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As a casual fan of the SNK fighting games such as King of Fighters and their various mash-ups with Capcom, I’ve always thought the series to be known primarily for the use of its combo system and specials. While I’m admittingly not the best fighting gamer around, the series’ fun and colorful cast has always stayed with me throughout the years. So when I first saw the trailer for SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy I was a bit perplexed. I immediately asked myself, “Is this just a quick cash cow, along the lines of DOA Volleyball, or was it going to be more of an in-depth fighter that the series has been known for?”

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Tuesday, 17 February 2015 13:53

Ask Your Questions: NIS America Press Event 2015

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It's almost that time again, NIS America, Inc.​ is hosting their annual Press Event this Thursday and we've got you covered with live tweets from the event, full press releases after and interviews.

Got questions about any past, current, or future titles?
Drop them in the comments below, on our Facebook, or our Twitter and we'll do our best to get them answered straight from the head Prinny himself!

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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 14:44

Mugen Souls (PS3) Review

Ready to conquer the universe? In NISA's newest import title Mugen Souls, you take on the role of the charismatic (and slightly hot-tempered) ChouChou. This daring self-proclaimed "goddess of the universe" has only one goal: to make everything in the galaxy belong to her just because she wants to. It's just not enough to conquer one planet in the solar system: you'll need to conquer all seven planets, their continents, and pretty much every life form that can be found. Luckily, she has a small crew and a ship to help make the journey easier.

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NIS America's Mugen Souls gets delayed to October 16th.

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Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:21

LEGASISTA™ AVAILABLE TODAY ON PSN!

LEGASISTA™ AVAILABLE TODAY ON PSN!legasista-logo

press release below:


 

Santa Ana, Calif. (August 21, 2012) – NIS America is excited to announce that Legasista is now available for download exclusively on PlayStation®3 via PlayStation®Network. Legasista is a dungeon crawler-style survival action RPG. Extra dungeons that give you better loot are randomly generated and players are able to fully customize their characters, including job classes and equipment. They can also alter their appearance by importing images from their PS3. The game will automatically convert the images into playable characters. Crawl into the dungeon today! About the game In a world where science has become a thing of the past, people have come to fear this ancient form of knowledge as magic spells and curses. Now a young man named Alto sets off for the mysterious Ivy Tower, which houses ancient relics of the lost art of science.

Features

  • Dungeon crawler-style action RPG: Form a team of 3 characters to explore the dungeons of the Ivy Tower! Characters can easily switch in and out from the frontline to the backline.
  • Randomly-generated dungeons: Explore different dungeons and cash in on the loot!
  • Personalities: Create your own character, from job class to unique personalities! The personality will greatly change the character’s fighting capabilities, so choose well!
  • Customization: Customize your character fully with the character creation feature. Even weapons can be customized!

 

Published in Press Releases
Tuesday, 14 August 2012 20:04

CLADUN™ X2 LAUNCHES TODAY ON STEAM!

cladun-steamStarting August 14th, PC gamers can enjoy an enhanced port of NIS America's PSP dungeon crawler ClaDun x2. The sequel to ClaDun: This is an RPG!, the retro-inspired title is now available for $19.99 USD.

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Yesterday, NIS America announced that their brand-new educational title Character Chowdown is now available on iTunes. Featuring cameos from Nippon Ichi Software Inc's Disgaea series, the aim of the collaboration between Yummy Yummy Tummy and NISA is to help teach learners of the Japanese language with katakana, hiragana and kanji recognition. The app comes packed with a free katakana pack.

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Santa Ana, CA (March 5, 2012) – NIS America is proud to announce today that the supernatural romantic drama, Zakuro Complete Series Premium Edition, will be news zakuroreleased by NIS America in North America this June. Zakuro follows the story of Zakuro, who is a hybrid between human and spirit. Along with her partner, Kei, she takes assignments as a member of the Ministry of Spirit Affairs to settle any disputes or incidents that arise between humans and spirits. Witness her journey to become a stronger fighter as well as a full-grown woman. The Zakuro Complete Series Premium Edition will be released as a 2-DVD set in NISA’s collectible packaging, which includes a hardcover art book. Preorder at select online retailers: Right Stuf, The Anime Corner Store, Anime Pavilion, Anime Castle, and the NISA Online Store.

 

About Zakuro: Westernization, a time when humans and spirits coexist— The Modernization of Japan has begun. The Ministry of Spirit Affairs is established to resolve mysterious incidents involving the nation’s spirits. This ministry consists of representatives from both the human and spirit worlds. Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Bonbori, and Hozuki are all half-spirits who have been partnered with the second lieutenants Kei, Riken, and Ganryu. These half-spirit girls and the male second lieutenants are all assigned to Spirit Affairs in an effort to join forces and carry out any tasks given to them!

