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Famitsu.com have been able to hold an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, concerning the newly announced Kingdom Hearts title for the Nintendo 3DS, Kingdom Hearts 3D. This interview reveals some small details surrounding the game. Also, Famitsu.com have reported about the game's trailer shown at E3 2010. Both have been translated by HEARTSTATION.ORG, and can be read at our forum.
-Is ‘Kingdom Hearts 3D’ the official title?
Nomura: It’s not the official title, but it’s not completely unconnected, either. The ‘3D’ here doesn’t mean ‘3 Dimensional’, it’s an abbreviation of the subtitle. But, I can’t say any more than that at this time. -We saw the demo, and the characters showed in it are Sora and Riku, appearing as they did in the first Kingdom Hearts game, yet there were many situations in it that couldn’t have happened in KH1.
Nomura: That’s because this isn’t a remake, this is a completely new title. This time, Sora and Riku are protagonists, and we are in the process of selecting new worlds. ‘3D’is the title which enters the next new level after the three games that were produced at the same time, 358/2 Days, Birth by Sleep and Coded,
-What kind of story will this game have? When does it take place in the series timeline?
Nomura: I can’t tell you at this time. But so far, to a certain degree, the development is becoming unpredictable, with what was developed in accordance to everyone’s expectations losing shape. There are a few hints in Re:Coded, so I think people who are interested in that should play it.
Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series, made an appearance at E3 2010, the gaming event held in USA earlier. At this event, various parties were able to interview Nomura concerning the English version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. GameSpot have reported about this interview, which makes mention of Kingdom Hearts III, which can be read below. The full interview can be read at our forum.
Question 7: It's been a while since we've seen a new generation of Kingdom Hearts titles. There have been a lot of handheld and mobile version, but no console versions since the PlayStation 2. Are you thinking about making a next-generation Kingdom Hearts? Or do you prefer working on handhelds? TN: All I can say is that if there were to be a Kingdom Hearts III, then it would be on consoles. I have a desire to create this game, but it's just not the right time. I'm under pressure from KH fans, Disney, and Square Enix, and they all want Kingdom Hearts III. I know this, and I don't hide my desire to make this game. The biggest problem we're facing is our main developer on the franchise is busy with Final Fantasy, and the Birth by Sleep team is busy making Kingdom Hearts for the Nintendo 3DS. But we'll do it when the right time comes.
The E3 2010 gaming event is currently in progress in USA. At this event, Nintendo announced their new handheld gaming console, the Nintendo 3DS. Square Enix have announced that, for this console, a Kingdom Hearts title will be released. The game has a tentative title of Kingdom Hearts 3D, and features both Sora and Riku in the timeframe of the original Kingdom Hearts. Square Enix have posted screenshots from the game on their E3 2010 website, and these screenshots can be seen below, in our gallery.
E3 2010
Thanks to Square Enix's official website for E3 2010.

A trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3D was featured at E3 2010. Although the public has not yet had access to this trailer, IGN have seen it and reported about their impressions. This can be read below.
The trailer starts off with Sora and Riku sitting out by the starfruit tree on Destiny Islands. Then Riku disappears in a swirling flash of light. Sora calls after him and runs around the island (the game switches to gameplay here). Sora runs through the island a bit, showing off the locale. It looks exactly like it did in the PS2 game. The thing that makes me think it's not a port is that Sora already has the glide ability, which he uses to soar around the island a bit.
The game cuts again and shows Riku waking up Traverse Town (the main hub world of the PS2 game). He goes into a courtyard and is surrounded by a bunch of Heartless. Then he looks up and stuff gets crazy.
The sky starts raining Soras.
No seriously. A dozen unconscious Soras slowly float down from the sky like a cute boy meteor shower.
One of the Soras lands and busts out his Keyblade. The game switches back to gameplay mode here and shows Sora bashing the Heartless. After all the Heartless are defeated a huge soldier Heartless boss rises from the ground. Before Sora can battle him he snaps awake, back on Destiny Islands, sitting with Kairi by the starfruit tree. The camera pans up to the night sky and shows the title screen, Kingdom Hearts 3D.
Square Enix have opened an official website for the upcoming remake of Kingdom Hearts coded, Re:coded for the Nintendo DS. This website update, which coincides with the game being featured at E3 2010, gives the release date for Japan as Fall 2010, and also includes some screenshots from the game. These screenshots show that Re:coded will be similar to Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days in terms of graphics, but will be similar to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in terms of playing style. The screenshots can be seen below, in our gallery.
Re:coded, Japanese website
Thanks to Square Enix's official Japanese website for Re:coded.

Square Enix have updated their North American website for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. This updates includes additions to the worlds pages, including a summary for various worlds, a description of each character residing in that world, and various screenshots from the game. Also updated was the section for promotional videos. This update includes three new videos promoting the English version of Birth by Sleep, which can be downloaded from our video archive, or seen below.


Square Enix have announced their lineup for games featured at the upcoming event, E3 2010. Through a press release, Square Enix have confirmed that Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep will be appearing. Also, the new game recently revealed, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, will be appearing at the event. It is revealed that Re:coded will be for the Nintendo DS, and that the game will also be released in Europe, as well as North America. The game's logo can be seen to the right.
Tetsuya Nomura has answered questions relating to the English version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in an exclusive interview with GameInformer magazine. This interview, featured in the magazine's July 2010 issue, was scanned by rokudamia2. It describes the additions to the English version of Birth by Sleep, and also reveals that a new Kingdom Hearts title will be revealed at E3 2010. This will most likely be Kingdom Hearts Recoded, which was revealed earlier. The interview can be seen in our gallery, or at our forum.
Square Enix have updated their North American website for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. This update includes a major redesign, including the addition of a section for characters, worlds, and placeholders for future sections. These placeholders confirm that many more promotional videos will be coming, including a trailer at E3 2010. Also included in the website is a new trailer, showing off the battle system. This trailer reveals the English voices of Terra, Ven and Aqua. It can either be seen below, or downloaded from our video archive.

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