New Nomura Interview Dengeki PS 2008

[The Sixth Axis]

Originally Posted by Riku-Keyblade

You said "NOW I know BBS is coming" which made it seem like that interview confirmed it for you...

Isn't it obvious? Coded AND Birth By Sleep were advertised on the American Version of KH2. So that basically confirms it.

I think Coded was advertised in the epilouge.

BBS has a secret movie, of course.

[Audo]

Originally Posted by iXenon

Isn't it obvious? Coded AND Birth By Sleep were advertised on the American Version of KH2. So that basically confirms it.

I think Coded was advertised in the epilouge.

BBS has a secret movie, of course.

lol. I wasn't doubting the fact that they were coming here. I was doubting how he arrived at that from the interview.

[Star Light]

Oh I can't wait till it comes out!

[Noo Monkey]

Originally Posted by Star Light

Oh I can't wait till it comes out!

Too bad for you, as it's probably over about year till it does come out. Looks like you will have to learn to wait :'(

[Yannis]

Tetsuya Nomura: "KH:BbS will be particularly cool."

We know that already, Nomu!

[Ralor Penwat]

Originally Posted by Noo Monkey

Too bad for you, as it's probably over about year till it does come out. Looks like you will have to learn to wait :'(

Well the good news is i read somewhere one of the games will come out in '08 i think it was Coded but it might have been BBS... On another note I gotta find some way to get into TGS or that party to play 358/2 Days!!! Even if it means sneaking in... Who's with me? I wanna play BBS too but Days comes first cause it has Roxas in it.

[Audo]

Originally Posted by Ralor Penwat

Well the good news is i read somewhere one of the games will come out in '08 i think it was Coded but it might have been BBS... On another note I gotta find some way to get into TGS or that party to play 358/2 Days!!! Even if it means sneaking in... Who's with me? I wanna play BBS too but Days comes first cause it has Roxas in it.

That's a horrible reason.
Coded comes out first, BBS last, which makes 358/2 Days in the middle.
Coded and 358/2 Days have a chance of an '08 release in Japan.
We won't get either until '09.
BBS will most likely have an '09 release in Japan.
Late '09 or 2010 for elsewhere.

[Sorikux]

I found this post on NeoGAF...

DKΣ3713 - Nomura Interview - Page 2 - NeoGAF

"that was kind of a shitty translation in certain parts.

A few notes:

-I'm not sure how Japan announces movie releases, but I THOUGHT they generally gave a hard release date as to when they start showing at theaters, not based on how long they plan to show for. That said, it seems the release date isn't set in stone, rather the release period is (Winter/Spring/Fall/Summer).

-FF XIII team isn't going off to help the Versus team right now...I don't know how the hell the original translator got that idea.

Here it is, retranslated but unedited so some parts might read a bit awkward:

-First of all, please tell us why you decided to hold the DK∑3713 event.
Nomura: Up until now, we've held the Square-Enix Party a number of times, but it wasn't specifically designated as a once-every-two-years event. Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, we've been unable to hold that event this year. That said, though, it would be very unfortunate to be unable to present to gamers, anything until TGS in October. Because of this, we wanted try to incorporate an event into our schedule, even if it were on a very small scale. This time around, the marketing staff of the the titles I'm involved with were the ones who setup the event, so DK∑3713 is not a company-wide event. Because of this we're limited to 400 people every 3 hours 3 times a day for 2 days. We've limited it to a total of 2400 being our maximum capacity.

-What will the event hall be like?
Nomura: Previously we've shown videos in a a closed theatre, but this time around we'll be showing the videos in an more public setting. This allows people who are waiting in line to try out demos to watch the videos while waiting. Even though there's a limitation of 400people/3hrs, based on our calculations, even if you demo everything, you should still have more than enough time to watch the videos as well. We've also arranged a theatre that will accommodate about 100 people as well.

-What would be "not-to-be-missed" at DK∑3713?
Nomura: Dssidia FF and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep can be demoed. In particular, KHBSS is amazing.

-What aspect of KHBSS is amazing?
Nomura: Of course the fact that it's part of the KH series, but it feels very new. There's an original gaming system in place now, and we plan on setting up the demos so you can experience that in particular.

-Will there be other titles to demo?
Nomura: Of course KH 358/2 Days will be demoable. Also, Sigma Harmonics will be playable as well.

-What can we expect from the FF Versus 13 side of things?
Nomura: Currently, the Cinematics Team is heavily involved in FFVIIAC Complete (ACC) and don't have the luxury to work on other projects. The console development team (i think?) is also heavily focused on FF13 so the number of people in the FF Versus 13 team is extremely limited. Because of this, we're unsure if we'll even be able to present the current status of FF Versus XIII at this point in time.

-How is the progression of ACC?
Nomura: Things that had been set in stone before are more or less near completion, but due to additions to the scenario, the amount of editing required has increased further than expected...

-So that means there will be a significant amount of content?
Nomura: There are parts which have been remade as well, so there should be quite a bit of content. The release timeframe has been decided. We hope that people who have seen AC before will also be able to enjoy ACC anew.

-So that means there'll be some type of announcement in regards to ACC?
Nomura: We'll announce the release period. There will also be another major announcement so please look forward to that.

-Along those lines, what's planned for TGS in October?
Nomura: For those people that were unable to get tickets, we'll be make TGS worthwhile to attend. Think of this event as a TGS Preview."

[Danica Syer]

Wow. Good interview. Hmm...can't wait to see what BBS is going to be like. Sounds interesting as well as the new game titles irrevelant to KH. XD