What's considered "Too new" for Kingdom Hearts?

[GothicSlenderman 173]

Kingdom Hearts 3 is still "a long way" says Tetsuya Nomura, how long will it be before we see anything new or a release date? I don't know, but one thing has been making me think lately. Sense KH3 is still in development, do you think it's possible for us to see the new disney films besides Big Hero 6? Such as Moana? Remember, the development team sometimes gets to see certain films before they come out for the game so it's entirely possible. With that being said, what exactly is considered "too new" for Kingdom Hearts?

[Headphone Jack 1,147]

honestly i would have said something that isn't at least 5-10 years old but that little guideline has been broken by even the first KH game. Tarzan was released in 1999, and Kingdom Hearts came out in 2002. that was a pretty relatively new movie but it was in KH anyways. 

 

so at this point really nothing is "too new" i guess. as long as it's from the Disney Animated Classics lineup i'll give it a fair chance no question. 

 

although i will say i hope they base the world choices on what they can relate to the main plot of the game, and not just which movie is them most recent/still popular with kids today. i'd love for the Disney worlds to actually have some kind of relation to the plot, be it the themes the original movie contains or just significant plot events taking place in those worlds. 

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

It really all depends. But I would say anything that got released while the game is in it's last stage of development. Pretty much once the worlds are decided and made, there aren't going to be any last second additions. There's always a chance that they got access to Moana assets to make a world off it or other movies made within a similar time frame, but I think anything after Summer 2017-onward is off the table. Nomura said they still have to start work on the other worlds they have selected, and unless that already included worlds based off of movies coming out in 2017 and 2018 in the first place, there's a good chance that 2016 might be the most recent year we see for a new Disney world, 2017 at the latest. This is all still assuming that KH3 comes out in 2018 of course, which we haven't gotten a solid word on yet.

[Guest]

The one thing I can tell you is that, Wreck-It Ralph 2 will be released in March 2018 and Gigantic in November 2018. Now, if we "assume" that there's no Pixar worlds, then Moana is definitely the cut-off point because the only Disney animated film coming at 2017 is Pixar's Coco.

 

Personally, I feel as though Nomura made a last minuite decision to add Moana into the game and replace a former world in consideration. Why else would there be "trouble adding a world"? :wink:  

[KH4Real 749]

The one thing I can tell you is that, Wreck-It Ralph 2 will be released in March 2018 and Gigantic in November 2018. Now, if we "assume" that there's no Pixar worlds, then Moana is definitely the cut-off point because the only Disney animated film coming at 2017 is Pixar's Coco.

 

Personally, I feel as though Nomura made a last minuite decision to add Moana into the game and replace a former world in consideration. Why else would there be "trouble adding a world"? :wink:  

Don't think they will add Moana. it is better that they will add Lilo&Stitch.

[palizinhas 102]

The break number so far is Tron Legacy, which came out less than a year and a half before DDD. DDD was very rushed however, so adding aVERY recent world in may have been possible just due to the rushing process - it's possible that by this point in KH3's development all the worlds have been decided in a while, even if they are not all created in-game yet, there is no way of knowing considering how little we know of KH3's development process

[MythrilMagician 6,963]

There is no such thing as too new. If they want it to be in KH, they'll put it in. Simple as that.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Well, I think that anything from this year onward would be too new. I think that at most, we'd get Disney films up to last year that have the possibility of appearing in Kingdom Hearts III!  Remember, Nomura said a long while back that all worlds had been selected, and then in another time, he said that the skeleton of the game is basically complete!  With that being said, all worlds that were considered to be brought into Kingdom Hearts III were already selected, so I'm sure that films up to last year are likely candidates! If Nomura got to see Zootopia and Moana before anyone else, then maybe they could be worlds in Kingdom Hearts III! I mean, why are characters from those films medals in Unchained X? Just to promote their films? I think there's a deeper meaning behind that, ya know?

[The Deathdealer 96]

I'm guessing the main scenario was done in 2015-2016, so I'm guessing that's the cut-off, I don't suspect that Square would just be adding worlds on the fly, unless Disney gives them specitic insite, like the entire plot or something.

[SRKTVAMDGRLXN 232]

Kingdom Hearts 3 is still "a long way" says Tetsuya Nomura, how long will it be before we see anything new or a release date? I don't know, but one thing has been making me think lately. Sense KH3 is still in development, do you think it's possible for us to see the new disney films besides Big Hero 6? Such as Moana? Remember, the development team sometimes gets to see certain films before they come out for the game so it's entirely possible. With that being said, what exactly is considered "too new" for Kingdom Hearts?

