In a letter recently distributed (.pdf link) to the company’s investors, Nippon Ichi president Tomohiro Sato announced that he would be stepping down from his managerial post on March 31. Sato cites “personal reasons” as the force leading him to resign, though this news comes only two weeks on the heels of Nippon Ichi’s announcement of its 98 percent year-over-year revenue decline, and resulting JASDAQ freefall.
Though we may not undoubtedly know what led to Sato’s departure, we’re really hoping this is just part of Nippon Ichi’s restructuring process, and that we’re one step closer to getting our hands on Absolute Hero Modding Project. Ever the pragmatists, we are.
Nippon Ichi president resigning at the end of March originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Disgaea developer and publisher Nippon Ichi didn’t have the best 2009, dood. Last week, the company announced its earnings for the first nine months of its fiscal year (ending December 31, 2009), recording operating profits 97.5% lower than those of 2008.
This week, reacting to the news of the precipitous drop, investors freaked out a bit and the price of NIS stock on the Japanese JASDAQ exchange dropped ¥7,000 ($78.42), almost 20%. JASDAQ froze the price, or it might have dropped further. Siliconera posted a list of all recent and upcoming NIS games. Have a look — we’re sure NIS America would really, really appreciate a purchase of Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love or Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman 2 in the next few months.
Nippon Ichi earnings plummet in 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Prinny 2: Dawn of the Great Pantsu War will reportedly launch for the PSP on March 25, 2010 in Japan, according to Dengeki Online (via Siliconera). Sure, Nippon Ichi Software might not exactly want us to know that it’s making a sequel to this year’s Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, but that doesn’t stop the company from releasing a mess of screenshots and a release date to gamers across the Pacific, along with with the game’s full title.
As if the first game’s premise of securing cakes for Etna wasn’t ridiculous enough, the second game tasks you with recovering underpants for her (thus the title). To combat the various adorable enemies along the way (just look at that penguin!), the developer has added new moves as well as a “baby mode” for novices. We’ve added a handful of screenshots to our gallery below, but you can peep a metric ton more right here.
Prinny 2 named ‘Dawn of the Great Pantsu War,’ coming to Japan on March 25 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Fans looking to get a little more with their copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? for the PSP next month need look no further that NIS’s official online store, Rosenqueen.
Along with the standard retail edition of Prinny, which comes in a box with the soundtrack and a special Penny Arcade Prinny comic, Rosenqueen is offering a couple of bundles that provide a more complete Prinny experience. For $64.99 you can now pre-order the Prinny: Hero to the Rescue Set, containing the game, a lovely blue Prinny PSP pouch, and a red-scarved Prinny plushie just begging for punishment. An extra $5 nets you the Prinny: Ultra Dessert Set, which tacks on a Disgaea graphic novel to help you get the whole story.
Both the pouch and the plushie are also available for stand-alone purchase, so if you’ve already pre-ordered the game somewhere else you can still get the swag to go along with it.
Prinny Pre-order At Rosenqueen [Rosenqueen - Thanks Juan!]
