Board 8 > Statement from Nomura on the stolen copies of Kingdom Hearts III

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JonThePenguin
12/16/18 12:34:42 PM
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We're aware that a small portion of KINGDOM HEARTS III has been circulating online prior to its official release. We are also aware as to how this has all happened. We're sorry to see that this has caused concern among our fans who are excited for the release.

The whole team has been working together since yesterday night (Japan time) to investigate what we can do to better this situation, but first we would like to ask that you do not share these videos.

The game's epilogue and secret movie, which are the biggest spoilers in this game, are planned to be released at a later date just in case, so they will not be shown before the game's release.

We want everyone to be able to experience the full game after its release, so we ask for your continued support on this matter.

We're also very grateful that our fans have been warning each other already about the spoilers. Thank you very much.

We're one month out from the release. Let's enjoy the game together when it releases on January 29, 2019.

-Director Testuya Nomura

https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1074192394176815105
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SuperNiceDog
12/16/18 12:38:11 PM
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AHAHAHAAHAHAH it got leaked LOL
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SuperNiceDog
12/16/18 12:39:36 PM
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this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).
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JonThePenguin
12/16/18 12:41:35 PM
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SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).

This was none of that. Someone who worked at either a manufacturing or distribution company literally stole some Xbox One copies and was trying to sell them on Facebook.
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Nanis23
12/16/18 12:43:16 PM
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Wow, this is a longggg time before release :|
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pjbasis
12/16/18 12:47:34 PM
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BlackMageJawa
12/16/18 12:52:44 PM
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To be fair, he (or someone on his team) did put a pretty massive spoiler in one of the trailers already.

As a big fan of Aqua, finally catching up with her only to find out she's fallen to darkness would have been an awesome twist... if I didn't already know about it months ago.
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Dels
12/16/18 3:10:53 PM
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SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


ok sure you have a point that it's hard to have surprises in this day and age

but how is video game dying

where's your proof of this
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Heroic Bigpun
12/16/18 3:44:27 PM
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Was it Mexico again
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JonThePenguin
12/16/18 3:56:50 PM
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Heroic Bigpun posted...
Was it Mexico again

Nope, North Carolina.
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NBIceman
12/16/18 4:56:26 PM
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Dels posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


ok sure you have a point that it's hard to have surprises in this day and age

but how is video game dying

where's your proof of this

There's no proof.

Revenue is growing in the industry every year and it's projected to continue growing faster than most other forms of entertainment.
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Dels
12/16/18 6:23:32 PM
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NBIceman posted...
Dels posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


ok sure you have a point that it's hard to have surprises in this day and age

but how is video game dying

where's your proof of this

There's no proof.

Revenue is growing in the industry every year and it's projected to continue growing faster than most other forms of entertainment.


tbh how much of this is from mobile games, in-game purchases, and lootboxes???

doesn't really matter to me i only play indie games on steam
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iiicon
12/16/18 6:28:31 PM
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can't believe PTRs killed Kingdom Hearts

what a world, what a world
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SuperNiceDog
12/16/18 6:36:46 PM
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NBIceman posted...
Dels posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


ok sure you have a point that it's hard to have surprises in this day and age

but how is video game dying

where's your proof of this

There's no proof.

Revenue is growing in the industry every year and it's projected to continue growing faster than most other forms of entertainment.


Yea I have no proof, was more of a feeling or opinion.
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haloiscoolisbak
12/16/18 6:39:51 PM
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SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


The biggest thing is social media/youtube

I couldn't go on YouTube without seeing spoiler ridden titles of RDR2 moments on my feed thing. Unless you're unemployed and can finish the game in the first few days it was so hard to avoid spoilers
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hockeydude15
12/16/18 7:25:55 PM
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It's not that hard to still be surprised, shit has always been and will continue to leak before it is released just don't go looking for it or follow people who are prone to spoil stuff if you care that much.
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AvaGames
12/16/18 8:02:14 PM
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All right, lets raid North Carolina and burn every last leaked copy.
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SuperNiceDog
12/18/18 10:15:01 AM
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haloiscoolisbak posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


The biggest thing is social media/youtube

I couldn't go on YouTube without seeing spoiler ridden titles of RDR2 moments on my feed thing. Unless you're unemployed and can finish the game in the first few days it was so hard to avoid spoilers


Same. I know about the feminist now, thanks to JOE ROGAN. A lot of people who have never played the game know about the feminist.
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SuperNiceDog
12/18/18 10:16:06 AM
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haloiscoolisbak posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


The biggest thing is social media/youtube

I couldn't go on YouTube without seeing spoiler ridden titles of RDR2 moments on my feed thing. Unless you're unemployed and can finish the game in the first few days it was so hard to avoid spoilers


yea youtube/social media is a huge factor too.
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Shaduln
12/18/18 10:26:06 AM
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SuperNiceDog posted...
haloiscoolisbak posted...
SuperNiceDog posted...
this is another example of why video gaming is dying. It's way too hard to surprise people now in the age of pirating, trailers, open betas, alphas, PTR(public test realms).


The biggest thing is social media/youtube

I couldn't go on YouTube without seeing spoiler ridden titles of RDR2 moments on my feed thing. Unless you're unemployed and can finish the game in the first few days it was so hard to avoid spoilers


Same. I know about the feminist now, thanks to JOE ROGAN. A lot of people who have never played the game know about the feminist.

Why are you still here?
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ScareChan
12/19/18 10:23:14 PM
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JonThePenguin posted...
We're aware that a small portion of KINGDOM HEARTS III has been circulating online prior to its official release. We are also aware as to how this has all happened. We're sorry to see that this has caused concern among our fans who are excited for the release.

The whole team has been working together since yesterday night (Japan time) to investigate what we can do to better this situation, but first we would like to ask that you do not share these videos.

The game's epilogue and secret movie, which are the biggest spoilers in this game, are planned to be released at a later date just in case, so they will not be shown before the game's release.

We want everyone to be able to experience the full game after its release, so we ask for your continued support on this matter.

We're also very grateful that our fans have been warning each other already about the spoilers. Thank you very much.

We're one month out from the release. Let's enjoy the game together when it releases on January 29, 2019.

-Director Testuya Nomura

https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/1074192394176815105


That's not a terrible idea to not put any of the imports t story ticks on disc and release it as part of the day 1 patch
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foolm0r0n
12/19/18 11:25:22 PM
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Shaduln posted...
Why are you still here?

We need to be more welcoming to new users to ensure the long life of board 8
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