Fans of NIS America will be pleased to hear that Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 finally has a release date! Well, worldwide release dates. I mean, it already came out in Japan back in 2011. North America will be receiving the next entry in the anthropomorphic video game console game on February 28, 2012, while Europe gets more »

NIS America has really been keeping on top of those Atelier releases! The Arland branch is a trilogy of three PS3 games and the first two entries, Atelier Rorona and Atelier Totori, were releases respectively in September 2010 and September 2011. It seems the company realizes demand is high for the third and final entry, more »

PS3 owners have another exclusive to look forward to in 2012! It turns out NIS America will not be letting us down and will release the third and final Atelier game in the Arland trilogy. Atelier Meruru: Apprentice of Arland will be appearing in both North America and Europe sometime in the first half of 2012.

Like the previous two Atelier PS3 games, Atelier Meruru stars a brand new alchemist. Meruru is the princess of Arls, a kingdom that may join the Arland Republic…

I am a huge Cave Story fan. I adored the freeware original on my computer and gladly purchased the Nicalis updated Wiiware port. Yet, when it came to Cave Story 3D, I was skeptical. I was such a fan of its classic, 2D presentation that I seriously wondered if Nicalis and NIS America could pull off a 3D 3DS port of this masterpiece.

I shouldn’t have been worried.

Cave Story 3D is the same fantastic Cave Story we all remember. Only this time, it’s prettier….

I missed GrimGrimoire the first time around. I have no idea why. Maybe it was because it was a niche title. Maybe it’s because NIS America games are usually only found in dedicated game stores and, even then, can be hard to find. All I know is I didn’t get the initial opportunity to play it, and always regretted that. Thankfully, NIS America decided to release it as a download via the PlayStation Store as a PS2 Classics.

While GrimGrimoire is definitely a niche title, it’s gorgeous art, fantasy setting and smooth gameplay make it the sort of game anyone can appreciate. Especially since each level has multiple difficulty options so even those new to strategy games can help novice mage Lillet survive her adventure…

As much as I loved Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, it had some serious flaws. Gathering locations were linear, forging weapons and armor was infuriating, it looked like a PS2 game, the battles weren’t well thought out and deadlines seemed to be constantly popping up. Fortunately, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland fixes all of those issues, offering a longer, more free form alchemy adventure. Granted, the battles are just as difficult, but it offers a much more fun and satisfying experience…

If you haven’t played the original Disgaea yet, NIS America is taking one more step to ensure you do. At the Tokyo Game Show 2011, the company announced that there is going to be an Android version of the now classic strategic RPG released. Sometime before 2011 ends, GMO Gamecenter USA will have a free-to-play version of the game to download to your Android cell phones and devices.

Disgaea: Netherworld Unbound is a port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness…

Gamindustri is being threatened by Arfoire once again! Well, actually by Arfoire and her minions who have formed their own little evil conglomerate. Her lackeys have kidnapped the four gaming goddess, Purple Heart of Planeptune, White Heart of Lowee, Black Heart of Lastation and Green Heart of Leanbox. It’s up to their younger sisters, the CPU Candidates Purple Sister Nepgear, Black Sister Uni, White Sister Rom and White Sister Ram. Oh, and of course you. While NIS America has been saying it would release Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 outside Japan if it saw demand for the game, it confirmed North American and European releases at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show.

So basically, it’s more fighting around the four territories, taking quests at the guild and becoming strong enough to challenge Arfoire and her allies so the console goddesses can be freed from the Industry Graveyard…

NIS America has gone announcement crazy at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. Of course, that’s probably because it had a special game announcement event. Anyways, among the four new games was something rather unexpected. It turns out, NIS America is going to be bringing Acquire’s action game Clan of Champions to North America. Well, it’s called Clan of Champions for now, and could be something else when we finally get to see it.

Clan of Champions is about the thrill of battle…

ClaDun x2 has you starting in a weird parallel garden world named “Arcanus Cella” with no exit, at least not one that is known of. There is a doorway to somewhere else but it leads to a stream of dungeons that are filled with monsters and treasures. So you get to meet the people who inhabit Arcanus Cella while gathering treasure and creating teammates to recruit and add to your magic circle. You also try to find your way through the endless stream of dungeons. So yeah, just be forewarned. The story is pretty bland in comparison to other RPGs although the concepts it brings in are pretty cool. It just feels like the story is filler rather than components that make up the game.