Atlus being sold off. Who is getting her?

Ninty, Sony, Namco, Konami, or bust...

Oh god, please anyone but Capcom. They screw up their own franchises enough, we don't need them screwing up some of the best JRPGs around.

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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]You seriously wouldn't love seeing all these Sonyphiles' panties in a bunch if that happened? It would be so glorious!

FlamesOfGrey

or alternatively Us Nintendo guys getting riled up for Sony buying Atlus so we could never see FExSMT ever?

Biggest Whine Fest since the Cancelation of Megaman Legends 3.

Anything that results in Persona 5 being on PS3, PS4, PS Vita, or 3DS will keep me happy.

Who didnt buy SMTIV!? :evil:bbkkristian

The reason Atlus is being sold off isn't because they weren't making a profit it is because the company that owns them aren't making money but Atlus is profitable just not enough for their parent company to survive.

Who didnt buy SMTIV!? :evil:bbkkristian

Not yet. I'll try and buy it some time before August 31st.

Who didnt buy SMTIV!? :evil:bbkkristian

literally was just released this week in America.

Who didnt buy SMTIV!? :evil:bbkkristian

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

or alternatively Us Nintendo guys getting riled up for Sony buying Atlus so we could never see FExSMT ever?

Biggest Whine Fest since the Cancelation of Megaman Legends 3.

nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]Who didnt buy SMTIV!? :evil:Nintendo_Ownes7

The reason Atlus is being sold off isn't because they weren't making a profit it is because the company that owns them aren't making money but Atlus is profitable just not enough for their parent company to survive.

Index Corporation is moving to sell off its various subsidiaries - which includes Japanese developer and publisher Atlus.

The news comes via Bloomberg, which states that the company is facing stock market delisting on July 28, and will begin taking bids next week.

Total sales of assets, which again includes games publisher Altus, are expected to earn around $149 million. Atlus is responsible for publishing some rather big titles such as Persona 4, Demon's Souls, Catherine and the upcoming Dragon's Crown. It's currently unknown which companies would be interested in picking the publisher up, although some Japanese based publishers such as Capcom could very well be interested.

http://www.shopto.net/news/43486/Atlus-to-be-sold-off-by-Index-Corporation/

Likely Candidates:

• Tecmo Koei
• Sega Sammy
• Sony
• Namco Bandai
• Konami
• Nintendo
• Square Enix
• Capcom

ShadowDeathX

Jesus you exist you wont let namco/bandai, capcom, nintendo, or square enix, or microsoft get ahold of them.

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[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] If there is already a contract in place which there most likely is and it happened before the sell, the game would still be made unless Sony opted to buy it out for a cancelation. I doubt Sony would waste money doing that.FlamesOfGrey

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"]Pleeease let it be Square. Atlus with a Square budget would be godlike. FlamesOfGrey

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]Dude, future RARE games on Nintendo consoles that were supposed to come out after Star Fox Adventures got cancelled. What does that tell you?

nintendoboy16

Yes, I know about Nintendo screwing over Sony. I don't believe Sony would waste money to cancel a contract on 1 niche title with their financial state but who knows. If it was Microsoft then yes, any title would be nulled right away. In the end it all just depends on the contract.

If this indeed true then I fear for the company if someone like microsoft, capcom, square enix, namco, ubisoft or someone else got their hands on them.

Honestly, I think sony is the perfect company for them. They already have a lot of exclusives with them and have always been a staple in my playstation collection. Not to mention Atlus does console and hand held games both of which sony produce. They would also be a great addition considering the game division of sony of japan. I think sony's japanese presence would also be good considering the vast majority of Atlus games are from japan.

So Im going to be emailing Atlus and Sony. I know it wont do much good but Id like to support this idea and hopefully bring the perfect match together before someone else takes over Atlus and ruins them.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"]Pleeease let it be Square. Atlus with a Square budget would be godlike. MBirdy88

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[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] Microsoft opted to throw their money around to get them cancelled. It obviously depends on the terms of whatever contract is in place and what companies see fit to do.FlamesOfGrey

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]And what makes you think Sony won't do the same? You realize what happened between them and Nintendo so many years ago? Why would either of them want Atlus to continue what's going on with a NINTENDO IP when they have 100% ownership of their rivals? 

nintendoboy16

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[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] Yes, I know about Nintendo screwing over Sony. I don't believe Sony would waste money to cancel a contract on 1 niche title with their financial state but who knows. If it was Microsoft then yes, any title would be nulled right away. In the end it all just depends non the contract.FlamesOfGrey

