Disgaea 5 launch trailer shows character creation, battle, story
By Heath | March 26, 2015 at 5:04 am
Take a look here at a 16-minute video showing off Nippon Ichi’s newest tactical RPG, Disgaea 5, which launches in Japan today:
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Why Disgaea 5 isn’t Cross-Gen
By Janelle | September 8, 2014 at 9:07 am
Nippon Ichi Software President Souhei Niikawa was asked by Dengeki PlayStation Magazine about why Disgaea 5 was PS4-exclusive instead of cross-generation with PS3. He said, “Naturally, it crossed our minds. But if we did that, no matter how you look at it, it would be PS3 software [at its core]. The content of the game would all be PS3 stuff, which we would then appear to have just thrown onto the PS4. We want to be able to offer something that says hey, ‘we were able to make this because it’s on the PS4.’ That’s why it’s on the PS4 only.”
RPGLand Interviews Souhei Niikawa of NIS America on Disgaea, Philosphy, Franchises
By Janelle | January 8, 2014 at 6:41 am
RPG Land got a chance for an in-person meeting with Souhei Niikawa, president of Nippon Ichi Software & NIS America and talk shop.
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RPG Publishers Undergo Changes; “acttil” is New Face in Town
By Heath | May 9, 2013 at 8:28 am
News coming from some publishing companies that RPG fans will be familiar with. First, XSeed games has become Marvelous USA. Not much has changed about the company itself. XSeed always had a tight relationship with Marvelous, and the key people still have the same jobs.
NIS America said goodbye to three key employees, meanwhile. The departed trio formed a new company called “acttil” in deliberate, grammar-killing all lowercase. The group intends to localize Japanese games, books, e-books, and whatever else they find interesting.
ClaDun x2 Now on Steam
By Heath | August 14, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Nippon Ichi Software and NIS America have announced that its old-timey dungeon crawler ClaDun x2, formerly exclusive to PSP, is now available on Steam for 20 bucks.
Black Rock Shooter: The Game coming via NISA, not actually a shooter
By Heath | August 24, 2011 at 11:04 pm
And now we finally see something come of Imageepoch’s partnership with NIS America, as Black Rock Shooter: The Game will be coming to North American and European PSPs. Rating and release date are yet to be determined.
Imageepoch announces new games, partnership with NIS America: what it may or may not mean (plus videos)
By Heath | December 1, 2010 at 7:37 am
Japanese developer Imaggeepoch, makers of treasured classics such as Luminous Arc, Arc Rise Fantasia, and Sands of Destruction, has been busy making a lot of announcements lately. While not necessarily connected to each other, the company has announced new games for Japan and a new localization partnership with NIS America.
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Phantom Brave PSP gets English treatment
By Heath | November 16, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Fighting to keep the crown of “King of Publishing Strategy RPGs,” NIS America will be bringing the PSP port of Phantom Brave to North America and Europe in March of 2011.
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Disgaea 4 Epic Interview: RPG Land + Nippon Ichi
By Heath | October 10, 2010 at 8:30 am
The lights on and the TGS party over, we pulled some chairs up to what was once a table and talked straight with Nippon Ichi about the next main-series Disgaea title. We learned about some game systems, the reasons behind certain decisions, and just exactly where some of the character and theme inspirations came from.
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Cladun: This is a review
By Michael | September 23, 2010 at 1:30 am
I got a sneak peak at NIS America’s, Cladun: This is an RPG, just released this week on the Playstation Network to purchase for your PSP, and now you too can know whether you ‘d like it or not. Just stroll on over and consume the review. Remember, it’s polite to finish your plate when at a guest’s house.
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