Case Study: Nippon Ichi Software achieves 80% faster build times to meet Nintendo Switch launch with Incredibuild

Nippon Ichi Software uses Incredibuild to release game in time for Nintendo Switch launch window

Nippon Ichi Software, the studio behind the Disgaea series, faced a tight launch-window deadline when porting Disgaea 5 to the Nintendo Switch. With limited access to Switch hardware and a complex codebase, full builds on developer machines took over 22 minutes, threatening schedule and quality; the team turned to Incredibuild (starting with the FreeDev edition and then purchasing licenses) to address the bottleneck.

By adopting Incredibuild’s distributed build acceleration across multiple machines, Nippon Ichi cut build times dramatically—Disgaea 5 from 22.25 to 4.3 minutes, Project A from 5.8 to 1.25 minutes, and Project B (Windows) from 3.6 to 1.6 minutes—enabling on-time release, smoother development, and plans to expand Incredibuild use across platforms and CI pipelines.

Nippon Ichi Software

Yusaku Nagayasu

Programmer