NIS America: Disgaea on DS, Wii possible

Phoenix Spaulding, the person responsible for translating Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) games before reaching the west, sat down with Gamasutra to shed light on what NIS America does during the localization process to get its games outside Japan. Aside from finding out who’s behind the wacky item descriptions of Disgaea 2, what caught our interest the most is the possibility of Disgaea going to Nintendo platforms.

Now that NIS America is porting Disgaea on the Sony PSP as Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, it seems like the company is testing new waters. When asked if there’s any chance we’ll see Nippon Ichi games on the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo DS, Spaulding replied:

I donÂ’t have any details on it, but I know back at Anime Expo, NIS Japan made a very brief mention about Disgaea on the DS. As far as I know, thatÂ’s still planned, and I know theyÂ’re at least looking at the others, like Wii, and maybe some other DS titles. I hope they do because so many of our fans, theyÂ’re all DS kids. It really just makes sense to at least try it.

While NIS Japan is sorting out plans to give Nintendo fans some love, those who haven’t played the first Disgaea on the Sony PS2 should try it out. The cult hit, originally published by Atlus, didn’t come in abundant supply (ask any Atlus fan how difficult it is to find its games months after release), but NIS America recently reprinted Disgaea after seeing its sequel’s success.

For the full interview, click on the Read link below.

Phoenix Spaulding, the person responsible for translating Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) games before reaching the west, sat down with Gamasutra to shed light on what NIS America does during the localization process to get its games outside Japan. Aside from finding out who’s behind the wacky item descriptions of Disgaea 2, what caught our interest the most is the possibility of Disgaea going to Nintendo platforms.

Now that NIS America is porting Disgaea on the Sony PSP as Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, it seems like the company is testing new waters. When asked if there’s any chance we’ll see Nippon Ichi games on the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo DS, Spaulding replied:

I donÂ’t have any details on it, but I know back at Anime Expo, NIS Japan made a very brief mention about Disgaea on the DS. As far as I know, thatÂ’s still planned, and I know theyÂ’re at least looking at the others, like Wii, and maybe some other DS titles. I hope they do because so many of our fans, theyÂ’re all DS kids. It really just makes sense to at least try it.

While NIS Japan is sorting out plans to give Nintendo fans some love, those who haven’t played the first Disgaea on the Sony PS2 should try it out. The cult hit, originally published by Atlus, didn’t come in abundant supply (ask any Atlus fan how difficult it is to find its games months after release), but NIS America recently reprinted Disgaea after seeing its sequel’s success.

For the full interview, click on the Read link below.