I find this fascinating. I remember when Disney bought Marvel a while back, and so many were groaning at the thought of Marvel characters appearing in the next Kingdom Hearts installment. Now we've got actual confirmation that Star Wars characters being in the next KH is a possibility, and the majority of reactions here are "ZOMG PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN."
Toadfish1 said:
EA hav e the exclusive liscence to make games using the Star Wars IP. Kingdom Hearts is not owned by EA. Open. And. Shut. It doesn't matter if you think thats not how it should be, thats how it is.
No, but Kingdom Hearts is owned in part by Disney. And they completely own the Star Wars characters. And with how much bigger and more powerful Disney is than EA, I don't think there's any question as to who is going to win that battle. It doesn't matter what contracts or deals they've supposedly made. If Disney wants something to happen, it'll happen. Open. And. Shut. And it wouldn't be a Star Wars "game," it would just be the characters guest-starring and maybe a few Star Wars themed in-game items. If you think Disney would let a little peon like EA stand in the middle of something they want, then I don't think you realize the kind of lawyers Disney has. Like really, Disney probably spends more on toilet paper each year than what EA pays their CEO. EA is less than a flea to their legal team.
Not to mention it's something that would be stupid for EA to fight for. Let's say they do pick a fight with Disney over this. What'll happen? Well, apart from being squashed in court by Disney's fleet of lawyers, they'll royally piss off every Kingdom Hearts fan for messing with their game, whether they wanted this to happen or not. That's even more bad PR, which while I'll admit they haven't always done their best to avoid, it seems these days they're at least
trying. It would be just suicide. They have nothing to gain, and a lot to lose.