Stick this one firmly contained in the ‘okay, we’ll see’ submitting cupboard, of us. A dependable insider by the identify of みどり (Midori) has acknowledged on X that they’ve heard that the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4, together with the whole Kingdom Hearts sequence to date, could be heading to Nintendo’s subsequent {hardware} (a.ok.a. the ‘Swap 2’).
Midori states “In February, somebody despatched me a message about Lacking Hyperlink, KH4 and the Steam ports however I didn’t know the supply on the time”. The supply additionally informed them concerning the Kingdom Hearts sequence’ Steam launch, which had not been introduced then however has since been confirmed.
Now, it is essential to emphasize the phrase ‘may’ with this one, since that is how Midori has particularly phrased it within the submit. Nonetheless, that is somebody who has confirmed to be extremely dependable up to now, notably in the case of data concerning the Persona franchise.
We might prefer to assume these could be native releases quite than the Cloud Variations at present out there on Swap, however Midori hasn’t shared any additional data apart from “KH4 has some small on-line options and appears very totally different from the primary trailer”. Additionally they point out that its inside codename is ‘Quattro’.
If that is not sufficient, in addition they reiterate that the heavily-rumoured remake of Last Fantasy IX was additionally confirmed to be actual by their supply. Now, often that is one thing we right here at Nintendo Life would brush off with out a second thought, however given Sq. Enix’s new multiplatform technique, it is one other recreation we would not fully rule out for the Swap 2.
After all, you actually do not want us to inform you this, however for goodness sake, deal with all rumours with a wholesome dose of scepticism in the interim. It could be great to see the brand new Kingdom Hearts recreation on Nintendo {hardware}, however let’s maintain our ft on the bottom till official affirmation is made.