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Forums - Nintendo - Kingdom Hearts 3 and Kid Icarus on the Wii, rumor or fact?

yushire said:
Tuanniez said:
If Disney only cares about money, then they should send KH3 to the PS3, call me crazy, but I'm certain that game will sell better on the PS3 than the Wii. I see KH3 more as a hardcore type game. I don't think the casuals will really care for it. While I'm sure PS3 owners will eat it up. Might be the fanboy talking inside me lol, but that's how I really do see it. And Disney loves Sony =P
I might aswell debate on this one, PS3 can take Dragonquest, PS3 can take all the Final Fantasy franchise, PS3 even take Star Ocean series, or even the Final Fantasy VII remake for all we care but not Kingdom Hearts. KH was a mainstream title, I even remember core gaming sites and mags/tv shows have odd reaction to it. But it sell because its more of a casual title rather than a hardcore title, as opposed as what you say. What you will do in the game was just smash x and triangle to perform magic. KH was perfect for the Wii, with its mainstream userbase and casual approach. Wether KH will be released or not, I hope its on the Wii, I have a wishful thinking on this one I know you will not agree with me but KH will not sell on PS3 because PS3 wasnt a mainstream console, Wii was just as to PS2. And its Wii's fan dream to have KH 3 on its library, have you seen Wii fans posting that Star Ocean, Final Fantasy, and Dragonquest should be on the Wii instead of PS3? NO. So please, for wii fan's sake dont wish the KH series to be in PS3. PLEASE...

 


 I agree with this post except one area.  There were some that believed star ocean was possible, and I including many others are almost sure Dragon Quest 10 will come to wii if not ds. I'm kinda 50/50 on final fantasy seeing as you can't really tell what square does with that one. Now if these games should be on the wii I will say Dragon Quest is the only one that should be on the wii instead of ps3. 



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Tuanniez said:
If Disney only cares about money, then they should send KH3 to the PS3, call me crazy, but I'm certain that game will sell better on the PS3 than the Wii. I see KH3 more as a hardcore type game. I don't think the casuals will really care for it. While I'm sure PS3 owners will eat it up. Might be the fanboy talking inside me lol, but that's how I really do see it. And Disney loves Sony =P

I find it somewhat ironic that people bash the wii for being kiddy and yet somehow a game centered around Disney and its characters is expected to sell poorly on the system.

 

Normally I despise the rumor mill but in this case I think its clear the reasons for it to be a Wii exclusive make a whole helluva lot more sense than a PS3 exclusive, assuming of course its exclusive at all (which isn't a gaurantee).

The thing is that KH2 got 87% of its sales from Japan and N. America. Similarly, 85% of sales came from Japan and N. America for KH. And none of that is factoring in the final mix versions which were all Japanese releases and would skew things even further. So when you look at Japan + N.America whats the current situation? Between the two markets the Wii has about 71% market share.

You explain to your shareholders why you made that move. It doesn't make sense especially when you consider the strength of the Disney brand and how well it would resonate with "casual" gamers.

In terms of synergy the Wii and the KH IP are two things that go hand in hand, from the Disney background, to the Keyblade+Wiimote combo, the install base in the right territories etc...I can't fathom an intelligent move that doesn't at least land the game on the Wii in some capacity, it may not be exclusive but it would be one of the single largest blunders in the history of video games for them to make it PS3 exclusive.

 

The funny thing is I don't know that I would even buy the game, I've never played the game and I don't really know anything much about it...I have no strong feelings as to where it goes whatsoever. I just think its blatantly obvious that this will end up on the Wii somehow and if it doesn't one of two things will be true: Either the install base situation has changed dramatically when it's announced, or the person who made the choice is a complete bafoon. It really is that simple.

 



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Lol I ain't wishing for KH3 to be on the PS3, I own both consoles, so doesn't bother me too much where it ends up. I'm just giving my reasons as to why I think it'll go to the PS3. I'm pretty sure Sony lost the DQ series for this gen anyway sadly. And FF will remain on the PS3 this gen. Thought I heard something about the producers saying it would be weird to take a step backwards after releasing FFXIII.



Well anyway, we won't find out about this KH3 business for a long time (over a year I'd say). Lets just enjoy us some Kid Icarus till then.



One interesting point I want to make though. If KH3 does come to the Wii, do we get to see Mario characters instead of Final Fantasy ones? I guess that'll be a refreshing change. And if you wack Mario on the cover of KH3 it'll sell millions hahahaha.



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Both are indeed speculation.

Kid Icarus has been backed up heaps by the IGN guys I think, and they are usually accurate. Also the fact that Pit was in Brawl strongly implies they are reviving the character.

KH3 speculation is based on a couple of things, the largest one being that Disney loves Nintendo and Disney owns KH. Theres also the fact that both Disney and SE love money and the Wii has the largest userbase.



Tuanniez said:
One interesting point I want to make though. If KH3 does come to the Wii, do we get to see Mario characters instead of Final Fantasy ones? I guess that'll be a refreshing change. And if you wack Mario on the cover of KH3 it'll sell millions hahahaha.

LOL there are many people thinks as you :D

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/10/mario-disney-mushroom-kingdom-hearts/

 



end of core gaming days prediction:

 

E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg

Tuanniez said:
One interesting point I want to make though. If KH3 does come to the Wii, do we get to see Mario characters instead of Final Fantasy ones? I guess that'll be a refreshing change. And if you wack Mario on the cover of KH3 it'll sell millions hahahaha.
No just the old final fantasy characters to promote the ds remakes.

 



Just to post this again, what about factor 5? Are they the one who develop the Kid Icarus Wii? I wanna know, or is this still a rumor?



end of core gaming days prediction:

 

E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg

yushire said:
Just to post this again, what about factor 5? Are they the one who develop the Kid Icarus Wii? I wanna know, or is this still a rumor?

 Rumor, kid icarus is still a rumor btw. It just has so much things backing up this rumore we could say it will eventually be confirmed.