SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES A NEW PROJECT IN THE KINGDOM HEARTS SERIES, KINGDOM HEARTS 3D EXCLUSIVELY FOR NINTENDO 3DS
LOS ANGELES (June 15, 2010) — Square Enix Co., Ltd. (SQUARE ENIX) announced today KINGDOM HEARTS 3D (tentative title) for Nintendo 3DS™.
With a colorful cast of characters appearing in the Disney worlds in 3D, players can delve into a lifelike story and world in KINGDOM HEARTS 3D (tentative title). Get to better know all the familiar and beloved characters through this title.
– Rolling log effect for the game world
– Game seems to have new characters
– Has impressive texture detail (possibly surpassing Wii)
Thanks to Robert for the tip!
On the DS, h.a.n.d. has created the Kingdom Hearts game. For Nintendo’s next handheld, though, it seems that there will be a developer switch.
“Right now we can’t say much about it. All I can say is that the Kingdom Hearts for 3DS will not be a port, but a new game. It will probably be developed by the team who was in charge of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, the Osaka team.” – Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the Kingdom Hearts franchise
Here’s a piece of interesting news. According to a page from Nintendo’s Japanese E3 site, Square Enix is developing Mario Sports Mix. This won’t be the companies first work with a Mario sports game, however. Square Enix also created Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for the DS, which was released in 2006.
– One level
– Based on the first mission of the N64 title
– Improved textures (sharper, higher resolution)
– There is an on-screen reticule to gauge depth
– No sound/teammates don’t show up on screen like before (early on, could be added later)
– Can fly 360 degrees in All Range Mode at the end of the level
