Disney owns all the leverage to where KH main series go but not spin-offs?

[naznatips]

jhlennon1 said:

naznatips said:

jhlennon1 said:
Soriku, ask her who pays for the development of the main KH games? Because if it's S-E, then no way are Disney in total control on which platform the games go.

Disney hired SE to make KH.  Disney owns all rights to everything within KH except for the Final Fantasy characters.  They hold the trademarks for Sora, Riku, Kairi, Heartless, any and all original locations, etc.  Basically, Disney can make Kingdom Hearts without Square but Square can't make Kingdom Hearts without Disney.  Disney already has made Kingdom Hearts without Square. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/924747.asp?q=kingdom%20hearts

Ah, cool. Thanks for that.

Yep.  It's important to note though that just because they can continue the main KH series without SE, doesn't mean they ever would.  They probably have more leverage over where the series goes, but I honestly think it's stupid to discuss the location of KH3 right now because they aren't even close to starting the planning process of the game, much less determining the platfrom(s) it  will appear on.  

Most recent news on FFXIII makes it clear it's not hitting until 2009 at the earliest, and Nomura says he won't do any work on KH until XIII and versus XIII are completed.  So we are looking at a what? 2011 release date for KH?  At the earliest? 

Long story short: Soriku and Leo-j find some other game to obsess about because you aren't going to see any real news on KH3's platform for another 2 or 3 years.