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jhlennon1 on 25 November 2007
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.



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naznatips on 25 November 2007
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.  



darthdevidem on 25 November 2007

@Soriku

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naznatips on 25 November 2007

Well you could always spend your time playing current games instead of obsessing about future ones...



Lost tears of Kain on 25 November 2007

star obsessing over versus man does it look great



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boilermaker11 on 25 November 2007
Soriku said:
darthdevidem said:
@Soriku

YOU beleive her because she says what you WANT to hear

 

Erm...I believe EVERYTHING she says. For all systems. It's only coincidence that she says KH3 is coming to the Wii...

You do realize that KH is Nomura's story. The turnout of the game lies within his imagination. He's already laid the groundwork with the previous Kingdom Hearts. So let's say that Disney does decide to gung ho it and KH3 without S-E, and places it on the Wii.

 As fun (or as crappy) the game may turnout, it wouldn't be how it was really supposed to pan out if it didn't come from Nomura's head. The game COULD end with Riku becoming a single keyblade holder, and Sora losing that responsibility. But that WOULDN'T be what Nomura had in store for the game.

 It's kinda like how when DBZ ended, and GT came out, but it wasn't done by Toriyama. Sure GT was alright, but it probably wasn't what Toriyama envisioned, if you get the analogy.



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Kasz216 on 25 November 2007
boilermaker11 said:
Soriku said:
darthdevidem said:
@Soriku

YOU beleive her because she says what you WANT to hear

 

Erm...I believe EVERYTHING she says. For all systems. It's only coincidence that she says KH3 is coming to the Wii...

You do realize that KH is Nomura's story. The turnout of the game lies within his imagination. He's already laid the groundwork with the previous Kingdom Hearts. So let's say that Disney does decide to gung ho it and KH3 without S-E, and places it on the Wii.

 As fun (or as crappy) the game may turnout, it wouldn't be how it was really supposed to pan out if it didn't come from Nomura's head. The game COULD end with Riku becoming a single keyblade holder, and Sora losing that responsibility. But that WOULDN'T be what Nomura had in store for the game.

 It's kinda like how when DBZ ended, and GT came out, but it wasn't done by Toriyama. Sure GT was alright, but it probably wasn't what Toriyama envisioned, if you get the analogy.


 

Unless they throw a bunch of money at him to do it.  Like they did with Toriyama after the Frieza saga... and again... after the Cell Saga.  As he had originally intended that it end after the Frieza Saga.

routsounmanman on 25 November 2007

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darthdevidem on 25 November 2007

Well anyway Kingdom Hearts doesn't bother me

Which region is it most popular in, JAP, EU, USA??



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ClaudeLv250 on 25 November 2007
Soriku said:

 


 

I believe they'll announce KH3 next year. But what game suggestions do you have in mind to obsess about?

I don't. The handheld games come out next year, they'd do best to wait until after those are released before saying a word about KH3, because they'd pretty much be telling people to look at KH3 and not BBS or 365/2 Days instead.

 



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