With the way the battle systems in NIS games are done, the player can almost tell you had a lot of fun making these games. Is that the right impression?

Ahhhh yes. We always try to have a lot of fun making our games. I mean if we cannot enjoy what we make, how could the gamers? Often times we would come up with the wildest ideas and try to implement it into the game. Sometimes it works beautifully; sometimes we fail miserably. But even if we fail, as long as we had a great time working on it, it is all good.

Does anyone at the office ever crank up the Rhapsody soundtrack? Be Honest.

Yes of course! We also play Disgaea, Makai Kingdom, and Phantom Brave soundtracks. Though lately we have been playing lots of old school anime soundtracks

How did NISA come to publish a game not developed by Nippon Ichi?

Nippon Ichi Software in Japan usually makes 1~2 games a year. For NISA to survive we need more titles. Therefore, we contacted Gust (who develops wonderful anime influenced RPGs) to bring over some of their games like Atelier Iris.

How do you feel about the next generation of consoles, in general? If you're allowed to say, which one(s) attract(s) you the most?

The PS3 and the Xbox 360 both look incredible. We can’t wait to try them out for ourselves.