It's officially May and the days continue to count down to the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)! Developers have already begun to claim their booths and conference timeslots, and among them is Nintendo, who according to IGN, have just revealed the time and date of their conference: Tuesday, June 5 at 9:00 AM!

Think we'll see any new reveals or localization news there? How about a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]? Drop by and discuss with us here in ou...

It's May 1st in Japan, which means Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Ultimania is now officially released! Thanks to FF Reunion, we now have a bit of information from the interview that may pique your interests.

Nomura says that there is no plan for a Final Mix for Kingdom Hearts 3D at the current time, and that there will be an announcement for Kingdom Hearts in the near future!

Update: aibo_ac7 of FF Reunion has also provided more information from the interview foun...

Numerous retailers both online and offline have listed that when you preorder Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], you will receive a set of AR cards that unlock exclusive Dream Eaters within the game. We have links below to every store that has the game available for preorder with the cards, so pick which one is the most convenient for you! Amazon Walmart Gamestop (Not listed yet, but confirmed in-store) EBGames (Canada only)

What those Dream Eaters are remains unkno...

Hello hello, everyone! We're happy to announce the start of our "Feature Fridays" which is exactly what it sounds like! We'd be honored if you'd allow us to feature your Kingdom Hearts creations and get the word out to the community, but to do that, we of course need your help! If you'd like to show off your work here on KHInsider or recommend a piece, send an email to us at kingdomheartsinsider at gmail with the following:

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With much courtesy to Square Enix North America, we now have high quality, English screenshots of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] which include some minigames you can play with your Dream Eaters, as well as Sora and Riku in battle using the attacks "Chaos Snake," "Hammer Throw" and "Wavesurfer"! The minigame is called "Balloon Up"! Check them out:

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Who would have expected that a demo for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] would be releasing over a month after it's release in Japan? Definitely not us. According to onlineplayer, the demo will be released on May 2nd and take place in Traverse Town, and you will be accompanied by three familiar Dream Eaters: Wondernyan, Neko Cat and Kuma Panda! It will cost a grand total of 0¥!

Interested in the demo? Drop by to discuss it with us here in our forums!

After seeing so many Japanese screenshots of Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], it's refreshing to see some English ones! Thanks to G4TV.com we can view these 9 screenshots which feature Sora and Riku in battle. Check them out below!

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Also, we have learned quite a few of the English names for our heros' companions, the Dream Eaters. The English names along with the translated Japanese names are as follows: Chef Ky...

No, you're not dreaming at all! Thanks to ArikaMiz, it appears to Kuma's Mad Dog Blog has just confirmed that Play Arts and Formation Arts for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] are indeed in the planning stages!

What could they be? A trio of Sora, Riku and Mickey? A small party of those lovable Dream Eaters? Come discuss with us here in our forums!

Each party member obviously had their own defining characteristics established from their source material, so they those characteristics needed to be expressed properly though their programming considering the little time spent adventuring in their respective worlds.

Out of all of the party members designed for Kingdom Hearts, the most effort was put into the abilities and actions of The Little Mermaid's Ariel.