In a rare instance indeed, Soriku is in fact correct. Disney not only owns all the Kingdom Hearts characters, and the name of the series, but they can even create KH games without Square Enix. Evidence you say? I actually have all the proof right here:
Kingdom Hearts V-Cast:
"The game, developed by Superscape and published by Disney Mobile with no involvement from Square Enix, features the original Kingdom Hearts's gameplay, modified to the input method of mobile phones.[35]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_%28series%29#Kingdom_Hearts_.28V_CAST.29
More proof:
© Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Developed by SQUARE ENIX.
© Disney. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas © Touchstone Pictures. Developed by SQUARE ENIX. Characters from FINAL FANTASY video game series: © 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 Square Enix Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Read through this carefully. The primary trademark is the one at the top. Disney Enterprises, Inc. They then mention it's developed by Square Enix, and go through the breakdown. Notice again, the primary trademark is Disney, then Touchstone owns The Nightmare Before Christmas. Then they go through Square's rights: The Final Fantasy Characters, and the Square Enix logo and name. That's it.
Also, if you don't believe Sora, Riku, Kairi, and the Heartless are all Disney owned characters, I refer you to this: "Four new DISNEY main characters make their debut in KINGDOM HEARTS: Sora, Riku, Kairi and the Heartless." http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/previews/preview.pl?sys=ps2&game=kingdomhearts
Again, proof enough that Square has no power over this game is Disney making one without any involvement from them at all. However, since you all needed the evidence there it is. Oh, and for the record: The fact that it's primarily owned by Disney really means nothing at all as far as what platform it will go to. Buena Vista Games is not exclusive to any platform. However, it does mean that future KH games can also be made without Square's envolvement. This could mean our favorite KH characters paired with other groups of characters. Come on Mushroom Kingdom Hearts!
