PlayStation 2 | Nippon Ichi Software announces 2010 line-up

The classic RPG publisher announces four new titles; adventure game based on popular Disgaea series coming to PSP and PSN.

TOKYO--Since its beginnings in 1994, Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has become popular for creating solid role-playing games that cater to skilled gamers. NIS’s turn-based strategy and RPG titles have found success in both Japan and overseas, leading the publisher to open NIS America in 2003.

Perhaps it’s the strength of titles like the Disgaea series that has led NIS to think about expanding to other genres. During a press event at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, NIS President Souhei Niikawa announced NIS’s 2010 line-up for Japan and the US, including the return of a familiar oddball title and a new Disgaea adventure title.

President Niikawa began the TGS presentation by announcing his disappointment at the current lack of interest in PSP titles, stating: ’We hope we can all work together to bring about the revival of the PSP.’

This was followed by the announcement of two new PSP titles for Japan and the US--a Japanese dungeon crawl RPG whose title can be roughly translated to 'Absolute Renovating Hero Plan' and an adventure game for the PSP and PSN based on the Disgaea characters titled Disgaea Infinite.

’We hope this new Disgaea game will be as popular as the other titles,’ Niikawa said. ’It’s an adventure game, which means cut scenes, entertaining dialogue and a very story-driven experience featuring popular Disgaea characters.’

Both titles have been announced for Japan and will soon be announced for release in the US and Europe sometime in 2010.

Other announcements included two new titles for the US market: Atelier Rorona, a classic RPG and the first in the eleven-part series to be developed for the PS3, and a sequel to this year’s quirky tower defence title on the PSP, Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?

Atelier Rorona is due out in summer 2010, while Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman 2 will be released in February 2010.

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Source: http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/disgaeahourofdarkness/news.html?sid=6229073