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Update 2: Another two scans have surfaced! These have been added to our gallery, below. Click here to go directly to the album, or click on the individual images below. The new images show screenshots including Sora talking to Pinocchio, and Quasimotor with Esméralda. It seems that the "Drop" gauge is back!
- Screenshots from Prankster's Paradise (Pinocchio's world)
- Screenshots from The City of Bells (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame's world)
Update: Hari Lion and Yagi Horn are "Spirits", while Ice Penguin is a "Nightmare". Previously, it was announced that the Spirits are your allies, and the Nightmares are your enemies.
Previously, a Pinocchio world was announced to be included in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, called Prankster's Paradise. Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine included an article about the revelation. Now, thanks to FF-Reunion, we have even more scans of this article.
These extra scans reveal more about the other Disney world we know of in the game, "The City of Bells", based on The Hunchback of Notre-dame. Esméralda is shown next to Riku. Also, two new Dream Eaters are shown-- Ice Penguin and Hari Lion. The name of the ram-like Dream Eater is revealed to be Yagi Horn. You can see these scans below, in our gallery. Or, simply click the links below for the new images.
- New Dream Eaters
- Riku and Esméralda
- Pinocchio's world
Weekly Shōnen Jump → November 18, 2011

As you would have seen before, it was announced that a Pinocchio world will be included in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. This was announced via Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, and is also set to appear in the next Famitsu Weekly. We now have another high quality scan of the article, again thanks to FF-Reunion. You can see both scans below, in our gallery (or go straight to the HQ one here).
Weekly Shōnen Jump → November 18, 2011

Update: Thanks to Tgirl, we now have some translations of the text. It seems that the new area is called "Pranksters Paradise", and the text in the screenshot says "We're in a circus cabin inside the stomach of a huge whale."
Previously, it was announced that a new world appearing in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance would be announced in the upcoming issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine. However, the latest issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump has announced this world instead.
We now know that the new world will be... a world based on Pinocchio! Thanks to FF-Reunion, we now have a scan of the article in question. Here, you can see a render of Pinocchio, as well as screenshots of Jiminy Cricket on Riku's shoulders, and Jiminy Cricket with Pinocchio, who's trapped in a cell. You can see this scan below, in our gallery!
Weekly Shōnen Jump → November 18, 2011

What do you think about this? Pinocchio's world is one of the worlds that KH13 predicted would be announced, but, are you happy with the announcement? Let us know at our forum.
As you would already know, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is set to appear at Jump Festa 2012. Jump Festa 2012 is an event running from December 17, 2011 to December 18. At this event, Kingdom Hearts 3D will be featured with a playable demo, and a new trailer. Definitely something to look forward to!
Anyway, onto the news. Thanks to FF-Reunion for the tip, we now know that on Square Enix's website, they have announced that 220 tickets will be given out at random to people who apply, in order for them to "experience the game". This could either mean that they get to play the demo or experience the trailer in a closed mega-theatre, but, either way, that's a lot of people and we'll almost certainly get videos of the event when it happens!
The current issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine has included a notice about the contents of the next issue, and thanks to 速報@保管庫(Alt), we know that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is mentioned. The next issue, which releases on November 24, 2011 is said to include information about a new world appearing in Kingdom Hearts 3D.
So, stay tuned! KH13 will be ordering a copy of the magazine, so, we hope to have high quality scans up as soon as possible (sometime next week, of course). Either way, pictures are bound to appear online sometime next week. Stay tuned!
Kingdom Hearts 3D is known to include all-new Disney worlds, so, what do you think? Could it be a Toy Story world, a Pinocchio world or a Jungle Book world, all of which were going to be included in past games but removed? Or do you think it will be something completely different? Let us know at our forum.
Jupiter, the company responsible for developing Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, has discussed the development of the game in an interview with Inside-Games. Thanks to Tgirl, who found the interview, we now have a translation of it. You can read this below.
Visiting the history of the three important titles made by Jupiter, such as the handheld "Kingdom Hearts" on the GBA, and the direction of the company. Remembering the "Picross" series, there were a great number of pinball games that were developed. Jupiter has done games such as Pocket Pikachu and Poke'mon Mini, but in recent years, they worked on large titles such as TWEWY. So recently, they've been marketing "Picross" for the 3DS.
(T/N: However, "Picross 3D" is made by HAL.)
This time, Inside is inquiring Jupiter, in Kyoto, for a story from President Nakayama and the development staff.
We want to hear the stories about the three titles that were made for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
--------- When did the development for "Kingdom Hearts", for the GBA, begin?

