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Destructoid writes: "I love Atlus and I love Nippon Ichi Software, and those sons of bitches know that they have people like me in their pockets. I can't break away. They could sell me almost anything!
Siliconera writes: "Last week we gave a skeleton outline of Nippon Ichi's downloadable content plan for Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice. The first content pack for Japan comes out in June and it includes a few familiar faces."
PS3 Fanboy: "Hardcore SRPG fans love the Disgaea franchise. PS3 owners should be happy to know that the next iteration of the franchise, Absence of Justice, is a PS3 exclusive. Even better than that, the game will launch at $50, instead of the usual $60 we see for most current generation games.
PSU didn't think it was possible to expand upon a universe that already delivers countless hours of gameplay; however, Nippon Ichi has found a way by setting up a monthly expansion pack for Disgaea 3, through 2008 in Japan. There has been no clarification as to if this will make its way over to the North American or European regions as well, but much like the rest of you RPG-starved gamers, we're hoping so.
If you head over to this voting site, you can listen to songs from all three Disgaea games and also vote for up to five songs from each game. Voting ends July 7, so get started here. Disgaea 3, a PS3-exclusive S-RPG, is expected for an August 2008 release in North America.
Last night publisher NIS America revealed their fall lineup, and for the first time in memory there was a lack of PlayStation support. Instead the company, known for its charming RPGs and affection for hand-drawn anime art over 3D cutscenes, revealed a major push into the Nintendo DS market. Makes sense, seeing as neither PS3 nor PSP have the same kind of pull as DS at this point. So, what do level-grinding RPG fanatics have to look forward ...
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Disgaea 3 hasn't even come to North America, but PS3 gamers in Japan are eating it up.
"On April 25, Disgaea 3 will get an update with ten playable super powerful characters, nine are pictured. If you clear the game and Mao's level is higher than one of the additional characters he/she will join your party."
Speaking to videogaming247, Koei Europe's admitted it has no clue if Disgaea 3 for PS3 will make it to Europe at all. Koei handles all Nippon Ichi RPGs in Europe. The game was announced for US release yesterday, to be handled by NIS.
IGN writes:
Disgaea - the hard-as-hell strategy RPG that won the hearts of tactical gamers back in 2003 and again in 2006 - is finally getting a full sequel instead of more portable ports. Disgaea 3 will hit the PlayStation 3 this summer, bringing in an all-new cast of characters to go with the brand new story and the mostly-new gameplay system (battles are now 3D instead of 2D). Check out the first screens here. The plot (as told by Wikipedia) ...
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According to RPGFan, Nippon Ichi Software's Souhei Niikawa said in a lengthy interview with PlayStation World that fans can look forward to the announcement of various new titles for PS3 and PSP from NIS in the future. Niikawa also discussed the development of Disgaea 3 on the PS3 and the company's plans of expanding into genres other than RPGs and adventure games.
One week after the January 31st release of Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea 3 in Japan, Team Entertainment announced a Disgaea 3 drama CD and an arrange soundtrack. Simply titled Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Arrange Soundtrack, the latter will feature 14 tracks arranged by composer Tenpei Satou himself. The tracks on this soundtrack will be extended versions with full chorus. Under the catalogue number KDSD-00192, the album will available in Japan on April 16th for 3,000 yen ($28.05 US).
VGChartz reports via Famitsu that the Game Sales for the week of Jan 28th, to Feb 3rd, 2008 was as follows:
The official site for Disgaea 3 has gone live today. But no content will be on the site until September 21, 2007. But for now, enjoy these scans.
Those who've become avid Nippon Ichi fans, due primarily to their popular SRPG series Disgaea, and wondered whether or not Nippon Ichi would jump on the PS3 train can now take a breather as Nippon Ichi by way of NIKKEI NET has issued a press release regarding the third entry in their beloved Disgaea franchise for the Playstation 3.