<s>
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Level-5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Dominion	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
suitability	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
fixed	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
battles	O
using	O
the	O
Wizard	O
Companion	O
book	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
various	O
spells	O
that	O
are	O
activated	O
using	O
drawings	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
:	O
The	O
Another	O
World	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
2008	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Level-5	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
significant	O
differences	O
;	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
renamed	O
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shikkoku	I-Application
no	I-Application
Madoushi	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
Ni	O
no	O
Kuni	O
:	O
Shiroki	O
Seihai	O
no	O
Joō	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
English	O
as	O
Dominion	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
and	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
best	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
opted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
beforehand	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
users	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studio	O
Ghibli	O
's	O
Yoshiyuki	O
Momose	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
of	O
animation	O
,	O
staging	O
the	O
scenes	O
and	O
directing	O
actors	O
during	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
were	O
particularly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
–	O
present	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
received	O
high	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Gamers	O
Matthew	O
Castle	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
experiences	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGamers	O
Baker	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
though	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Wrath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
White	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
to	O
be	O
far	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Gann	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
called	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Koichi	O
Sugiyama	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
170,000	O
units	O
,	O
charting	O
second	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
received	O
nominations	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
Date	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient(s )	O
and	O
Nominee(s )	O
Result	O
Ref	O
.	O
</s>
