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[Acid08]

Time to buy up every Atlus/SMT/EO game currently available. We won't see any by 2015.

Were we going to see any localized before 2015?

 

[Lost Fragment]

Any confirmation from peeps who can actually read Japanese?

 

[Biker19]

Microsoft, you lost it, again.

An American company can't buy a Japanese company.

But yeah, it sucks. I hope this doesn't mean the end of localization for future Atlus games.

 

[jayu26]

Immediate reaction...

But I need a confirmation of this, along with all the dirty details, so I can be properly outraged...

 

[Tripon]

I could be wrong but I don't remember SEGA (I'm assuming SEGA Sammy is a subsidiary of SEGA?) having a good track record when it comes to localization.

Other way around, SEGA Sammy is the parent company. SEGA and Sammy respectively are subsidiaries. Index/Altus will become another subsidiary, but has a chance of being a known entity within the company instead of being absorbed by SEGA.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Hey if this means Atlus USA can gain access to Sega's game it can be a good thing.

Yeah. This could either be:

A) Atlus USA localizes Valkyria Chronicles 3!

or

B) Sega Sammy won't localize Persona 5, Catherine 2, or SMTV.

Seriously.

...bad feeling we won't get anymore Atlus games. Bad feeling. Atlus games are more niche than Valkryia Chronicles or Bayonetta, just saying.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

If they do anything to hurt my Etrian Odyssey...

 

[Silky]

I'm actually excited. Thhis is the best thing out a really awful scenario. Much better than Capcom, Namco, Konami, Square, etc.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I don't think I'm happy though.

On one hand, they seem a perfect fit at old sega.

On the other, new sega is on a very very short leash and It could mean that low performing series(atlus's bread and butter) will be cancelled.

 

[kayos90]

Yeah. This could either be:

A) Atlus USA localizes Valkyria Chronicles 3!

or

B) Sega Sammy won't localize Persona 5, Catherine 2, or SMTV.

Seriously.

Why would they pass up on P5?

If they do anything to hurt my Etrian Odyssey...

Consider it dead.

 

[Aquamarine]

When it comes to any kind of localization these days, my hopes are underneath the floor when Sega is involved. I am still astonished at how badly they have fucked PSO2.

If we're very lucky, SEGA Sammy will just consider Atlus as an investment, and will keep it separate from its normal business operations.

Atlus has a very passionate fanbase, it's popular in Japan, and it has an incredible niche following overseas.

I hope Sega can realize that it cannot burn bridges with these people. Atlus thrives on fan goodwill and good word-of-mouth.

 

[Jeels]

Wow, 140 million? I bet Persona alone generates more revenue than that. So cheap.

 

[Drkirby]

I didn't expect that. Wonder if it Sega Sammy will Merge Atlus and Sega into one entity, or leave them separate. Hope Sega is able to find a way to bring some of the better untranslated games from Atlus' catalog to NA, and expand them into the PC market.

 

[hwateber]

Could go either way really. Sega has been pretty poor on the localization front but I'm loving their PC support these days

 

[SpaceBridge]

Were we going to see any localized before 2015?

Well I'm sure Atlus USA has scheduled localizations for Q1 2014.

 

[SpikedGunner]

Don't know what to say, but I do hope this somehow means we actually get more localizations...

Vakyria Chronicles 3. Yakuza 5. Phantasy Star Online. Persona 5.

like these, though I really want the bolded, use their business model to give us more games, SEGA.

We'll see how it'll actually go.

 

[Cryxok]

Well, we had a good run.

Beatrice-sama! use your magic to localize future Atlus games!

I really don't know how to feel about this move. I'm scared :/

 

[IceTheRetroKid]

Well it could be worse! Sega was one of my more prefered choices.

 

[ramoisdead]

Since SEGA is fond of PC gaming for the time being, here's to hoping Atlus Japan console games get the PC port.

 

[Mutanthands]

Could go either way. Sega Japan is a worry. Sega USA and Atlus USA might be a good fit, if only to have someone in the company to advocate for more localizations. Also, Atlus USA has experience in how to profit from low volume niche releases.

But, again, Sega Japan. Bunch of asshats when it comes to the US.

 

[Daingurse]

Sega has done well with letting its PC franchises flourish.

Ideally they'll just own Atlus from afar and let them have complete creative control like usual.

I'm hopeful this relationship will end up benefiting us as consumers. This is one situation where I'll stay cautiously optimistic for the time being.

Cautiously optimistic . . . yes, this describes my feelings on this as well.

I'm so conflicted with Sega, I need mah Sonic, but that's not all I fucking want!

 

[ZoddGutts]

Finally the Persona series will be coming to PC.

 

[RadarScope1]

Well, if Sega decides to cut Atlus USA, them SCEA should hire those folks for the new third party localization team they're supposedly forming.

