Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has announced the launching of a new retro range. Prinny Presents NIS Classics will tag-up titles from the NIS archives for release on modern platforms. The first volume launches on PC and Nintendo Switch this sum...

Nippon Ichi Software has released a new trailer for its interesting looking murder mystery title Tantei Bokumetsu, which is currently in development for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The developer/publisher also released new details regarding th...

NIS America has announced that the localization of RPG sequel Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny will launch in North America and Europe on Nintendo Switch June 29. The announcement was made during today's edition of the New Game Plus Expo (NGP...

I don't need this kind of wholesome emotion this early in the morning. But regardless, Nippon Ichi Software has released the first trailer for Sayaka Oda's new adventure title The Wicked King and The Noble Hero, which launches in Japan this...

[Update: As expected, NIS has indeed announced The Wicked King and The Noble Hero, a new RPG from Sayaka Oda, the brain behind 2019's The Liar Princess and The Blind Prince. The new game will launch on PS4 and Switch in Japan June 24.] Alwa...

It feels like we've been talking about it forever, but Granzella's love letter to one of the most inspiring shmups of all-time is nearly cleared for take-off. Publisher NIS America has released a new gameplay trailer, ahead of R-Type Final ...

You might remember that during the months and months of E3's 2020 live stream showcases, (which I dubbed "Endless3" because I'm a talented man), the New Game+ Expo made its debut presentation - a special stream featuring a glut of news and ...

Nippon Ichi Software has released the opening movie to its upcoming murder mystery RPG Tantei Bokumetsu, (literally "Detective Eliminator"), which the publisher recently revealed following a series of strange and unsettling teasers. The hyp...

NIS America has announced that incoming sci-fi shmup R-Type Final 2 will launch in the west on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch on April 30 - a mere day after the long-in-development title's Japanese release. R-Type Fina...

NIS America has released a gameplay trailer for its incoming third-person shooter Poison Control. The psychedelic anime adventure will launch on PS4 and Nintendo Switch April 13, 2021. Described by NIS as a "darkly amusing tale of redemptio...

Nippon Ichi Software has revealed that an expanded edition of its charming but dour adventure Void Terrarium is coming to PS5 in early 2021. Void Terrarium Plus - or to give it it's full name void tRrLM(); ++ver; //Void Terrarium Plus - wil...

Publisher NIS America has officially announced that it will be bringing a localization of Granzella's R-Type Final 2 to the west next year. The pseudo-sequel/remake will launch in North America and Europe on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X...

NIS is at it again! Today during the Nintendo Direct Mini showcase, the publisher announced Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. Max damage is now "in the quadrillions," with "one hundred million" max level capabilities. It'll hit the ...

Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has released a lengthy gameplay trailer for its upcoming release Mad Rat Dead, the rhythm-action platformer headed to PS4 and Nintendo Switch next month.As a reminder, (just in case this is your first time seeing ...

If there's one thing that anime has proven most adept at, it's gathering together a gaggle of doe-eyed, sexually-charged women and tossing them into a mixer with a random sport, occupation, or hobby, usually creating a successful multi-medi...

As the gray hairs have slowly replaced the brown ones on my temples, I've become quite fond of shorter games. I don't mind diving into something meaty that takes me two weeks or more to complete, but with the color of my hair reminding me o...

Playing through both Prinny games on PSP was an absolute treat. Although they aren't for everyone (as folks will soon learn all over again), the pair of PSP platformers ruled in their irreverence and commitment to difficulty. If you ar...

Several months ago NIS revealed the Prinny 1-2: Exploded and Reloaded package, which is a re-release of two platforming-based Prinny games on PSP. A few months after that, they revealed the release date of October 13, as well as a gian...

NIS America has released a new trailer for its new adventure Mad Rat Dead, which is headed to PS4 and Nintendo Switch in October. The video shows off Mad Rat Dead's quirky hybrid gameplay, which combines the rhythm-action and platforming ge...

One of the best Japanese developers of first-person dungeon crawlers is Experience Inc. For the past few years, it's been blessing players with that classic style of RPG with titles like Ray Gigant, Demon Gaze, and Operation Abyss. To me, i...

A girl with fungus growing out of her face? Let's hope she doesn't come across Ellie or Joel.

The desert-island tactical RPG series Disgaea is still making the rounds with Disgaea 4 Complete+. After the recent PS4 and Nintendo Switch versions last year, it's time for PC players to revolt too. NIS is launching the PC version of Disg...

[Update: As suspected, Spike Chunsoft has just announced that it will be self-publishing all Danganronpa titles going forward. Further news is coming "once statements are finalized."]Publisher NIS America has announced that several releases...

After a tease of a fall release date alongside the announcement of the collector's edition earlier this year, Trail of Cold Steel IV now has a finalized date for the western PlayStation 4 release. Fans of the JRPG series now only have to wa...

It may not be as well known as other Japanese RPGs, but I know the Ys franchise has a very vocal fanbase, and that includes members of the Destructoid staff. For those who've been wondering when the latest game in the series, Ys IX: M...