 

About the bonuses—art book and bonus tracks:
• 36-page art book with episode guides, character profiles, cast interviews, an interview with Zakuro creator Lily Hoshino, and exclusive artwork. You will get to know more about the perspectives of the main vocal cast by reading their interviews! Find out what they thought about their characters and the experiences they had by being a part of Zakuro!
• 1 clean opening, 3 clean endings, and 2 original picture stories

 

Starring Mai Nakahara as Zakuro (Katanagatari, PERSONA -trinity soul-, When They Cry) Takahiro Sakurai as Kei Agemaki (House of Five Leaves, Code Geass, GUNxSWORD) Kana Hanazawa as Susukihotaru (Angel Beats!, Blue Exorcist, Infinite Stratos) Satoshi Hino as Riken Yoshinokazura (The Familiar of Zero, Bakuman, Gintama) Aki Toyosaki as Bonbori (K-ON!, Demon King Daimao) Yui Horie as Hozuki (Toradora!, Persona 4 The Animation, Love Hina) Yuki Kaji as Ganryu Hanakiri (Durarara!!, Blue Exorcist)

 

Produced by Director: Chiaki Kon (When They Cry, Nodame Cantabile) Studio: J.C. Staff (Toradora!, Shakugan no Shana, The Familiar of Zero)

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Thursday, 25 August 2011 12:28

Black Rock Shooter PSP Game USA/EU Licensed

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We had speculated the high likelihood that NIS America would release the game back in November 2010 when the company had announced they had secured the rights publish games by Imageepoch, developer for various games, most notably, the Black Rock Shooter PSP game. It was later revealed in an interview Dengeki Online held with Imageepoch, NIS America would be localizing the game in the future. NIS America officially announced last night they will be releasing the game in the States and in Europe.

Fans of the franchise is probably wondering about bundled goodies with a premium editions. Judging from NIS America's past history, we can definitely expect to see a limited or collector's edition for the game; however, it is unlikely that the localized version will contain the White Rock Shooter Figma figurine found in the Japanese White Premium Box due to costs and the exclusiveness of the original figurine. The original Petit Nendoroid figurine of Fuka made by Good Smile Company found in the Japanese Limited Edition version of Disgaea 4 unfortunately was replaced with a figure of Fuka made by Shishikuiya in the localized Premium Edition.

NIS America also started publishing anime in 2010, and as the Black Rock Shooter OVA has not been officially licensed overseas yet, it would not be out of the question for NIS America to do a bundle or even include the OVA in a collector's edition version.

Lots of speculation and unfortunately, there are no additional details regarding the localization of the game as it was just announced. We'll keep you posted on any updates or details we may happen to overhear, but the one thing we are certain is that NIS America is definitely one company who's always aiming to please their fans and we can expect an amazing bundle with the game. Press release inside.

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Friday, 11 February 2011 14:37

NIS America 'Announces' 3 New Titles

On Febuary 10, 2011 at the NIS America press event in San Francisco, tears were shed as NIS announced that the retro cult hit indie game, Cave Story will be receiving a complete makeover for the Nintendo 3DS. In the introduction speech by NIS America Vice President Johanna Hirota, she interestingly mentioned that there was a new title they wanted to announce, but decided last minute to withhold it. The only information revealed is that this new title will be released on Sony's upcoming new handheld device, the Playstation Next Generation Portable (NGP).

While attempting to learn about this new NGP game, we apparently unearthed a second unannounced title. Nao Zook, Public Relations Manager described the game as something that "will be really big" and something they haven't done before. Unlike the other hardcore titles NIS America typically releases, the new game will merge different groups of players together and should be accessible to casual gamers. The last piece of information we got was that the game is not being developed by their parent company, Nippon Ichi Software, and will be released for consoles, not handhelds.

In discussing other future titles, NIS America stated that they do not currently have  plans for releasing any games from Imageepoch, who are working on a video game from the highly popular Black Rock Shooter franchise in Japan. NIS America had announced late last year they had secured the rights to publish future series by Imageepoch. For fans of Altier Rorona, NIS America stated they hope to be able to release its sequel, Altier Totori, in English. From our experience upon general trends and the company's track record, it's not a question of if the game will be released; it's when.

Though only one new title was officially announced, NIS America reassures their fans that they definitely have more exciting titles releasing this year. Stay tuned!

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