Latest Reviews of Nippon Ichi Games
Review Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny (Switch) - A Series High Point, Just Not For Performance
Zed's dead, dood. Zed's dead.
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny feels like an oddly topical title for Nippon Ichi Software. About two years ago, the company effectively ran out of money following a catastrophic mobile game launch, and it certainly appeared for a while that Nippon Ichi was going to go under. Somehow, the publisher managed to weather the...
The dood abides?
The best thing about Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded, a collection of Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!, is that game reviewers are paid by the word. Just that opening sentence has earned enough to buy several Wispa Golds, or your comfort food of choice. And you’ll need comforting...
Review Disgaea 4 Complete+ (Switch) - An Often Overwhelming SRPG That Genre Veterans Will Adore
Give it a try, dood!
The Disgaea series has always been one of those in gaming that could best be described as an ‘acquired’ taste. The sheer amount of complexity and micromanaging offered up by each game is nigh peerless in the genre, and though these games are a veritable feast for those who love a nice thousand-hour grind in their RPG, it can...
Review Lapis x Labyrinth (Switch) - A Cavalcade Of Colour And Complex Systems
Jump, magic, jump
Lapis x Labyrinth is a lot. From the crowded HUD and gem-filled explosions of its 2D action gameplay to the procession of stat boosting systems and vast item lists of its role-playing layers, Nippon Ichi Software’s cute and colourful dungeon platformer threatens to overwhelm, but nonetheless skilfully onboards players for a...
"Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited"
Should you scold your warrior-princess because she keeps turning her subordinates into frogs and you think it is a bit extreme as far as disciplinary measures go, or should you praise her because she just survived being double-teamed by enemy mechs without any squad support? This...
Review Disgaea 1 Complete (Switch) - The Best Way To Rediscover This Turn-Based Tactical Triumph
Aye Aye Dood!
Shortly after Switch’s launch, Disgaea 5 Complete brought the tactical RPG series’ unique brand of colour, combos and comically excessive levelling-up to the console. A year and a half later it’s joined by an HD remaster of the game that kicked things off fifteen years ago, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness – now rechristened Disgaea 1...
Review Labyrinth Of Refrain: Coven Of Dusk (Switch) - A Dungeon-Crawling RPG That's Not For Kids
Puppet power
The classic dungeon-crawling RPG has been around for a long time. From the Ultima games right through to the Wizardry series, we’ve been treated to a genre that’s remained very niche, but still incredibly compelling when in the hands of the right developer. So when Nippon Ichi - the Japanese studio most commonly known for...
Review Disgaea 5 Complete (Switch)
Delightful madness
In the early days of the Nintendo Switch we're gradually seeing the broadening of its library to incorporate a wide range of genres. Disgaea 5 Complete is an early and substantial release for strategy / tactical gamers, and is also the most 'Disgaea' game many will have played. To be absolutely clear from the outset your...
Review Viral Survival (WiiWare)
Fun with viruses that doesn't involve Mario or vomiting
Viral Survival is a compilation of five single-player arcade games with a loose petri dish theme tying them together. In each game you control a little chunk of DNA (that looks an awful lot like a magnifying glass) as you zip, wind, shoot and jump your way to a top score, which is then...
Latest Nippon Ichi Articles
News Disgaea 7 Complete Is Coming To Switch In Japan
Western release to be announced
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is getting an enhanced multiplatform rerelease later this year in Japan. Titled Disgaea 7: Koremade no Zenbu Iri Hajimemashita, which will likely be translated as Disgaea 7 Complete, the latest Disgaea game's rerelease will launch on Switch on 25th July 2024 in Japan. A Western...
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...
News Nippon Ichi's 30th Anniversary Website Teases Three Unannounced New Games
Could it be a Disgaea in disguise?
Developer Nippon Ichi is today celebrating 30 years in the industry and it has set up a special anniversary website to mark the occasion. The site contains a boatload of neat information covering the company's history and a special message from President Tetsuhisa Seko, but the part that has caught our eye is the...
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...
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...
News Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Will Sing On Switch In August
Rhapsody II & III make their western debut
NIS America has revealed that Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles is launching on Switch on 29th August 2023 in North America, 1st September 2023 in Europe, and September 9th in Australia and Oceania. Announced back in January, Marl Kingdom Chronicles marks the first time that Rhapsody II: Ballad of the...
News Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Sequels Get First-Ever Western Release This Summer
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles announced
NIS America made two big announcements during its 30th-anniversary livestream yesterday. And while Disgaea 7's Western release may have been the big reveal, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles might have been the biggest surprise. And it's coming this summer. Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles contains the...
News Heck Yeah, Dood! Disgaea 7 Gets A Western Switch Release This Fall
Japan version launched last week
Following confirmation of a Japanese launch, Nintendo and NIS America have now officially announced Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless will be launching on the Switch in fall/autumn (depending on your region). This new entry in the epic SRPG series will include new features such as Jumbification, Hell Mode, Item...
News Famitsu Delivers Its Verdict On Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny
Meet the cast in a new western trailer, too
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, the sixth entry in Nippon Ichi's turn-based tactical RPG series, is scheduled to arrive in the West in 'Summer 2021' (as a Switch exclusive in this territory, no less). However, lucky Japanese gamers will get their hands on it in just one week's time when it launches on...
News Hey Dood, NSO Members Can Now Download A Disgaea 5 Game Trial
Play the "full version" until 29th September
At last week's Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software lifted the lid on Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. It's arriving next year in the summer and will be the first entry to use 3D models. Heck yeah, dood! To help people get to know this tactical role-playing series a...
News PSP Prinny Platformers Slide To Switch This October
You can really be the hero, dood!
If you can't get enough of Prinnies, the irrepressible penguin-esque doods from the Disgaea SRPG series, you've got a double helping to look forward to when spin-off platformers Prinny 1: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Prinny 2: Dawn Of Operation Panties, Dood! land on Switch on 13th October. Previously
Feature Upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs To Look Out For In 2020
Still plenty more to come
Since launching in 2017, we’ve seen some outstanding games launch on Nintendo Switch, becoming home to many fine RPGs in the process. We’ve previously explored the best Nintendo Switch RPGs and best action-RPGs, but 2020 alone has already been filled with great examples, and all catering to the different sub-genres...
News Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded Brings Two PSP Disgaea Spin-Offs To Switch This Fall
Dood! DOOD!
Switch already boasts a plethora of Prinnies in the three Disgaea games already on the system, but the Prinnies are irrepressible and NIS America has announced that it is bringing two spin-off platformers from the PSP to Switch this autumn in the form of Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded. Dood! Combining both humorously named entries...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ Announced For Nintendo Switch
Now just 2 and 3 to catch 'em all, dood!
Prepare yourselves, doods - Nippon Ichi has announced that Disgaea 4 Complete+ is coming to Switch this autumn with the above trailer. This updated version of the original strategy RPG game not only brings the same idiosyncratic characters and world to Switch, but it's also getting post-launch social...
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...
News Nintendo Was "Extremely Supportive" Of Nippon Ichi During Switch Development Of Disgaea 5
Heck yea, doods
Nippon Ichi Software - the Japanese developer and publisher best known for Disgaea on the Switch in recent times - has had plenty of success thanks to its release of Disgaea 5 Complete. In last month's issue of Edge magazine, company President Sohei Niikawa discussed how Disgaea 5 was "practically" a launch title for the Switch and...
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...
News Disgaea Refine Launches On Switch Later This Year In Japan
A remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation has revealed that the previously-mooted remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is called Disgaea Refine, and it will be hitting Switch this July in Japan. The original game was released on the PlayStation 2 way back in 2003, and established a series which continues to...
News Disgaea 7 Complete Is Coming To Switch In Japan
Western release to be announced
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is getting an enhanced multiplatform rerelease later this year in Japan. Titled Disgaea 7: Koremade no Zenbu Iri Hajimemashita, which will likely be translated as Disgaea 7 Complete, the latest Disgaea game's rerelease will launch on Switch on 25th July 2024 in Japan. A Western...
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...
