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The first 9 months fiscal report from Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has been posted in English, on Kotaku. Nippon Ichi Software for those not in the know, is a company known for releasing strategy RPGs, such as the cult hit Disgaea series, as well as other cult titles.
The first 9 months fiscal report from Nippon Ichi Software has been posted, and it really doesn't look good doods.
'Hit the jump', as they say, for the info. For the fans of the company, I suggest you do what they say befo...
""We're releasing Sakura Wars V first because we figured it's the last version that came out and it's obviously the most polished, at least battle system-wise. And it's something that's easier for Sony [to] accept and release a game like [Sakura Wars V], because previously Sony didn't like games that had dating sim aspects. They thought it might not be a suitable game for the PlayStation brand but they're actually happy about Sakura Wars now ever since they saw the actual game. So, if this one..."
Nippon Ichi recently released a bunch of new screenshots for their upcoming SRPG port to the PSP, Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable, courtesy of Dengeki Online.
Disgaea 2 will feature the following improvements, changes, and additions as compared to the PS2 original:
"Crispy Gamer recently caught up with NIS Americas PR Manager Jack Niida to discuss more about the project. The most obvious question had to be why bring this old game to the Nintendo DS, considering it came out on the PlayStation 2 six years ago and was only just ported to the PlayStation Portable last year. In response, though, Niida said it was quite an easy decision to make because our fans demanded it. Many of our fans had a DS but not PSP and seriously wanted this title, especially for..."
Nippon Ichi is known for their ridiculously deep strategy-RPG games, one of which is the Disgaea series. Having been hugely successful with the original Disgaea and then Disgaea 2: Hour of Darkness, Nippon Ichi is now making Disgaea 3 exclusively for PS3. The question is, will it be enough for the Disgaea series die-hard fans to go out of their ways and buy a PS3 console just for the game?
Nippon Ichi Software America said that they will be releasing Disgaea on the DS some time ago. Now they are taking a poll asking owners of both Disgaea games if they own a PSP and/or a DS. Which one(s) do you own?
RPGamer interviews NIS America's Nao Zook over their current and future game localization projects. Interestingly, Nao did not discount the possibility of seeing NIS' flagship Disgaea series for the DS, in fact he is encouraging DS owners to expect something special in the works. Meanwhile for PS2 fans, there's some implication that the sequel to Ar tonelico, still in development for Japan, could very well see North American release in the future.
![Box shot of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUGxheXN0YXRpb25fMi9TdHJhdGVneS9UYWN0aWNhbA==/disgaea_2_cursed_memories_frontcover_small_jgb11BdAlUEjuhY.jpg)