Nippon Ichi Software

Template:Avvisounicode Template:Infobox Azienda Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. (日本一ソフトウェア^?, Nippon Ichi Sofutowea) è un'azienda giapponese sviluppatrice e distributrice di software videoludico, tra cui spiccanio titoli blasonati come Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics e Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure.

Prodotti

Benché la compagnia abbia dedicato la maggior parte delle sue risorse allo sviluppo di RPG tradizionali (la serie Marl Kingdom), gli ultimi rilasci della filiale sono giochi prettamente di tipo ruolo-strategico. Inoltre, numerevoli personaggi dei titoli precedenti appaiono in quelli successivi come extra, a prescindere dalla trama.

Giochi di genere d'appartenenza differente, come Cooking Fighter Hao, sono stati pubblicati da Nippon Ichi esclusivamente per la clientela nipponica. I giochi di loro più popolari sono la serie Disgaea, La pucelle Tactic, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom benché non siano mai stati rilasciati al di fuori del Giappone. I titoli più importanti sono Disgaea games, La Pucelle Tactics, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom, Rhapsody-A Musical Adventure e la serie Marl Kingdom.

Ogni saga ha spesso un qualcosa in comune con alcune delle altre, che sia l'universo in cui la storia è stabilita, viaggi extra-dimensionali che spostano alcuni personaggi da saga in saga, mostri uguali, la comparsa di Asagi (mancata protagonista di Makai Wars e da allora personaggio segreto ricorrente) o Baal, solito cattivo finale ultra potente.

Giochi rilasciati in Europa (ordine datale)

• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Developer) (Pubblicato da Koei) - PS2 (05/28/04)

• La Pucelle: Tactics (Developer) (Pubblicato da Koei) - PS2 (04/01/05)

• Phantom Brave (Developer) (Pubblicato da Koei) - PS2 (02/04/05)

• Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (10/25/05)

• Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Developer) (Sviluppato da by Koei) - PS2 (03/17/06)

• Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (Developer) (Published by Koei) - PS2 (09/26/06)

• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (11/03/06)

• Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (Sviluppato da Hit Maker) (Publisher) - PSP (02/09/07)

• Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Sviluppato da Gust) - PS2 (07/27/07)

• Generation of Chaos (Developer) (Publisher) - PSP (09/14/07)

• GrimGrimoire (Developed by Vanillaware) - PS2 (09/28/07)

• Soul Nomad and the World Eaters (Developer) - PS2 (06/20/08)

• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (Sviluppato da Nippon Ichi) (Published by Square Enix) - PS3 (30/02/09)

• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (Developer/Publisher) - DS (27/03/09)

• Disgaea DS (Developer/Publisher) - DS (3/04/09)

• Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (Sviluppato da Gust Corporation) (Publisher)

Giochi rilasciati in Nord America (ordine datale)

• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (Developer) (Published by Atlus) - PS1 (03/30/00)

• Jigsaw Madness (Developer) (Published by XS Games) - PS1 (12/01/02)

• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Developer) (Published by Atlus) - PS2 (08/27/03)

• La Pucelle: Tactics (Developer) (Published by Mastiff) - PS2 (05/04/04)

• Phantom Brave (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (08/31/04)

• Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Developed by Gust Corporation) (Publisher) - PS2 (06/28/05)

• Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (07/26/05)

• Generation of Chaos (Developed by Idea Factory) (Publisher) - PSP (02/28/06)

• Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (Developed by Gust Corporation) (Publisher) - PS2 (04/25/06)

• Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (Developed by Hit Maker) (Publisher) - PSP (07/18/06)

• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (08/29/06)

• Spectral Souls (Developed by Idea Factory) (Publisher) - PSP (09/26/06)

• Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (Developed by Gust Corporation) (Publisher) - PS2 (2/7/2007)

• Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos (Developed by Idea Factory) - PSP (05/24/07)

• Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Developed by Gust Corporation) - PS2 (05/29/07)

• GrimGrimoire (Developed by Vanillaware) - PS2 (06/26/07)

• Dragoneer's Aria (Developed by Hit Maker) - PSP (08/21/07)

• Soul Nomad and the World Eaters (Developer) - PS2 (9/25/07)

• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (Developer) - PSP (10/30/07)

• Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (Developed by Gust Corporation) - PS2 (03/31/08)

• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (Developer) - PS3 (08/26/08)

• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure - DS (09/23/08)

• Disgaea DS (Developer/Publisher) - DS (09/25/08)

• Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (Developed by Gust Corporation) (Publisher) - PS2 (01/20/09)

• Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? (Developer/Publisher) - PSP (02/17/09)

