TheKingdom Heartsseries got a new trailer today, most notably revealingKingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, coming worldwide 2020 on PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. The trailer also revealsKingdom Hearts Dark Roadwill launch on mobile June 22. The original soundtrack forKingdom Hearts IIIwas also announced and will launch worldwide in 2020. The trailer was released by Tetsuya Nomura himself on Twitter, alongside some new trolling comments. Here’s an explanation of what happened.First off, Tetsuya Nomura announced the trailer’s release on Twitter a few minutes prior its release, most notably explaining it was supposed to be published in April.
Tetsuya Nomura:“Hello. It’s been a while. At midnight, we’ll publish a newKHtrailer. It’s something we were planning to release in April, so it’s unrelated to the hot topic overseas right now, or the thing that was a hot topic a little while ago. It’s a pre-announcement because it’s late. here’s a hint! OOkuji (Signed Nomura)”
The “hot topic overseas right now” definitely pointed out to theMemory of Melodylogo leak. While the “hot topic from a little while ago” would beDark Road. the OOkuji hint referred to a Ichiban Kuji, the online lotteries to win goods, also announced in the trailer. Basically, Tetsuya Nomura hinted that the trailer would have nothing but the announcement of new goodies, and would be unrelated toMelody of MemoryandDark Road,and yet… Check it out right below.
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memoryreveal trailer
At midnight JST, along with the YouTube link for the trailer, Tetsuya Nomura tweeted the following:
Tetsuya Nomura:Thanks for your patience. As you may see there’s still someKHcontent planned for the second half of 2020. I’m working on various things. Take a look at the text I wrote displayed at the beginning of the trailer too.
As you can see, that trailer was supposed to be an April Fool’s published on April 1st, with the initialMelody of Memoryreveal acting as if it’s a rhythm game, before revealing it’s actually a brand new entry, probably focusing on Kairi and Namine, coming 2020.
Update:Famitsuand Japanese outlets specifiedKingdom Hearts Memory of Melodyis indeed a rhythm game, and includes both the rhythm game footage and the Kairi story bits seen in the trailer. The rhythm game part isn’t a late April Fools.Melody of Memoryreally is a rhythm game, the first one in theKingdom Heartsseries, and the firstKHSwitch game.
