Square Enix's long-awaited
Kingdom Hearts III was finally released last week for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, putting an end to the waiting fans of the long-running series have had to endure since the game was announced all the way back in 2013.
Reception for
Kingdom Hearts III has been overwhelmingly positive, with a score of 85/100 on Metacritic, which is something that was to beexpected given Square Enix's trackrecord with role-playing games, and the
Kingdom Hearts series in general.
Just yesterday, the official PlayStation Blog revealed that
Kingdom Hearts III managed to become the most-downloaded game of January, which is no small feat considering that it came out 3 days before the end of the month; beating out Capcom's highly anticipated
Resident Evil 2 remake.
Not everyone has been able to experience the game, though, since
Kingdom Hearts III was not released for the Nintendo Switch, which is likely due to the hardware's limitations;
Kingdom Hearts III being the most graphically demanding title in the series.
In a recent interview with Famitsu,
Kingdom Hearts III Director Tetsuya Nomura made an interesting comment about the chances of the game actually being ported to Nintendo's handheld console — which may give Nintendo Switch owners some hope.
According to Nomura,
Kingdom Hearts III on the Nintendo Switch is "
possible to release", adding that "
other hardware is not limited to the Nintendo switch, and we will consider all of them after the release of the PS4 and Xbox one versions".
While this is in no way confirmation that the game is getting ported to the Nintendo Switch, a good strategy could be to release the
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix and
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix collections — especially since Kingdom Hearts III is a graphically demanding game and porting it to the Switch will likely mean to almost start development from scratch.
Hopefully, Square Enix figures out a way to have the
Kingdom Hearts series on the Nintendo Switch and, eventually, consider porting
Kingdom Hearts III. Regardless, Tetsuya Nomura not ruling out the possibility of a Switch port of the game is definitely welcome news.
KINGDOM HEARTS III tells the story of the power of friendship as Sora and his friends embark on a perilous adventure. Set in a vast array of Disney and Pixar worlds, KINGDOM HEARTS follows the journey of Sora, a young boy and unknowing heir to a spectacular power.
Kingdom Hearts III is currently available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.