Nippon Ichi SoftwareNippon Ichi Software (日本一ソフトウェア) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Nippon Ichi, meaning "Japan's Best" or "Japan #1," is often abbreviated as "N1". More recently, particularly through their North American branch, NIS America, they have also published anime titles. In 2012 Nippon Ichi Software entered the Guinness World Records Book awarded for being the company that released the most strategy RPGs.