Ubisoft Deliver Kingdom Hearts II

Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announces that it has entered a distribution agreement with Square Enix Ltd. to bring Kingdom Hearts II to Australia, New Zealand, France, Benelux and the Nordic territories including Iceland. KINGDOM HEARTS II will be available exclusively on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system in PAL territories in spring (ANZ) 2006.

The world of Kingdom Hearts joins classic Disney characters and worlds together with characters and locations created by Square Enix®. The result is an immensely rich and original universe that appeals to fans around the world.

Since 2002 the Kingdom Hearts series has sold over 9.1 million units worldwide and continues to gain popularity with gamers and fans of both Disney and Square Enix across the planet. Kingdom Hearts II has already sold more than 2.4 million units in Japan and North America combined since its release in December 2005 and March 2006 respectively.

“Kingdom Hearts is the encounter of both Disney and Square Enix characters that brings together two different but complementary creative universes that has bewitched millions of players. Thanks to these unique settings, it is one of the rare games to be a blockbuster that appeals to a global audience” said Alain Corre, Executive Director for EMEA territories at Ubisoft. “Ubisoft is eager to bring this latest episode to European gamers.”

“We’re delighted with this collaboration to bring KINGDOM HEARTS II to key territories in Europe,” said John Yamamoto, President and CEO, Square Enix Ltd. “Ubisoft has strong distribution channels and they play an important role in getting our games onto shelves and into homes.”