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Tetsuya Nomura is putting equal efforts in both Kingdom Hearts III and FFVII Remake

Tetsuya Nomura, the game director of the Kingdom Hearts saga, recently confirmed, during an interview at the E3 with The Verge that he and the whole team are putting "equal efforts" into both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III, as both projects are being developed in parallel.
 
 
He precises:
 
 
Concerning the release date issue that recently came out, according to Nomura the game wasn't delayed because it needed more time:
 
 
The company then had to factor possibilities of retailers in specific regions closing early or offering limited sales hours:
 
 
Last but not least, he says that he owes a lot to his fans, which keeps him motivated to keep on going creating:
 
 
We want to remember you that Kingdom Hearts III is going to be released in January 25th 2019 in Japan and Worldwide in January 29th 2019. Be sure to keep following our E3 2018 coverage on our site and on all our social medias (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr)!
Yoshirai

Tetsuya Nomura's take on whether Kingdom Hearts III is the End of Sora's Story

As revealed by Jonathon Thornbush today in an IGN article, Tetsuya Nomura states that dark things are in store for the heroes in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
Nomura talked about the story's progress in an interview for IGN at E3, offering this comment in regards to whether this new entry would be the end of Sora's story.
 
The article continues, mentioning the other various games in the series. With the theme of the latest game being, "resolution," according to Nomura, it looks like the fans of the series will be able to look forward to an ending that's full of surprises.
 
Many are hoping that, when it comes to the main characters, such as Sora, Riku, and Kairi, that their stories reach a satisfying conclusion. Nomura had this to say about the nature of friendships and how he wants to replicate the reality of those dynamics in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
What do you think this means for the ending of Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments 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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!
NihonScribe

Star Wars and Marvel characters unlikely to appear in Kingdom Hearts III as they are not Disney originals

The website Mobile01 has recently published an article containing remarks made by Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura during his visit at E3 2018.
 
Some of his main statements in the article include the following:
An explanation of why Kingdom Hearts III has been in production for a long time, where Nomura indicated that about a year after the game begun development, they received the company's internal decision of needing to switch the game's engine. This also allowed [T/N: in this context they probably meant "forced" or "made"] the initial/previously developed contents of the game to be dropped (but not all). Another major reason was the company's internal organization and personnel changes, which also contributed to the delay of the start of the game's development; but overall there is no delay of the game's development and production.
Fans that are new to the series can still play and understand the story of Kingdom Hearts III due to the inclusion of some key cutscenes to help better understand the premise of the story.
A recap/summary video of the story preceding Kingdom Hearts III in Japanese has been completed, and will be announced soon.
As for Frozen, since Elsa is a considerably well-known/famous character, Nomura will be incredibly cautious/attentive with her in the game. The game will largely follow the movie's original narrative and the world will be adapted to fit the game's features.
In the recently released Pirates of the Caribbean trailer, a plethora of newly-added movement mechanisms can be seen that the player can make use of. The Black Pearl's main function is to move around the world; however, it has only one application in the actual gameplay - its combat system. It does not really create a special transportation system for players to utilize otherwise. (T/N: As the text states that combat is the ship's only application, this may imply that the player doesn't use it to move around the world; it may be moving without the player's input.)
While not much can be revealed at the time, there will still be many new original worlds in Kingdom Hearts III. (This was also reported by GameInformer.)
In Kingdom Hearts III, many characters will be showing up, and Nomura wishes that the fans will look foward to it.
When asked about whether IPs such as Star Wars and The Avengers by Marvel could appear in Kingdom Hearts, Nomura said that although they both now belong to Disney, none of the characters are Disney original characters, so adding them in would be troublesome and thus unlikely.
Translations have been provided by KH13's KHUχ Team Leader faemarch. Special thanks to Protoplasm_png and chirithies for their in-depth translations!
 
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 Carribean trailer!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!
Aquaberry

Kingdom Hearts III Now Available for Digital Pre-order on the PS4 and Xbox Store

The long awaited Kingdom Hearts III is now available for digital pre-order on the Xbox and Playstation store! Pre-ordering the game gets you a new Kingdom Hearts theme alongside a custom Keyblade skin!
 
Photos of the new theme and the custom Keyblade skins can be viewed below!
 
 






 
Kingdom Hearts III can be pre-ordered from the Playstation store for $59.99 here and the Xbox store here! Kingdom Hearts III comes out on January 29th, 2019 (North America/Europe), and January 25th, 2019 (Japan). Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 and check out the latest trailer here!
NihonScribe

Nomura talks vertical gameplay, Disney Attractions, and Roxas in Kingdom Hearts III

In an article written by Engadget's Nick Summers, he reviewed his experience of playing Kingdom Hearts III and connecting his commentary with remarks made by Tetsuya Nomura, Kingdom Hearts series director, at E3 2018.
For instance, Nomura commented on expanding the gameplay dynamics of Kingdom Hearts III to add more verticality to it.
 
He also talked about the reason behind adding Attractions to Kingdom Hearts III.
 
While admiring just how close the world of Toy Box seemed to be to the real one created by Pixar, Summers added in a comment Nomura made about how the development team has tried to achieve the sense of stepping right into a movie with the worlds in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
Nomura also acknowledged Roxas, whose character has been often brought up in Kingdom Hearts III trailers in the scene with Xemnas and Ansem (Seeker of Darkness) in Twilight Town, both in the past and recently, and in the Square Enix E3 Showcase 2013 Trailer when Ienzo explains that Roxas's full data was needed to complete the data version of Twilight Town. Nomura said:
 
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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and keep an eye on our Twitter for live updates!
Aquaberry

Kingdom Hearts III might release with only Japanese and English dubs according to IGN France

A recent tweet from IGNFrance has claimed that Kingdom Hearts III might only contain English and Japanese dubs at launch.
 
