NIS America Archives

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[...]
All the Jiggly Fighting You Could Need in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
And because of the way many of them have been designed over the years, it's basically an eye-candy kind of game where you're watching scantily clad women duke it out and have special moves that may look powerful and sensual at the same time. credit//NIS America We tried out a few rounds by mixing and matching characters[...]
The Lost Child game image
Another game from the NIS America library that we got a preview of over at PAX East was The Lost Child, which will eventually be coming out in June 2018 as well While a lot of the story was kept vague to use for the purposes of not spoiling anything, it was very clear that[...]
Happy Birthdays game
We're not going to see Happy Birthdays from NIS America on the Nintendo Switch for about two more months, but that didn't stop the company from bringing the game to PAX East for us to check out. The game plays a lot like a mix between Spore and Civilization where you are essentially creating a brand-new land[...]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
Coming out of PAX East, we finally got a formal release date for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana on PC, as NIS America will release the game next week on April 16th After missing the initial January 30th release window and being delayed until April to fix some of the technical issues they were having, which included[...]
NIS America Releases a New Trailer for Penny-Punching Princess
If you've been looking forward to playing Penny-Punching Princess this Spring, then you're probably going to enjoy seeing this brand new character trailer released today by NIS America The trailer below is basically an introduction to all of the characters that you'll encounter during the game, as well as a few enemies that will be causing[...]
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case has a Dramatic Western Launch Trailer
NIS America has decided to celebrate the western launch of Grasshopper Manufacture's The 25th Ward: the Silver Case with a dramatic new trailer The game has launched on PS4 and Steam in North America today, and will release in Europe on March 16th This is the first time The 25th Ward will be available outside of Japan. The[...]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
Today, the YouTube channel Greg's RPG HeaveN got an exclusive interview with NIS America president Takuro Yamashita who revealed that the game would finally see the light of day on PC next month, citing that while the translation for the game went without a hitch, the porting to Steam was the major hiccup for the title[...]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
No sooner had NIS American announced that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana would be coming to PC, the company had to double back on that statement and delay the January 30th release Below is a statement and an apology issued by the company's Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mitsuharu Hiraoka, which doesn't touch on the Nintendo[...]
The Witch & The Hundred Knight 2 Will Get Global Releases In March
NIS America has released a brand new trailer for The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2, along with the awesome news that the game will officially be released globally at the end of March Specifically, North America will see the game on the PS4 on March 27th while Europe will get the game on March 30th[...]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana
The PC version will include a revised localization of the game and fix many of the errors and continuity issues that came with the console release, as well as some revised voice acting to coincide with the changes made to the dialog. credit//NIS America On top of that, just to catch the PC fans up on some[...]
NIS America Release A New Trailer For 'The Longest Five Minutes'
Today, NIS America released a system trailer for The Longest Five Minutes, showing off the game before it's released next year on Nintendo Switch, Vita, and Steam.  It's a cool and funky little trailer that shows off a bit of story and a bit of action but leaves you wanting more You'll be able to[...]
'Demon Gaze II' Comes To PS4 & Vita With A Launch Trailer
NIS America released Demon Gaze II this week, and if you haven't had a chance to check out the game, no worries They were happy to provide everyone with a launch trailer to show off the game as the gang march forth into the revolution Enjoy! NIS America released Demon Gaze II this week, and[...]
'Yomawari: Midnight Shadows' Receives A Launch Trailer
With the game out on Tuesday, NIS America put out an official launch trailer for Yomawari: Midnight Shadows to hype you more about the game, just in case you forgot it was coming out You can now play it on PS4, Vita, and Stream today Enjoy the trailer! With the game out on Tuesday, NIS America[...]
'Ys VIII' Will Be Delayed On PC For Quality Issues
The message below was posted by NIS America on the game's Steam page, letting people who pre-ordered the game that there would be delays int he game's release as they wanted to work on the quality of the game On the one hand, you got a developer admitting the game isn't up to snuff and[...]
'Ys VIII' Debts A New Trailer Showing Off Four New Characters
NIS America released a brand new trailer on YouTube this morning showing off four new characters for their upcoming worldwide release of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Along with the trailer, the company also announced a Day One edition of the game, which will include a 32-page art book and a complete soundtrack for the game,[...]