History AndTheFandomRejoiced / KingdomHearts

** ''1.5'' and ''2.5'' are both being re-released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 with '''60fps support!?''' Hell! Yes!

** ''Kingdom Hearts III'' on UsefulNotes/XboxOne was a welcome sight for Xbox players who have been waiting years for the series to come to a Microsoft console, but not being to enjoy the whole series on anything other than a [=PlayStation=] console negated some of that excitement... Hold up, ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 [=ReMix=]'' and ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue'' are on the Microsoft Store? They're both finally on Xbox One?! Hallelujah! You no longer need to be tied to Sony to experience the whole story!

** ''Union X'' fans will be happy to see Streletzia is here!

** For the ''Birth by Sleep'' section of ''2.5'', the originally multiplayer-designed Mirage Arena - notorious for its NintendoHard challenges and infuriating [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] - is having its difficulty adjusted down to account for its remake as an exclusively single-player game.

** The new trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' has dropped at the D23 expo, and the promised new world has been shown off: ''WesternAnimation/{{TOY STORY}}!'' That's right, a Pixar movie will FINALLY be getting a world in ''Kingdom Hearts''! We also get confirmation that you can have more than three party members out at a time. But most importantly, we now have official confirmation that the game '''WILL''' be released in 2018!

* It's the big ''Kingdom Hearts'' 20th Anniversary show. What will they have? Confirmation of ''Dark Road's'' new release date, cool. ''The Missing Link'' a new mobile game using Scala ed Caelum as a hub, that's nice. Wait... is that... OH MY GOD IT IS! ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIV''!

* In October 2021, Sora was announced as the final DLC fighter for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and what's more, Sakurai revealed that Sora had been the real #1 choice of the 2015 Smash Ballot for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''. Not only that, but Sakurai also revealed that several of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' games are coming soon to the Nintendo Switch!

* Sora is the final character for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', and the Kingdom Hearts games are coming to the Switch!

* And much to the joy of PC players, all games (Remix versions for first two) were released in Epic Games store 30th March 2021, including the latest ''Melody of Memory''.

* In Fall 2020, over a year & a half since the game came out, Kingdom Hearts III's official soundtrack will ''finally'' release! Players will finally be able to enjoy the beautiful music without relying on Website/YouTube rips that could get copyright-struck at any time!

* In Fall 2020, over a year & a half since the game came out, Kingdom Hearts III's official soundtrack will ''finally'' release! Players will finally be able to enjoy the beautiful music without relying on YouTube rips that could get copyright-struck at any time!

** The new trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' has dropped at the D23 expo, and the promised new world has been shown off: ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory TOY STORY]]!'' That's right, a Pixar movie will FINALLY be getting a world in ''Kingdom Hearts''! We also get confirmation that you can have more than three party members out at a time. But most importantly, we now have official confirmation that the game '''WILL''' be released in 2018!

** E3 2018 brings the goods confirming a ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'' world. [[https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1005927933553172480 Josh Gad is confirmed to reprise Olaf]].

* ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Union X]]'' players were beyond pleased when they finally show what happened during the Keyblade War, content that was in the original ([[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]) X(chi) browser game but was never included in the mobile version.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' got this in a pretty major fashion in terms of voice acting, though the entire series had it for including Final Fantasy alongside Disney. Square Enix not only got access to several actors from Disney movies featured in the game (examples being ''Disney/{{Hercules}}''' original VA Tate Donovan and James Woods as Hades), but spared no expenses on roping in some pretty well-known names for other characters, such as Jesse [=McCartney=] for Roxas as well as Haley Joel Osment and Hayden Panettiere (better known as Claire from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'') reprising their original roles.

** Two worlds in particular, [[{{Film/Tron}} Space Paranoids]] and the [[Disney/TheLionKing Pride Lands]], invoked this from much of the fandom. As did the idea of [[TheWarSequence the 1000 Heartless battle]] at the end of the second trailer.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' has essentially been a series of [=ATFRs=]: three classic Disney Princesses' worlds, [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch's world]], Ansem the Wise's apprentices, a fittingly redesigned [[VideoGame/CrisisCore Zack Fair]] in Olympus Coliseum, and Mickey as a D-Link Summon. In his ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Sorcerer's Apprentice]] costume.'' And Mickey as a party member for Aqua. And now we have confirmation that Creator/LeonardNimoy and Creator/MarkHamill are on board.

