Tetsuya Nomura Is Thinking of Retiring in a Few Years

In a new interview with Young Jump, Kingdom Hearts series creator Tetsuya Nomura talked about the possibility of retiring from making games in a few years. He also discussed how they are having new writers working on that series, as well as the complexity of his stories. [Thanks, Young Jump!]

When asked if he sees the Kingdom Hearts series reaching a conclusion, Tetsuya Nomura joked that, since he only has a few years left before eventually retiring, he has to consider what will come first. This is when he said he has to consider either retiring or finishing the projects he’s working on. However, the developer reassured fans by saying that he intends to finish his work on Kingdom Hearts 4.

When talking about Nomura’s scenarios and how complex they can be, the developer said that sometimes voice actors will have difficulty following the plot of the games. In these cases, Nomura and other staff members will have to help offering details. However, Nomura himself encourages people to ask him about the scenario when in doubt.

As a new test or experiment for the series, Nomura said that he asked people who have never worked on the Kingdom Hearts series before to participate in the scenario writing for Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link. However, Nomura added that he will ultimately be the one in charge of the script.

Kingdom Hearts 4 is currently in development. The game was announced back in April 2022 and there is now target platforms nor a release window yet.