NIS America Archives

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Will Get 11 New Free Games
NIS American announced this week that those of you who have the Switch version of SNK 40th Anniversary Collection are getting free games 11 old-school titles will be added to the library as a free DLC bundle, which includes Beast Busters, Bermuda Triangle, Time Soldiers Ozma Wars, Munch Mobile, Sasuke vs Commander, Paddle Mania, Search and Rescue, and World[...]
NIS America Introduces All Four Characters for The Princess Guide
NIS America has released a new trailer this week showing off all the four main characters for their upcoming release of The Princess Guide Before the game gets released on the PS4 and Switch sometime in early 2019, we get introduced to Lillartie, Veronica, Monomaria, and Alpana, complete with character descriptions from the devs as they[...]
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince Receives a Release Date
This week, NIS America released a brand new trailer for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, complete with an official release date for the game It will officially come out on February 12th, 2019, for both the PS4 and Nintendo Switch This is actually a really fun platformer that we got to try out earlier[...]
NIS America Announce Their Final PS Vita Games
Of all the publishers still working with the PS Vita, NIS America has been a constant in bringing games to the west for the mobile console With Sony announcing they're no longer producing systems, that train is coming to an end So NIS has announced the last three games they'll be producing for the system with[...]
NIS America Introduces Five New Characters to The Caligula Effect: Overdose
NIS America has released a new trailer this week for The Caligula Effect: Overdose, introducing five new student characters to the game as we learn more on the story Like a lot of anime-based games, the storyline itself is kind of shrouded in mystery as we're given bits and pieces from a cartoon combined with the[...]
SNK 40th Anniversary Edition Announced First Batch of DLC Content
We're only a few weeks away from NIS America releasing the SNK 40th Anniversary Edition, and already the company has DLC planned Nintendo Switch owners will be getting a free bundle of content that will include Munch Mobile, Fantasy, Chopper I, Time Soldiers, and Sasuke vs Commander If you're unfamiliar with these games, we have full descriptions[...]
Disgaea 5 Complete Comes to Steam and PC Next Week
NIS America announced today that they'll finally be releasing Disgaea 5 Complete for PC and Steam next week on October 22nd There wasn't a lot of fanfare put behind this release, but it was cool for us to see the company recognize the PC audience Here's a brief description for it before it comes out next[...]
Yomawari: The Long Night Collection Gets a New Nintendo Switch Trailer
This morning, NIS America released a fresh and scary new trailer for Yomawari: The Long Night Collection on Nintendo Switch Up until now, you could only get the games in this collection individually on PC, PS4, and PS Vita, but the collection gives you an upgraded port of Yomawari: Night Alone and Yowamari Midnight Shadows[...]
Killer7 Steam art
NIS America already released one trailer showing off three of the killers from Killer7, and now they have the follow-up trailer showing off the remaining four.  The remaining bad guys, in no particular order, are Kaede "Barefoot" Smith, "The Wrestler" Mask de Smith, "The Punk" Con Smith, and "The Thief" Coyote Smith Beyond a broader[...]
Killer7 Steam art
NIS America released a fresh new trailer for the upcoming re-release of Killer7, this time featuring three of the game's characters It's only 90-seconds, but you get a decent introduction to Gracian "The Cleaner" Smith, Dan "The Hellion" Smith, and Kevin "Four-Eyes" Smith The game is set to be released sometime this Fall, but for now, enjoy[...]
Getting a Better Look at SNK 40th Anniversary Collection at PAX West
One of the first appointments I got to attend at PAX West was a chat with NIS America and looking at some of their upcoming titles The biggest one they had to show off was SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, which turns out will have a lot more going for it than just the games[...]
Disgaea 1 Complete Gets a New Trailer Highlighting Persuade by Force
As we get closer to the release of Disgaea 1 Complete in October, NIS America is now releasing new trailers to show off parts of the game The latest one shows off an ability called Persuade by Force, which works to your advantage when dealing with particular bureaucrats Enjoy the trailer and description below. Laharl's crew shows you how[...]
NIS America Confirms Etna Mode for Disgaea 1 Complete Trailer
NIS America, the NIS branch that deals with western releases in North and South America, revealed a new trailer for their upcoming Disgaea: Hour of Darkness remaster, called Disgaea 1 Complete. The trailer confirms that fan favorite Etna Mode, a bonus mode implemented in Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for the PSP, will make it to the[...]
