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A Disney executive, Vice President and General Manager of Disney Japan, named Justin said this on the matter:
-Has really close ties with Tetsuya Nomura and Shinji Hashimoto.
-Form the most pivotal legal standpoint, the copyright of Sora belongs to Disney.
-Disney cannot leisurely use Sora freely. When using Sora for any type of marketing, Disney always has to ask permission from Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix themselves to allow the use of Sora's character, whether it be in Disney or Square Enix. They want to make sure Nomura would be 100% comfortable with the idea. They do not want to betray the fans expectations and the notion/theme of Kingdom Hearts.
-This was not the first time Jason was asked about Sora in Smash. Jason and his son are big fans of Smash Bros.
-Jason asked directly to HMK if Sora being in Smash would be something the fans would want. HMK gave many in-depth reasons for Sora possibly being in Smash to Jason.
-Disney would have to get the invitation from Nintendo and have fan-demand to really get the process of Sora being in Smash going. This would also need major approval from Square Enix and Nomura.
-Disney is not very restrictive, but rather very particular. So Disney would not have crazy strict control as people like to say.
-If all those things came together, then Sora in Smash would be something Disney would consider.
-Kingdom Hearts 3 is currently Disney's biggest priority, anything after KH3's development, that is something Disney can seriously consider afterwards.
It does not seem to imply that Jason is deconfirming Sora, but it is strange for him to know this much how Sora in Smash would work. Do you think this deconfirms Sora for Smash Switch's base game? I need some opinions badly, because processing all of this is taking time for me right now. This video is major news for us as Sora supporters.
Based on what Jason said, it seems like Nomura would have the bigger say on what can allow KH content than Disney, like with Dissidia origin matter originally being a part of Kingdom Hearts, but with Nomura having the final say on stating no on the idea due to the idea not working. If Nomura has the final say, then that makes negotiation for Sora so much easier! That is something Nomura would absolutely love to happen, considering Sakurai's negotiation for Cloud in Smash. If he is not in the base roster, then I consider his chances of being considered as DLC to be far higher than before. But that all depends on the fans and how much support he gets during the Smash Switch period.
I also made an analysis on Sora's chances in Smash Switch here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/8eut0b/an_immensely_indepth_analysis_on_soras_chances_of/
The possibility of Sora getting in is real.
A Disney executive, Vice President and General Manager of Disney Japan, named Justin said this on the matter:
-Has really close ties with Tetsuya Nomura and Shinji Hashimoto.
-Form the most pivotal legal standpoint, the copyright of Sora belongs to Disney.
-Disney cannot leisurely use Sora freely. When using Sora for any type of marketing, Disney always has to ask permission from Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix themselves to allow the use of Sora's character, whether it be in Disney or Square Enix. They want to make sure Nomura would be 100% comfortable with the idea. They do not want to betray the fans expectations and the notion/theme of Kingdom Hearts.
-This was not the first time Jason was asked about Sora in Smash. Jason and his son are big fans of Smash Bros.
-Jason asked directly to HMK if Sora being in Smash would be something the fans would want. HMK gave many in-depth reasons for Sora possibly being in Smash to Jason.
-Disney would have to get the invitation from Nintendo and have fan-demand to really get the process of Sora being in Smash going. This would also need major approval from Square Enix and Nomura.
-Disney is not very restrictive, but rather very particular. So Disney would not have crazy strict control as people like to say.
-If all those things came together, then Sora in Smash would be something Disney would consider.
-Kingdom Hearts 3 is currently Disney's biggest priority, anything after KH3's development, that is something Disney can seriously consider afterwards.
It does not seem to imply that Jason is deconfirming Sora, but it is strange for him to know this much how Sora in Smash would work. Do you think this deconfirms Sora for Smash Switch's base game? I need some opinions badly, because processing all of this is taking time for me right now. This video is major news for us as Sora supporters.
Based on what Jason said, it seems like Nomura would have the bigger say on what can allow KH content than Disney, like with Dissidia origin matter originally being a part of Kingdom Hearts, but with Nomura having the final say on stating no on the idea due to the idea not working. If Nomura has the final say, then that makes negotiation for Sora so much easier! That is something Nomura would absolutely love to happen, considering Sakurai's negotiation for Cloud in Smash. If he is not in the base roster, then I consider his chances of being considered as DLC to be far higher than before. But that all depends on the fans and how much support he gets during the Smash Switch period.
I also made an analysis on Sora's chances in Smash Switch here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/8eut0b/an_immensely_indepth_analysis_on_soras_chances_of/
The possibility of Sora getting in is real.