Star Wars characters in Kingdom Hearts 3 would be 'great,' says game director

Game director Tetsuya Nomura says it would be "great" to add Star Wars into Kingdom Hearts 3, but notes that he's not sure what will happen due to Disney's restrictions on the property.

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Disney's recent trend of snatching up beloved licenses has made the House of Mouse much bigger. Since the company now owns Star Wars, it's only natural to wonder if those iconic characters will be inducted into the ever-rotating cadre of Kingdom Hearts worlds. Game director Tetsuya Nomura certainly seems to hope so.

In an interview with fan site Finaland (via GameSpot), Nomura expressed excitement about the prospect.

"We've been talking about Star Wars itself since it became Disney's content recently. When I heard the news, I was like 'Wow! Wow!' Yeah, obviously it's going to be great if we could add it [in Kingdom Hearts 3], but there are a lot of restrictions and rules by Disney. So we don't know what's going to happen, but yeah, we'll see."

One of those potential restrictions, no doubt, is EA's exclusive licensing agreement for Star Wars games. A cameo appearance in Kingdom Hearts might not violate the agreement, but it's still the sort of thing that could take a while for the various parties to work through. That means we have no guarantees of Sora meeting Darth Vader, but at least we know Nomura is open to the possibility.

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    July 9, 2013 10:05 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Star Wars characters in Kingdom Hearts 3 would be 'great,' says game director.

    Game director Tetsuya Nomura says it would be "great" to add Star Wars into Kingdom Hearts 3, but notes that he's not sure what will happen due to Disney's restrictions on the property.

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      July 9, 2013 10:37 AM

      That means Jar Jar

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      July 9, 2013 11:31 AM

      Well, maybe...just maybe...this might answer the question of...

      ...what happens to Ahsoka after the end of Clone Wars.

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        July 9, 2013 3:06 PM

        Did you see the last episode of Clone Wars? She gets kicked out of the Jedi, then brought back in, but realizes their heads are up their asses, so she leaves again on her own free will. I'd like to see an epilogue of her story, but I'd be surprised if it happens any time soon, especially given the Clone Wars current state.

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          July 9, 2013 3:12 PM

          That was the worst time to end her story because there are so many directions it could have gone from there! It wasn't an end, it was a beginning. :(

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            July 9, 2013 3:54 PM

            Yeah I felt the same way, it was hardly a resolution. Didn't the show get the axe now though? That Darth Maul business was stupid as hell.

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        July 9, 2013 3:45 PM

        I don't know about this..... I think they should stick to pure Disney Characters as there is still quite a catalog of toons to go through before touching Star Wars. Otherwise it'll be like Injustice with its heavily Bat-family lined roster.....

        Maybe they'll realize shes a terrible character and they'll kill her off??? Hate that show...

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      July 9, 2013 4:32 PM

      Perhaps a stray character or two would be fun. A full on Star Wars planet....I could just imagine the horror.

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