Disney Interactive talks Kingdom Hearts!
Hello there, sorry for the slow updates as I have been sick and that the owners of this site left. But anyways we have some news for you, a popular gaming site called Gamasutra did a interview with Disney Interactive, the company that is behing the KH series alongside Square Enix. As I know of they talk about their recent growth, and about the past, present, and future. It is very nice to see Disney talk about this very great series! Interview Below:
Disney: The key thing for us is being flexible. We never said that we wanted to move away from licensing, and we don't intend to. Great examples of licensed games that we make that we would love to continue to make those licensed games.
A great example of that is Kingdom Hearts. It's a great collaboration between Square and ourselves. Disney characters are in there, and Final Fantasy characters are in there. It's the kind of collaboration that works, and where we see other opportunities like that, we will do them.
Gamasutra: Certainly I think, not that you've suggested this, but I think that Kingdom Hearts is a fantastic example of Square Enix doing something with your characters that you couldn't do yourself. You couldn't replicate that, because it's got Square Enix's stamp all over it, but it still retains the Disney just as strongly. Obviously it would be, without my theorizing on the relationship, would be a great thing to continue in that vein.
Disney: Yeah. I think it would be a sad day for gamers if there were to be no more Kingdom Hearts. We love the franchise, and Square Enix loves it, so we want to see it continue, and they have more games coming out.
Gamasutra: Yeah. There were three at TGS, so there's definitely going to be more Kingdom Hearts.
Disney: There's a lot of life left there. There's a lot of stories to tell.
Gamasutra: I can't remember the DS game's title. It's so awesomely horrible. What is it... 365 days over two...? No, 358 days over two -- which is the subtitle. It's so incomprehensible, it's so great. Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days.
Disney: What I can tell you is, trust Nomura-san. He always delivers --
Gamasutra: He delivered about half of the Square Enix Party, their big event in Japan last year. He delivered literally half of the games on show, I think were his responsibilities.
Disney: He's a tremendous talent.
Gamasutra: And as I understand it, he's a complete workaholic, so it's kind of a win-win for Square and him, because he doesn't have any interest in doing anything else anyway.
Disney: Having been to dinner with Nomura-san at 11 PM at night in Tokyo is... we're jetlagged, so it works well for us.
Gamasutra: It sounds pretty simple when you put it that way. I think part of the problem... well, not the problem, but the perception is that it's sort of like a syllogism. Like, "Kids' games are crappy, and Disney makes kids' games, thus Disney will be crappy as a publisher." You know what I mean. It isn't necessarily true, but that's probably the conclusion that people are reaching, to an extent.
Disney: I think for us, to create great content that appeals to a broad audience, it's not just about selling to kids. We want something that grown-ups will want to play with their kids, and that gamers will play. I think Kingdom Hearts is a great example of what they can do. There are plenty of single guys in their 20s who love Kingdom Hearts. There are plenty of families that have played it, and kids that have played it, and that's the kind of model we're looking for.
Source: KH-insider.
Well thats all the news I have today. Keep checking in as I will be updating news now a bit.
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Japan’s software chart: 2007’s Top 100
Unfortunatly titles such as Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings didnt sell quite so highly with just 524,009 copies, Final Fantasy IV who managed to sell 447,087 copies pretty quick and Final Fantasy CC: Ring of Fates with 389,845 copies. At the 46th place we find one of the most wanted titles in the west, Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+, with 337,091 copies this year, which is followed by Square Enix's Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions for the Sony PSP with 301,796 copies. The lowest selling game of the company in 2007 is Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift with 287,871 copies at the 58th place in the list.
So overall, very well done to our favorite company, Square Enix
Scans+KH BBS Focus Gauge Revealed!
Well, I hope you guys are enjoying Christmas and having a great time, here we have some scans and new information about the KH Birth By Sleep Focus Gauge revealed!
Focus Gauge:
As you see in the BBS scan, the gauge looks a lot like the Kingdom Hearts 2 Drive gauge, well, as for the new game, the gauge represents a speciality for each character, once the gauge is completely filled (per character), Terra will launch big attacks and finishing moves,in Ven's gauge, he increases his speed, and as for Aqua, her magic increases. The gauge is filled as you continue doing attacks and magic.
Source: Forum Member DjC and kh-vids.net
New KH Scans shown!
Hello everyone, I hope your all enjoying the new stuff that has been coming out! But right now, I found some scans. Enjoy!
Source: KH-insider