NIS America info, if you care about it

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I've already pre-ordered Atelier Iris (and picked up the nifty soundtrack ^_^), I'm just posting this for others who may have done the same:

RPGFan.com wrote:

Along with the announcement of Generation of Chaos for PSP in the US, NIS America has also divulged information on soon-to-be released titles as well as plans for the future. Last week, we announced that Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ had been delayed a month, from May 25 to June 28 of this year. According to NIS America, the delay was due to localization difficulties. Specifically, we at RPGFan were informed that it was a challenge working with Gust, as this was Gust's very first title to be translated into English. NIS assured us that the June 28 date would hold firmly. As for the game's sequel, Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ 2 (which will be released in Japan next week), NIS America informed us that they are "looking into" bringing this title to the United States, and that it is very likely that the game will be released. As for previous Atelier games (of which there are five), we were told that it was "unlikely" that the older games would ever make it to America. NIS America's other upcoming title, Makai Kingdom, is nearing completion as far as localization goes, and will definitely hold to its July 2005 release date. The game's Japanese title, Phantom Kingdom, was changed because NIS wanted American gamers to understand that this title "holds no relation to Phantom Brave", another NIS title. NIS America also disclosed that they are looking into obtaining licenses with Nintendo and Microsoft, and that they have plans to release more merchandise on their site in the future, especially figurine sets for Disgaea and Makai Kingdom.