NIS America News Articles
Thursday21st Aug 2025
News Ys X: Proud Nordics Sails West On Switch 2 In Early 2026
NIS anchors another Game-Key Card release
NIS America is bringing Ys X: Proud Nordics to Switch 2 in the West in early 2026, the publisher has announced. But, like its other Switch 2 releases in Disgaea 7 Complete and Trails Beyond the Horizon, it'll be a Game-Key Card (as per the
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
News NIS Accidentally Reveals Upcoming Switch 2 Game, Sparking Even More Direct Speculation
Post was quickly removed
We're all on tenterhooks awaiting news of a Nintendo Direct that may never arrive [Update: It's-a comin'!], and publisher NIS has only upped the speculation after it accidentally lifted the lid on a new Switch 2 game before swiftly deleting the announcement post. As brought to our attention on the r/GamingLeaksAndRumours
Tuesday29th Jul 2025
News Disgaea 7 Complete Lands Western Switch 2 Release Date
Launching as a Switch 2 exclusive in the West
After revealing Disgaea 7 Complete's Western Switch 2 exclusivity last month, NIS America has today lifted the lid on the release date for the upcoming definitive edition: 10th October 2025. This 'complete' package arrived in Japan last year on PS5, PS4 and Switch, but only Nintendo's latest will be...
Monday28th Jul 2025
Update: No news on an upgrade path
Trails Beyond the Horizon has secured a firm release date on Switch 1 and 2, and with the latter console being more powerful, fans should be excited for what will hopefully be a smoother, more-polished release for the latest entry in the Trails series. However, ever since the Switch 2 version's announcement back...
Thursday24th Jul 2025
News Trails Beyond The Horizon Lifts Off With New Switch 1 & 2 Release Date
Coming January 2026
NIS America has revealed that the next entry in the expansive turn-based RPG franchise, Trails Beyond the Horizon, will launch on Switch and Switch 2 on 15th January 2026. This announcement follows the game's delay just last month from its Fall 2025 date, where the Switch 2 version — which is a Game Key-Card
Tuesday17th Jun 2025
News Trails Beyond The Horizon Slips To Early 2026, But It's Also Coming To Switch 2
And, yes, it's a Game-Key Card
The next entry in the Trails series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon, has been pushed back from its Fall 2025 release window to January 2026, NIS America has confirmed. Booo! However, there's a silver lining — it's also getting a Switch 2 Version. The catch is that Switch 2 version is a Game-Key Card
Monday31st Mar 2025
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Beyond The Horizon Announced For Switch, And It Looks Awesome
Launching Fall 2025
NIS America has announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon for Nintendo Switch, currently scheduled to launch in Fall 2025. Originally launched in Japan in September 2024 for the PS4 and PS5, Trails Beyond the Horizon is the next chapter in the Calvard Arc. A limited physical edition has also been confirmed that...
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...
Friday18th Oct 2024
News 'RPG Maker With' For Switch Is Getting PlayStation 5 Cross-Platform Support
This new feature will launch in early 2025
RPG Maker With made its debut on the Switch earlier this month here in the West, and now in an update, it's been announced it will be coming to PlayStation 5 and 4 in Japan on 30th January 2025. As part of this news, the development team Gotcha Gotcha Games has confirmed there will be cross-play support...
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News Trails Through Daybreak II Release Date Adds To A Crowded February 2025
About Spriggan time
Remember when we had to wait years for news of a localised Trails game? Those days are almost behind us, as The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be launching on Switch on 14th February 2025. Wow, February is getting pretty packed already, isn't it? Plus, that's just eight months after the previous game in the...
Saturday21st Sep 2024
News 'RPG Maker With' Demo Now Available On Switch eShop
Full game launches next month on Switch
Ahead of its arrival next month, RPG Maker With has received a new Switch eShop demo, which you can download right now. In addition to this, NIS America has also announced the launch of a wiki - teaching players how to make their first-ever RPG game with a bunch of useful guides, tutorials and walkthroughs...
Monday16th Sep 2024
News Upcoming Action RPG 'Reynatis' Bags A Free Switch Demo
Try before you buy
NIS America has released a free demo for its upcoming action RPG REYNATIS ahead of the game's full release on 27th September 2024. The demo is available via the Switch eShop and will showcase the game's opening chapters as you take on the roles of Marin Kirizumi and Sari Nishijima. To support the announcement, NIS America has...
Friday5th Jul 2024
News Ys X: Nordics Lands On Switch In The West This October
After launching in Japan last September
It has felt like a long time coming, but NIS America has today announced that Ys X: Nordics will finally make its Western debut on Switch on 25th October 2024. This comes roughly one year after the latest entry in the long-running Ys series arrived in Japan last September, but we're excited to finally see it...
Wednesday26th Jun 2024
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II English Logo Spotted
A local release could be on the way...
Ahead of the arrival of The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak next month on the Switch, it seems an English localisation of the sequel is also on the way. Although a local announcement for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II was already possibly being teased ahead of this year's Anime...
