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Index (Atlus) entering into a restructuring bankruptcy; looking to transfer/sell
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TheBaronOfNA
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Agree.
I'm not worry about Atlus getting chopped. I'm worry about ATLUS not being bought by a competent company... Again.
I want a bayonetta styled game starring Mitsuru.
Man, this is a total bummer. Hope whoever buys them is a much better parent company than Index was.
Trial of the Dragon: a kung fu movie pastiche action game starring Chie, in which you eat steak skewers to power up.
That would not be a hard task.
Trial of the Dragon: a kung fu movie pastiche action game starring Chie, in which you eat steak skewers to power up.
they did make a sort of spiritual successor to Alundra on ps2
NeededSleep
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I can see atlus being picked up pretty fast by a lot of different companies. The problem I see though, will any of these companies find it viable to localize games outside jpn.
I love EO, but I can see this future series not being localized at all
I love EO, but I can see this future series not being localized at all
Well they did make us want something we didn't thought about at first SMT X FE, so they better take the responsibility and go all the way
Other people have mentioned it, but Sony has a TON of JRPG IPs they are doing absolutely nothing with:
Wild ARMs
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Dragoon
Arc the Lad
Alundra
and probably more
Sony seems to have just abandoned the JRPG genre after the PS2 era ended. They even let Namco Bandai more or less steal the Souls series away from them.
chaosblade
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The talent at Monolith Soft was also interested in the acquisition. Had it been a situation where key staff would have left due to Nintendo buying them they wouldn't have done it. No sense in buying a studio if all the talent is just going to bleed away.
I could only see the same thing happening with Atlus if the price was right and their key staff was interested. And I seriously doubt the price would be low enough for Nintendo to consider. Whoever does pick them up will probably be a larger sized company, could see a Sega-Sammy situation where it's not really even a game company.
This seems way more likely. Or maybe Marvelous.
Would buy 5 copies.
Gung Ho? I have the exact same feeling.
Miyamoto is on record this past month for saying they are going to increase their internal staff now.
As I mentioned earlier they don't need to buy Atlus outright.
I'm saying Sony should consider making new games in IPs they already own (like, how come there's no Dark Cloud 3?), not make Atlus work on Sony's IPs.
But what would console wars be if we couldn't draw lines in the sand on the playground?!
But seriously, I would rather some outside company that isn't nearly as internally fucked up as Index to step in and allow Atlus to keep doing what they are doing. Going to a platform holder holds bad repercussions no matter where they go, and I can't think of any major publisher/developer that would do Atlus even a modicum of justice (Even Namco-Bandai, which has been hailed as the best option, still is not a very good option, especially since they seem to be content to have Tales, and only Tales as their RPG representation).
turnbuckle
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I just don't want Sony/MS/Nintendo to buy them. I need Etrian Odyssey on 3DS, I prefer Persona on Vita. Haven't played an SMT game yet, but have SMTIV preordered.
Good RPGs coming out of Square Enix again sounds too good to be true.
Padawan of Windu
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+1 vote for Nintendo. They have the longest history with them, and I would just absolutely love that. Mmm Nintendo X monolith Soft X Atlus
Exactly.
ALBOFIGHTER
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I hope Sony buys them. They would be a huge asset. Someone twitter yosp
lunchwithyuzo
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It would be too. How well have Lufia and Ogre been handled after Taito and Quest were bought? Is that what you want for Atlus?
Ah, I gotcha. Sorry I misread what you meant
I wonder if Nippon ichi software is doing well enough at this point to acquire atlus at all. I think they would be my preferred company.
They would still release nice LE for the atlus games.
they would release the games in a timely matter in EU.
They understand how to handle niche IPs and won't expect persona 5 to 5+ million copies.
They likely would have dual audio in any of the releases.
They likely wouldn't region lock any of the releases (when they have the choice)
They are third party so they could still split the IPs between sony and Nintendo.
I wouldn't want sega or SE to get them as they would likely just move all of atlus' ips to mobile phones.
I wouldn't really want an american company to get them because they would either try to westernize their IPs or expect bigger sales then they can give.
I wouldn't want namco to get them because I would prefer to get the games with in 6-12 months of the japanese release, not 2+ years.
