Editing KHWiki:Kingdom Karts

{{Infobox CVG
|title=Kingdom Karts
|image=[[File:Kingdom Karts Logo KK.png|300px]]
|japan=キングダムカート
|romaji=Kingudamu Kāto
|developer={{w|Square Enix}}
|publisher=Square Enix
|release=[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] February 29, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] February 29, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of European Union.png|20px|Europe]]/[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] February 29, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px|United States]] June 18, 2022
|genre=Racing game
|modes=Single player, local multiplayer
|ratings=TBA
|platforms={{w|Wii U}}
}}
'''Kingdom Karts''' is the upcoming fifteenth game in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series.

==Announcement==
Kingdom Karts was announced in a Famitsu interview with Tetsuya Nomura on March 31, 2021, as the big surprise for the 20th anniversary of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.

==Story==
Kingdom Karts will focus on the story of [[Chirithy]]. Only part of the story will be available at launch, with the rest being released as DLC.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': "Can you tell us what the game's story is about?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "All I can tell at this moment is that it's about Chirithy. It's not that I don't want to tell more, I literally don't have anything else. I always just make things up as I go along. *laughs*" / '''Interviewer''': "Will you be able to finish the story on time for release?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Definitely not. That's why we're planning to release the story in DLC. Paid DLC, of course. *laughs*"</ref>

==Mechanics==
Players can customize karts in a similar style as [[Gummi Ship]]s. Only a handful of parts are available at first, with more being able to be purchased in the form of loot boxes.

To avoid players easily beating the AI, all AI opponents will increase speed when falling behind.

==Worlds and Characters==
Unlike past games, Nomura wanted to put the untold heroes of the series in the spotlight.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': I can't help but feel the character roster is very random. Why's that?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Unlike ''Melody of Memory'', which was all about the main characters, I wanted this game to show more of the lesser-known, but still very important, characters."</ref>
*[[Barrel]]
*[[Chien-Po]]
*[[Chirithy]], who constantly makes the ”owowowowowowowowo” sounds while driving.
*[[Cubby]]
*[[Drizella]]
*[[Gopher]]
*[[Horace Horsecollar]]
*[[Panic]]
*[[The Peddler]]
*[[The Struggle tournament sponsor]]
*[[Wardrobe]]
*[[White Rabbit]]

So far, six circuits have been shown.
*A circuit on the [[Crumbling Island]] in [[Destiny Islands]], comprising a simple circle.
*A circuit in [[Sunset Terrace]] in [[Twilight Town]].
*A circuit in the [[Sandswept Ruins]] in [[Agrabah]].
*A circuit in the [[Rocky Expanse]] in [[Neverland]].
*A circuit in outer space, around the [[Deep Space]] ship. Falling off the track at any point brings you back at the start of the lap.
*A circuit on the [[North Mountain]] in [[Arendelle]]. This will be the longest track, expected to take at least 10 minutes per lap.

==Items==
Like other karting games, racers can pick up items during the race. These items include:
*One of [[Bouncywild]]'s banana peels: can be thrown on the ground to make other racers slip.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': "Isn't that just taken from ''Mario Kart''?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Of course not! Slipping on a banana peel is classic humor."</ref>
*One of the [[Mushroom]]s found on [[Destiny Islands]]: using one will increase your speed for a short while.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': "A mushroom that makes you go faster? That's exactly like ''Mario Kart''!" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "It's very simple. Mushrooms are full of nutrients. Nutrients give you energy. Energy makes you go faster."</ref>
*A [[Thunder]] spell: shrinks all other racers.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': "This has to be taken from ''Mario Kart''. Thunder spells making others shrink makes no sense!" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Of course it makes sense! But since you're being such an ass, I refuse to explain it."</ref>
*A yet unconfirmed item.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "If I tell you about the Ghostabocky item that steals the item from another racer, will you accuse me of stealing from ''Mario Kart'' again?" / '''Interviewer''': "Most likely, yes." / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Fine, then I won't tell you."</ref>

==Music==
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of ''Kingdom Hearts'', Utada Hikaru wrote a new theme song to go with the game. A preview of the song, called "[[Donald, Why Won't You Heal Me?]]", has been uploaded to YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ '''YouTube''': Donald, Why Won't You Heal Me? (Preview) - Utada Hikaru]</ref>

The ending song will be a currently-untitled track composed by Takeharu Ishimoto.<ref>'''''Weekly Famitsu'''''; '''Interviewer''': "Can you comment about the ending song?" / '''Takeharu Ishimoto''': "I am going to hold the C note for approximately 30 seconds. Then the choir will come in with a D note when you least expect it. That’s all I will say at this time, because this is all I can come up with at this time."</ref>

==Notes and references==
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