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The gaming world is filled with unusual mascot characters. Nintendo has a rotund Italian plumber that eats mushrooms to gain power. Sega gave us an insanely fast hedgehog with a surly attitude and a flying two-tailed fox for a friend. However, none are quite so unique, offbeat, or downright strange as the Prinny: the knife wielding, peg-legged, exploding penguins that embody the souls of sinners punished to a lifetime of slavery. Also, they say “dood” a lot. In Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, the seemingly weakest creatures in the Netherworld star in their own game. Continue reading ‘Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero – Staff Review’ »

Has it been a full day without something from NISA? Not this time! Got some more juicy Prinny screens, boxart, and artwork for you all. Take a gander, if you will. Continue reading ‘Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? – Screenshots, Artwork’ »

North American gamers can pick up some portable gaming this week. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, both DS remakes of games that never made it overseas until now, hit store shelves today. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is rated E for Everyone while Dragon Quest V is rated E10+. The PSP meanwhile is getting some action, dood, in the form of Prinny: Can I really be the Hero, which is rated T for Teen.

To hype up the upcoming release of Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero, which hits shelves on Tuesday, NISA has opened a most unusual blog. Prinny has taken to the interwebs to show everyone what it’s like to be a giant, peg legged, exploding penguin. You can check it out here.

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’ »