Tuesday4th Jun 2024
News Reynatis Launches September With Bonus 'NEO: The World Ends With You' Content
Update: English trailer included
Update [Tue 4th Jun, 2024 18:45 BST]: NIS America has shared the English trailer for the upcoming Reynatis collaboration with NEO: The World Ends With You. As a recap, the trailer features characters Marin Kinzumi and Moa Fukamachi bumping into Shoka Sakurane of the Shinjuku Reapers, a group of Reapers from NEO...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
News Trails Through Daybreak Storms Onto Switch This July
The next Legend of Heroes game arrives
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, the 11th entry in Falcom's long-running Trails series, is launching in the West on Switch on 5th July 2024. Publisher NIS America shared the announcement on Twitter, along with a brand new, if brief, trailer introducing us to Melchior of the Thorns, a member of...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Reynatis Is An Urban Fantasy RPG From Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts Writer
Kazushige Nojima, Yoko Shimomura and more team up
REYNATIS is a brand new action RPG from developers FuRyu and Natsume Atari, and it's launching in the West in Fall 2024 on Switch. The game was revealed during the Japanese Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase this week, but publisher NIS America revealed earlier today that the game would be making its...
Wednesday14th Feb 2024
News Ys X: Nordics Will Launch On Switch In The West In Fall 2024
Roughly one year after Japan
After its initial release in Japan on 28 September 2023, Ys X: Nordics will be heading to the Nintendo Switch in the West in Fall 2024, courtesy of NIS America. If it wasn't obvious from the game's title, this will be the tenth mainline game from the long-running Ys franchise, which started all the way back in 1987 with...
Wednesday29th Nov 2023
News The Legend Of Legacy HD Remastered Brings Cult 3DS RPG To Switch Next March
"Discover the story of a lost land"
Do you need another JRPG in your life at the beginning of next year? Well NIS America is delivering one in the form of The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered, which is a rerelease of a 3DS cult classic. The unique turn-based RPG will launch on Switch (and other platforms) on 22nd March 2024 in both North America and...
Friday13th Oct 2023
News Sci-Fi RPG CRYMACHINA Lands Action-Packed Demo On Switch eShop Today
Play before you pay
We have had an eye on NIS America's CRYMACHINA ever since we first caught wind of it earlier this year and now, Western Switch owners can finally take this action RPG out for a test drive as a free demo has today been added to the Switch eShop. The game is set to fire onto Switch on 24th October in North America and 27th October...
Monday25th Sep 2023
News 3DS Turn-Based JRPG 'The Legend Of Legacy' Is Getting Remastered Next Year
Relive the legacy
Update: NIS America has opened pre-orders for a limited edition version of the game for $79.99. You can head to the NIS store to pre-order it right now. Original article: Dungeon Encounters and Opoona developer Cattle Call's 3DS RPG The Legend of Legacy is getting an HD Remaster on Swit
Thursday21st Sep 2023
News Kuro no Kiseki Coming West As 'Trails Through Daybreak', Out 2024 On Switch
We're off to Calvard
NIS America has finally confirmed that the West will be getting the 11th game in the Trails / Kiseki series next year — The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak. The announcement was made during today's Falcom-themed Livestream over on NIS America's Twitch channel. The game is known as Kuro no Kiseki in Japanese and will...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News Disgaea 7 Demo Available Now On Nintendo Switch, Doods!
Data can be transferred over to the full game, too
Ahead of its release next month, NIS America has announced that there's a free demo for Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is available to download now on the Switch eShop. Sharing the announcement on Twitter, the NIS In Europe account also gave us a brand new trailer to celebrate the demo's...
Tuesday11th Jul 2023
News Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Spotlights PS2 Sequel In New Trailer
Memories of Marl Kingdom is the third entry in the series
NIS America has been heavy on rereleasing its back-catalogue of games through its Prinny Presents collections, but later this year, the Rhapsody series is stealing the spotlight in Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles. In today's trailer, the publisher is shining a light on a PS2 sequel that we...
Thursday29th Jun 2023
News Action RPG CryMachina Looks Stunning, And It's Launching This October
Story trailer released
Publisher NIS America has launched a new story trailer for its upcoming action-RPG CRYMACHINA, and we're frankly in love with how this game is shaping out. It looks gorgeous. Granted, the footage in the trailer is likely from either a PS5 or PC build of the game, but still, we can't imagine it will be altered too much for the...
Friday9th Jun 2023
News Two Switch Games Will "No Longer Be Available" On The eShop
Say goodbye to 'The Lost Child' & 'God Wars' by NIS America
We've already seen the 3DS eShop closure wipe out a lot of digital titles earlier this year, and now game publisher NIS America has announced two of its games from the Switch eShop will be disappearing in the coming weeks and months. The first one is the RPG The Lost Child, originally...
Tuesday16th May 2023
News The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Adventures Over To Switch This September
Check out the new story trailer
It was back in 2021 that we first heard about developer Nihon Falcom's plans to bring 2012's Japan-only action RPG The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails to Switch, and we have today found out that the game will be officially heading our way on 19th September. There is a fresh story trailer for the game (found above)...
Monday8th May 2023
News Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook Plates Up Some Dungeon Action On Switch This Month
Hungry?
With all of us firmly focused on the release of Tears of the Kingdom, it can be easy to overlook all of the other games that will be making their way to Switch this month. So, if your May isn't already looking crammed with dungeon exploration, monster battles and a good helping of cooking, then perhaps Nippon Ichi's Monster Menu: The...
Wednesday26th Apr 2023
News Meet The Heroes Of Disgaea 7: Vows Of The Virtueless In New Character Trailer
A closer look at Fuji and Pirilika
We still don't know much more about the Western release date of Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless besides that it is coming our way at some point in 'Autumn 2023', but that doesn't mean that we can't get clued up on the game's protagonists, Fuji and Pirilika, in the meantime. Fortunately, a new character trailer...
