Such a shame. Kingdom Hearts x would have brought in a profit for NA Disney. Hopefully another studio picks the game up.

It would've been awesome if it got Localized, hehe more Chi for me to play. D:

'Tis really unfortunate. We were so excited about the possibility of the game being localised and now it's all going down the sink. But at least we still can generate awareness of the game thanks to the thread that Sign has made, and who knows, perhaps with enough buzz someone (or a company) will notice the existence and potential of this game, step up, and rekindle the torch.

For now, let's keep being "ambassadors" to the game~

Let's hope they find a publisher, it will be cool to play in english while we wait for KH3.

It doesn't matter, come play with us and we'll guide you~ :P

I hope they find someone. I suck with language barriers and it looks like such a fun game

(If Disney doesn't decide to just get their Kingdom Hearts Online game out) I really think this could be as successful as a lot of those other social games on FB and on phones. It's a shame that there isn't a service similar to what Japan has in gangbusters.

I wish they localized it, not only for the fun of playing it, but also because it seems to be partially canonical (well hell it is!).

Well, as stated in the article, there is more to it than localizing it, but actually finding a company with the infrastructure for a social game like chi.

I'm so upset right now :(

Full frontal assault into the KHx Raising Awareness thread!

Playdom? I never heard of that, and I can't be the only one. KHX would have brought them a profit.

They were a very big social game company but after they were sued for disclosing children's information without parental consent and I guess weren't bringing in the revenue expected of them, Disney closed their doors.

i don't know, but i just think is best to stay with the original if disney wouldn't pick it up.
i mean, i just don't trust another company.

It wasn't that Disney didn't pick it up. It was that they closed the company that had the infrastructure in place for such a game, so they dropped the plans. There are probably a few firms out there that can do this that aren't Zynga, King, or Facebook. Chi is not handled by Disney in Japan, but by Yahoo! JP so it doesn't matter who will serve as the host for their services.

They are probably looking at cost effectiveness (will the price of paying this firm be worth whatever revenue will be made from in-game purchases?, how much of a percentage is the firm looking for?), marketability (does this firm have a bad rep?, will they promote the game in a way that will get people to join? will this game even "sell" well to fans and non-fans?), and they also probably have to deal with all of the contract writing, what localization firm will be willing to work with the social game service firm, and a million other things.

I would love to play the hell out of this game. Please Square. Pretty please localize this.

I hope KH chi gets localized, I would definitely play it!

When real money and gambling mechanics are involved it's quite difficult to release something to another market from a legal standpoint. Of course SE could just localize the Japanese version but most of the English speaking community that would profit from this breaks and will break several agreements that are tied to the yahoo jp account.

In short someone has to pick this game up to make a localization justifiable. If the game ends someday maybe we'll get a re:/fm version of it with coop, more challenging battle mechanics and a concluded story.

スクウェア・エニックス BRIDGE | ゲーム・コミュニティ| SQUARE ENIX BRIDGE

This is the first illustrated artwork for KHx by Nomura.

Wow, I'm really surprised that Playdom closed down. I thought Marvel Avengers Alliance was a pretty popular app?

I was wondering why this game hadn't come out overseas yet; games like these seem popular and Square/Disney have never really been shy about trying to make cash off of Kingdom Hearts (see: the short-lived TCG).

I hope this comes out so bad, I would waste so much time on a KH browser game, haha.

The language barrier is pretty much what keeps me from playing Chi. I love the guides we have and that we report on it, because then I actually get to know what the heck is going on in that game. But I don't partake because I would likely find myself too frustrated to continue after a while.

I REALLY WANT A LOCALIZATION. DISNEY, PLS.

Just for clarification, all of those things you have to pay for, right? Cause I'm in love with that Mickey costume but if it costs cash, not worth it lol xD



I'll admit the worst part is the cutscenes because while the menus are really easy to navigate, the cutscenes really can't be memorized. You'll have to read the translations here, but it's a fun game even without that and after you get the hang of it, it's really easy to play. I will admit I'm quite upset that they aren't localizing it, but I can't say anything anyone in the past 2 pages haven't already said to express it lol

Unfortunately, yes. One box consists of a lot, so naturally it goes at a stellar price tag of 10,000 charge money (around 100 USD).

Just get Facebook to publish the game. Let them integrate their system and we're set.

Dang. Any word on how long the boxes are going to be offered? I *might* be able to swing one in three weeks,

[strike]They should be available for a long time.[/strike]

Edit: whoops thought this was the KH2.5 box collection thread.

It'll be available until maintenance on August 14.

I'll be cutting it close, but I think I can make it work. Thanks guys!

Is the 4x boost important to you? If it is, you might want to reconsider as, if memory serves me right, the boost will expire on 14 August. If you're just going for the artwork and freebies, then you can go ahead and not have to worry about anything.

Nah, the card itself will still be plenty strong even without it, and i'll have everything else too. Besides I really can't do it now without causing myself some financial woes.

I want to buy, but my first priority is my own needs. As it should be.

$100 O____O WOOOOOAH! I love Chi and all, I do, but for $100 I'd rather put that towards importing 2.5, getting a PAK figure, or heck splurging and getting one of those ridiculously expensive KH jewelry pieces :P That's just my prerogative though, something that will last forever :D

Actually, if you're using a service like cn-usa.com, it's around $139 USD for the 10000 bundle. It can be even higher depending on what your currency is if it's not US. They do a pretty good job at making you want to spend that much, but unless you're loaded or heavily invested in the game it's ultimately not worth it.

So I'm curious, how much is the JPY-to-charge money exchange rate for Yahoo! JP Wallet and WebMoney (which you can buy at convenience stores in Japan)? Services like what Eir mentioned must have higher rates (in this case, 1.39 to 1) because they must make some profit to keep their business up and running.

But Playdom isnt out of business. They just downsized. I'm still playing 2 of their Marvel Games.

Such a shame. Now X will be the only KH game that we never play. I hope another company can help with releasing it.

Not a huge fan of social browser games, but anything Kingdom Hearts I'm down to try out! Maybe it will get a localization some day.:cool:

Well you can still play it now even if it's in japanese...., if the game doesn't get localized i still plan to play it, it being in japanese doesn't concern me since i love KH and especially love X[Chi], but if it does get localized most of everyone playing it then would have missed the past events, cards, the anniversary event, and past premium stuff from it's japanese counterpart if they decide to not do them in the localized version.