Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the Kingdom Hearts series was recently interviewed on the subject of the sequel all Kingdom Hearts fans are waiting for, Kingdom Hearts III. Nomura explains what is holding back the development of the game as well as what sacrifices he is willing to make to see that the game is finished.

“For any sequel of the mainstream storyline of the Kingdom Hearts series, that would be Kingdom Hearts III. But the problem is that the opportunity of developing the sequel is not currently [possible]. The team is busy, I am busy.”

Despite confirming that Kingdom Hearts III is not in development, Nomura did have this to say.

"I’m thinking about what’s going to be next after Kingdom Hearts II, the future that is Kingdom Hearts III. Time has nearly come to [work on] that concept."

With development in sight, it begs the question, When can we expect it? Nomura was asked if the game will release on the current generation of consoles. He had this to say.

"Yes it might be possible. It is my desire to develop the next Kingdom Hearts on the existing platform, but the problem with a new console is that it has new technical requirements… So, yes, I’m willing to create something on the existing console because when we aim for another non-existing future console, the release of the title will be far in the future. That’s my concern."

Nomura had earlier stated that he was a busy man, to put this into context, he explained that he had to “sacrifice my private time, my marriage, my family time” to work on his current projects. Nomura is obviously passionate about his work and that may shine through in Kingdom Hearts III's development.

When the game is finally released, I'm sure it will be worth the wait.