Square Enix has revealed via Twitter that it doesn’t plan to release Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance “Mark of Mastery” edition in Europe. However, Square Enix hasn’t ruled out the possibility that Europeans will get their own special edition version of Kingdom Hearts 3D for Nintendo 3DS.
Square Enix has announced via a press release that North American customers who preorder Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will receive a set of three augmented reality cards while supplies last.
One wild AR card will randomly unlock one of the three rare Dream Eaters: Ursa Circus, Sudo Neku or Meowjesty. The second AR card unlocks R&R Seal Dream Eater, and the last AR card unlocks the 360° viewing stand.
The Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Mark of Mastery Edition will retail for $54.99 when the game goes on sale in North America on July 31st.
Tetsuya Nomura, the director behind the Kingdom Hearts franchise, has told Famitsu that Kingdom Hearts 3 will probably be a major curve ball. Nomura also revealed that he’s working on an unannounced title which is completely separate from the Kingdom Hearts series.
Kingdom Hearts series creator Tetsuya Nomura has explained that he’s now ready to return the Kingdom Hearts franchise to its console roots. Whether this has something to do with the below expected sales of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance on the Nintendo 3DS remains to be seen. Nomura also stated that he still has an interest in HD versions of the previous Kingdom Hearts games and he is “currently researching them”.
“We have been invited to make games on different new platforms, and every time we have created titles making sure that they are highly compatible with the platform.”
“The PS Vita is definitely a powerful device that is very interesting, but because of it’s high power, there isn’t much of a difference with a console.”
“So even if we were to make a game, we would have to be very careful about how to create it for that device. I also feel that it’s about time that Kingdom Hearts should go back to being on a console.”
“If it is possible, I would like to do something about the series being spread over so many different consoles, too. I am thinking a lot about the future.”
Kingdom Hearts producer Tetsuya Nomura has explained in the Kingdom Hearts 3D Ultimania guide-book that his team has already begun work on a new game in the series. Nomura believes that this team will be able to make an announcement quite soon.
Square Enix won’t be too pleased this week as it’s been revealed that Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance sales are down 80% from last week when the game officially launched in Japan. Without further ado, here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts:
This weeks Enterbrain and Media Create sales data is in from Japan and it once again shows that the Nintendo 3DS is currently an unbeatable format. The Nintendo 3DS decimated the competition this week selling an impressive 121,921 units. Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance was the best-selling piece of software, easily nabbing the number one position. Here’s the Japanese software and hardware charts:
Tetsuya Nomura, the director behind the beloved Kingdom Hearts series has told Famitsu that “many truths” will be revealed about key characters in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance for the Nintendo 3DS. Nomura also claims that the game will contain one of the longest cutscenes ever seen in a Kingdom Hearts game.
“If I had to say who the key persons were, I’d say they are the silver haired boy and Axel. This time at the end of the story, there will be the longest cutscene of the whole series where the true form of Ansem and Xemnas, as well as their goals and many other truths will be revealed all at once.”
“At first, I initially wanted to develop another form of the command board from Birth by Sleep. Then I mixed the growth systems of Re:Coded and 358/2 Days and came up with a new idea that became the Ability Link feature.”
Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu Weekly that there’s a secret team at Square Enix working on an unannounced game. Nomura says he hopes the team can reveal the title later this year. Any guesses on what this secret and unannounced title from Square Enix could be?
“There is also a secret team working on an unannounced title, so there is a chance that some information about that will be announced this year too, please continue looking forward to these announcements.”
Square Enix has revealed exactly what you can expect to find in the Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Box-Set. According to Andriasang the set includes three Kingdom Hearts games: Kingdom Hearts 3D, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. The special edition box-set also includes a protective cover and a set of twelve post cards, which feature cover art from previous Kingdom Hearts games. Pricing for the box is set at ¥15,000.