Nakayama: It was right around this time, the exposed RPG genre period was said to be big in the business.
Somehow, I believe there existed an accumulation of know-hows within the company, as we were able to meet with Square-Enix's Hashimoto-sama and work on "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".
(Shinji Hashimoto: Square-Enix Holdings' senior executive managing director/officer, Also, Square-Enix's 1st work division Corporate Executive)
---------- What kind of beginning was it?

Nakayama: Before "Kingdom Hearts", there was the game, "Disney Sports: Motor Cross" (released by: Konami). In those days, Square and Disney were in the same building. We received the story from Disney, who was in charge of the direction: "Since 'Kingdom Hearts' is being put onto the GBA, why don't we see the outcome in the planning competition?"
I think because "new things were being challenged", the proposal that came through here is "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".
---------- The insertion of Hikaru Utada's theme song into the CG movie, within the GBA, became a surprising type of game.
Nakayama: The ROM became awesome in capacity, right? (laughs)
Square and Disney were friendly with each other in this kind of flow. Jupiter is use to working like this with Nintendo as they're known for the TV game genre. It became clear that it was a placed position in opportunities working with portable games.
For those of you with Twitter accounts, we have now integrated Twitter with KH13.com. If you're a guest, then by clicking the Twitter icon at the top of the page, you can login to KH13 without even having to sign up.
If you're a member, then login and you will see a Twitter icon button at the top of the page. This will allow you to connect your Twitter and KH13 accounts, which gives you a shared login, and the option (note: this is optional) to sync your Twitter and KH13 tweets, status updates and profile pictures.
And now for some weird Kingdom Hearts "news": A man inspired by Kingdom Hearts has created a raft and sailed around for 1.5 months. You can read more about this, and see a photo of the raft at our forum.
Takeharu Ishimoto, a composer who works for Square Enix, has confirmed that he will be composing songs for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts title for the Nintendo 3DS, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. This was nnounced via an interview on Famitsu.com. Ishimoto's past composing work includes Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and the The World Ends with You-- which, of course, will see some of its music appear in Kingdom Hearts 3D.
This doesn't mean he will be the only composer though! It is most likely that Yoko Shimomura will return to compose for Kingdom Hearts 3D as well, and possibly Tsuyoshi Sekito, who also worked on Birth by Sleep. Thanks to Kingdom Hearts Insider for the tip.
The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp (NAViGaTR) have released a "Best of Decade 2001-2009" list for video games, outlining what they believe to be the best games in various categories. Kingdom Hearts has won various awards on the list, and these are listed below.
- Costume Design of the Decade
- Original Musical Score of the Decade
- Original Role Playing Game of the Decade
Thanks to FuzzyJello from GameFAQs and The Silent Chief for the tip.
Also, in other news, Tetsuya Nomura has been named by the Official PlayStation Magazine as #5 of the most influential PlayStation developers. (Should we cover Tetsuya Nomura news, or just stick to KH news?) Thanks to Kingdom Hearts Insider for the tip.
For those of you with Facebook accounts, we have now integrated Facebook with KH13.com. If you're a guest, then by clicking the "Facebook Login" at the top of the page, you can login to KH13 without even having to sign up.
If you're a member, then login and you will see a "FB Connect" button at the top of the page. This will allow you to connect your Facebook and KH13 accounts, which gives you a shared login, and the option (note: this is optional) to sync your Facebook and KH13 status updates and profile pictures.
Enjoy!
We have completed our archive of English cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts. Each of the 231 scenes from the game can be viewed and downloaded from our video archive, so please click here to check it out.
Just to recap, this is what you can expect from our cutscene archive:
- Every single scene viewable and downloadable.
- Cutscenes are available at a resolution of HD 720p.
- Downloads are in WMV, MP4 and FLV formats, ready to use in any video editor.
- Cutscenes have the upper and lower black bars removed.
- This is the best quality anywhere on the web. Enjoy!
And a sample of our quality:

Jump Festa 2012 is an event running from 17-18 December 2011. At this event, various video games are featured. Square Enix has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance will make an appearance at the event, and, also that the game will be playable. The following graphic was posted on the Jump Festa website. Thanks to FF-Reunion for the tip.

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