Popular Games by Nippon Ichi Software
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 30th Jan 2025 (UK/EU)
- 30th Jan 2025 (NA)
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 26th Jan 2023 (JPN)
- 3rd Oct 2023 (NA)
- 6th Oct 2023 (UK/EU)
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 14th Feb 2023 (NA)
- 17th Feb 2023 (UK/EU)
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 11th Apr 2023 (NA)
- 14th Apr 2023 (UK/EU)
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island DS
Nippon Ichi Software / Gust Corporation
- 12th Mar 2009 (NA)
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 29th Aug 2023 (NA)
- 1st Sep 2023 (UK/EU)
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 31st Aug 2021 (UK/EU)
- 31st Aug 2021 (NA)
Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 Switch
NIS America / Nippon Ichi Software
- 31st Aug 2022 (NA)
- 2nd Sep 2022 (UK/EU)
Reviews of Nippon Ichi Software Games
Review Disgaea 7: Vows Of The Virtueless (Switch) - Superb, Supersized Strategy RPG Is A Series Best
A vibrant and violent volume
A few years ago, Nippon Ichi produced Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, a new entry in the long-running series that aimed to shake up series conventions by introducing auto-battling and transitioning to a 3D art style. Not all the changes it brought were positively received, but fortunately, the game sold well enough to...
Review Labyrinth Of Galleria: The Moon Society (Switch) - A Deep, Dense, Devastating Dungeon Crawler
Moon's haunted
Though the JRPG has remained the de facto king of the RPG space for the last few decades, one could argue that the popular genre would never have existed were it not for DRPGs. What started in eons past with titles like Ultima and aimed to translate a traditional D&D gameplay experience to the screen has given way to more...
Review Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 (Switch) - Another Pair Of Lesser-Known RPG Gems
Another two RPG classics to dive into, dood!
The Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volumes 1 and Volume 2 each brought a different pair of games to Switch. The third volume brings a PlayStation classic to modern consoles as well as the Western debut of an obscure but well-loved game in the NIS stable. Die-hard tactical RPG fans might have heard of La...
Review Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2 (Switch) - A Colourful, Characterful, LOL-Worthy Pair
Take a walk on the funny side in the RPG classics
In the long history of video games, it is impossible to catch everything at the time of launch. That is why re-releases and remasters can be so useful; introducing a whole new generation to games that might not have the same cultural penetration as the bigger releases in a genre but still deserve to...
Brave Souls and the Phantom Nomad Eaters
We live in a golden age of remasters and remakes when it comes to video games. It seems like every week there are more classic games that are getting new life on a current gen console. This might seem like a crass attempt to squeeze a few more pennies out of gamers (and in many cases it is), but it is also...
Review Poison Control (Switch) - Entertaining To A Point, But Lacking Where It Counts
To Hell and back
Sometimes the only way to get to Heaven is to go to Hell. At least, that’s the case in Poison Control, the newest game from Nippon Ichi Software to make it to western shores. This single-player action-RPG/shooter has a lot of charm and characters with real personality, though they are a bit cliché at points. Poison Control...
Latest Nippon Ichi Software News
Friday24th Jan 2025
News Nippon Ichi Software's President, Tetsuhisa Seko, Has Passed Away
Executive joined the company in 2002
Nippon Ichi Software has announced that its president and CEO, Tetsuhisa Seko, has sadly passed away at the age of 54. Born on 21st January, Showa 46 (1971 which, despite NIS stating his age as 55, would make him 54 at the time of his death), Seko joined the company back in March 2002 after previous stints at...
Friday17th Jan 2025
News Nippon Ichi's 'Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero' Scores Free eShop Demo
Update: Out Now
Nobody expected Nippon Ichi Software to announce a sequel to the 2004 PS2 strategy RPG 'Phantom Brave', but over 20 years later, the company did just that. Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero sets sail on Switch on 30th January, and for those who want to see what it's all about before release, NIS America has announced that a free demo will...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News Disgaea 7 Officially Announced For Switch, And Things Are Getting Bigger
Out in Japan in January
Nippon Ichi Software has revealed the next entry in the popular Disgaea franchise. This over-the-top strategy RPG series' new entry — Disgaea 7 — launches in Japan on 26th January next year, and the developer also shared a ton of details about the game. An English localisation hasn't been announced yet, but we usually get...
Wednesday12th Jan 2022
News The Cruel King And The Great Hero Gets New Trailer To Showcase Akito Shikata's Music
It's so CUTE
NIS America's beautiful storybook game, The Cruel King and the Great Hero, is due out at the start of March — the 1st in North America, and the 4th in Europe — and to hype up the game, they've just released a new music video for the track 'Txilrcka'. The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a 2D side-scrolling role-playing game from...
