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KH13 coverage: Kingdom Hearts 3D at San Diego Comic Con 2012

San Diego Comic Con 2012 is an event running from July 12 to July 15, 2012. Square Enix is attending the event, and they are set to show off Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], as well as various Kingdom Hearts merchandise. We will regularly update this post with news as it appears.

Day 3 (Saturday July 14, 2012)

4:00PM EST: Churro has uploaded photos showing the Kingdom Hearts 3D card given out at the Square Enix booth. It advertises the demo now available on the Nintendo eShop and has the AR code for easy access. You can view them below.

Day 2 (Friday July 13, 2012)

6:30PM EST: NintendoCultureClub have shown some footage of the Kingdom Hearts 3D demo being played on the Nintendo 3DS XL. You can watch this below.


Day 1 (Thursday July 12, 2012)

6:10PM EST: Emily, Assistant PR Manager at Square Enix America has uploaded a photo showing a comparison of Kingdom Hearts 3D on the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo 3DS XL. You can view it below.

5:40PM EST: Churro has uploaded photos showing the Kingdom Hearts 3D demo being played on the new Nintendo 3DS XL. And it's looking pretty good. You can view them below.

5:30PM EST: Churro has uploaded another photo from the event. This photo shows the Kingdom Hearts 3D booth. You can view it below.

12:30PM EST: Square Enix are currently livestreaming coverage of Comic Con. You can watch this below. The livestream is currently over, but they are set to return at 12:00PM PST.


Day 0 (Wednesday July 11, 2012)

9:45PM EST: Square Enix have uploaded eleven photos to their official Flickr account, showing their new Kingdom Hearts 3D Play Arts. You can view them below.
7:37PM EST: Churro has uploaded another photo showing the Kingdom Hearts Four Piece Resin Set. You can view it below.
6:02PM EST: Churro has uploaded more photos from the event. They show the Kingdom Hearts 3D wall scroll, the Kingdom Hearts Four Piece Resin Set and and the games' booth. You can view them below.
6:00PM EST: Thanks to Churro from KHUltimania, we now know that the Kingdom Hearts 3D demo at the San Diego Comic Con is the same one as the one from E3 2012 (a demo based in Country of the Musketeers).
5:50PM EST: Churro from Kingdom Hearts Ultimania has uploaded photos showing the new Kingdom Hearts 3D Play Arts. The two new figurines are of Sora and Riku in their outfits from The Grid.
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D, North American website updated

The official North American website for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] has been updated. The website has six sections, with only four currently available. The sections are "About", "Gameplay", "Characters", "Media", "Worlds" and "Downloads". A description of the website, as well as all screenshots from the website, can be seen below. Thanks to Terranort9406 from KH13 for informing us about the update.

Official North American Kingdom Hearts 3D website

The about section includes a description or summary of the game, a link to pre-order the game and also The Kingdom Hearts North American Timeline which lists all the games released in North America. The characters section currently has three charatcers. They are Sora, Riku and King Mickey. Each character has a short description, renders of the character and a Dream Eater along with screenshots. Under media there are two sub-sections one titled "Trailers" and and the other titled "Screenshots". Trailers contains three previously released trailers which can already be watched and downloaded in our trailer archive, while the screenshots sub-section contains screenshots previously seen. Lastly, the worlds section contains two worlds currently available. They are Traverse Town and Country of the Musketeers. Under each is a description of the world, a list of all the characters that appear in that world alongside renders and descriptions of each character. Screenshots are also available.
Update 1: Placeholders for the gameplay and downloads sections are up, accessible at http://na.square-enix.com/kh3d/gameplay.php and http://na.square-enix.com/kh3d/downloads.php. These sections are unfinished, but they do give us a hint at what we can expect to see there-- downloads is set to contain wallpapers, Facebook covers and icon packs; and gameplay is set to contain 12 videos explaining features of Kingdom Hearts 3D.
Update 2: The official European website for Kingdom Hearts 3D has also been updated with these changes. For the first time ever the North American and European websites are identical. Even The Kingdom Hearts Timeline is identical despite Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories not being released in Europe or Australia.

Characters
Media
Traverse Town
Country of the Musketeers
DChiuch

Square Enix to livestream coverage of San Diego Comic Con

Square Enix have announced that they will be livestreaming coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2012 on their official Ustream account. Their coverage will be starting on July 11 at 8:00PM PST. A follow up Tweet said that they will be "showing content from the show floor and hosting some live giveaways". With Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] confirmed to appear at the event, it is likely that this livestream will show us footage of the game's playable demo.
DChiuch

French commercial for Kingdom Hearts 3D begins showing

A television commercial for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] has begun showing in France, advertising the European release of the game on July 20, 2012. The commercial is 15 seconds long, and thanks to KHDestiny who uploaded the commercial, you can watch it below.
Update: MusiqueDePubs have uploaded a direct HD 1080p version of the video, and we have replaced the video below with this version. Thanks to Terranort9406 from KH13 for the find.

