Falcom Announces Ys Nexus Mobile Social Game For Japan

Tokyo-based developer Nihon Falcom announced its entry to the social gaming space with Ys Nexus, an upcoming title based on its long-running RPG franchise and releasing for GREE's mobile social game network in Japan. Since its launch in 1987, the Ys series has appeared on at least 20 PC and console platforms with various spin-offs, ports, compilations, and remakes. Falcom also released an MMORPG, Ys Online: The Call of Solum, through a partnership with CJ Internet several years ago in Korea, Europe, and Japan. Ys Nexus will take place in Ys' fantasy setting, and players will complete missions that pit them against enemies from the series, according to a report from consumer site Andriasang. Characters from previous Ys titles, such as regular protagonist Adol Christin and his ally Dogi, will also appear in the social game. The game is slated to release on popular Japanese mobile social network GREE, which claimed over 22 million registered users as of last December. The company has taken steps to expand internationally recently, opening a U.S. subsidiary in January, and planning branches for China, Singapore, and the U.K.