 

[Gamerloid]

Glad it was Sega and not any of the big three. Now to see how Sega handles Atlus.

 

[Chet Rippo]

I could be wrong but I don't remember SEGA (I'm assuming SEGA Sammy is a subsidiary of SEGA?) having a good track record when it comes to localization.

Other way around.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

I really hope they keep Atlus separate and don't try to merge them with Sega. If Atlus USA goes away, megaten is pretty much dead. We would never get a new persona or SMT again.

 

[BronsonLee]

I am on board. Sega acquisitions have been freaking money.

And a hearty lol at anyone thinking this will affect any localization stuff

 

[UberTag]

Time to buy up every Atlus/SMT/EO game currently available. We won't see any by 2015.

On the bright side, with no new Atlus titles being released in North America and Square Enix continuing to spiral into irrelevance, people will no longer have ANY excuses to ignore the greatness that is The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (aka Sora no Kiseki). Thank you XSEED for finally hearing our pleas!

 

[LiK]

Confirmed?

 

[honorless]

I get that everyone's mad at Sega over Yakuza, but...aren't the costs for a Yakuza a bit greater than at least SMT and EO? Why is it assumed that localizations will completely disappear?

Not saying the pessimism isn't justified, I just kinda wish someone would explain it to me...

This explains why Persona videos were taken down from Youtube...

This is sounding more awful by the minute.

Wasn't that some random Russian actress basically copyright trolling?

 

[jj984jj]

Other way around, SEGA Sammy is the parent company. SEGA and Sammy respectively are subsidiaries. Index/Altus will become another subsidiary, but has a chance of being a known entity within the company instead of being absorbed by SEGA.

People don't realize that Sammy still calls the shots, it's not entirely split operations. They aren't going to leave all the business people who do the exact same things they already have at Atlus, but hopefully they consider what they do with the company and brands carefully.

 

[Kspraydad]

 

[B.K.]

This means that Jack Frost can become Sonic's new shitty friend!

 

[Atomski]

So with Segas recent PC success..

Looking forward to seeing more Japanese games on PC

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Who's going to buy SEGA when they go bankrupt? I'm placing my bets on Nintendo.

 

[ArtHands]

http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD1801E_Y3A910C1000000/

I used Google so I might be wrong, don't ban me lol

edit: For those too lazy to do that conversion it's about ~$140 million.

wow, nice.

hope stuffs like megaten wont get affected

 

[vinnygambini]

I'm surprised that Sega has purchased Index Holdings as Sega within the last few years have struggled posting profits - Sammy is the one profiting, not Sega. I wonder what this means for the Atlus brand? Will it become a separate entity or merge as one.

I'm saddened that Nintendo did not take this opportunity and secure franchises such as Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, and so forth to their platforms. They could of clearly benefited from such titles. Nonetheless, with such a strong relationship with Sega, I don't think much will change.

 

[darkside31337]

I am on board. Sega acquisitions have been freaking money.

And a hearty lol at anyone thinking this will affect any localization stuff

Considering Sega's history of not localizing stuff I really don't see how this is humorous.

I hope the folks at Atlus USA make it through okay.

 

[RurouniZel]

Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei

Spoiler

x Shining Force

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

 

[Drkirby]

Persona characters in All Star Racing sequel when???

Why do we have to wait for the sequel, Sumo could always patch it in to the current version, making the cast even more diverse and wacky. Though it would likely be tough to get Sega to sign off on it.

 

[Crayons]

RIP Atlus. We'll never see one of their games in the west again.

It was so nice having you.

 

[nacimento]

Persona 5 Steam Version

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

On the bright side, with no new Atlus titles being released in North America and Square Enix continuing to spiral into irrelevance, people will no longer have ANY excuses to ignore the greatness that is The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (aka Sora no Kiseki). Thank you XSEED for finally hearing our pleas!

Yeah, very soon, Xseed and NIS may be the only ones who we can rely on for our JRPGs.

Atlus filled that void but now they may disappear as well.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Well, now they have even more folks in the US that can help them with launching pso2 here! Right!?!?

 

[Sophia]

Confirmed?

The news is from the Nikkei stock market index in Japan itself.

We'll need someone with actual Japanese skills to translate it however.

 

[$h@d0w]

Does the timing of this announcement mean that we'll get to hear the fruits of the partnership relatively quickly (i.e. now at TGS) ?

 

[Blueblur1]

This has me concerned.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Hope this doesn't change things too much. I sorta like how many games make it over here and how quickly they do come.

 

[SomeRandomWeirdGuy]

Welp, let's hope for the best out of this.

 

[jabuseika]

We enjoyed your games in the west while it lasted Atlus.

Godspeed.