DChiuch

Australian version of Kingdom Hearts 3D to contain AR cards

The Australian version of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] has been confirmed to contain the same pre-order bonus as the North American version and European versions-- exclusive AR cards. While we already knew about the North American version and about the European version's pre-order bonus, this is the first time we've seen a confirmation for Australia.
We managed to snap this photo of a Kingdom Hearts 3D display in a JB Hi-Fi store in Australia, holding many Kingdom Hearts 3D boxes with the "Exclusive AR cards included" sticker present. It's good news to see that the exclusive AR cards will be available in every region!

Update: It has now been confirmed that all Australian retailers are providing the AR cards.
DChiuch

Nintendo to handle KH3D sales, marking & distribution in Europe

Nintendo have announced that they will be handling the sales, marking and distribution of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. This was revealed in a press release from Nintendo, seen via Nintendo Life. Thanks to CardCaptorDeadpool from KH13 for the tip.

Update: Square Enix Europe have announced that, due to their earlier decision to not translate Kingdom Hearts 3D into Spanish, Nintendo Ibérica (Nintendo of Spain) have decided not to distribute the game. Instead, the game will be available through select retailers in Spain (in English language). They released the following statement:
Following our recent announcement that Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] would be localised into English with English, French and German subtitles only, Nintendo Ibérica has taken the decision not to act as distributor for this game in Spain. For those who still wish to buy the English version of the game in Spain, it will still be available through select retailers and it will be on sale from 20 July 2012. We understand that there has been huge disappointment from fans in Spain, as well as other European countries. We completely understand this and we are sorry that we have not been able to fully satisfy all the fans needs for this version of the game.
DChiuch

New Kingdom Hearts Play Arts to be featured at Comic Con

San Diego Comic Con 2012 is a gaming event that will be running from July 12 to July 15, 2012. It is unknown if Kingdom Hearts games will see coverage during the event, but we have just learned that Square Enix will be showing new Kingdom Hearts Play Arts (Kingdom Hearts figurines) on display. This announcement comes from hidemi_mad_dog, the person responsible for working on the Play Arts.

Update: Details regarding the new Kingdom Hearts Play Arts at Comic Con have been revealed. The set will contain Mickey, Goofy, Sora and Donald, be available for a price of US$90, and be limited to only 200 pieces. A photo of the set can be seen below, thanks to Final Fantasy Merchandise.

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D playable at San Diego Comic Con

San Diego Comic Con 2012 is a gaming event that will be running from July 12 to July 15, 2012. Square Enix have revealed their lineup of games that will be appearing at the event via My Nintendo News, and this lineup confirms that Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] will be previewed at the event. The following paragraph was released with the lineup:
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] – Celebrating the franchise’s 10th anniversary, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] features a spectacular story that promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3D debut on a handheld title. In addition to brand new worlds, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] will also feature never before seen gameplay elements and will be available on July 31. For those attending, GameRevolution have revealed where and when the game will be playable. You can see this below.
Square Enix Booth
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], Sleeping Dogs, TOMB RAIDER
San Diego Convention Center, Booth 3829 Nintendo Lounge
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] and HEROES OF RUIN
Mariott Marquis & Marina – San Diego Ballroom
333 W. Harbor Drive
Thursday, July 12 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday, July 13 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 14 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 15 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
DChiuch

Small bonus for pre-ordering Kingdom Hearts 3D in France

Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] is set to release in Europe on July 20, 2012. The European store "GAME" has revealed that they will be giving away a small bonus with pre-orders of the game-- a small Halloween Town-themed Sora dangling keychain. Thanks to KHDestiny, a photo of this offer in French can be seen below.


Update 1: Again, thanks to KHDestiny, we have received a photo of another pre-order bonus that will be given away by GAME in Europe. This is another dangling keychain, but this time, it's Cloud! You can see the photo of this offer in French below.


Update 2: Nintendo of France have officially announced this pre-order bonus, which is available for "select retailers". It is unknown if this will be exclusive to France, or will also be in other European countries. The good news is, Nintendo of France have supplied an image with this Tweet, and the image shows both Leon and Aqua in keychain form! This image can be seen below.

