Hero Prinny	Big Sis Prinny	Laharl Prinny
Price = 1,890 Yen ($19.00)	Price = 2,980 Yen ($30.00)	Price = 1,890 Yen ($19.00)

In celebration of the Japanese release of Nippon Ichi Software’s Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero?, some new merchandise has appeared on the Japanese NIS online store.  Included in the new merch are three different plush prinny forms, each with significance to the Disgaea/Prinny universe.  The Big Sis Prinny is 4.5 cm taller (17 cm total) than the other two, which I guess explains the difference in price in case you were wondering.

Along with the 3 prinnies, a PSP case, or “game pouch” will be available to order soon.  The pouch will sell for 1,785 Yen ($18.00).  It’s kinda hard to tell, but you just slide the PSP into the opening on the left side.

When it comes to NIS merchandise in Japan, us Westerners almost always receive it secondhand through NIS America.  It may be a pre-order bonus, it may come in a special edition package, or it may just appear on Rosenqueen Company.  No matter the channel, I am pretty sure we’ll be seeing these goods popping up around the February 17th release of Prinny.  I think the Hero Prinny would be an excellent addition to my desk at work.  His vacant gaze and crimson scarf will be my inspiration to not quit and become a filthy hobo.

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Today yet another patch was released for Disgaea 3 in the Japanese Playstation Store.  How come we aren’t seeing any of these yet?  I swear that by the time these patches and characters are brought to the North American Playstation Store, I will be done with the game.  Anyway, here are the new characters available for around $2 each:

Capt. Gordon The 37th defender of Earth from the first Disgaea.  Gordan’s sense of justice is at times blinding, but generally he means well.  In Disgaea 3, he magichanges into a sword.

Jennifer Captain Gordon’s sidekick and a brilliant scientist.  Since she excels at Kung Fu, she magichanges into a fist called Jennifer Punch.

Thursday The All-Purpose robot created by Jennifer when she was 5.  Thursday is arguable the most intelligent of the 3.  In Disgaea 3 Thursday magichanges into a bow.

In addition to the new characters available for purchase is a patch which provides an additional challenge known as Class World Command Attack.  This system counts the number of actions a player performs to clear 10 levels in the class world.  The quicker a player completes the 10 levels – and the less actions performed in doing so – the player is granted a higher rank.  The better the rank, the better the reward the player receives.

Rewards can be a new series of weapons dubbed “Bad Series,” or unlocking a map which can earn you yet another hidden character:

Aramis A young demon from the first Disgaea who keeps Zombies as pets.  Without him you would never be able to steal a horse wiener.  His inherent mability, Necromancy, increases all allied zombies stats on the map by 20%.

Just about every Disgaea character among other numerous NIS characters can now be acquired for Disgaea 3 in Japan.  I really hope some of these patches will be making it over here soon… I am starting to doubt it will ever happen.  I might bother NIS and see what they have to say for themselves.  In the meantime, if you would like to see some more screens of the new DLC, you can check them out here.

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One of my friends has decided it’s his goal to defeat Baal in Disgaea 3:Absence of Justice. It’s not a simple task and is basically the ultimate goal of the game.  I decided to start a brief guide which explains how to best begin to take on the post-game elements of Disgaea 3.

You can access it under my newly added “Guides” tab in my links section or by clicking here.

Right now the guide consists of elementary Item World help as well as equipment and character development.  It is a work in progress, so don’t expect to throttle the game instantly upon reading it. 

Just remember: with a game as massive as Disgaea 3, if you want to do great things, it will take a great amount of time.

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Nippon Ichi has released some more information about their 2D side-scroller for the PSP.  First off, a second difficulty has been added for players not as skilled at the action-rpg genre.  The new level of difficulty is called standard mode.  In standard mode, the scarved-Prinny will lose less life when hit by an enemy. 

Lives are measured by the number of red scarves you see in the upper left corner.  In addition to taking less damage in standard more, the Prinny starts with more lives each level.

To keep the obsessive gamers happy (which Disgaea is especially good at attracting), the game has a medal and BGM collection system.

Throughout the game it’s possible to find records lying around which contain new BGM which the player can then set to their liking in music shops. Medals are achieved by attaining high scores in different levels or achieving other goals as well.  Some of these goals are not dying upon completing a level, completing it quickly, or locating lucky dolls.  I am still not really sure what lucky dolls are though…

Some new actions the scarved-Prinny can perform have also been revealed.  They are of course hilarious and cute:

Japanese gamers now have the option of downloading an experience edition off of the Playstation Store for free, which is basically a short demo.  I am not sure how many levels the experience edition includes, but the difficulty level is set at normal rather than standard.  Weird, I know…  You can find the demo here.

This game is so damn cute, and I am surprised at the number of actions the little Prinny can perform.  NIS did a great job taking a simple idea and turning it into what looks like a fun and challenging game.

Prinny: Is it OK if I am the Main Character goes on sale in Japan November 20th.  I expect to hear something from NIS America shortly afterward…

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Yesterday new downloadable content was made available for Disgaea 3 at the Japanese Playstation store.  First, and most excitingly is the addition of 3 familiar characters available for download at the price of 200 yen each (around $2 USD).

	Pram the Oracle The youngest of the Overlords in Makai Kingdom.  Rumor has it that among her powers is the ability to predict the future.
	Lord Zetta The most badass freakin’ Overlord in the cosmos, whose desire for power confines him in a legendary tome.  Zetta will appear in his Tome form is Disgaea 3, and he will Magichange into a bow.
	Marjoly The self proclaimed “most beautiful witch in the world”, and the antagonist of Rhapsody.

In addition to the downloadable characters, a patch is available which introduces the “Save Icon Shop”, which will appear in Mystery Rooms in the Item World.  At the Save Icon Shop, players can purchase additional save Icons of the characters which they have downloaded.  You can check out the downloadable icons here.

The last minor addition appears in the Class World.  Now, when Drop-outs appear, the “CHECK” icon will appear above their head.  This will alert the player of their presence, exactly like innocents in the Item World.

It’s nice to be able to look down the line and see what DLC Disgaea 3 will have (assuming that we receive the same in America).  I was a bit disappointed in the first string of DLC which consisted mostly of Disgaea 2 characters, but I think Pram alone makes up for it.

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