Atlus, NIS America partner over Disgaea 3, Rhapsody remake

by Jason Dobson { Jul 1st 2008 at 8:00AM }

They say that birds of a feather flock together, and that's certainly the case when it comes to niche game stalwarts Atlus and NIS America. The companies, which began holding hands with 2003's Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, have continued their close, dare we say intimate relationship, concerning a trio of upcoming titles, including Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice for the PS3.

The pair jointly announced that they will work together to release Disgaea 3 in North America on August 26, followed by both Disgaea DS and PlayStation remake, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, for the Nintendo DS on September 23. In each case Atlus will act as the distributor, no doubt ensuring that the entire ten-copy run of each title makes it safely to store shelves.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Erwos @ Jul 1st 2008 8:20AM

Interesting - so does that mean NISA is now just going to be a localization outfit, and not a publisher?

John Z @ Jul 1st 2008 10:45AM

I don't think so; I'd wager that Atlus still held licenses to these two-- particularly Rhapsody-- and NISA couldn't negotiate out of it. For another example, MMV is opening a US branch but still licenses out Harvest Moon to Natsume. It might be something like that.