Gamespot have now reported on the Square Enix Party 2007, and you can see their videos below. Although nothing on Kingdom Hearts itself, see if you can spot the Kingdom Hearts reference…

Although there are also a few more videos around now, I was somewhat intrigued to see how long the line to get in on the Saturday was:

YouTube member mirafi recorded many videos of the Square Enix Party 2007. Although none are Kingdom Hearts related, I thought you guys may be interested to see some of them. The first two are of the screens outside the Closed Mega Theatre, and then there’s one of a walk around the building:

Also, the official Square-Enix Party 2007 site has been updated with photos of the two days:

Well, the second day of the Square-Enix Party this year was based mostly around Dragon Quest, and therefore no new Kingdom Hearts news has arisen. Famitsu believes that the surprise and “New Project” were something to do with the short trailer seen at the party yesterday, which means we can look forward to the Tokyo Game Show 2007 (at Chiba City near Tokyo in Japan, 20th-23rd September) for more Kingdom Hearts related news!

Japanese Yahoo Blog member gemaga1985 has put a lot of different information about the various projects and exhibitions announced and seen at the Square-Enix Party. The pictures above show the queues at 11am, in which he had to wait 100 minutes to get in, and then how packed it was when he got inside. He found out from different people that the waiting times for some of the events were up to 3 hours! Feel free to look at the gemaga1985 blog for more screenshots of the day, and of some of the announced projects including the many Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy related ones.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a picture of Yoko Shimomura on the Saturday yet, but she was there signing CDs and shaking hands. I haven’t been able to find a video of the short Kingdom Hearts trailer either, but it probably won’t be shown to the public for a few months officially.

Below are the final visitor numbers for the two days announced by Famitsu. 38,632 people turned up on Saturday and 36,602 people turned up on Sunday giving a total of 75,234 people over the course of the weekend – A great improvement on the 46,981 people who attended the 2005 Party.

Well, the long and awaited Square Enix Party 2007 has began, and won’t plan on stopping until the very end (May 13th). For those lucky visitors who waited excitedly and anxiously for the party to start, at 3pm they were able to get an autographed CD from Yoko Shimomura!

When things started to look at their best, Square-Enix released a list of certain trailers that were to be seen behind closed doors (sadly Kingdom Hearts wasn’t on it, but anything’s possible). Interestingly enough, there was a new item seen on the list that is titled “The Third Birthday” – Could it have any connection to the “New Project”? (Riku Edit: Apparently “The Third Birthday” is a sequel to Parasite Eve. Never mind about that lol.)

Here’s the list of trailers seen in the Closed Theatre:

• 1. Final Fantasy Dissidia
• 2. Monotone
• 3. It’s a Wonderful World
• 4. Parasite Eve: The Third Birthday
• 5. Final Fantasy XIII Compilations
• 6. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete
• 7. Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis
• 8. Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode
• 9. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

In other news, a June/July issue of Disney Adventures has surfaced with information concerning the next Kingdom Hearts game. Credit goes to Tomogirl from KHN for the scan, which shows a small interview with Nomura discussing the idea of there being a “Kingdom Hearts III”. (Riku: As said, it was scanned by Tomogirl. Click the image to enlarge it: )

Question: Will there be a Kingdom Hearts III and when does it come out? Kingdom Hearts I and II are awesome, and I’m the game’s #1 fan. –Christopher D., 13, Miami, FL

Answer: We received a stack of letters just like yours, Christopher, with gamers everywhere wanting to know about Kingdom Hearts III. To get the inside scoop, we went straight to the games’ director Tetsuya Nomura! “Creating the Kingdom Hearts series has been such a joy for me – especially because fans like you enjoy the experience so much. We have made no announcements regarding any sequels. However, I can tell you that a new project related to Kingdom Hearts is in the works.” Be patient, Sora fans. It sounds like there will be a new game announced soon!

The line-up of the Square-Enix Party 2007 (taking place on the 12th & 13th May) has been revealed!

Update: More titles have been revealed on the official Square Enix Party 2007 website, and the map has been put on the site! Click the image to go to the official map. Putting your mouse over the circles will reveal the event or game associated on the site itself:

Videos/Announcements Only
- Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3)
- Final Fantasy: Anniversary Edition (PSP)
- Final Fantasy II: Anniversary Edition (PSP)
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road (Arcade)
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete (Blu-Ray)
Updated – Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road (Arcade)
Updated – Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Updated – Final Fantasy XIII: Fabula Nova Crystallis (PS3, TBA)

Playable Demonstrations and Videos/Images
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS)
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (PSP – Solo & Multiplayer)
- Itadaki Street DS (DS)
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen & The Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
- It’s a Wonderful World (DS)
- Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (PSP)
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS – Solo & Multiplayer)
- Final Fantasy XI (PC, PS2, Xbox 360)
Updated – DS: Style (DS)
Updated – Final Fantasy Tactics: A2 (DS)
Updated – Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis (Mobile Phone, TBA)
Updated – Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus – Lost Episode (TBA)
Updated – Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System (PS2)
Updated – Monotone (TBA)
Updated – Seiken (TBA)
Updated – Friends of Mana (TBA)
Updated – SaGa (TBA)
Updated – Chocobo de Mobile (TBA)
Updated – Dragon Quest: Monster Mobile (TBA)
Updated – Dragon Quest: Dungeon Mobile (TBA)
Updated – Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Special Project: Final Fantasy (TBA)
Updated – Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Special Project: Final Fantasy II (TBA)

Update: Other Areas
- Square-Enix Official Goods Shop
- Square-Enix Music CD Shop
- Magazine & Comic Area (including playable demos)
- Star Ocean Museum

Regardless of the fact that it’s been previously announced that Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ will have a playable demonstration at the Party, it’s not in that line-up for some reason.

The “surprise” videos and demonstrations are obviously not shown, and considering Tetsuya Nomura has said about there being a surprise that may be related to Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts may make an appearance, even though the Party’s based mostly around Final Fantasy’s 20th Anniversary.