Saturday2nd Oct 2021
News Disgaea's Dev Cooks Up A New "Survival Strategy" Dungeon RPG For Switch
The food fight begins in 2022
Nippon Ichi Software - known for series like Disgaea - has announced a brand new food-themed "survival strategy" dungeon RPG for Switch and PS4. It's launching exclusively in Japan next year on 27th January. It's titled Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi and requires you to lead a group of adventurers out of a dungeon by...
Monday19th Jul 2021
Matters Of Import Fuuraiki 4 Is The Perfect Holiday For People Who Can't Go On Holiday
A write good ride
Fuuraiki 4 is a recently released “travel adventure” for the Switch (and PlayStation 4), and the latest entry in a series that debuted on the original PlayStation all the way back to 2001. The game casts you in the role of a writer travelling around the Gifu region of Japan during the summer, aiming to outperform your peers in...
Friday16th Jul 2021
News NIS America Is Bringing 'The Cruel King And The Great Hero' To Switch Next Year
From the director of 'The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince'
If you liked 2019's The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, then you'll be pleased to know that the director of that particular game – Sayaka Oda – is working on another offering which is also Switch-bound. NIS America has revealed that Nippon Ichi's The Cruel King and the Great Hero...
Thursday4th Mar 2021
News NIS Classics Volume 1 Brings Retro JRPGs Phantom Brave and Soul Nomad To Switch This Summer
Over 60 hours of gameplay, plus a swanky limited edition release
Did you ever play Phantom Brave: We Meet Again on the Wii, or Soul Nomad & The World Eaters on PS2? If you did, then you'll be pleased to know that they're both coming to Nintendo Switch as a package - and if you didn't, now's your chance to catch up on some of Disgaea developer...
News Dood! Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Will Come To Switch This June
The Limited and Unrelenting Editions come with fancy goodies, too
Since January, when we found out that Japanese mag Famitsu had rated Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny 33/40, we've been starved of news about the upcoming turn-based tactical RPG. Thanks to the New Game Plus Expo, an online showcase that took place earlier today, we now finally have a...
Wednesday18th Dec 2019
News Get Excited Dood, NIS America Is Teasing New Announcements For PAX South 2020
Could they be Switch related?
NIS America – a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software – is teasing new announcements for an upcoming video game event. This time all will be revealed at a PAX South 2020 panel, which takes place in San Antonio, Texas on 17th January next year. According to a press release via email, the localisation, marketing and...
Thursday1st Aug 2019
News NIS America Revealing A "Mystery Title" At PAX West 2019
Exciting news, doods
NIS America, a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, has announced it will be attending this year's PAX West in Seattle, WA from 30th August to 2nd September. It promises to "heat up" the show with six playable titles. One of these is a "mystery title" that has not yet been announced. Three of the titles currently on the list are...
Sunday30th Jun 2019
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ For Switch Comes To North America And Europe This October
Now give us the rest of 'em, dood
At E3 2019, Nippon Ichi announced Disgaea 4 Complete+ was coming to the Nintendo Switch. Weeks later, it has now been confirmed the game will arrive in North America and Europe on 29th October. Fans in Oceania will, unfortunately, have to hold out until 5th November. The updated version of the fourth entry includes...
Tuesday21st May 2019
News Disgaea Developer Nippon Ichi Software Facing Serious Financial Troubles
This is bad news, dood!
Nippon Ichi Software, the Japanese developer and publisher best known in recent years for its tactical role-playing series Disgaea, is reportedly facing serious financial troubles. This information comes from multiple Japanese media outlets, as translated by the Twitter user HDKirin. For some time now, the long-running...
Tuesday12th Feb 2019
News To All Mankind, A New Adventure Game From NIS, Is Coming To Switch
It's a Tokyo jungle out there
According to this week's Famitsu, Nippon Ichi Software is teaming up with Acquire to bring To All Mankind (or Jinrui no Minasama e to give its Japanese title) to Switch and PS4. It's in development and there's no word yet on a release date. Set in Tokyo, details are a little sketchy, but the game appears to take place...
Wednesday10th Mar 2010
First Impressions Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
"You're a shining star, no matter who you are..."
Sakura Wars is a rather interesting series of games and one of Sega's biggest franchises in Japan, though oddly only the spin-off anime has been seen elsewhere – until now. The fifth Sakura Taisen game (as the series is known in Japan), So Long, My Love is the first to get localised for Western...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2010
News More Viral Survival Details Break Containment
Get your shots here
We first brought you news on NIS America's upcoming WiiWare game back in December, and now we've been infected with some screenshots and an official press release. Viral Survival (JP title: Escape Virus) is an "escape" action game where you control a DNA unit and dodge through enemy virus attacks. If you save a...
Friday11th Dec 2009
News Viral Survival: NIS America's Next WiiWare Project?
ESRB listing reveals what could be another downloadable gem from the highly-esteemed firm
NIS - or Nippon Ichi Software to close friends - is no stranger to WiiWare. The company, which is famous for the best-selling Disgaea series, has already dipped its toe in the WiiWare waters with the bizarre Let's Hitchhike, which is out in Japan now. However,...
