NIS America News Articles
Saturday5th Jan 2019
News NIS Delays Western Release Of RPG Maker MV, Due To Ongoing Development Issues
Playing the waiting game
NIS America has announced the western release of RPG Maker MV for the Nintendo Switch has been delayed. In a news announcement on the company's website, it was revealed the game's launch was being pushed back in order to deliver the best product possible. The update cited ongoing issues with development as the main reason...
Sunday9th Dec 2018
News NIS America Brings Lapis x Labyrinth To The West In 2019
Stack, raid and get paid
The 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' was able to include a Nippon Ichi Software announcement with the assistance of NIS America. If you're one who embraces the grind in role-playing games, the dungeon-diving action title Lapis x Labyrinth is now officially arriving here locally on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2019...
Sunday2nd Sep 2018
News RPG Maker MV Releases In North America Next February
Put on your creator hat
Following a previous announcement Japan would receive RPG Maker MV later this year on 15th November, NIS America - in partnership with Kadokawa Corporation - has released a PR revealing the Nintendo Switch game will be launched in North America on 26th February 2019. The European release is also scheduled for 2019, but an...
Wednesday25th Jul 2018
News RPG Maker MV Will Unite Its Community With Cross-Play Support
A welcome feature
Many games that have embraced cross-play have been able to grow and sustain their respective communities for prolonged periods. It appears this modern revolution isn't slowing down any time soon, either - with the upcoming game, RPG Maker MV, expected to unite Nintendo Switch and Xbox One owners once again. According to multiple...
Friday20th Jul 2018
Video SNK Heroines Story Trailer Reveals Cast Are Being Held Captive
Fight for freedom
We already knew SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy contained suggestive themes, and now a new trailer highlighting the game’s story reaffirms this. It turns out the all-female cast of fighters have been kidnapped by a mysterious individual a few months after The King of Fighters tournament. Waking up in a mansion, the girls are now...
Wednesday4th Jul 2018
News SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Will Hit Your Switch In Time For Christmas
Save those coins
SNK has revealed that its 40th Anniversary Collection - which includes some of the company's earliest arcade hits, such as Alpha Mission, Athena, Ikari Warriors, Guerrilla War, P.O.W., Prehistoric Isle, Psycho Soldier, Vanguard, and Victory Road - will arrive on Switch on November...
Sunday1st Jul 2018
News NIS America Will Be Sharing New Game Announcements At Anime Expo 2018
Get excited, dood
We already know more information about Kill la Kill the Game by Arc System Works and APLUS Games will be revealed at Anime Expo 2018, and now NIS America has announced it will also be attending the event held in Los Angeles from the 5th to 8th of July. In a tweet, NIS teased it would have special guests at the event and...
Friday22nd Jun 2018
News NIS America Outlines The Patch Plans For Ys VIII
Japanese voice tracks incoming!
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be out in just a few days, bringing the series’ fun, action RPG gameplay to many Nintendo fans for the first time. Indeed, we absolutely loved the game for our review, though there were a few noticeable bumps that hindered the gameplay experience a bit, with things like text issues...
Friday15th Jun 2018
News Get Ready Doods, NIS America Is Bringing Disgaea 1 Complete To Switch On 9th October
Return to the netherworld
Back in April of this year, Nippon Ichi and NIS America revealed the original Disgaea game would be receiving a HD makeover to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the strategy RPG series. NIS America has now confirmed Disgaea 1 Complete will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 9th October. There’s a trailer to coincide with...
Friday8th Jun 2018
News Amazon Mexico Listing Reveals RPG Maker MV For Switch
Making sweet, sweet RPGs
E3 may be around the corner, but we're not sure there's going to be any announcements left at this rate. We've had a few high-profile leaks recently, and we're about to add another: the popular RPG Maker series appears to be Switch-bound. A listing has appeared on Amazon Mexico which not only gives us a title - RPG Maker MV...
Friday27th Apr 2018
Video Fallen Legion: Rise To Glory Will Be Getting Plenty Of New Content On Switch
It'll arrive this summer
NIS America is bringing the tactical RPG series Fallen Legion to Nintendo Switch for the first time with Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, and the new handheld port is coming packed with plenty of extra content to tease you in for the first time or haul you back for a double dip. This double pack comes with a set of daunting...
Wednesday25th Apr 2018
Video Meet Adol Christin, The Hero Of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
The Switch port is due 29th June
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana is only a couple of months away from its long-awaited debut on Nintendo Switch (and when we say 'long' we mean it, since it's been out on PS Vita in Japan for almost two years), so to celebrate, NIS America has released a brand new trailer. This one is all about red-headed man of the hour...
Friday20th Apr 2018
News Hey Dood, Disgaea 1 Complete Is Coming To Switch This Autumn
The original is back
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Disgaea franchise, Nippon Ichi and NIS America are giving the very first entry in the series the Complete treatment. Following on from last year's Disgaea 5 Complete, you'll now be able to battle with your favourtie Doods when Disgaea 1 Complete arrives on Nintendo Switch this Autumn...
Thursday19th Apr 2018
News Adol's Classic Silver Armour Is Included In Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of DANA On Switch
It pays to play the Nintendo way
Whether you’ve been a Ys fan from the start, or you’re just getting into this beloved action RPG series, players will appreciate the ability to obtain Adol’s iconic Silver Armour costume from day one in the Switch version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of DANA – no download necessary. Earlier this month,...
