains the different chapters of the saga, using both Japanese dub and subtitles. No information about any English translations are known at the moment. These videos are each approximately 3 minutes long. However, when speaking to GNN at E3, Nomura had said these recap videos "might last several hours". You can check below for the full list of videos and the related descriptions below.
UPDATE: Scottyyy has uploaded all the videos with English subtitles! Check it out at the end of this article.
This video shows the departure of Sora for his journey, and recaps Kingdom Hearts story
This video shows the journey of Sora into Castle Oblivion, and recaps Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories story
This video shows the days of Roxas inside the Organization XIII, and recaps Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
This video shows Riku's side of the story, going through the Reverse side of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
This video goes through Master Xehanorth's plan for the 13 Seeker of Darkness as well as part of Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance
A special promotional campaign will be also take place in Shinjuku. The campaign will continue from June 25th to 1st of July, on the expo area of Marunouchi Subway. You can check here for more details.
Square Enix also announced the the release of those videos through its Twitter account. You can check below for further images released on the official Square Enix website:
Kingdom Hearts III releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!
UPDATE: Check out the recap video compilation thanks to Scottyyy! Please enable CC (Closed Caption) to view English subtitles.
 
 
Yoshirai

Kingdom Hearts Mini Charm Collection Blind Bag set now available to pre-order on Square Enix NA Store; releasing in November 2018

Square Enix North America is now accepting pre-orders for Kingdom Hearts Mini Charm Collection. The collection is a blind bag set. There are six different charms: Crown, Fenrir, Kingdom Key, Mickey Icon, Shadow, and Wayfinder with 3 different colors: gold, silver, and black.
 
The set has a price of $144.00 but currently has a 10% pre-order discount, bringing the price down to $129.60. The charms are set to release in November 2018.
 
You can view photos of the charms in the gallery below.
 



 
What do you think of this collection? Let us know in the comments below!
Leamax

Exclusive Fabric Poster pre-order bonus available at GameStop

GameStop recently announced its preorder bonus for Kingdom Hearts III, which includes an exclusive Fabric Poster!
 




 
 
Supplies are limited, so be sure to pre-order it soon if you're interested in this exclusive Fabric Poster! We take the chance to remember you that Kingdom Hearts III releases on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!
Yoshirai

Amazon Japan exclusive PS4 theme available for pre-order

Amazon Japan has listed a exclusive Kingdom Hearts III pre-order bonus. This pre-order bonus is a exclusive PS4 theme. This bundle will cost 9,504 yen (about $86.00) and will be delivered on January 25th. *Only available for the PS4.
 
You can view the theme in the galley below.
 



 
Kingdom Hearts III released on January 25th, 2019 for Japan and January 29th worldwide.
 
What do you think of the theme? Let us know in the comments below and check out our E3 coverage for more information and recaps here!
Leamax

Kingdom Hearts III demo is not planned for public release, but will be available at Tokyo Game Show 2018

Famitsu recently interviewed Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura at E3 2018, who talked about topics such as gameplay elements of Arendelle and The Caribbean and the upcoming release of the Kingdom Hearts III recap videos in Japanese this month.
 
He also talked about the possibility of a public demo release for Kingdom Hearts III. (Translations are courtesy of @Keytotruth.)
 
What are your thought on there not being any plans for a Kingdom Hearts III demo release? Do you think the Olympus and/or Toy Box demo will be available at other gaming conventions apart from TGS 2018? Let us know in the comments!
 
Kingdom Hearts III releases on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world. You can now watch the latest Frozen trailer, Square Enix E3 Showcase trailer, and Pirates of the Caribbean trailer!
Aquaberry

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