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] Yes, I know about Nintendo screwing over Sony. I don't believe Sony would waste money to cancel a contract on 1 niche title with their financial state but who knows. If it was Microsoft then yes, any title would be nulled right away. In the end it all just depends non the contract.FlamesOfGrey

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] Yes, I know about Nintendo screwing over Sony. I don't believe Sony would waste money to cancel a contract on 1 niche title with their financial state but who knows. If it was Microsoft then yes, any title would be nulled right away. In the end it all just depends non the contract.FlamesOfGrey

It would be an awesome move to pull that out of their hat and get both markets. I mean, Atlus is pretty much the last major JRPG publisher that is still respected. With that said, I would hate it, because I don't plan on getting a Vita and I don't touch consoles period.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]You'd be surprised. I see Sony pulling that stunt. They're no different than MS.lx_theo

I'd LOVE if Nintendo got their hands on Atlus. It'd really boost them in terms of awesomeness.

As long as they don't make Atlus stop making dark games... That'd be bad.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]You'd be surprised. I see Sony pulling that stunt. They're no different than MS.nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"] There are still JRPG's up the ass on their systems, moreso than DS/3DS. Why wouldn't they? Sony may be going for a more western appeal, but with the amount of Japanese devs that are on board for development on their systems, even they can't forget about that.Desmonic

Which purely from a business standpoint (assuming they WANT to spend the money of course) makes even more sense to buy them. Your rival gets less game and you get a great catalogue of new IP's to work with.

I hope someone who treats them well gets them.

I am pretty sure either Nintendo or Sony will try to pick them up. Both of which would be perfectly fine (though if Sony does get them that would probably result in SMT x FE being either cancelled or heavily altered.

i hope Sony or Nintendo get them. they are great developers who deserve full support.

Index Corporation is moving to sell off its various subsidiaries - which includes Japanese developer and publisher Atlus.

The news comes via Bloomberg,  which states that the company is facing stock market delisting on July 28, and will begin taking bids next week.

Total sales of assets, which again includes games publisher Altus, are expected to earn around $149 million. Atlus is responsible for publishing some rather big titles such as Persona 4, Demon's Souls, Catherine and the upcoming Dragon's Crown. It's currently unknown which companies would be interested in picking the publisher up, although some Japanese based publishers such as Capcom could very well be interested.

 

http://www.shopto.net/news/43486/Atlus-to-be-sold-off-by-Index-Corporation/

Likely Candidates:

• Tecmo Koei
• Sega Sammy
• Sony
• Namco Bandai
• Konami
• Nintendo
• Square Enix
• Capcom

ShadowDeathX

and that's not me being sarcastic i just don't think any of those guys have any money these days.

maybe squeenix?

that's the only one i have seen making profit lately but i really don't keep up on that stuff.

i hope Sony or Nintendo get them. they are great developers who deserve full support.

munkeypoo45

Yeah, Good developers like Atlus deserve good publishers like Sony and Nintendo. Of course, Atlus working on their own would be fine too if they could afford it.

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Index Corporation is moving to sell off its various subsidiaries - which includes Japanese developer and publisher Atlus.

The news comes via Bloomberg,  which states that the company is facing stock market delisting on July 28, and will begin taking bids next week.

Total sales of assets, which again includes games publisher Altus, are expected to earn around $149 million. Atlus is responsible for publishing some rather big titles such as Persona 4, Demon's Souls, Catherine and the upcoming Dragon's Crown. It's currently unknown which companies would be interested in picking the publisher up, although some Japanese based publishers such as Capcom could very well be interested.

 

http://www.shopto.net/news/43486/Atlus-to-be-sold-off-by-Index-Corporation/

Likely Candidates:

• Tecmo Koei
• Sega Sammy
• Sony
• Namco Bandai
• Konami
• Nintendo
• Square Enix
• Capcom

Riverwolf007

and that's not me being sarcastic i just don't think any of those guys have any money these days.

maybe squeenix?

that's the only one i have seen making profit lately but i really don't keep up on that stuff.

Sony already has a publishing deal for Atlus in Europe, Atlus doesnt have publishing licenses for EU market.

This might help, IF Sony is interested in Atlus...

At least there would be a chance we could see Persona 5 before 2020, one of the teams of Japan Studio could make it...

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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Index Corporation is moving to sell off its various subsidiaries - which includes Japanese developer and publisher Atlus.

The news comes via Bloomberg,  which states that the company is facing stock market delisting on July 28, and will begin taking bids next week.

