"I’d like to localize the Hayarigami series, but we aren’t sure if there's an audience" - NIS President Kenzo Saruhashi on why their narrative adventure games aren't localized and how he's preparing NIS for Sony's disc-less future

In brief

We got the chance to speak with the CEO of NIS of how he's steering both NIS Japan and NIS America into a market that's becoming tougher for Japanese developers and soon, it might become a market that no longer has physical discs.

Publisher feed excerpt · RPG SiteRead original story

Image supplied in RPG Site’s RSS feedView at source ↗

Story Sources

1 article

RPG SiteLead"I’d like to localize the Hayarigami series, but we aren’t sure if there's an audience" - NIS President Kenzo Saruhashi on why their narrative adventure games aren't localized and how he's preparing NIS for Sony's disc-less futureRead article on RPG Site (opens in a new tab)

One conversation, distinct updates

Coverage timeline

1 development

Initial · Sep 7, 2026
"I’d like to localize the Hayarigami series, but we aren’t sure if there's an audience" - NIS President Kenzo Saruhashi on why their narrative adventure games aren't localized and how he's preparing NIS for Sony's disc-less future
- RPG Site"I’d like to localize the Hayarigami series, but we aren’t sure if there's an audience" - NIS President Kenzo Saruhashi on why their narrative adventure games aren't localized and how he's preparing NIS for Sony's disc-less future ↗