I have to wonder if NIS is banking heavily on western sales for Disgaea 5.
They actually specifically said in the interview that overseas support was a factor of jumping to PS4 so early. He said more than half of their sales come from overseas markets in the Famitsu interview
They actually specifically said in the interview that overseas support was a factor of jumping to PS4 so early. He said more than half of their sales come from overseas markets in the Famitsu interview
Interesting given MS listed them as an Xbox developer.
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/2...tware-japanese-companies-xbox-one-developers/
So I guess that means some of that list is false filler then that'll need to be cleared away.
This is an accurate description of Disgaea combat. Why would you smack someone in the face to kill them when you can summon a gigantic freaking meteor and kill them for 1000x+ their normal HP? I'm going to be bummed out if there's no 100 Billion Damage trophy. Guess they could up it to 1 trillion. I'd be okay with that.Nice to hear they're getting support from Sony. Their TV Ad is pretty funny
Man, NIS hasn't made a game I cared about in years. Their style just annoys me to no end. Still, I think its good they're migrating to PS4--they could use more exclusive games.
Man, NIS hasn't made a game I cared about in years. Their style just annoys me to no end. Still, I think its good they're migrating to PS4--they could use more exclusive games.
I've literally never played an NIS game, so forgive me for the dumb question, but because of their Japanese nature, I would assume the fact that they're not making anything for PC or Xbox One isn't news, right? It's just the next-gen part that stands out here?
I'm looking forward to Disgaea 5, but I imagine the sales in both Japan and the West are going to be abysmal. They will probably make some money on the DLC though since they are ridiculously expensive.
There are a lot of companies taking a wait-and-see approach with this hardware transition, but if you look at it from the perspective of our customers, theyre not seeing a whole lot of games coming out, which is in turn making them wary to move onto new hardware. Its our job as game developers to bring that energy to life and make that market a reality. Of course, saying it is one thing and doing is another, but when we made this decision to switch over, we did it because were really enthusiastic about helping make that shift happen ourselves.
Wow. That's a bit...don't know the word
I feel like this is a similar reason we've seen Idea Factory/Compile Heart move to PS4 as well. Between the success of some of their franchises in the West and the PS4's commercial success, it wouldn't surprise me if many of the smaller developers/publishers feel they can lose some sales in their home market if the West will make up for it.
They're publishing great non-NIS games as of late such as Danganronpa.
Their latest portfolio of localized non-first party games are better than Atlus' localized non-first party games IMO.
I don't really mind since I own both a PS4 and a Vita now but I'd still like to see titles on my 3DS and maybe even Steam as well.
Tales of Z better be on PS4 or it's being sent to die in NA
Everyone needs to pre-ordet/buy Disgaea V to fully support these actions!!
Now that you mention it, we haven't really heard anything new on the localization for a while.Tales of is likely to be PS4/PC in West.
Still think sony shot themselves in the foot with persona 5 on ps3.
I ll support disgaea 5 even tho i m not a fan.
Niikawa already said that D5 can't run on the Vita:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ita-version-of-disgaea-5-is-impossible/.82756
Not surprised, seeing how D4 runs on it
Their games don't need to sell that much and they have a dedicated fanbase that will jump ship with them. It's a lot easier for companies serving a niche to do this.NIS was an early adopter of PS3 too, right? Cool they're jumping the PS3 ship, kinda sad this qualifies as unusual (for Japan) though. Kinda weird the nicher companies (Compile Heart too) seem to be leaving PS3 before some of the larger ones even.
Tales of is likely to be PS4/PC in West.
Back around the time Victory came out they released a statement saying it was their 2nd highest selling franchise behind Disgaea, so yeah that's a good chunk of profit lost for them and pocketed by IF. Probably made up by DanganRonpa.I think Neptunia sells better in the west, or at least it sells quite well, so that may be part of why IF/CH have moved on so quick (and they're pretty snappy about localizing lately). Dunno about NIS, but Disgaea seems reasonably popular.
I always liked NISA's output, but Dangan Ronpa has been a great get for them. Good thing too, Neptunia's kind of an awkward loss for them...it even had it's own section on NISA's store until Idea Factory International happened.
Arcadias was under-appreciated and misunderstood I feel. It was far more of an indie-style game (like Firefly Diary) and I don't think people expected that, let alone wanted it on a PS3.While I do respect them for doing this, I kinda feel like it's a necessary move because the PS3 base just wasn't buying their games anymore. They had a string of poorly performing games recently:
551 PS3 Battle Princess of Arcadias 9,854 / 11,983 2013-09-26
618 PS3 Z/X Zillions of enemy X: Zekkai no Crusade 6,758 / 8,607 2013-05-23
669 PS3 The Awakened Fate: Ultimatum 6,443 / 6,443 2014-09-25
Awakened Fate in particularly I'd have expected to perform a lot better.
So I kinda feel like they're making all this noise of "hey, we're on a new machine now!" to try and re-invigorate the old fans who were buying their games to come back again.
(Though admittedly, Witch & Hundred Knight sold decently in 2013).
The first is a good point, the second? lol. Go read Y2Kev's post on acquisitions before making dumb statements like that. Plus, the idea that Sony doesn't have enough money to buy a tiny company like NIS is pretty fucking laughable.
This is about NIS' inhouse output, not NISAWhat about publishing deals? I'd hate to get shafted on physical releases of Etrian Odyssey games.
Yeah because Sony is the one who's publishing/developing Persona 5...Still think sony shot themselves in the foot with persona 5 on ps3.
Kind of sounds like NIS want to lead the rpg front on PS4 before the big dogs get here, that way they can have their usual fanbase and possibly expand on it.
I hope they will make a new Prinny for Vita one day.
Hopefully they find great success in the West because i fear the worst for D5 in Japan.
Sony is on a tear selling off, downsizing or closing studios and divesting shares in game companies. They've had one reasonable quarter in the last few years and can't staunch the bleeding. How is it a stupid statement exactly? It sounds like you agree that there's no point in them buying but feel compelled to stand up for poor old Sony's bank account for some reason.
I've been hoping they'll make Prinny 3 for a while, too. But there was a pretty major decline from the first to the second in Japan.
388 PSP Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? 17,535 / 35,120
595 PSP Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! 8,062 / 16,217
And I've a feeling with the state the Vita is in in the USA, they're not going to make up much of a difference there, so it seems unlikely.
Still, there's been a push for more "indie-esque" games from NIS lately, especially for Vita (HTOL#NIQ) but also PS3 (Battle Princess) and I suppose Prinny could fall into that category, so you never know!
Still think sony shot themselves in the foot with persona 5 on ps3.