Total sales of assets, which again includes games publisher Altus, are expected to earn around $149 million. Atlus is responsible for publishing some rather big titles such as Persona 4, Demon's Souls, Catherine and the upcoming Dragon's Crown. It's currently unknown which companies would be interested in picking the publisher up, although some Japanese based publishers such as Capcom could very well be interested.

 

http://www.shopto.net/news/43486/Atlus-to-be-sold-off-by-Index-Corporation/

Likely Candidates:

• Tecmo Koei
• Sega Sammy
• Sony
• Namco Bandai
• Konami
• Nintendo
• Square Enix
• Capcom

Nintendo_Ownes7

and that's not me being sarcastic i just don't think any of those guys have any money these days.

maybe squeenix?

that's the only one i have seen making profit lately but i really don't keep up on that stuff.

Either Sony or a 3rd party buying it is fine by me. I prefer a 3rd party.rjdofu

[QUOTE="rjdofu"]Either Sony or a 3rd party buying it is fine by me. I prefer a 3rd party.Nintendo_Ownes7

I'm hoping for Nintendo. The Wii U just seems like such a good system to play RPGs on.

Sony already has a publishing deal for Atlus in Europe, Atlus doesnt have publishing licenses for EU market.

This might help, IF Sony is interested in Atlus...

At least there would be a chance we could see Persona 5 before 2020, one of the teams of Japan Studio could make it...

ManatuBeard

I wasn't aware of that. What games are they Publishing for them?

On a related note, Nintendo is publishing SMT IV in Europe and parts of Asia.

Not really a great selection of publishers to choose from.

- Sega Sammy - Does Sega have enough money to purchase them? Last time I checked, they were cosying up to Nintendo to help bail them out.

- Konami - Last thing we need. A publisher with a record for piss-poor advertising anything that's not Metal Gear Solid or Soccer-related.

- Square-Enix - Yeah... no. Just no. I can already hear executives asking how they can "appeal to a Western audience" with Atlus new titles. Hmm, speaking of which...

- Capcom - Oh great! Can't wait for a sh_itton of on-disc DLC, appealing to the "Call of Duty" audience, and "ultimate" re-releases of Atlus games every six months. Wonderful! 

Only companies from the list I trust are Tecmo Koei, Sony, Namco Bandai, and Nintendo. Still, I can't see Atlus going first-party though (however, Sony would be wise to jump on them; port all of the 3DS titles to PSVita and watch sales quadruple overnight in Japan) so my money is on either Tecmo Koei or Namco Bandai. They're both third-party and publish more niche titles so it seems to fit.

Not really a great selection of publishers to choose from.

- Sega Sammy - Does Sega have enough money to purchase them? Last time I checked, they were cosying up to Nintendo to help bail them out.

- Konami - Last thing we need. A publisher with a record for piss-poor advertising anything that's not Metal Gear Solid or Soccer-related.

- Square-Enix - Yeah... no. Just no. I can already hear executives asking how they can "appeal to a Western audience" with Atlus new titles. Hmm, speaking of which...

- Capcom - Oh great! Can't wait for a sh_itton of on-disc DLC, appealing to the "Call of Duty" audience, and "ultimate" re-releases of Atlus games every six months. Wonderful! 

Only companies from the list I trust are Tecmo Koei, Sony, Namco Bandai, and Nintendo. Still, I can't see Atlus going first-party though (however, Sony would be wise to jump on them; port all of the 3DS titles to PSVita and watch sales quadruple overnight in Japan) so my money is on either Tecmo Koei or Namco Bandai. They're both third-party and publish more niche titles so it seems to fit.

DrRockso87

Sony/Nintendo/Namco. Those would be prety awesome.

EA :lol:

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[QUOTE="guard12"]

In all honesty, Capcom or Namco would make the most sense to take them. I only hope if Capcom does get them that they won't make the next Persona game a DLC ridden mess. 

guard12

I'm almost certain that the Teams who made such wonderful games like Persona 4 and SMTIV are still on staff.

The only thing I'm hoping for this change of management is that no one gets fired, which is why we should root for Nintendo here. They don't lay people off for profit.

If a 1st party is to aquire them than I would want it to be Nintendo. Imagine the butthurt we will hear and see if Nintendo actually gets them. It would be glorious. And it would give the big N a big advantage in the JRPG territory. 

If Nintendo purchases Altus then expect another Bayonetta 2 fiasco.

*TGS arrives. Satoru Iwata walks out on stage* "We have some exciting news for everyone. Atlus in charge of the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series will be developing Persona 5 for the Wii-U with a targeted release date of early 2015 Thank you." *walks off stage*

Headlines: "Persona fans scream "I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF!! SCREW NINTENDO!!! GAAAAAAAH!!!"

:P