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D playable at 3DS Community Day in London

Good news for our fans in the United Kingdom! Square Enix Europe have announced that they will be running a "Square Enix 3DS Community Day" on Thursday, 12 July 2012 in London. Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Heroes of Ruin will all be playable on the currently unreleased Nintendo 3DS XL! It's definitely worth attending if you're in the area, so make sure you register on the event page to secure a spot in one of the two sessions.

Square Enix 3DS Community Day event details & registration

DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D at Japan Expo 2012 coverage

Japan Expo is an event taking place in Paris, France, this year between July 5 and July 8, 2012. Kingdom Hearts has made an appearance at the event, with Shinji Hashimoto, executive producer, and Yoko Shimomura, composer of the series, appearing in person. Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] also appeared with a playable demo. KHDestiny attended the event, and thanks to them, you can see some photos below.
Some highlights of the photos:
- Photo #5 shows KH3D being played on the Nintendo 3DS XL, with the E3 2012 trailer playing in the background.
- Photo #7 is official artwork by Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the series!
- Photo #10 shows Hashimoto and Shimomura at the event.
Update: And lastly, the complete Kingdom Hearts presentation, again recorded by KHDestiny. MisguidedBliss from KH13 has translated this talk from French into English, and this translation can be read below the video.

Hashimoto-san: First of all, I'd like to thank everyone here. It's nice to see that people like KH so much here too.
You should know that KH is a project born ten years ago between Square Enix and Disney and we were wondering how we could work together and make new games.
So, we don't have much time, unfortunately but we'll try to use that time efficiently since we're going to look back on the past ten years of KH's history and a surprise guest might join us. *KH appears on screen*
Hashimoto-san: So, here's the first game of the saga. I remember, at the time, I was working with Tetsuya Nomura, who was the game director, and together we spent a very, very long time what kind of game it could be and we thought a lot about how the game was going to unfold and how we would make it.
*CoM appears on screen*
Hashimoto-san: So, in May 2005, we released the second game of the KH saga, and back then, you might remember, the GBA ruled the world the handheld systems market so that's why we decided to develop KH:CoM on this system.
*KH2 appears on screen*
Hashimoto-san: I think you all know that game. It's KH2, released on PS2. I guess you heard about it?
Audience: YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Hashimoto-san: I guess you all went and bought it when it was released in August 2006.
Audience: YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
*Days appears on screen*
Hashimoto-san: Then comes the first game on Nintendo DS, with a rather difficult name to say: KH 358/2 Days, that we simply call KH D Days. It ws released in October 2009, I think you remember.
*BbS appears, people are cheering*
Hashimoto-san: So, here is KH:BbS that you seem to know. I even see a young lady in the front row who knows it very well (she was cosplaying Aqua). KH:BbS is the first game of the saga released on PSP and chronogically, it's also the first game of the saga. It was released in September 2010. Not so long ago.
*re:Coded appears on screen*
Hashimoto-san: Finally, the second game released on Nintendo DS, KH:recoded, in January 2011.
So, here are the 10 years of KH quickly summed up for you and now I'd like to share these 10 years with someone else I'm going to call on stage: KH music composer, Yoko Shimomura!
*Shimomura-san appears, beautiful as always, people are cheering, le me nearly crying in the audience because she radiates awesomeness*
Translator guy: Yoko Shimomura, bonjour!
Shimonura-san: Bonjour!
Translator guy: Maybe we could all say konnichiwa?
Audience: KONNICHIWAAAAAAAAA!!
Shimomura-san: Konnichiwa!
Translator guy: Shimomura-san I think you want to Streetpass with our friends?
Shimomura-san: So, I didn't really know how I could please you, give you back all that love that you're giving me, liking my compositions
I don't know if some of you brought their 3DS today...
*People raise their 3DS*
Shimomura-san: I hope there'll be a large amount of you who'll be able to StreetPass so I'll be able to visit your 3DS and we'll become friends via our 3DS.
Translator guy: Shimomura-san, I think the audience here is really happy to see you.
*People are cheering*
Translator guy: How could you describe your experience with KH during these past 10 years?
Shimomura-san: Working for 10 years on the same series gives a lot of memories and there's hard times too because the development is complicated.
We've been through nerve-racking times and this saga is really important in my life and in my career so they're really good memories for me.
Little funny anecdote, in this new KH game on 3D, released soon, you'll hear a music with a voice. When you hear that voice, you'd like that voice to be the voice of a pretty young lady but in the beginning, I wanted to use the voice of an old man and Tetsuya Nomura-san told me: "No, absolutely not! We need an elegant voice, a beautiful voice, etc." So I got a little chided an I had to change it because the one I chose wasn't fitting.