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News NIS America CEO Apologises For "Negative" PS4 Comments During Chat About SNK Heroines On Switch
Switch is getting the physical exclusive
NIS America CEO and president Takuro Yamashita recent gave an interview with UK trade publication MCV about his company's growing level of support for the Nintendo Switch. In the interview, Yamashita explained the situation with SNK Heroines, an SNK-developed game which NIS America is publishing on both...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
News Penny-Punching Princess Won't Be Getting A Physical Release In The UK After All
Digital is the only way to go, Brits
Penny-Punching Princess won't be available physically in the UK when it launches this week, it has been revealed by publisher NIS America. The company has issued a statement saying that it cancelled the release of the physical version of the game in the region when it became clear that it wouldn't be able to...
Monday26th Mar 2018
Video Here's Almost An Hour Of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy Footage
Tagging in
If you're interested in new fighting games then SNK: Heroines will surely be on your radar; this promising-looking brawler contains some of SNK's most famous female characters in 2-on-2 tag action, and is headed to Switch this year. We've seen snippets of the game in motion before but during a Wednesday Night Fights broadcast we got...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
News NIS America's Online Stores Hacked, Credit Card Details Compromised
"We are committed to earning back your trust and confidence"
Publisher NIS America is contacting customers to inform then that the company's online stores have been hacked and user information - including credit card details - has been stolen. The attach occurred sometime between January 23rd and February 26th on the...
Tuesday20th Feb 2018
News The Lost Child Is Bringing Cthulhu-Inspired Demons To Switch This Year
A legendary battle arrives this summer
NIS America is bringing its epic RPG The Lost Child to Nintendo Switch this Summer, it has been revealed. The title features a "Cthulhu-inspired menagerie of angels, demons and everything in between" according to the official PR, and will also be hitting PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. If you're...
Thursday11th Jan 2018
News SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy Brings Two-On-Two Fighting Action To Switch
A dream finish
SNK is bringing some of its most famous female characters to Switch in the two-on-two fighter SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. Expected to launch this summer, SNK Heroines is the spiritual successor to SNK Gals' Fighters, a title which appeared on the Neo Geo Pocket Color way back when. Players will be able to activate a variety...
Friday5th Jan 2018
News Grow Your Very Own Ecosystem With Birthdays The Beginning On Switch
Evolution: The Game
You've got to give developers Arc System Works and TOYBOX Inc some props because not many studios would attempt to gamify the entire process of evolution, but that's exactly what they've done with the Switch-bound Birthdays The Beginning. Set to arrive in Japan in March, the Yasuhiro Wada led project combines the world building...
Thursday14th Dec 2017
News Fallen Legion Drops Onto Switch In 2018 With The Rise To Glory collection
Two slices of RPG goodness in one package
Having already slashed up a storm on other platforms, the Fallen Legion series is finally making a beeline for Nintendo Switch - and its arriving in 2018. The new Rise To Glory collection will unite Fallen Legion: Sins Of An Empire and Fallen: Legion: Flames Of Rebellion (which were previously released on...
Wednesday5th Jul 2017
News NIS America Announces The Longest Five Minutes And Penny Punching Princess For Switch
Two new RPGs for 2018
NIS America has surprised us all by announcing not one but two new titles for the Nintendo Switch. First up is The Longest Five Minutes, which is shaping up to be one of the most unique RPGs we've seen in a long time. The premise is simple - you start at the end of the adventure ready to face the ultimate evil but with no...
Tuesday30th May 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Scraps Its Way Into UK Top 10
Disgaea 5 Complete struggles to make top 40
Last week brought two diverse new retail releases to the Nintendo Switch, with the sprawling strategy RPG Disgaea 5 Complete and the 'new retro' of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. As is often the case in the UK charts it's not the darling of fans and critics that always wins the day...
Thursday18th May 2017
Video This Culdcept Revolt Overview Covers Card Types, Online Play And Story
It's in the cards
Culdcept Revolt is coming to the Nintendo 3DS later this year, and NIS America is doing its level best to educate potential players on how the game actually works. A short time ago we covered the opening of the game's official site which ran down the basic rules, and now NIS America has released a video which gives you a full...
News 3D Shoot 'Em Up Fighter Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle Is Coming To Switch
"You might just find yourself dancing while you play!"
NIS America has revealed that Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. A spin-off of the popular Touhou Project series, Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is described as a 3D shooter with fighting elements, which tasks you with taking down...
Friday12th May 2017
News Familiarise Yourself With The Rules Of Culdcept Revolt Before It Arrives On 3DS This August
Board of games?
As Nintendo is so fond of telling us, the 3DS isn't dead yet. There are a host of new games coming to the best-selling handheld this year, one of which is Culdcept Revolt, a turn-based strategy title which plays like your typical board game, complete with dice throws and special tiles to land on. Given that Culdcept Revolt is a...
Tuesday11th Apr 2017
Video Get a Good Look at the Awesome Cast of Disgaea 5 Complete
It's very, VERY Japanese, which is marvellous
We don't always get all of the best games out of Japan, though the region-free nature of the Switch means we can buy games from the Japanese eShop if we please. Yet fully localised versions are always welcome, and we're looking forward to the late May arrival of Disgaea 5 Complete in North America and...
Saturday18th Feb 2017
News RPG Maker Fes and Culdcept Revolt Set for Summer Arrivals on 3DS
NIS America continues to localise intriguing titles
NIS America is well-known for taking on the localisation of games out of Japan that, otherwise, would likely never see the light of day in the West. During an event in San Francisco it's now confirmed two more 3DS titles that it's bringing to North America and Europe. First up is RPG Maker Fes,...
Friday17th Feb 2017
News Disgaea 5 Complete Gets A Solid Release Date For Nintendo Switch
Start planning your attack now
MCV has had confirmation that Disgaea 5 Complete will launch on May 26th. The game is a port of the PS4 title Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance, and was previously expected to arrive in the Spring. However, NIS America senior associate producer Alan Costa has given MCV this new, more definitive release date. Costa...
