The following contains spoilers for the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Please avoid reading if you do not want details of the game spoiled.

I have obtained a copy of 358/2 Days and have started playing through it. Over the next few days, I will be uploading videos of the game and talking you through the plot and storyline. This is the first update.

Upon starting the game, you are greeted with the starting menu. The menu contains the same art as is seen on the cover and promotional wallpapers. On the menu is two options, Story Mode and Mission Mode. I will be beginning with Story Mode.

Story Mode contains three difficulties. I assume they are beginner, standard, and proud. I will be playing through standard mode.

First, you are shown the opening sequence. This is to the theme Passion by Utada Hikaru. It shows the first thirteen members of Organization XII, along with their name, information about them, and clips of them from previous games. When it comes to showing Roxas, they show the clip from KH2 Final Mix where he is receiving his name.

After that, a cutscene of Roxas and Axel talking on top of the Twilight Town clocktower is shown. This is the 255th day. Then, it counts down to the 7th day, and shows a scene of Roxas waking up in the Castle That Never Was. You begin gameplay at this point.

More copies of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days have been sold prematurely across Japan and Taiwan, and as a result, some photos and videos of the casing and game have surfaced. You can view the images, thanks to 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站, and the videos, thanks to various people from YouTube.

Square Enix have updated their official Japanese website for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. This update includes a character biography and videos of Saïx, as well as videos in the system section showing different aspects of the game such as weapons, magic, combos and panels. Also, three previously released promotional videos are now viewable in the movie section. All new videos can be viewed or downloaded below.

Some videos also included screenshots of the game, which you can view below.

The latest issue of Dengeki DS & Wii has included an article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. HEARTSTATION.ORG have uploaded scans of the article, and thanks to them, you can view it below.

The latest issue of Famitsu DS + Wii has included an article about Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. HEARTSTATION.ORG and TGbus.com have uploaded scans of this article, which you can view below.

The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation contains an interview with Tetsuya Nomura regarding the Kingdom Hearts series. Thanks to FF7AC reunion, you can view a scan of the article below.

HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated some extracts from the interview, which you can view at our forum.

Kouli from GameFAQs has obtained a copy of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Photos of the game's front and back cover were uploaded to GameFAQs, but later deleted. However, TGbus were able to obtain the photos before they were deleted, and you can view them below.

Kingdom Hearts Ultimania was able to recieve photos of the Nintendo DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition) from Kouli, which you can view below.

Amazon.com and Play-Asia.com have both changed their listed release date for the North American version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Amazon.com now claims a release of September 29, 2009, where Play-Asia.com simply says September 2009. Both of these sources are reliable, and it is therefore assumed that this delay is correct.

Famitsu.com have published an article about Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. The article includes screenshots from the game, and a render of Organization XIII. You can view these included images below.

HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated some image captions from the article, which you can view at our forum.

Touch-DS.jp have posted an interview with Tetsuya Nomura in their Creator's Voice section. In the interview, Nomura discusses the development and features of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. The interview includes many images and videos, which you can view or download below.

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HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated the entire interview, and thanks to them, you can read it at our forum.