Nippon Ichi Software
Nippon Ichi Software was founded in September 1991 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, as an entertainment software company. It was relocated and reincorporated on July 12, 1993. Since then Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. has grown into an international company focused on creating video game products across modern console platforms. NIS America, Inc., the North American branch of Nippon Ichi Software was established on December 24, 2003. Based in Santa Ana, California, NIS America, Inc. handles the localization, marketing, and publishing of Nippon Ichi and other company's games. The first game to be released in North America by NIS America was "Phantom Brave".