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In today’s update: Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero?, Shiren the Wanderer 2, Infinte Space, Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar, Mega Man Star Force 3, Wind of Nostalgia, Shining Force Feather, and Sacred Blaze. Continue reading ‘Mass Screenshots, Artwork, Boxart 11/05/08’ »

NIS America has announced that the Disgaea spin off Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero? for the PSP is coming to North America in February 2009. In it, you lead a squadron of 1000 prinnies in some sort of quest. So far, little is known other than the fact that it’s side scrolling action. There’s an official site with a pretty humorous trailer for your viewing pleasure.

In today’s update: Phantasy Star Zero, Princess and Knight, Riz-Zoawd, White Knight Chronicles, Tales of Hearts, Avalon Code, Knights in the Nightmare, Atelier Annie, Mega Man Star Force 3, Prinny: Ore ga Shujinko de Iinsuka?, and Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar. Continue reading ‘Mass Screenshots, Artwork, Boxart 11/01/08’ »

In case you missed it, the first part of this set of time-saving tips can be found here. Continue reading ‘Strategy Session - Disgaea Part II’ »

Disgaea is one of those games where grinding plays a huge role. Some players are even so turned off by the concept of having to level up for hours upon hours that they give up and move on to other games. While grinding is a big part of the series, grinding efficiently can cut down the time needed to get through storyline battles to about ten hours, if not less. Continue reading ‘Strategy Session - Disgaea Part I’ »

PAL gamers itching for some Nippon Ichi goodness can get their fill in a few months’ time. It was announced today that PAL territories will be getting Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for the Nintendo DS and Disgaea DS in spring of 2009.

Nearly five years ago, gamers first got a crack at Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, a quirky TRPG set in the Netherworld. This game mixed a unique blend of humor with tactical combat and defied many of the common conventions of RPGs and of games in general. There really isn’t anything quite like a Disgaea game, and now the series makes its debut on the PlayStation 3 with Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice and improves on the formula in nearly every way. Continue reading ‘Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice - Staff Review’ »

With Disgaea 3 on shelves, we thought we’d drop in and chat with the fine folks behind the game. We were fortunate enough to have some of our questions answered by Jack Niida, Marketing Manager for NISA; Souhei Niikawa, Producer and writer for the Disgaea series; and Steve Carlton, Disgaea series editor with some extra input from the Disgaea 3 dev team. Continue reading ‘Disgaea 3 Interview’ »

There’s rarely a shortage of quirky news coming out of Japan and this week is no exception. In a bizarre twist, Nippon Ichi has announced that the Prinnies of Disgaea fame will be stealing the spotlight in an upcoming PSP game. “Ore ga shujinkou de iinsuka!”, which roughly translates as “Is it okay for me to be the main character, dood?!”, features 2D characters and 3D backgrounds. It seems that other Disgaea characters will be making appearances, as the first images in Famitsu magazine also feature Etna. Judging by the scans, though, it looks like the game may be an action title rather than an RPG. It’s due out in Japan on November 20 for 5229 yen.

Source: The MagicBox

All you NISA-loving TRPG fans should be able to pick up Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice most anywhere. It officially hit stores yesterday for the slightly reduced price of $49.99. And if you pre-ordered, enjoy your official soundtrack.

PAL gamers have more goodies coming their way. Nippon Ichi announced today that Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice for the PlayStation 3 will be making its way to Europe. The game will be hitting North American shelves next week on August 26. PAL gamers will have to wait a little longer, though, as the release is scheduled for early 2009.

Atlus games are notorious for being hard to find about a week after they hit shelves. People pouring over used game bins for Disgaea or Odin Sphere will be pleased to discover these two games will be easier to find soon. Both will be joining the Greatest Hits series and getting the $19.99 price tag and red bar across the top in September.

Source: Kotaku

Atlus has certainly been keeping busy of late and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. Atlus U.S.A. announced today that they’ll be the North American distributor for three upcoming NIS titles: Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice for PlayStation 3, and, both for the Nintendo DS, Disgaea DS and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.
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