* The UpdatedRerelease for [=PS3=] called ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1,5 Remix'' (including ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' and the cutscenes of ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days]]'') features the [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix]] version of the first game! Oh wait... [[NoExportForYou Final Mix]], right...what? [[AvertedTrope The game is]] ''[[RemadeForTheExport actually getting an export?!]]'' [[http://kh13.com/news/35154-kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-confirmed-for-north-america-and-europe Really?!?]] And Europe's getting it too, meaning the polygonal remake of Chain Of Memories will ''finally'' come here as well! Everybody wins!
* A trailer for VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII has been released. I repeat: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWs6Izs0ce8 A TRAILER FOR FREAKING KINGDOM HEARTS III HAS BEEN RELEASED.]]

** The first new worlds of KH III have been confirmed: ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' and ''Disney/BigHero6''! And speaking of [=BH6=], it's a continuation of the movie's story instead of a retelling!

** A preview in May was held, showing more of Olympus Coliseum and the Toy Story world, while also confirming '''[[Disney/WreckItRalph Wreck-It Ralph]]''' as a summon! This could be a subversion, however, as it deconfirms the inclusion of a world based on ''Wreck-It Ralph''.
** E3 2018 brings the goods confirming a ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' world. [[https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1005927933553172480 Josh Gad is confirmed to reprise Olaf]].

** The first teaser for the [=KHIII=] DLC (''Kingdom Hearts III: [=ReMIND=]'') has dropped. Not only will we have more opportunities to play as Riku and Aqua, but Roxas will be playable too. The Oathkeeper and its own form will be available. As for story bits, we'll get more backstory on Xehanort and interestingly enough Luxord.
*** Nomura confirmed that [=ReMIND=] will have 13 new bosses!

* In October 2013, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix was finally confirmed for 2014, will contain the Final Mix versions of KHII and Birth By Sleep along with the cutscenes of Re:coded, and will eventually be coming stateside.
** For the Birth By Sleep section of 2.5, the originally multiplayer-designed Mirage Arena - notorious for its NintendoHard challenges and infuriating [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] - is having its difficulty adjusted down to account for its remake as an exclusively single-player game.
** 1.5 and 2.5 are both being rereleased on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 with '''60fps support!?''' Hell! Yes!
*** Even better, combine that with the upcoming 2.8 compilation (which will contain a 60fps HD remaster of ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX among]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts02BirthBySleepAFragmentaryPassage other goodies]]) and Kingdom Hearts III, both of which also being made for the [=PS4=], it is now '''finally''' going to be possible to play the '''entire''' series on '''one''' console!

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'' has a lot of this. To put it into perspective, it is probably the first video game to get its own ''[[AndTheFandomRejoiced/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance page]]''.
* The UpdatedRerelease for [=PS3=] called ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1,5 Remix'' (including ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' and the cutscenes of ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsThreeFiveEightDaysOverTwo Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days]]'') features the [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix]] version of the first game! Oh wait... [[NoExportForYou Final Mix]], right...what? [[AvertedTrope The game is]] ''[[RemadeForTheExport actually getting an export?!]]'' [[http://kh13.com/news/35154-kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-confirmed-for-north-america-and-europe Really?!?]] And Europe's getting it too, meaning the polygonal remake of Chain Of Memories will ''finally'' come here as well! Everybody wins!

** The first teaser for the [=KHIII=] DLC (''Kingdom Hearts III: [=ReMIND=]'') has dropped. Not only will we have more opportunities to play as Riku and Aqua, but Roxas will be playable too. The Oathkeeper and its own form will be avaialble. As for story bits, we'll get more backstory on Xehanort and interestingly enough Luxord.

** The new trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' has dropped at the D23 expo, and the promised new world has been shown off: ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory TOY STORY]]!'' That's right, [[{{HSQ}} a Pixar movie will FINALLY be getting a world in]] ''Kingdom Hearts''! We also get confirmation that you can have more than three party members out at a time. But most importantly, we now have official confirmation that the game '''WILL''' be released in 2018!

*** [[PromotedToPlayable Kairi is a playable character]]. I repeat: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Kairi. Is. FINALLY. A PLAYABLE. CHARACTER]]'''.

*** Kairi is playable. I repeat: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Kairi. Is. FINALLY PLAYABLE]]'''.

-->'''Yozora:''' [[CallBack I've been having these weird thoughts lately...]]\\

*** Even better, combine that with the upcoming 2.8 compilation (which will contain a 60fps HD remaster of ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX among]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts02BirthBySleepAFragmentaryPassage other goodies]]) and Kingdom Hearts III, both of which also being made for the [=PS4=], it is now '''finally''' going to be possible to play the '''entire''' series on '''one''' console!

** The first teaser for the [=KHIII=] DLC has dropped. Not only will we have more opportunities to play as Riku and Aqua, but Roxas will be playable too. The Oathkeeper and its own form will be avaialble. As for story bits, we'll get more backstory on Xehanort and interestingly enough Luxord.