15 Jan Microids Announces Strategic Partnership with NIS America
Paris – France, January 15, 2025 – Microids, a leading French player in the video game industry for nearly 40 years, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with NIS America, a renowned publisher specializing in Japanese games.
As part of this agreement, Microids will oversee the physical distribution in France of several highly anticipated titles from NIS America, including:
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – A timeless classic that masterfully blends strategy and combat within a captivating, enchanting world.
Available in physical edition on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 across France starting January 30, 2025.
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – A captivating RPG that immerses players in an epic adventure filled with rich characters and an engaging storyline.
Available in physical edition on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 across France starting February 14, 2025.
- RPG MAKER WITH – The essential tool for creating your own RPG adventures, beloved by a global community of creators.
Available in physical edition on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 across France starting February 21, 2025.
« We are thrilled and proud to collaborate with NIS America, a global leader in the publishing of Japanese games. This partnership aligns perfectly with our ambition to offer an ever richer and more diverse catalog, showcasing titles that are sure to captivate video game enthusiasts in France. It represents a significant milestone in Microids’ strategy to expand its reach and establish a stronger foothold in the Japanese gaming market, addressing the growing demand from French players for such productions. »
– Alexandre Breas – Managing Director, MDF
« We, NISA, have been looking for a distribution partner, regardless of the size of the company, who will grow together with us for the next decade. We are now convinced that Microids is an ideal distribution and business partner, because we trust they have a great deal of passion and enthusiasm, which must be necessary in order to treat our game titles as their own children (definitely not as commodities), and appeal to local trade customers and ultimately end users. We feel it is also necessary to broaden the fanbase of the story-oriented Japanese games in France in a strategic way. Teaming up with Microids should be the solution for NISA to achieve that goal because we believe Microids can have the same philosophy and strategy as NISA »
— Takuro Yamashita, President & CEO, NIS America
Microids continues to grow its distribution portfolio in France via its subsidiary, MDF.
The company collaborates with international partners such as Kalypso, Astragon, Skybound, Curveball, and Meridiem.
In France, Microids distributes numerous popular titles, including Cuphead, Five Nights at Freddy’s – Security Breach, Police Simulator, Awaken – Astral Blade, and Dungeons 4.