Translator guy: Now Shimomura-san, I'd like to ask you -you composed a lot of musics during these years- do you have one favourite music?
Shimomura-san: It's really hard for me to choose one because my compositions are like my children but I think the most emblematic is the first one, it best represents the series. Now we're going to listen to it.
*Dearly Beloved is playing, people are cheering, le me nearly crying in the audience*
Translator guy: Do you agree with Shimomura-san's choice?
Audience: YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!
Translator guy: In any case, thank you for sharing your music and anecdotes Shimomura-san.
Shimomura-san: Thank you!
Translator guy: Shimomura-san, you're going to stay with us a little bit longer because we're going to talk about KH3D.
Hashimoto-san, there's a question I'm dying to ask. When will the game be released in France? (useless question imo)
Hashimoto-san: Sorry to have kept you waiting but the game we'll be released very soon on 07/20 and I hope you'll be present.Just two weeks to go!
Translator guy: Now,Hashimoto-san is going to talk about KH3D a little, in details so that you'll want to discover it.
Hashimoto-san: Raise your hand if you know Sora and Riku and if you're happy they're back!
*people raise their hands*
Hashimoto-san: Who likes Riku?
*people raise their hands*
Hashimoto-san: You'll be able to discover the game on the Nintendo booth and Square Enix booth because there are demo versions but
we're going to talk about the game's specificities. First of all the new characters : the Dream Eaters who are enemies and allies as well; there's two kinds of Dream Eaters: the Spirits and the Nightmares. You can see them on the right of the screen. How do you think they look? Do you think they're kawaii or nice?
Audience: Yeah!
Hashimoto-san: Thank you very much! Now we're going to discover some of the new worlds you're going to see in KH3D. The first one I'm going to show you -I hope you, French people, are going to enjoy it- is Notre-Dâme's world (La Cité des Cloches).
Now is the world you're very familiar with! Do you know these characters?
Audience: YEEEEEEEAAAAAH!!!
Hashimoto-san: Well, I'm pleased to sat that TWEWY characters are going to be in KH3D.
Another very popular world that I'm sure you know is Pinocchio's world where you'll be able to see Gepetto, and the annoying Jiminy Cricket. I hope you enjoy it.
Here's a bunch of extremely famous characters in the Country of the Musketeers where Mickey, Donald and Goofy will have to save Princess Minnie. Now, we're going to talk about the battle system, if you want to.
Audience: Yeeeees!
Hashimoto-san: So, as I said earlier, Sora and Riku are coming back and you'll be able to play with them both, alternatively.
For that game, there's a new battle system, it's called Flow-motion. You'll be able to interact with your surrondings. You can bounce on the wall, slide on the rails and do all kind of incredible actions.
depending on where you are. So, different actions depending on the world. So, the Dream-Eaters we were talking about earlier can be enemies but they can join you and be your allies too to help you while you're fighting.
Moreover, you'll be able to raise them and pet them, a little bit like in Nintendogs, right?
Tetsuya Nomura-san would've love to come here but unfortunately, it wasn't possible because he's working on different projects. We can't say anything about them, of course. But you should know he's really sorry he's not here today to celebrate with us KH's 10th anniversary and he knows how much you love that game. He can't wait for you to try it.
However, he has a little something to cheer you up.He drew an original artwork just for you here at Japan Expo. He gave it to me and I brought it here myself and we're going to show it to you right now.
*artwork appears on screen, people are cheering*
Hashimoto-san: Nomura-san is not someone who usually draws original artworks and such so, it's really for you and I hope you enjoy it.
Hashimoto-san: Can you see it?
*walks through the audience with the artwork so everyone can see it for real*
Translator guy thanks them, then thanks us.
Shimomura-san: I'm really happy I met you all, thank you very much!
Translator guy says all the OSTs are on sale on Squeenix booth and that they'll be at the Nintendo booth at 4:30 PM to sign stuff.
Hashimoto-san: We're waiting for you on KH3D!
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts 3D in July 2012 issue of Nintendo Power

Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] has appeared in the July 2012 issue of Nintendo Power magazine. The issue contains a 3-page preview of the game, containing many previously seen English screenshots, as well as an article discussing the game's story and gameplay. We definitely recommend that you buy a copy of the magazine and check it out! Oishii from KH13 has also uploaded some scans of the magazine here, which you can check out. The magazine also confirms that the August 2012 issue of Nintendo Power will contain a review of the game.
DChiuch

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