Well, "new" for me (in this context) is a movie that would be released around/right before/right after KH3's release date (Which my guess is a 2018 release).

[Elfdemon_ 695]

Nomura said that there's worlds that they haven't even started making yet, so I'd say nothing is "too new" as of currently.

[Guest]

Don't think they will add Moana. it is better that they will add Lilo & Stitch.

 

But that's just your personal opinion. Factually, movies released at 2016 is the definitive breaking point for Walt Disney Animation Studios movies, because their next movie, Wreck-It Ralph 2 releases in 2018.

[SRKTVAMDGRLXN 232]

But that's just your personal opinion. Factually, movies released at 2016 is the definitive breaking point for Walt Disney Animation Studios movies, because their next movie, Wreck-It Ralph 2 releases in 2018.

You mean because of the long pause that there will be before their next feature animation?

[Guest]

You mean because of the long pause that there will be before their next feature animation?

 

That's exactly the reason why. Thanks for the correction. Kingdom Hearts isn't going to wait for the next Disney theatrical release to complete itself, by then Kingdom Hearts III would be in a more complete state. 2016 was a special year for Disney Animation because it's the first time in a long time where they've released two theatrical movies in the same year (cleverly, one in the beginning of the year and the other near the end).

[SRKTVAMDGRLXN 232]

That's exactly the reason why. Thanks for the correction. Kingdom Hearts isn't going to wait for the next Disney theatrical release to complete itself (1), by then Kingdom Hearts III would be in a more complete state. 2016 was a special year for Disney Animation because it's the first time in a long time where they've released two theatrical movies in the same year (2) (cleverly, one in the beginning of the year and the other near the end).

1) Honestly, my friend, KH3 is taking sooooooooooooooo much time to come out that I don't even doubt that SE might wait for Disney's next feature animation to be released to promote its world in the game or vice-versa.

 

2) Actually, it's the 2nd time they've done that. The first year was 2002, when they released Lilo and Stitch and Treasure Planet in the same year.  :wink: 

[Guest]

1) Honestly, my friend, KH3 is taking sooooooooooooooo much time to come out that I don't even doubt that SE might wait for Disney's next feature animation to be released to promote its world in the game or vice-versa.

 

2) Actually, it's the 2nd time they've done that. The first year was 2002, when they released Lilo and Stitch and Treasure Planet in the same year.  :wink: 

 

Please read carefully, I clearly said "first time in a long time". And trust me, they can't play the waiting game any longer. 2.8 was the literal breaking point just because Dream Drop Distance was the only Standard Definition game that didn't have a High Definition counterpart and that was bundled with 0.2 Birth by Sleep. Any other "side games" or further delays is just going to be problematic. 

[SRKTVAMDGRLXN 232]

Please read carefully, I clearly said "first time in a long time" (1). And trust me, they can't play the waiting game any longer (2). 2.8 was the literal breaking point just because Dream Drop Distance was the only Standard Definition game that didn't have a High Definition counterpart and that was bundled with 0.2 Birth by Sleep. Any other "side games" or further delays is just going to be problematic. 

1) Oops, my bad, didn't notice that, my sincerest apologies.

2) If we're talking about KH3, Nomura-san and SE, I strongly suggest you to not doubt them.  :rolleyes: 

[Elfdemon_ 695]

No Disney movies are "too new" to be in Kingdom Hearts III as of currently, because Nomura said that there are still worlds that they haven't begun working on at all and that remain completely untouched. (Source.)

 

So, this means that Moana, Zootopia, The Good Dinosaur, etc. all have a chance.

Edited January 17, 2017 by Elfdemon_

[The Deathdealer 96]

 

No Disney movies are "too new" to be in Kingdom Hearts III as of currently, because Nomura said that there are still worlds that they haven't begun working on at all and that remain completely untouched. (Source.)

 

So, this means that Moana, Zootopia, The Good Dinosaur, etc. all have a chance.

 

Thing  is just because they haven't started making these worlds that doesn't mean they aren't in the story, it's probably written in a script or text document somewhere what worlds will be in the game and where they will fit in the main story, but don't lose heart as Kingdom Hearts 3 is coming out on systems that well have DLC features so new worlds can be added to Kingdom Hearts 3 whether they will have story significance is up to what the developers want to do.

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

There is no such thing as too new. If they want it to be in KH, they'll put it in. Simple as that.

I must be quite honest. I agree with this. When it comes to KH whatever works and whatever they can get into the game without hassles of licensing and permission to use characters makes it.