Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets A Surprise Look At Nintendo Direct 2026
Overview & Key Takeaways
After announcing that three collections of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Switch 2, the June 2026 Nintendo Direct revealed a fresh look at the elusive Kingdom Hearts 4--which will be available on Nintendo's console when it launches.
Granted, we still don't have any idea when Kingdom Hearts 4 is out, as the new trailer lacked a release window of any sort. But the video, about a minute and a half long, contains glimpses of Sora, Strelitzia (yes, from the mobile game), and other faces new to Sora in the mysterious, Shibuya-like city of Quadratum.
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The trailer begins with a cloaked figure (who could be one of several characters in the franchise, quite frankly) before cutting to Sora in an epic fight against what looks like a kaiju-sized Pureblood Heartless.
Other characters appear in the trailer, including a mask-wearing character who might be Vali from the mobile game Dark Road, and Organization XIII member Luxord, who's sporting a fancy suit. It also looks like young Xehanort is holding an umbrella for Sora--his appearance would be strange, seeing how Kingdom Hearts 3 was meant to wrap up Xehanort's story.
And of course, Donald and Goofy are around, but they don't appear alongside Sora in this trailer. Presumably, this game leaves off on the cliffhanger of Kingdom Hearts 3, with the rest of the cast searching for Sora, who faded away at the end of that game as a result of saving Kairi.
Besides Donald and Goofy, the trailer is lacking any Disney elements (or any Final Fantasy elements either), instead showing Sora wielding his keyblade in combat against baddies on city streets and office buildings. All in all, there's nothing really new in this trailer that we didn't see when Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed over four years ago, but at least Switch 2 owners can rest easy knowing they'll be able to experience the madness too whenever it comes out.
After announcing that three collections of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Switch 2, the June 2026 Nintendo Direct revealed a fresh look at the elusive Kingdom Hearts 4–which will be available on Nintendo’s console when it launches.
Granted, we still don’t have any idea when Kingdom Hearts 4 is out, as the new trailer lacked a release window of any sort. But the video, about a minute and a half long, contains glimpses of Sora, Strelitzia (yes, from the mobile game), and other faces new to Sora in the mysterious, Shibuya-like city of Quadratum.
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The trailer begins with a cloaked figure (who could be one of several characters in the franchise, quite frankly) before cutting to Sora in an epic fight against what looks like a kaiju-sized Pureblood Heartless.
Other characters appear in the trailer, including a mask-wearing character who might be Vali from the mobile game Dark Road, and Organization XIII member Luxord, who’s sporting a fancy suit. It also looks like young Xehanort is holding an umbrella for Sora–his appearance would be strange, seeing how Kingdom Hearts 3 was meant to wrap up Xehanort’s story.
And of course, Donald and Goofy are around, but they don’t appear alongside Sora in this trailer. Presumably, this game leaves off on the cliffhanger of Kingdom Hearts 3, with the rest of the cast searching for Sora, who faded away at the end of that game as a result of saving Kairi.
Besides Donald and Goofy, the trailer is lacking any Disney elements (or any Final Fantasy elements either), instead showing Sora wielding his keyblade in combat against baddies on city streets and office buildings. All in all, there’s nothing really new in this trailer that we didn’t see when Kingdom Hearts 4 was revealed over four years ago, but at least Switch 2 owners can rest easy knowing they’ll be able to experience the madness too whenever it comes out.
