Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Is A Nintendo Switch Exclusive Coming Summer 2021

It was a shock to see Disgaea jumping ship over to Nintendo's side after mostly being a Sony series since its beginnings, but seeing how the handheld market has changed and how many of the series' fans have started to skip the original releases just to wait the inevitable enhanced handheld port, this kind of move makes more sense than one would initially think.

I'm gonna miss the 2D sprites, but the 3D models aren't bad by any means, they look cool and especially do the special attack animations, as well. Day One stuff for me.

This is a huge win for Nintendo. It feels weird as NiS has always developed Disgaea exclusively for Playstation up till Disgaea 5 Complete was released on Switch. Did not know sales of Disgaea 5 were that good to make Disgaea 6 a Nintendo exclusive, or if Nintendo made a backroom deal. But still this will be a huge win for Nintendo for continued strong Japanese sales and niche players in the west.

Hey NiS can we get we DIsgaea 2 and 3 on Switch now that you've gotten cozy with the Big-N?

Dood! I don't have time for these games! But I want them dood!

BotW sequels 1st place on my most anticipated games list just got replaced.
So excited for this

I still need to play Disgaea 5 and 1. Bought them a long time ago but never got around to playing them yet.

There goes my summer

Are they going to bring 2 and 3 at some point too?

I want the collectors edition for the UK...

I'm getting OCD about the lack of Disgaea 2 and Disgaea 3 on Switch.

I'm excited and I like the switch to 3D models. Since it's exclusive, think we can get Disgaea in Smash anyone?

Aw yeah it’s been too long since Disgaea 5.

Wow, with this and MH Rise that's now 2 games to look forward to!

I bet it's timed for Switch in the west. It's no way (unless Nintendo paid them for exclusivity in the west) that this will stay exclusive westward. This, for the most part, has always been on PS systems almost exclusively up until the last game.

Either way, this is big for the Switch crowd.

This was the highlight for me. It gives me time to ‘finish’ 5 first!

The first Disgaea is in my top 10 games, but I can’t help but feel every one since has been a copy of a copy and has lost some of the magic.

@Kaile Speaking of anticipation - am I the only one offended by the sub-HD resolution of the upcoming Prinny collection? (I assume you're at least somewhat excited for that one, too - never owned a Vita, never played either game)

@MrGawain Interesting! What is your opinion of D5? I started with that game and switched to D1 some time after the latter's release. The style and sparkle, if you will, of D5 is something I miss in D1, the sense of excess.

Yesssss! I love the Disgaea series so much! And this was just the icing on the cake for what I already figured would be a strong Direct. Im so hyped!

It's a bit shocking to see NIS dump Playstation completely with this entry. I mean, I'm sure the complete edition will eventually go to PS4/PS5, but still.

I passed on the other entries that hit Switch, but I do love the series, so I think I'll make this one of my new buys next year!

@georgesdandre Me too. Gotta catch 'em all. Wrong franchise but I'm going with it.

Disgaea 6 was the game that most excited me on today's Direct Mini. Now I have until next Summer to finish at least one of the three Disgaea I have: 1 and 2 (PC) and 5 (Switch).
P.S.: This Disgaea 6 announcement probably explains NIS's generous deals on Steam this week and on the European and the South African Switch eShop since the end of August (it was thanks to this sale that I finally bought Disgaea 5 Complete; it is 66% off).

Ive ended doubling up (sometimes tripling up) on Disgaea games on the switch.
Just perfect for portable.

This, Rune Factory, and two Monster Hunter games next year... screw school!

I absolutely love how bananas this series is, can't wait for this

Pretty cool. I'm more of a casual fan of this series, mostly just playing it for the main story campaign and leaving it there.

It looks like they're bumping up the zaniness again after the somewhat more muted Disgaea 5 which I do appreciate, hoping the soundtrack will be a bit better too because I found the one in that game a bit disappointing. Looking forward to seeing what they're gonna do with the skill animations with the addition of more dynamic camera work.

Awesome, that is 3 games on the list.

Whatever hardware gets it first in the US, gets my cash. Not playing the waiting/begging game.

Looking forward to Prinny 1 & 2 this autumn.

Can't wait for this, I hope they also bring Disgaea 2 and 3 soon too.

@COVIDberry

I felt the maps were a little uninspired and some of the characters movesets were a little redundant. Plus that song in the hub world with the out of tune singing really wound me up.

Disgaea 1 was sort of a puzzler for me as you tried to fit everyone’s attacks together so the chained efficiently and didn’t harm your own characters. Plus the story and the slightly hidden lore were ace.

Perhaps it’s just because the first one you play is so fresh, and then the same mechanics get slightly old after each iteration.

I'm going to get the special edition. D5 was one of my favorite games early in the Switch lifecycle. Never got around to finishing it, but it gave me so many hours of enjoyment.

I'm not surprised by NIS jumping ship to Switch. If I'm not mistaken, D5's sales on Switch are the reason D6 exists. I remember them talking about the surprising sales a couple of years ago. My impression was that Disgaea had been faltering for a while until D5 found a huge audience on the Switch, and if they hadn't done so well on Switch they might not have made any more Disgaea games.

Let's hope it's in 4k.

I hope this doesn't exclusivity doesn't set a future precedence for Nisa. If like to continue playing future Trails and Ys games on PC if possible.

@COVIDberry Honestly, i think prinny games look really good, i get that old disgaea nostalgia looking at it. It reminds me of disgaea on DS(not sure if graphics are the same but it looks the same in my memories)
I preordered them the moment they appeared in NISA store

Trying to play Disgaea 5 in a week would be like trying to fly around the planet in 30 seconds.

@Wexter
Agree, along with D2
I would like to have the full collection available in the Switch!

I'm all over it, dood!

It's actually a quality turn based strategy series and its excellent the 6th iteration is exclusive to the Switch in the West. I have played a fair amount of 1 and 5. They are a bit complicated at first but really good and quite bonkers. 4 is meant to be the best one but I haven't played that yet.

@Wexter @jamesthemagi They will probably come eventually after Disgaea 6 and the Prinny action game collection comes out.

Been looking to get into disgaea for a while but reviews say it's a grind fest but I'm not looking to put hundreds of hours grinding

@Ardisan
I really hope so
These games are such a great value
Hundreds of hours of fun!

I don't understand what this game is about, but I'll consider checking it out.

It blows me away this is going to be a switch exclusive. This is one of my most beloved series for just the pure style and hardcore game mechanics. Glad to see they are keeping it going, I will be buying the special edition day1

it actually looks pretty good in 3D. cant wait!