• Mana Khemia: Student Alliance - (Developed by Gust Corporation) (Publisher) - PSP (03/10/09)

• Puchi Puchi Virus - (developed by KeysFactory) (Publisher) - DS (5/19/09)

• Cross Edge - (developed by Idea Factory) (Publisher) - PS3 (05/26/09)

• Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? - (developed by ACQUIRE) (Publisher) - PSP (07/16/09)

Giochi rilasciati in Giappone (ordine datale)

• Jigsaw World (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (02/03/95)

• Oni Taiji, The: Mokushi Se! Ni Yome Momotarou (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (10/13/95)

• Jigsaw Land: Japan Graffiti (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (09/13/96)

• Souryu: Logical Mahjong (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (12/20/96)

• Doki Doki Shutter Chance (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (10/23/97)

• SatelliTV (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (01/08/98)

• Cooking Fighter (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (05/21/98)

• The Adventure of Puppet Princess (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (12/17/98) localized as Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

• Logic Mahjong Souryu (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (05/04/99)

• Little Princess: Maru Oukoku no Ningyou Hime 2 (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (11/25/99)

• Tenshi no Present: Marle Oukoku Monogatari (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (12/21/00)

• Marl de Jigsaw (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (11/15/01)

• La Pucelle (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (01/31/02) localized as La Pucelle: Tactics

• Marl Jong!! (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (04/24/02)

• Makai Senki Disgaea (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (01/30/03) localized as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

• Marujan!! (Developer/Publisher) - PS1 (04/24/03)

• Phantom Brave (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (01/22/04) localized as Phantom Brave

• Iris no Atelier: Eternal Mana - Limited Edition (Developed by Gust) (Publisher) - PS2 (05/27/04) localized as Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana

• Hayari Gami (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (08/05/04)

• La Pucelle: Hikari no Seijo Densetsu Nishuu (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (10/21/04)

• Phantom Kingdom (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (03/18/05) localized as Makai Kingdom: Chronicles Of The Sacred Tome

• Eien no Aseria: The Spirit of Eternity Sword (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (05/12/05)

• Hayarigami Revenge (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (07/14/05)

• Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (08/11/05)

• Rasetsu Alternative (Developer) (Published by Kogado Studio) - PS2 (10/13/05)

• Hayarigami Portable (Developer/Publisher) - PSP (12/15/05)

• Makai Senki Disgaea 2 (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (02/23/06) localized as Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

• Makai Senki Disgaea Portable (Developer) - PSP (11/30/06) localized as Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness

• Soul Cradle (Developer) - PS2 (01/25/07) - localized as Soul Nomad & the World Eaters

• GrimGrimoire (Developed by Vanillaware) (Publisher) - PS2 (4/12/07)

• Hayarigami 2 (Developer/Publisher) - PS2 (11/15/07)

• Makai Senki Disgaea 3 (Developer/Publisher) - PS3 (01/31/08) localized as Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

• Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable - (Developer/Publisher) - PSP (4/3/09)

Titoli annullati

• Makai Wars (Developer) - PS3, PSP

Rilasci futuri

• A Witch's Tale - (developed by Hitmaker) (Publisher) Nintendo DS (2009)

• Let's Hitchhike - (developed by DropWave) (Publisher) - WiiWare (2009)

• Phantom Brave: We Meet Again - (Developer/Publisher) - Wii (June 2009)

• Last Rebellion - (developed by Hitmaker) (Publisher) - PS3

• Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days - PSP (2009)

• Princess Antiphona’s Hymn: Angel’s Score Op.A - PSP (2009)

• Cross Edge Dash - Xbox 360

Altri media

Nippon Ichi ha recentemente esordito nell'ambito degli anime con un adattamento di Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. La Nippon Ichi, riscontrando un successo immediato, successivo alla pubblicazione dell'anime, ha deciso di adattare a cartone animato titoli da loro rilasciati su console.

La Pucelle, Phantom Brave e Makai Kingdom sono gli adattamenti più plausibili.

Anime

• Makai Senki Disgaea. Dodici episodi in tutto. Studio: Oriental Light and Magic.

• Eien no Aseria - The Spirit of the Eternity Sword. OAV di due episodi Studio: Studio Matrix.

Collegamenti esterni

• Nippon Ichi Software official site in Giapponese.

• NIS America official site in Inglese.

• Nippon Ichi Strategy games at Hardcore Gaming 101.

• Tokidoki Journal's Interview with Tenpei Sato

• Tokidoki Journal's Interview with Souhei Niikawa

• Tokidoki Journal's Interview with Takehito Harada