I wouldn't want koei to get them because I like having a physical option and LE, and they have already done enough murdering of companies I like, aka gust with the Atelier series by screwing up their two releases of the series so badly (no dual audio in ayesha and lacking a LE (an issue given Nis offered both with their releases of the series on the PS3), and a digital only release of totori+ with aboslutely no announcement that it was coming)
Personally I kind of expect a company like Gung Ho to buy them up with puzzle and dragon's money (I think that is what their big game is called).
When all is said and done though i just hope Atlus will be able to create games like they have been able to in the past.
They would still release nice LE for the atlus games.
they would release the games in a timely matter in EU.
They understand how to handle niche IPs and won't expect persona 5 to 5+ million copies.
They likely would have dual audio in any of the releases.
They likely wouldn't region lock any of the releases (when they have the choice)
They are third party so they could still split the IPs between sony and Nintendo.
I wouldn't want sega or SE to get them as they would likely just move all of atlus' ips to mobile phones.
I wouldn't really want an american company to get them because they would either try to westernize their IPs or expect bigger sales then they can give.
I wouldn't want namco to get them because I would prefer to get the games with in 6-12 months of the japanese release, not 2+ years.
I wouldn't want koei to get them because I like having a physical option and LE, and they have already done enough murdering of companies I like, aka gust with the Atelier series by screwing up their two releases of the series so badly (no dual audio in ayesha and lacking a LE (an issue given Nis offered both with their releases of the series on the PS3), and a digital only release of totori+ with aboslutely no announcement that it was coming)
Personally I kind of expect a company like Gung Ho to buy them up with puzzle and dragon's money (I think that is what their big game is called).
When all is said and done though i just hope Atlus will be able to create games like they have been able to in the past.
didnt namco help ni no kuni happen? and Ar tonelico? I'd have been happier if SRW 2nd OGs came west but maybe them acquuiring atlus could help with that?
nobody should be wishing for that at all either
ShockingAlberto
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My three guesses are Gung Ho, Marvelous, and (out of left field) Zenimax.
Samurai_Heart
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razgriz417
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I'd be happy if Sony or GungHo picked up Atlus, would think about Nintendo but their awful track record with bringing games to the US/EU makes me wary
The worst part is that this is the second thread that ended up like this. People were making up any reason they could think of for their favorite first party to buy them last time as well. :\
empressdonna
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I have to agree with people saying Gung Ho would be a good choice if only because of the mobile and online games side of Atlus.
But we'll have to wait and see what happens I guess.
But we'll have to wait and see what happens I guess.
Personally, if an acquisition by any platform holder is absolutely required for Atlus's survival in any way, shape, or form, I would prefer Nintendo simply because of a higher mix of quantity and quality on their platforms.
With that said, I still absolutely hope that it doesn't come to that, nor do I think it will come to that; I think it would be a least bad option in a pool of "fucking terrible outcome" and nothing more than that.
It worries me that people are using MS, Nintendo, or Sony as first options.
Ni No Kuni was a bit of an exception (and to Namco's credit, it definitely paid off). If that encourages Namco to branch out a little bit more in the future in the RPG department, that would be very reassuring. I don't remember how much they helped out with Ar Tonelico though.
Now a 2nd OGs localization? Hm... I didn't think of the ramifications of having Atlus in the same house as Banpresto.
Imagine Atlus USA being collapsed and being at the mercy of XSEED.
From one criminal corporation to the next. I mean, it's more likely than I want it to be, but that would be the worst possible choice, more than platform holders.
Seriously, everyone knows Valve should buy Atlus.
Magicpaint
Member
Still sounds like a better choice to me than a platform holder, but it's all speculation I guess.
We'd never see another game from either company.
On the other hand, Raidou hats for everyone!
Glass Rebel
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Once again platform warriors make another Atlus thread unbearable to read. Hope it works out for them and they find a sponsor to work as an independent company.
decoyplatypus
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Well, this is unfortunate. I hope the development side lands on its feet and soon.
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If they go with GungHo, I fear they maybe forced to go online, or at least convert their games to online. :|
GungHo recently bought Grasshopper Manufacture, which, to my knowledge, isn't making any online games .
Samurai_Heart
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Don't lump NoE with NoA, we (Europe) have the awesome Western Nintendo =P
Probably not; they might be content just to let Atlus do their own thing if it continues to make them money.
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