After Nintendo Power used a vague moon picture last month in order to hint at something juicy, speculation ran rampant as to what the next issue's big surprise would be. Leave it to heartbreakers and photoshoppers across the internets to play around with our fragile, Squeenix-loving selves.Rumors of a Kingdom Hearts Wii have been floating around for quite some time -- that's nothing new. People were starting to believe such talk, though, after a "leaked" cover of the next Nintendo Power issue was "found" on an online subscription form. Putting on our skeptic caps, we immediately came up with a few reasons for why this rumor was false:
- There's no 20th anniversary badge on the cover
- There aren't enough headlines and previews (only two, whereas last month's NP had twelve)
- Nintendo Power rarely (if ever) features the DS in its top banner, making this cover seem more unlikely
[Via GamerTell]
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5-19-2008 @ 2:13PM
Gun Barrier (=Gamer Tag) SSBB: 3952-6696-7009 said...
KH3 Wii would be awesome! Hope it turns out to be true.
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5-19-2008 @ 2:13PM
Peter said...
Hopes ... dashed ... :-(
On a more serious note, I would love to see a Kingdom Hearts on the Wii. I don't think I was taking this as a for real, but there are some things that really mess with your mind by getting your hopes up.
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5-19-2008 @ 2:36PM
CubeGuy said...
That simultaneously made and ruined my week.
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F@%$!
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5-19-2008 @ 2:36PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
I'd rather see KH3 on the real consoles. A Wii spin-off would be nice (just not with a card battling system), but I want KH3 in HD.
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5-19-2008 @ 2:40PM
SImpression said...
Do you actually think KH3 will even be in HD and have realistic graphics? I wouldn't get your hopes up. If they wanted the KH series to have amazing realistic graphics they could have done so with KH2, but they didn't. They have to keep it feeling/looking cartoony in order to make it feel familiar to the Disney style, while im not ruling out the possibility of better graphics come KH3, whatever your imagining it will look like, won't be how it turns out in the end.
Either way, they still need to release those three handheld games there have been NO new news for >.>
5-19-2008 @ 3:12PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's a big newflash:
HD does not mean, nor does it even imply, realistic graphics.
And nowhere in my post did I mention "realistic graphics."
Fail post is fail.
5-19-2008 @ 5:28PM
PiemanPieman said...
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's a big newflash:
"Real console" does not mean, nor does it even imply, HD graphics.
Fail post is fail.
5-20-2008 @ 3:19AM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
No, a "real" console is one that isn't made up of 80% shovelware.
5-19-2008 @ 2:42PM
SImpression said...
I doubt KH would ever go to the Wii.
Nomura is very concerned with new games feeling like the old ones in style and gameplay which means no wiggle/waggle ever. And then there is the problem with the Wii having less buttons. I just don't see it happening =/
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5-19-2008 @ 3:19PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Classic Controller gameplay would work. :)
(Free $10 off coupon with KH3 for the people without a CC?)
5-19-2008 @ 2:45PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
I...need...KH3...on...the...Wii...
I don't have a PS3 and don't plan on getting one. I'll get 258/2 Days but after that, im Kingdom Hearts-less again. :(
I love Kingdom Hearts and would love if it came to the Wii so much.
Here's my counter-points:
1. Re-look at the moon. On the right side of the moon you'll see dark orange carved out spikes/Sora's head and next to it, you should see a long line with something vaguely resembling a hand at the bottom of the carved out line.
2. Wii can handle the PS3 quality video clips in the beginning & end of KH games, as seen in SSBB.
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5-19-2008 @ 3:14PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
Every system can handle "video clips."
Hell, the PSP can handle "PS3 quality video clips."
Graphics are an entirely different monster.
5-19-2008 @ 2:47PM
ChunkyB said...
It looks pretty badly photoshopped. The actual text on the bottom of the cover looks very fake. It would be cool, but I think it's just wishful thinking/novice photoshopping.
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5-19-2008 @ 3:41PM
HylianHero92 said...
It's fake. You can go to nintendopower.com and click on US subscriptions and see. They're still showcasing the December issue from last year ( the Zelda one).
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5-19-2008 @ 4:24PM
Drago Dracini said...
I don't care WHAT console it is. I want KH3.
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5-19-2008 @ 4:37PM
samfish said...
I have absolute faith KH3 will be on the Wii. It makes WAY too much sense and supposedly Disney wants it on the Wii. If that's true, then that's all there is to it.
And oh MAN, I can't wait for that announcement! The internet meltdowns will likely be the most amazing thing we've seen since Nintendo said it was called 'Wii'!
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5-19-2008 @ 3:04PM
Gun Barrier (=Gamer Tag) SSBB: 3952-6696-7009 said...
that would be so awesome! but i dont care, as long as its not exclusive to the PS3! I am not getting ps3 just for KH3, so it better be on wii or 360!
5-19-2008 @ 3:23PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
PS3 + Wii KH3 would be awesome as long as it's the same game with different graphic quality.
5-19-2008 @ 7:35PM
Mr Khan said...
Just looking at the basic premise of Kingdom Hearts, i really don't see the wisdom in them putting it anywhere else
It would just seem wrong for it to go to 360, right off the top of my head, and PS3, of course, has the dual issues of both install base and price to contend with it being a viable platform
Wii has that mass Japanese appeal that SE will want, and the family appeal that Disney will want, it's really the only one that makes sense
5-19-2008 @ 5:43PM
Patius said...
Eh, Disney is pure evil, as is all associated with it. It's sole purpose is to make money by brainwashing children into buying their shoddy products.
Thus, Kingdom hearts is evil.
Fact: Walt Disney was a Anti-Semitic Nazi Sympathizer.
Fact: Brittney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Justin Timberlake all started off at Disney.
Fact: Miley Sirus (Hannah Montanna) is responsible for parents wasting hundreds or thousands of dollars on single tickets for their kids to see a show that has no talent. (single tickets starting at $500)
Fact: ALL Disney Cartoons have a subliminal sex message somewhere within their presentation.
Disney is evil. I rest my case.
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5-19-2008 @ 6:08PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) said...
Mickey with his golden keyblade is looking for you.
5-19-2008 @ 7:10PM
hvnlysoldr said...
PK FIRE!
5-19-2008 @ 7:39PM
Mr Khan said...
Most of those "subliminal sex messages" were debunked, though there was one that was true, where Pornography was put in a picture in an art gallery in the background of one of the movies, "The Rescuers"
http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/films.asp#aladdin
5-20-2008 @ 11:47AM
Joe Cart said...
KH3 for Wii makes so much sense. The motion controls for swinging the keyblade would be just brilliant. And i've been waiting for another KH game ever since I beat 2, so i'm really hoping it comes to wii.
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