Kingdom Hearts creator working on new series, not KH III
by Ross Miller 
{ Apr 3rd 2007 at 6:26PM }
Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura (Sony-era Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts series) has told Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation that his next project would not be Kingdom Hearts III but a new series. "So it probably won't be just one title," he said.Nomura told us to expect multiple Kingdom Hearts announcements this year. Hidden trailers notwithstanding, we've heard nothing (Mushroom Kingdom Hearts was an April Fool's gag), so it sounds like the next KH projects will be moving forward without Nomura. Given the design precedent he set, we hope the future project director and producers can improve upon the current template.
Nomura's new series is purported to share some similarities (like character design, natch) with Kingdom Hearts. According to EuroGamer, a full announcement from Square Enix is expected later this year.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason T. @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:36PM
I thought it was "It's A Wonderful World" for DS?
Frankie @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:42PM
So this kinda confirms that its a Wii game then?
ALH @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:43PM
this is good to hear. as much as i like nomuras graphical style, kingdom hearts 2 was all polish and no play, and i doubt the series will get any better.
ssuk @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:55PM
Well, good. So long he stays away from Kingdom Hearts maybe the next game wont end up in a sloppy emo-rific pile of crap.
Also, that trailer is 'apparently' not for KHIII, it's for a new spin off series of Kingdom Hearts. So, this is probably what he's talking about, since Nomura likes to speak shit all the time.
Kyle81 @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:02PM
#2
How does this confirm it's a Wii game when nothing of the sort is mentioned in the article, and the news comes from "Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation"
Cloudy @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:59PM
Man, Kingdom Hearts won't be the same without Nomura!
Cloudy @ Apr 3rd 2007 6:59PM
Man, Kingdom Hearts won't be the same without Nomura!
Chris @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:21PM
Damn I was really hoping Mushroom Kingdom Hearts was real. I knew in my heart it wasn't, but still... :-(
Champloo @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:23PM
Well first of all, for all those wondering, Nomura mentioned the games will be related to KH, just not part of the core series (think Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories). And second of all, the part about Nomura leaving the KH3 project is blatant speculation. Because of course it would be impossible for him to work on more than a couple projects *sarcasm*. Oh yeah, he should ask Miyamoto how he copes with working on only one project. And yes, that's more sarcasm, because as we all know Miyamoto is always working on tons of projects at once.
What I hate about this post is that people are going to take your Nomura leaving KH business as fact. When in fact it has no basis in reality. And beyond that it's just not likely due to the fact that Kingdom Hearts is Nomura's baby. So stop spreading speculative rumors. =/
Unit @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:45PM
it'll be intresting to see what consoles these games will be released on, especially after all that talk of square-enix spreading out their games to multiple consoles.
Ryuukuro @ Apr 3rd 2007 7:55PM
I'm in the camp that the series he's working on is a Kingdom Hearts spinoff, hopefully one that uses all original characters and settings without the Disney stuff OR the Final Fantasy/SquEnix stuff.
It's been a while since we've seen something completely new from SquareEnix so I'm excited to see what Nomura will create (and I hope it's for the Wii.)
Death @ Apr 3rd 2007 9:06PM
Why would anyone doom a series like Kingdom Hearts to the Wii? Granted, this little fad has laster longer than most, but it is still doomed to fail. I already see game stops and pawn shops filling up with used DS and DS lites... Soon they will be overflowing with Wiis...
What! I can't hear you @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:08PM
To #12
So let me guess, your a Sony or Microsoft dick rider right?
LongshotX @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:23PM
To #13
What does that make you? Since you obviously aren't a Sony or Microsoft dick rider.
Death @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:41PM
I can see him running around and flailing his arms around, screaming 'Wii Wii'...
Death @ Apr 3rd 2007 10:57PM
Oh, BTW... I have owned EVERY Nintendo since R.O.B. the robot. I have Nintendo Fun Club Vol 1 No 1 sitting on my desk. Nintendo has always been short lived gimmicks.
samfish @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:01PM
"Why would anyone doom a series like Kingdom Hearts to the Wii? Granted, this little fad has laster longer than most, but it is still doomed to fail."
So is rap, the iPod, the internet, video games, Pokemon, the graphical user interface, rock 'n' roll, file sharing, podcasts, right wing talk talk radio, blogs and about a million other things, you half-witted testicle wart.
Death @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:04PM
samfish, you still carry your pet rock around?
samfish @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:13PM
No. Are you still reading blogs?
Death @ Apr 3rd 2007 11:31PM
#19,
Wow... Hey! I have an idea, why don't you read this blog on your 360? Oh! Oh wait! Well, never mind...
Slaziman @ Apr 4th 2007 5:31AM
Because going on the Internet on a console is inconvenient? Why use your console when you have a computer?
nathan @ Apr 18th 2007 11:58AM
hi my name is nathan. i really love your game, but I really hope you guys keep on making kingdom hearts just like final fantasy. The game has awsome adventure and it feel great image that we were in it.I even had a dream that I was one of these hartless. Its the greatest game I ever play. Kingdom Hearts is one of my tops favorite in a whole world. Nothing is better than Kingdom Heart so please continue to make this game.