The Ikari Warriors Trilogy Will Come to SNK's 40th Anniversary Collection
NIS America had a bit of cool news today as SNK's 40th Anniversary Collection will be getting the Ikari Warriors trilogy as part of the library All three titles will be included in the full collection when it comes out on November 13th for the Nintendo Switch. Some people view this trilogy as an absolute classic, and then[...]
GOD WARS: The Complete Legends logo
This week, NIS America released a brand-new Nintendo Switch trailer for GOD WARS: The Complete Legends – The Labyrinth of Yomi The strategy RPG originally appeared on the PS4 and PS Vita, but is now getting a re-release for Nintendo on August 31st in Europe and September 4th in North America The game is actually pretty[...]
RPG Maker MV Coming to the West on All 3 Major Consoles
This morning at Anime Expo 2018, NIS America made a few game announcements including the official release of RPG Maker MV in the west Not only is it headed our way, but the game will be released on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and the Xbox One, making it one of the few titles in the series to[...]
NIS America Announces SNK 40th Anniversary Collection for the Switch
This morning, NIS America unveiled a brand new retro collection game coming to the Nintendo Switch with SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Much like other retro collections released by other publishers from the era, you're getting some all-time classics from SNK's historic library Below are 13 of the games they've released to the public (along with some[...]
An Unexpected Surprise As We Try Out Metal Max Xeno with NIS America
When going over the list of games for NIS America at E3, we got an unexpected surprise as they had a demo of Metal Max Xeno available Honestly, we weren't expecting to see the game until maybe PAX West at the earliest, but here it was, a working demo for us to play around with[...]
We Get a Good Look at Disgaea 1 Complete from NIS America
We paid a visit to the NIS America room at E3 this week and got to try a few things out One of which was the upcoming Disgaea 1 Complete If you happen to be a fan of the original Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, then this collection is going to be a treat as they[...]
The Lost Child Gets a Nintendo Switch Trailer Before E3
Companies are getting in their own previews left and right before E3 kicks off this week, and the latest to jump into the fray was NIS America with The Lost Child But rather than show you something that you've already seen from the PS4 over the past couple months, the company decided to show off[...]
NIS America Announces Metal Max Xeno for North America and Europe in September
Last month, NIS America announced that we would eventually be seeing Metal Max Xeno sometime in 2018 This week, the company officially announced the game will be released in the fall For those of you in North America, the game will come out for PS4 on September 25th, while European fans will receive it on[...]
Killer7 Steam art
This then sparked rumors as fans began to worry that the game was just going to be an implementation of an emulator running the original game code rather than an actual port. Following the rumors, DualShockers reached out to publisher NIS America for comment They got the following statement in reply: "The emulator footage came from internal reference[...]
Killer7 Steam art
Awesome news over the weekend as this evening, NIS America announced that Iconoclast writer/director Goichi Suda and legendary director Shinji Mikami would be bringing Killer7 to Steam this Fall, fully upgraded and rendered in high-definition Details about the release are, of course, sketchy beyond what's been released by the company today and no price point was[...]
The Lost Child Receives a New Angel Interaction Trailer
We got a brand-new trailer for The Lost Child over the weekend from NIS America This one specifically focuses on the interactions between a shopkeep who knows a bit about the occult and your traveling companion who happens to be an angel The content of this trailer is actually a piece of the story that[...]
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk Receives a New English Trailer
NIS America head into the weekend with a brand new trailer for Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk, only this one is a full English translation with some scenes that may make you do a double take on the translation While the voice cast is great, there's a moment in the trailer that several people have[...]
NIS America Releases a Gameplay Trailer for The Lost Child
Today, NIS America released a brand-new gameplay trailer for their upcoming title, The Lost Child The dungeon-crawling RPG has been catching a few eyes since people caught a glimpse of it at PAX East, and now the game is starting to make some headway in promotion as the company gears up for its release on[...]
NIS America Introduces Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk Cast
We had a chance to check out Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk back at PAX East when NIS America was basically showing a quick preview of the game Now as the game starts to come into focus for the fall, the company is revealing more details about the characters you'll run into Below is a[...]
Disgaea 1 Complete art
Good news for Disgaea fans: we now have confirmation from NIS America about a western release of Disgaea 1 Complete, which will be released on the Nintendo Switch and PS4 sometime this year. The game was originally released in 2003 in PS2 as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, but will be receiving a remaster under this new title in[...]
Ys VIII Fans Are Voicing Their Displeasure of the Steam Port
Or could it possibly be that Steam has a copy of the game before things got fixed? Who knows! But one thing is for certain, someone at NIS America is probably screaming for a patch to be made. After being delayed a couple times and the company admitting they wanted to make sure they got[...]