Nippon Ichi Software has confirmed that a recent image on its New Year’s card, which showcases The Witch and The Hundred Knight along with Disgaea 4 along with portions of three new characters, is actually for a new, as of yet unannounced title.

NIS has already had quite a busy year. Along with development the aforementioned confirmed titles, 2013 saw the release of Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness, The Guided Fate Paradox and Battle Princess of Arcadias. The former two titles are already available in the West with Battle Princess only available in Japan. The Witch and The Hundred Knight has been confirmed for a Western release in March while Disgaea 4 remains a Japan-only release for now.

What are your thoughts on what the new game could be? Will you be picking up The Witch and The Hundred Knight when it releases for the PlayStation 3 on March 21st 2014 in Europe and March 25th 2014 in North America? Let us know your thoughts below.

We have got a new trailer from the  upcoming latest entry in the Disgaea series. It seems the title will be released for the PlayStation Vita. While the trailer is in Japanese, we can get a good feel for the character design and voice acting that will be featured in game. Also, it looks like there will be some fully animated cutscenes, which are always a treat.

Disgaea is known for it’s style of mixing traditional JRPG elements with the ever popular tactical style of combat – that is a board based system, similar to table top game such as Warhammer, in which your character can move X number of blocks on a given turn and can perform Y moves based on their proximity to enemies/allies.

The game was actually previously released in 2011 on most major platforms, and is finally seeing a release for the PS Vita. The critical reception of Disgaea 4 was generally positive, earning the game an 80 out of 100 on the aggregate rating site, Metacritic. Hopefully the newly tweaked and improved PS Vita version will boast enough new elements to raise that score by a few points.

NIS has confirmed to VG247 that Disgaea 4 will be released exclusively on the PS3 in Europe this year. Previously, the next installment in this long-running RPG series was confirmed only for a US release, after it would be released in Japan on February 24th.

“We will definitely release the title in Europe in 2011,” a rep said in an e-mail. No exact release date has yet been announced though, as is the case with the US release of the game. Though it was recently rumoured that the US would be getting the game this summer, so maybe that’s when we can expect the game to be released in Europe.

Stay tuned for more information.