News Nippon Ichi's 30th Anniversary Website Teases Three Unannounced New Games
Could it be a Disgaea in disguise?
Developer Nippon Ichi is today celebrating 30 years in the industry and it has set up a special anniversary website to mark the occasion. The site contains a boatload of neat information covering the company's history and a special message from President Tetsuhisa Seko, but the part that has caught our eye is the...
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...
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...
News Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Will Sing On Switch In August
Rhapsody II & III make their western debut
NIS America has revealed that Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles is launching on Switch on 29th August 2023 in North America, 1st September 2023 in Europe, and September 9th in Australia and Oceania. Announced back in January, Marl Kingdom Chronicles marks the first time that Rhapsody II: Ballad of the...
News Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Sequels Get First-Ever Western Release This Summer
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles announced
NIS America made two big announcements during its 30th-anniversary livestream yesterday. And while Disgaea 7's Western release may have been the big reveal, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles might have been the biggest surprise. And it's coming this summer. Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles contains the...
News Heck Yeah, Dood! Disgaea 7 Gets A Western Switch Release This Fall
Japan version launched last week
Following confirmation of a Japanese launch, Nintendo and NIS America have now officially announced Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless will be launching on the Switch in fall/autumn (depending on your region). This new entry in the epic SRPG series will include new features such as Jumbification, Hell Mode, Item...
News Famitsu Delivers Its Verdict On Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny
Meet the cast in a new western trailer, too
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, the sixth entry in Nippon Ichi's turn-based tactical RPG series, is scheduled to arrive in the West in 'Summer 2021' (as a Switch exclusive in this territory, no less). However, lucky Japanese gamers will get their hands on it in just one week's time when it launches on...
News Hey Dood, NSO Members Can Now Download A Disgaea 5 Game Trial
Play the "full version" until 29th September
At last week's Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software lifted the lid on Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. It's arriving next year in the summer and will be the first entry to use 3D models. Heck yeah, dood! To help people get to know this tactical role-playing series a...
News PSP Prinny Platformers Slide To Switch This October
You can really be the hero, dood!
If you can't get enough of Prinnies, the irrepressible penguin-esque doods from the Disgaea SRPG series, you've got a double helping to look forward to when spin-off platformers Prinny 1: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Prinny 2: Dawn Of Operation Panties, Dood! land on Switch on 13th October. Previously
Feature Upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs To Look Out For In 2020
Still plenty more to come
Since launching in 2017, we’ve seen some outstanding games launch on Nintendo Switch, becoming home to many fine RPGs in the process. We’ve previously explored the best Nintendo Switch RPGs and best action-RPGs, but 2020 alone has already been filled with great examples, and all catering to the different sub-genres...
News Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded Brings Two PSP Disgaea Spin-Offs To Switch This Fall
Dood! DOOD!
Switch already boasts a plethora of Prinnies in the three Disgaea games already on the system, but the Prinnies are irrepressible and NIS America has announced that it is bringing two spin-off platformers from the PSP to Switch this autumn in the form of Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded. Dood! Combining both humorously named entries...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ Announced For Nintendo Switch
Now just 2 and 3 to catch 'em all, dood!
Prepare yourselves, doods - Nippon Ichi has announced that Disgaea 4 Complete+ is coming to Switch this autumn with the above trailer. This updated version of the original strategy RPG game not only brings the same idiosyncratic characters and world to Switch, but it's also getting post-launch social...
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...
News Nintendo Was "Extremely Supportive" Of Nippon Ichi During Switch Development Of Disgaea 5
Heck yea, doods
Nippon Ichi Software - the Japanese developer and publisher best known for Disgaea on the Switch in recent times - has had plenty of success thanks to its release of Disgaea 5 Complete. In last month's issue of Edge magazine, company President Sohei Niikawa discussed how Disgaea 5 was "practically" a launch title for the Switch and...
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...
News Disgaea Refine Launches On Switch Later This Year In Japan
A remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation has revealed that the previously-mooted remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is called Disgaea Refine, and it will be hitting Switch this July in Japan. The original game was released on the PlayStation 2 way back in 2003, and established a series which continues to...