IGN France tweeted the information and later made an article about it.
 
The information comes from Florent Moreau, CEO of Square Enix France but isn't confirmed yet.
 
Previously Memo Aponte Mille, the voice actor for Hiro Hamada in the Spanish dub of Big Hero 6, had recently published a video on his Instagram teasing his involvement in dubbing a role for an upcoming new game along with co-star Alan Prieto, who voiced Baymax. It can't be yet confirmed that this is Kingdom Hearts III.
 
A petition exists that hopes to add more language options to Kingdom Hearts III which we've previously reported on and participated in.
 
Are you disappointed at the potential lack of language options in Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments 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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and keep an eye on our Twitter for live updates!
gepugg

Nomura says Kingdom Hearts doesn't need as much from Final Fantasy characters as it did before

An interview between Tetsuya Nomura and USGamer has provided an update as to why we haven't seen any Final Fantasy characters in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
The interviewer asked Tetsuya Nomura what he had to say about the lack of Final Fantasy characters in the recent trailers for Kingdom Hearts III.
 
This seems to imply that the final chapter of the Xehanort saga will indeed be focusing on the original Kingdom Hearts characters, rather than the supporting ones. Nomura also talked about the place of Final Fantasy characters in the series.
 
Similar information was revealed in an interview between Nomura and GameInformer earlier this week which we also covered.
 
What do you think about Kingdom Hearts III having less Final Fantasy characters? Let us know in the comments 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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and keep an eye on our Twitter for live updates!
gepugg

No DLC planned after Kingdom Hearts III's release yet, but outfit customization could be considered; Microsoft not yet approached about Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 and 2.8 on Xbox One

Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura recently spoke to IGN about topics such as Kingdom Hearts III's delay and the development of the Big Hero 6 world.
 
Similar what he said to GameInformer about DLC in Kingdom Hearts III, he also said he would like to add something to make fans play it a bit longer.
 
One possible DLC Nomura pointed to was the customizable outfit mechanic that was present in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-.
 
In regards to the possibility of bringing the Kingdom Hearts HD ReMIXes to Xbox One, Nomura stated:
 
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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!
Aquaberry

Gameplay of Big Hero 6 in Kingdom Hearts III is complete; cutscenes are not completed yet

When speaking to IGN about Kingdom Hearts III's delay, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura also spoke about the world of Big Hero 6 and why Square Enix have not yet released any footage of San Fransokyo.
 
Kingdom Hearts III will release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29, 2019 to the rest of the world.
 
Are you expecting future footage of Big Hero 6 in Kingdom Hearts III before the game's release, or would you rather have more world announcements? Let us know in the comments!
 
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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and our live updates on Twitter!
Aquaberry

Nomura says Kingdom Hearts III's delay was an attempt to release the game "as simultaneously as possible"

In an interview with IGN, Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura explained that the decision behind delaying Kingdom Hearts III's release to 2019 had to do with an attempt to shorten the gap between the Japanese and Western releases while being mindful of its marketing.
 
Nomura explained that they had to consider holiday lengths and how stores behaved in different regions.
 
Nevertheless, Nomura and the team still attempted to avoid a delay, but found out they were just not in the position to.
 
Despite the delay, Nomura pointed to the advantage of having a little more time to refine the game before its release.
 
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!
 
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018, and our live updates on Twitter!
Aquaberry

All-in-One Kingdom Hearts Bundle Announced at the Sony Press Conference 2018

Kingdom Hearts All-in-One Bundle was announced at the 2018 E3 Sony Press Conference. The bundle will include:
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Kingdom Hearts III (available Jan. 29, 2019)

The bundle is a PS4 exclusive and available now for pre-order for 99.99 USD. If pre-ordered now, 1.5 + 2.5, and 2.8 will be available instantly. The pre-order will include the Kingdom Hearts III Impossible Odds Theme and a custom PS4 DLC Keyblade for Kingdom Hearts III.
 



 
Japan is also receiving a physical version of the bundle that includes pre-order bonuses that depend on which retailer they are bought from.
Seven Net Shopping: Exclusive Keyblade Kingdom Hearts III Rubber Strap Sora
Amazon Japan: A Original PS4 Theme
Square Enix e-STORE: Original Steelbook Case




 
Are you pre-ordering the bundle? Let us know in the comments 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!
 
Check out our coverage for Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 and keep an eye on our Twitter for our live updates!
Overshot_

Game Informer interviews Nomura about DLC, Ratatouille, big reveals, and more

In a recent interview with Game Informer's Kimberly Wallace, Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura discusses the idea for DLC along with Ratatouille and the recent Aqua reveal.
 
You can read snippets from the interview below.
 
Nomura gave some clarification about Ratatouille, stating that it's a "mini-game". The object is to find ingredients hidden throughout the game and bring them back to Remy to make a full-cooked meal. If the player succeeds, they will receive a temporary status upgrade; otherwise, nothing happens.
 
He added that there will be a lot of mini-games in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
Nomura also discussed the possibility for DLC for Kingdom Hearts III.
 
Nomura was also asked about the remaining worlds that yet to be announced in Kingdom Hearts III.
 
He gave reassurance that Big Hero 6 is still coming, even though no gameplay footage has been shown yet.
 
He also confirmed that some original worlds from previous games will return along with new ones.
 
He also talked about the Pirates of the Caribbean world return to Kingdom Hearts III, and mentioned the interesting gameplay elements it will bringing forward to the players, such as ship battles and underwater excursions.
 
What do you think of this interview? What DLCs do you want for Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments 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!
Follow our coverage of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2018 here, and our live updates on our Twitter!
Leamax

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