Nippon Ichi Software has printed a new press launch, stating that the Disgaea sequence creator Sohei Niikawa has resigned from being the corporate’s president and consultant director of the board member. Niikawa was solely cited to have some private circumstances as his purpose for leaving the positions.

Nippon Ichi has obtained and accepted Niikawa’s resignation. The firm’s founder and present chairman, Koichi Kitazumi, will now additionally assume the president and consultant director positions. The firm additionally clarified that they nonetheless have sufficient board members even after Niikawa has resigned.

Sohei Niikawa is greatest recognized for creating the Disgaea sequence. He was not solely the producer of the primary Disgaea recreation that got here out for PlayStation 2 in 2003; he additionally wrote the unique Japanese scripts for the story and the lyrics for the entire recreation’s theme songs. Niikawa was additionally the pinnacle of improvement for the sequence’ newest sequel, Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, which is now obtainable on PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Even although Sohei Niikawa is now not with Nippon Ichi Software, his ties with the corporate group nonetheless haven’t been severed. At the top of the press launch, it’s revealed that Niikawa plans to signal a consulting contract with NIS America.