Kingdom Hearts fans have been desperate to see the series make the jump to Nintendo Switch. While the possibility of previous games being ported over still seems like a pipe-dream, we will be getting a rhythm game spin-off Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, which is now confirmed to be releasing on November 13th.
The announcement came as part of a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini which released today. While Melody of Memory won’t be exclusive to Switch, with it to also release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the new trailer revealed that Switch owners will have access to an exclusive multiplayer mode.
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While all versions will come with online and local multiplayer, allowing players to compete against each other for high-scores, Switch owners can enjoy Free-for-All mode, which offers local play for up to eight players.
The trailer also reveals several more music tracks of the 140+ that will be available, all hailing from across the entire series, including series staple Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru, Vector to the Heavens (the final boss music from 358/2 Days), and even Frozen‘s Let It Go, which comes with the recreated scene used in Kingdom Hearts 3.
Other features include a music player, allowing players to enjoy all the music at their own leisure, and cutscene compilations of the previous games, most likely to act as a recap of the story so far.
Speaking of story, details about that are still scarce. What we do know is that it’s set after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3 and all signs point towards Kairi playing a much more prominent role, with her taking center stage in the newly revealed key art.
According to series director Tetsuya Nomura, we’ll be seeing one last trailer for the game drop in only a couple of days, which will most likely provide some more glimpses at the game’s story.
Melody of Memory isn’t the only thing Kingdom Hearts fans have to look forward to in November. The game will be coinciding with the official release of the Kingdom Hearts 3 soundtrack, which is releasing worldwide only a couple of days beforehand on November 11th and will not only include music from Kingdom Hearts 3, but also Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts Union X, and the Kingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind DLC.
And this isn’t even getting into the fact that the mobile games, Union X and Dark Road, still haven’t finished their respective stories, with more updates still planned to further expand the backstory for the series and possibly hint towards future story developments.
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will release for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 13th.
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