Interestingly enough, the PS2 section of RPG Site has an interesting article on how a Kingdom Hearts game for the Wii could potentially save the series. Excerpt below:

“Square’s team has pretty much been outright told they are not allowed to tell new stories within the Disney worlds in Kingdom Hearts. Sora & Co. must be inserted into a story that already exists (in a movie or cartoon) rather than an all new one. This is why some worlds have become rather tiresome in Kingdom Hearts II – Alladin’s world has you going through the same setup and eventually fighting the same boss as in the original game, for example. Square needs new worlds…

“The fact that it’s a Disney game is why this rumour carries so much clout – Disney have just set up a studio devoted to just the Wii and nothing else, and Disney and Nintendo are of course companies with a similar aim and target audience – Like Nintendo wants to create games to be played by the whole family, Disney wants to create children’s films that everybody can watch – the Lion King, for example, is loved by kids and adults alike for very different reasons, and is in my opinion the greatest animated movie of all time. The two companies are undoubtedly similar…

“Well, let’s stop for a second. Nintendo. What’s their greatest asset? Their properties. We all know they’re also not afraid to lend their properties out to other companies, with a Mario edition of Dance Dance Revolution, and Mario appearing in EA games for the Gamecube.

“That’s right, I’m going there. How’s that for some interesting new worlds to visit? With the allegiance that Square has shown Nintendo recently, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Nintendo lend them some of their IP’s for a new Kingdom Hearts with Super Smash Bros levels of joy - Sora, Donald and Goofy can land in Hyrule, the Mushroom Kingdom, Planet Zebes or travel across the Lylat System with Fox McCloud.”

Of course, this is the writer’s speculation based on the rumor that the next Kingdom Hearts will be on the Wii, but it makes sense from a developer’s perspective, from Disney’s perspective, and from Nintendo’s perspective. Hit the link for the full article.

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