More Kingdom Hearts in 2007

By Robert Purchese Published 21 December, 2006

Nomura confirms 'multiple projects'

Tetsuya Nomura has told Famitsu magazine that gamers should expect announcements on multiple Kingdom Hearts-related products in 2007.

Square Enix hinted at as much at the Jump Festa annual event earlier this month, and now Nomura has ended speculation, promising "big movements in the Kingdom Hearts series".

Of course, the Disney-meets-JRPG franchise is wildly popular, and a guess at a next-generation title doesn't need 'Mystic Meg'-like prediction powers. The only speculation here is whether it will be PlayStation exclusive, just as the previous two console titles were.

Also interesting is whether one of the "multiple products" might include a hand-held option. With Square Enix recently announcing Dragon Quest IX for the DS, and Kingdom Hearts already having appeared on the GBA once, it's hard not to draw parallels.

Here's hoping we're right and it doesn't turn out to be a rubbish film.

Meanwhile you can have an eyeball of what we thought when we reviewed Kingdom Hearts II. It's out now in Europe.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Dizzy #1 5 years ago

    Two things I hate:

    JRPGs and Disney.

  • Feanor #2 5 years ago

    Then piss off! :)

  • Zero Beat #3 5 years ago

    Thanks for that!

  • penhalion #4 5 years ago

    Ahh Kingdom Hearts and good old Keyblade wars!

  • mkreku #5 5 years ago

    Girlfriend loves these games. Hey, maybe Kingdom hearts 2 would be a good xmas present?
    Edited by 1 at 21/12/06 @ 14:58

  • Ciaran #6 5 years ago

    KH2 is definitely a lot better than the first one. A lot of the annoying quirks (I'm looking at you, camera control!) have been ironed out. IMO, of course.

  • rotj #7 5 years ago

    I will be utterly amazed if this is released on the Xbox 360. SE just don't seem to like the console, do they? Bah, who needs them anyway. Mistwalker to the rescue!

    \0/

  • Blerk #8 5 years ago

    I really must get around to playing KH2. :-)

  • absolutezero #9 5 years ago

    Two things I hate:

    Tetsuya Nomura and people who think Kingdom Hearts story is good.

  • chupachups #10 5 years ago

    "I will be utterly amazed if this is released on the Xbox 360. SE just don't seem to like the console, do they? "

    SE have usually said they'll support whatever platform is dominant, they have no ties to any of the console makers. In Japan the 360 sells worse than the Game Boy Micro though, so that's a bit of a barrier to getting SE support...

  • Steroyd #11 5 years ago

    KH2 didn't nearly have enough meat as KH1 did, to get 100% in the game felt like an afterthought like Wind Wakers Triforce collecting.

    Was a ok game but KH got hit from sequelitis.

  • nicehobo #12 5 years ago

    yeah i think it will be crappy film time.. something to make as much money as quick as possible and disorientate anyone who hasnt seen it when they start to play kingdom hearts 3

    i liked kingdom hearts 1 and 2 but 1 wins because by default it thinks changing from attack to magic intuitively is more important than the camera, which in good games should never need to be altered.

  • crazyhorse174 #13 5 years ago

    PSP version anyone?

  • Zane #14 5 years ago

    "SE have usually said they'll support whatever platform is dominant, they have no ties to any of the console makers."

    Sony is a stakeholder, that is a tie. But one that isn't binding, they can still dev for other formats, but until Sony isn't a stakeholder, don't think we'll see the numbered FF's on other formats.

  • Scimarad #15 5 years ago

    "KH2 didn't nearly have enough meat as KH1 did, to get 100% in the game felt like an afterthought like Wind Wakers Triforce collecting. "

    That's odd, I thought it was better than first one by quite a margin:-)

    I hope the series does continue.

  • Aysir #16 5 years ago

    With Crisis Core looking absoultly stunning and not too dis-similar from the KH style - a PSP version would be awesome - if it could use the Card system from Chain of Memories, even better.

  • NegativeZero #17 5 years ago

    In Japan the 360 sells worse than the Game Boy Micro though, so that's a bit of a barrier to getting SE support...

    These games cost an absolute ton to make due to the huge amount of art assets that go into them. Porting to the other next-gen platform is not a big expenditure in comparison, because the bulk of the code and all the art can be used for both. PS3 has a tiny install base at this point, and at the current rate it's looking like that's going to continue for a while. You can't recoup the money you spend unless you can sell the games, and if there's not enough people to buy the games you made...

    Also, if Squenix were to start putting their big franchises onto the 360, it would sell. Japanese are more interested in software than hardware.

    until Sony isn't a stakeholder, don't think we'll see the numbered FF's on other formats.

    Final Fantasy XI is on X360.
    Edited by 1 at 21/12/06 @ 22:52

  • Agent_Llama #18 5 years ago

    I took KH2 back within a week - once you get past the charm of the FF cameos, it gets dull and repetitive, rather like the first one did. Which is a pity, as the core idea and the story is rather novel.