The Reasons Why I Think It Might Come :
-Yes the first FM did not come but this one has a new game plus more features
Yes.
-Bunches of release dates.Why am I saying this? Because if this game was not coming not one release date would have come up.
Ever heard of fake release dates? Sites and magazines lie. EGM, who said KH2FM would come here, also said the same thing about the first FM.
-Normura said that he had plans for America..Also he said there was a surprise at the end of the year for USA and Europe.
1. No, he did not. Something like that would be common knowledge by now.
..Also he said there was a surprise at the end of the year for USA and Europe.
Fail.
1. That interview wasn't with Nomura. It was with a random marketing rep. Like I said, he doesn't have much input on the matter, it's none of his business.
2. That interview was either fake, or the guy had no idea what he was going on about. He said they were "making KH3 for PS3". That clearly contradicts what Nomura had been expressing at the time (that it would be for a handheld, and would not be called KH3).
Okay this is what I have to say about the people who assume it's not coming...First of all you wouldn't know if it's not coming..Are you Japan SE? NO , your not so you also wouldn't know..
Yeah, right, because we need to be part of SE to realize the obvious truth?
I'm not saying I would know I'm just saying that..Espcially since nothing has been confirmed about this game that everyone wants.
Yeah, and that's exactly WHY it's not coming. They would have said something by now. They had their last chance at E3.
You think it's to late for this game to come out...
I KNOW it's too late.
Well SE likes surprises right..
And? Big deal. That really doesn't change the fact that it's too late.
Also it was heard and told that we have a surprise..
No. Read above.
That is why nothing has been said about this..
No, nothing has been said because it's not coming.
I'm going to wait and take the 1/1/08 date ...
1UP lies. Also, try to use common sense: it's NEW YEAR. Nothing is open, everyone is hungover. GREAT time to release a game, eh?
Remember nothing has been confirmed..
SE will never confirm that they will NOT bring KH2FM here. That's not how it works.
So you can't say anything about if it will or will not...I hope you take this amongst your selves.
Uh, no. Seriously: no offense, but I've seen loads of people like you here. So, so many times. And you all, most of you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
You have no idea how companies or business works, and you all go shooting your mouths off. I'm going to give you a rundown on WHY it won't be released here, and I hope you can understand:
SE has had plenty of time to announce a release date for the game. More than six months. They had their last chance at E3 this year. That was their last chance to announce a release date, when the american audience was watching and listening. Yet, they said nothing. Because there's nothing to say on the matter.
They will also NOT announce that they will NOT bring it here, ever. Companies don't do that. For instance: Nintendo has never announced that they will NOT remake Super Mario Bros and replace Mario with Fidel Castro. Yet obviously we can assume that such a game will never be made.
Secondly, it would be a terrible business move. In the USA, KH is a series that appeals to casual gamers first and foremost. They're not the Director's Cut types.
If KH2FM were to be brought here, they'd have to translate it, get the KH2 VA's back, find new VA's for the CoM Org. members, they'd have to ship it, to advertise it, distribute it, spend a lot of time and resources.
It'd have to be fully priced, and the majority of the people who buy the KH games wouldn't consider it a wise investment.
And just in case you're going to get started, no, message boards and other such places prove squat. They don't generally hold the casual gamers, who are the majority of the opinion holders. They only hold the more hardcore fans, the small niche market that wants FM+.
There's also the fact that the more time passes, the deader the PS2 gets. Its days are numbered.
Finally, a lot of the people who wanted it have already imported, and most of them certainly wouldn't be buying it again just because it's in english.
So, all in all, it's not going to be released here, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
Uhh there was also a release date for Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and yet that isn't out???
I respect that you believe it is coming, but there is to many facts to dismiss your theory/idea completely.
True.
Square Enix will never say if it is not coming out anywhere else, they believe that people will heed common sense.
I couldn't have put it better myself.
I'm sorry but it is not coming out anywhere outside of Japan, if you believe I am incorrect or my words are flawed, please wait until HadesDragon appears magicly and backs up what I say, plus a few words of his own. But I know he will not enjoy repeating himself, as I don't either.
Lol done.
First of all , are you the owner of SE Japan...Hmm..NO you are not so you don't no squat..
Right, so because he doesn't own SE, he can't use common sense, and can't see the truth, right?
Yes I do believe you are incorrect..
You're the one who's incorrect. Most, if not all of the people who says it has any chance of coming here are.
Yes SE probably won't say anything because it is possibly a surprise if you didn't hear Norumura......
Fail for the reasons I stated above.
Nor am I saying it won't..I'm going to to if that release date is true for 1/1/08..If it's not I will import the game.
See above counter.
Nothing has been confirmed about this game so you and I and the many other people don't know what will happen..
That's what you don't get: WE DON'T NEED CONFIRMATION. They never said they WEREN'T going to be bringing the first FM here, and it's the same for every game that never leaves Japan.
Honestly: anyone with common sense can see the obvious signs that point to it NOT being released here. So why can't you?