The company has confirmed the three characters are associated with an upcoming game

Jan 7, 2014 00:56 GMT  ·  By

Famous Japanese video game developer and publisher Nippon Ichi's New Year card featured a mysterious image depicting some new characters, teasing an unannounced title for 2014.

The company has officially confirmed the image refers to an upcoming title, showing three characters associated with it, as reported by Gematsu.

The developer is best known for its tactical role-playing games series, connected with each other through secret characters.

Nippon Ichi has recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with the rapid release of a few titles such as Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness, The Guided Fate Paradox and Battle Princess of Arcadias.

The developer's upcoming titles number The Witch and the Hundred Knight, slated for a western March release and already available in Japan since mid-2013, and Disgaea 4, set to launch in Japan on January 30, with a western version still unannounced.